QI HE, University of Waterloo

Research

Algorithmic methods Applied probability Matrix-analytic methods Operations Research Queueing Theory Reliability theory

Latest funding

Characterization of Phase-type Distributions and their Applications
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$78,000
Queues with Customer Abandonment and Stochastic Fluid Flow processes
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$120,000
Queueing Models with Behavioural Consideration
NSERC · 2012 · Principal investigator
$95,000

Characterization of Phase-type Distributions and their Applications

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: HE, QI MING

Keywords: matrix-analytic methods; algorithmic methods; queueing theory; applied probability; reliability theory; operations research

$78,000

Queues with Customer Abandonment and Stochastic Fluid Flow processes

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: HE, QI MING

$120,000

Queueing Models with Behavioural Consideration

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: He, QiMing

$95,000

Representations of phase type distributions and their applications in stochastic modelling

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: He, QiMing

$92,500

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: Algorithmic methods Dear Professor HE, 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 algorithmic methods 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 "Characterization of Phase-type Distributions and their Applications" (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]