Sébastien Le Digabel, Polytechnique Montréal

Latest funding

Blackbox optimization: Algorithms, software, and applications
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$50,000
Optimization of future energy systems
NSERC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$517,500
Numerical Optimization and Machine Learning
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$781,500

Blackbox optimization: Algorithms, software, and applications

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Le Digabel, Sébastien

Keywords: mathematical optimization; derivative-free optimization; blackbox optimization; optimization algorithms; algorithms benchmarking; realistic applications

$50,000

Optimization of future energy systems

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Dagdougui, Hanane HD

Keywords: blackbox optimisation; distributed energy resources; distribution system; intermittent energy resources; optimal power flow; optimisation; transmission system

$517,500

Numerical Optimization and Machine Learning

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Le Digabel, Sébastien S

$781,500

Derivative-Free Optimization: Algorithmic Developments, Software Design, Applications, and Machine Learning

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Le Digabel, Sébastien

Keywords: Blackbox Optimization; Derivative-Free Optimization; Engineering Applications; Industrial Applications; Machine Learning; Software Development

$258,000

Développement d'algorithmes d'optimisation de boîtes-noires pour des applications en énergie

Co-investigatorNSERC2015Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Audet, Charles

$417,392

Use of surrogates in derivative-free optimization

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: LeDigabel, Sébastien

$156,000

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Le Digabel, 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 "Blackbox optimization: Algorithms, software, and applications" (2024), 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]