William Evans, University of British Columbia

Research

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Algorithms

Latest funding

Uncertainty in Geometric Graphs
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$87,000
Geometric Representation of Graphs
NSERC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$132,000
Impact of information representation on computation
NSERC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$120,000

All 6 grants and awards

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Uncertainty in Geometric Graphs

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Evans, William

Keywords: geometric graph representation; uncertain or imprecise inputs; intersection graphs; visibility graphs; uncertainty over time

$87,000

Geometric Representation of Graphs

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Evans, William

$132,000

Impact of information representation on computation

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Evans, William

$120,000

Program compression and geometric algorithms

Principal investigatorNSERC2005Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Evans, William

$175,000

Program compression and geometric algorithms

Principal investigatorNSERC2001Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Evans, William

$128,000

Geomatics for informed decision (GEOIDE)

Co-investigatorNSERC1998Networks of Centres of Excellence

Principal investigators: Chrisman, Nicholas

$15,667,500

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 Evans, 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 "Uncertainty in Geometric Graphs" (2022), 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]