Thomas Shermer, Simon Fraser University

Research

algorithms attraction computational geometry facility location graph theory repulsion visibility

Latest funding

Attraction, Repulsion, and Facility Location
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$120,000
Graph-theoretic topics in visiblity and network design
NSERC · 2003 · Principal investigator
$135,000
Visibility and continuous-domain facility location
NSERC · 1999 · Principal investigator
$96,600

All 8 grants and awards

Attraction, Repulsion, and Facility Location

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Shermer, Thomas

Keywords: attraction; repulsion; facility location; visibility; algorithms; computational geometry; graph theory

$120,000

Graph-theoretic topics in visiblity and network design

Principal investigatorNSERC2003Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Shermer, Thomas

$135,000

Visibility and continuous-domain facility location

Principal investigatorNSERC1999Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Shermer, Thomas

$96,600

Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS)

Co-investigatorNSERC1998Networks of Centres of Excellence

Principal investigators: Gupta, Arvind

$18,992,250

Visibility and continuous-domain facility location

Principal investigatorNSERC1995Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Shermer, Thomas

$85,690

Equipment upgrade and expansion for theoretical computer science group

Co-investigatorNSERC1994Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Gupta, Arvind

$32,431

Computational geometry and facility location

Principal investigatorNSERC1992Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Shermer, Thomas

$63,000

Computational geometry and facility location

Principal investigatorNSERC1990Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Shermer, Thomas

$14,948

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: algorithms Dear Professor Shermer, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on algorithms connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Attraction, Repulsion, and Facility Location" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]