Levent Tuncel, University of Waterloo

Research

computational complexity convex optimization convex relaxations lift-and-project methods semidefinite programming

Latest funding

Mathematical Optimization: Theory and Algorithms
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$240,000
Design, analysis and implementation of algorithms utilizing convex optimization
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$145,000
Mathematical optimization and operations research
NSERC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$120,000

Mathematical Optimization: Theory and Algorithms

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Tuncel, Levent

Keywords: convex optimization; computational complexity; convex relaxations; semidefinite programming; lift-and-project methods

$240,000

Design, analysis and implementation of algorithms utilizing convex optimization

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Tuncel, Levent

$145,000

Mathematical optimization and operations research

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Tuncel, Levent

$120,000

Optimization in Revenue Management and Data Mining

Principal investigatorNSERC2005Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Tuncel, Levent

$42,322

Mathematical optimization and operations research

Principal investigatorNSERC2005Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Tuncel, Levent

$250,000

Mathematical optimization and operations research

Principal investigatorNSERC2001Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Tuncel, Levent

$180,000

Interior-point methods in mathematical optimization

Principal investigatorNSERC1997Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Tuncel, Levent

$136,710

Workstations for computational optimization

Co-investigatorNSERC1994Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Cunningham, William

$15,935

Interior-point methods

Principal investigatorNSERC1993Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Tuncel, Levent

$112,000

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 complexity Dear Professor Tuncel, 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 complexity 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 "Mathematical Optimization: Theory and Algorithms" (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]