Justin Wan, University of Waterloo

Research

Computational finance Computer graphics simulation High dimensional problems Medical imaging Neural networks Numerical methods for PDEs Optimal control Option pricing methods

Latest funding

Solving High Dimensional Partial Differential Equations in Fintech and Beyond
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$175,000
Numerical Algorithms for Nonlinear Models with Applications in Economics and Medical Image Processing
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$90,000
Numerical models and methods for cell image analysis
NSERC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$125,000

All 8 grants and awards

Solving High Dimensional Partial Differential Equations in Fintech and Beyond

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Wan, Justin

Keywords: computational finance; option pricing methods; high dimensional problems; numerical methods for pdes; optimal control; neural networks; computer graphics simulation; medical imaging

$175,000

Numerical Algorithms for Nonlinear Models with Applications in Economics and Medical Image Processing

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Wan, Justin

$90,000

Numerical models and methods for cell image analysis

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Wan, Justin

$125,000

Scientific Computing

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Wan, Justin

Keywords: CRC

$425,000

Scientific Computing

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Wan, Justin

Keywords: CRC

$75,000

Canada Research Chair in Scientific Computing

Principal investigatorNSERC2005Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Wan, Justin

Keywords: CRC

$100,420

Numerical framework for simulating biological tissue growth

Principal investigatorNSERC2005Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Wan, Justin

$115,000

Scalable multiscale methods with applications to image and graphics problems

Principal investigatorNSERC2001Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Wan, Justin

$80,000

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: Computational finance Dear Professor Wan, 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 computational finance 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 "Solving High Dimensional Partial Differential Equations in Fintech and Beyond" (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]