Kaleb D. Ruscitti

My girlfriend and I at our first dance.
My fiancée and I, back in
our first year of university.

Hello,

I am currently a PhD student at the University of Waterloo in the Department of Pure Mathematics, working under the co-supervision of Elana Kalashnikov and Ruxandra Moraru.

My research interests, in order, are:

  1. Singular statistical learning theory
  2. Moduli stack approaches to statistical modelling
  3. Machine learning interpretability and safety
  4. Geometric and topological data science
These areas all use the fundamental concept of geometric equivariance. My goal is to apply the pure mathematical tools developed in equivariant algebraic and differential geometry to real-world problems through statistical modelling and data science. To see more detail about my past research projects, check out the links in the side bar.

Outside of research, I have broad interests in many topics. I love music and dance; I collect musical instruments (most of which I play quite poorly) and practice many styles of dance such as ballroom, swing, disco and hip-hop. I also find history and social anthropology fascinating. At the time of writing, I have been spending a lot of time reading about the 1900s, especially labour history and conflicts and how the aftermath of the wars of the last century affect us today. I have been learning French and Mandarin for years, and can speak, read and write in both languages at an intermediate level.