Aleksandar Nikolov, University of Toronto

Research

differential privacy discrepancy theory high dimensional geometry nearest neighbour search private data analysis private machine learning convex geometry geometric algorithms

Latest funding

Geometric Methods in Data Analysis
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$256,000
Geometric Methods in Data Analysis
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$120,000
Algorithms and Private Data Analysis
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$400,000

All 8 grants and awards

Geometric Methods in Data Analysis

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Nikolov, Aleksandar

Keywords: differential privacy; private data analysis; nearest neighbour search; private machine learning; discrepancy theory; high dimensional geometry

$256,000

Geometric Methods in Data Analysis

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Nikolov, Aleksandar

$120,000

Algorithms and Private Data Analysis

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Nikolov, Aleksandar

Keywords: convex geometry; differential privacy; geometric algorithms; nearest neighbours; discrepancy theory

$400,000

Algorithms and Private Data Analysis

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Nikolov, Aleksandar

$25,000

Computational Discrepancy Theory

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Nikolov, Aleksandar

$180,000

Algorithms and Private Data Analysis

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Nikolov, Aleksandar

$90,000

Algorithms and Private Data Analysis

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Nikolov, Aleksandar

$440,000

Algorithms and Private Data Analysis

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Nikolov, Aleksandar

Keywords: CRC

$25,000

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: differential privacy Dear Professor Nikolov, 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 differential privacy 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 "Geometric Methods in Data Analysis" (2021), 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]