Avery Miller, University of Manitoba

Research

algorithm design lower bounds impossibility results message-passing models anonymous networks wireless networks mobile devices graph theory

Latest funding

Algorithms for Graph-Based Models of Distributed Computation
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$48,000
The Effects of Locality on Efficient Distributed Computation
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$140,000

All 2 grants and awards

Algorithms for Graph-Based Models of Distributed Computation

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Miller, Avery

Keywords: algorithm design; lower bounds; impossibility results; message-passing models; anonymous networks; wireless networks; mobile devices; graph theory

$48,000

The Effects of Locality on Efficient Distributed Computation

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Miller, Avery

$140,000

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: algorithm design Dear Professor Miller, 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 algorithm design 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 "Algorithms for Graph-Based Models of Distributed Computation" (2024), 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]