Roberto Solis-Oba, Western University

Research

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Latest funding

Approximation Algorithms for Combinatorial Optimization Problems
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$120,000
Approximation algorithms for optimization problems
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$90,000
Bioinformatics Tools for Advancing Genomics and Proteomics
NSERC · 2013 · Co-investigator
$69,333

All 6 grants and awards

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Approximation Algorithms for Combinatorial Optimization Problems

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Solis-Oba, Roberto

Keywords: approximation algorithms; np hard; networks; scheduling problems; packing problems; complexity; combinatorial optimization; efficient algorithms

$120,000

Approximation algorithms for optimization problems

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: SolisOba, Roberto

$90,000

Bioinformatics Tools for Advancing Genomics and Proteomics

Co-investigatorNSERC2013Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Ilie, Lucian

$69,333

Approximation algorithms for packing and network problems

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: SolisOba, Roberto

$120,000

Algorithmic techniques for combinatorial optimization

Principal investigatorNSERC2004Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: SolisOba, Roberto

$95,000

Approximation algorithms for network design

Principal investigatorNSERC2000Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: SolisOba, Roberto

$64,000

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 Dear Professor Solis-Oba, 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 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 "Approximation Algorithms for Combinatorial Optimization Problems" (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]