Ronald Stern, Concordia University

Research

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Nonsmooth Analysis Optimization

Latest funding

State constrained control theoretical problems: qualitative issues, the minimal time function, and existence of feedback laws
NSERC · 2005 · Principal investigator
$55,000
Feedback in state constrained control problems
NSERC · 2004 · Principal investigator
$11,000
Feedback design via nonsmooth methods
NSERC · 2000 · Principal investigator
$44,000

All 7 grants and awards

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State constrained control theoretical problems: qualitative issues, the minimal time function, and existence of feedback laws

Principal investigatorNSERC2005Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Stern, Ronald

$55,000

Feedback in state constrained control problems

Principal investigatorNSERC2004Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Stern, Ronald

$11,000

Feedback design via nonsmooth methods

Principal investigatorNSERC2000Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Stern, Ron

$44,000

Feedback design via nonsmooth analysis

Principal investigatorNSERC1999Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Stern, Ronald

$8,400

Topics in nonsmooth analysis

Principal investigatorNSERC1995Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Stern, Ronald

$34,440

Nonsymmetric perturbation theory: a variational approach

Principal investigatorNSERC1992Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Stern, Ronald

$12,000

Nonnegative matrices: Theory and applications

Principal investigatorNSERC1989Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Stern, Ronald

$6,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Nonsmooth Analysis Dear Professor Stern, 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 nonsmooth analysis connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]