Shawn Wang, University of British Columbia

Research

convergence rates iteration methods local convergence metric regularity nonconvex functions nonsmooth functions optimization problems from communication or machine learning

Latest funding

New horizons in nonconvex and nonsmooth optimization: regularity theory and splitting algorithms
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$74,000
Applied Variational Analysis: Theory, Algorithms, and Applications
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$144,000
""Variational analysis of monotone operators and beyond: theory, algorithms and applications""
NSERC · 2012 · Principal investigator
$105,000

All 4 grants and awards

New horizons in nonconvex and nonsmooth optimization: regularity theory and splitting algorithms

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Wang, Shawn

Keywords: variational analysis; optimization; iteration methods; variational convexity; metric regularity; local convergence; nonsmooth functions; nonconvex functions; convergence rates; problems from communication or machine learning

$74,000

Applied Variational Analysis: Theory, Algorithms, and Applications

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Wang, Shawn

$144,000

""Variational analysis of monotone operators and beyond: theory, algorithms and applications""

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Wang, ShawnXianfu

$105,000

Nonsmooth analysis on asplund generated spaces, computational convex analysis, and differentiability of cone-monotone functions

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Wang, ShawnXianfu

$70,000

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: convergence rates Dear Professor Wang, 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 convergence rates 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 "New horizons in nonconvex and nonsmooth optimization: regularity theory and splitting algorithms" (2023), 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]