Christian Genest
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Christian Genest (/ʒənɛ/; born January 11, 1957, in Chicoutimi, Quebec) is a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at McGill University (Montréal, Canada), where he holds a Canada Research Chair. He is the author of numerous research papers in multivariate analysis, nonparametric statistics, extreme-value theory, and multiple-criteria decision analysis.
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Born | January 11, 1957 (1957-01-11) (age 67) Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada |
Alma mater | PhD, University of British Columbia BSc, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi |
Spouse | Johanna G. Nešlehová |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Statistics and actuarial science |
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Doctoral advisor | James V. Zidek |
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He is a recipient of the Statistical Society of Canada's Gold Medal for Research and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2015.