Ryan McCorvie

Ryan McCorvie Professional Portrait 

About me

I'm Ryan McCorvie, an Oakland, California based mathematician and statistician raising twin daughters with my wife.


Contact

e-mail: inquiry@mccorvie.org

Social media

Highlights

CalCAT paper

I am coauthor of this new paper which describes some of the technical and people aspects of maintainin a long-running public health dashboard. The dashboard described is CalCAT which started as the state's aggregator for COVID-19 forecasts, but has since evolved beyond that.

Sumo by the Numbers

Introducing Elo on the Dohyo!

I was curious how Elo rankings for sumo wrestlers compared with their tournament wins and official banzuke rankings.

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Interview

In this interview with IdeaMensch, I discuss some of the best lessons I've learned about how to be creative and productive.

Cooking channel

Check out my YouTube channel focused on Japan cooking: マコービのクッキング Ryan McCorvie's Cooking Show. Here's a recipe for teriyaki chicken.

Also I have a new Japanese cooking blog, and some articles on medium.com

Leanprover streaming

Sometimes I stream leanprover development on twitch.

COVID-19 modeling

Here are some COVID-related analysis I've done

COVID testing in schools

Working with colleagues at the CA Dept of Public Health and UCSF, I am coauthor of this analysis, which examines risk tradeoffs in schools for different testing policies. This was done in Spring / Summer 2021, with a view to safely reopening schools in the 2021-2022 school year.

Racial dispairities for COVID risk

Working with colleagues at the CA Dept of Public Health and Stanford, I am coauthor of this paper which analyzes racial / ethnic disparities in California for COVID risk exposure, testing and case rates

Statistical consulting

Consider hiring me for statistical consulting. Ryan McCorvie is located in the Oakland / Berkeley area.

Photo gallery

Ryan McCorvie professional portrait 

Ryan McCorvie at the Rodeo

Ryan McCorvie and rock music posters