Project 1: Optimization of road design
Our research group has successfully secured multi-year industry-sponsored funding with a road design CAD company to investigate how to minimize the cost of road construction under safety, environmental, and regulatory constraints. The research will involve the understanding, development and numerical testing of new models for the road design problem. The PhD ideal applicant has a background in optimization (LP, MIP, NLP, etc.), some programming experience in C++ or experience in algebraic modeling languages such as AIMMS, and the ability to communicate effectively (in English) with our industrial partner. Applicants at the MSc level should have either a solid background in programming e.g. BSc in computer science, or in optimization e.g. BSc in mathematics. Funding is already in place with a starting date of Sept 2018.
Project 2: Computational convex analysis
Applicants with interest in optimization, convex analysis, and nonsmooth analysis from an algorithm viewpoint are invited to apply to our PhD program in Mathematics. The project has a strong algorithm focus with a goal of improving global optimization algorithms. It also includes the exploration of the latest visualization techniques such as VR.
Applicants with a background in computer science are invited to apply to our MSc program in computer science, (optimization cluster). They will investigate new algorithms to compute and visualize mathematical objects, and will explore VR capabilities with state of the art hardware.
You will join a dynamic group of researchers in optimization at the University of British Columbia (Canada) on the fast growing campus of Kelowna. The research team is interdisciplinary with faculty member from Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics (Data Science), and Civil Engineering. It is part of the Centre for Optimization, Convex Analysis, and Nonsmooth Analysis (COCANA), see http://ocana.ok.ubc.ca/).
Application deadline is January 31, 2018 at 4:00 pm PST for the MSc in Computer Science but January 15 for the PhD/MSc in Mathematics. For further detail see
https://gradstudies.ok.ubc.ca/prospective/application-admission.html
Applicants must submit an application to the grad program directly. If you have further questions regarding these positions, please contact Dr. Yves Lucet, Professor Computer Science at yves.lucet@ubc.ca.
Positions will remain available until filled.
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Yves Lucet, PhD
Professor, Computer Science, Arts & Sciences
The University of British Columbia, Okanagan
Phone 250.807.9505 http://people.ok.ubc.ca/ylucet
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