Will be advertised here when there is an opening.
I typically have openings for self-motivated students in theoretical computer science with a strong background in mathematics who want to work in algorithms. If you are interested, please apply to the Duke Computer Science PhD program. You are welcome to send me an email letting me know of your application.
I typically have openings for undergraduate students at Duke, both for research independent study projects and summer research projects. If you are a current Duke student with a strong background in computer science and mathematics, and are interested in algorithms, please contact me by email with a copy of your CV.
Ruoxu Cen (4th year PhD student)
Anish Hebbar (2nd year PhD student)
Yu Cheng (2017-19); faculty at UI Chicago -> Brown
Kyle Fox (2016-17); faculty at UT Dallas
I also frequently worked with
Xiao Hu (2019-21); Google Research, Mountain View
Sungjin Im (2013-14); faculty at UC Merced -> UC Santa Cruz
Lu Wang (MS, 2023)
Keerti Anand (PhD, 2022); Goldman Sachs
Kevin Sun (PhD, 2022); Teaching Asst Prof at UNC Chapel Hill
Samuel Haney (PhD, 2019); Tumult Labs
Nathaniel Kell (PhD, 2018); Beghou Consulting
best dissertation, prelim, and research initiation project awards
I also frequently worked with:
Hanrui Zhang (PhD from CMU, 2023); Asst Prof at Chinese University of Hong Kong
Jason Li (PhD from CMU, 2021); Asst Prof at CMU
Yuan Deng (PhD, 2020); Google Research
Janardhan Kulkarni (PhD, 2015); Microsoft Research
William He (BS 2023); PhD student at CMU
summa cum laude, Alex Vasilos Award for Excellence in Research
Arun Ganesh (BS 2017); PhD at UC Berkeley -> Google Research
summa cum laude, Alex Vasilos Award for Excellence in Research
Haofeng (Fred) Zhang (BS 2018); PhD at UC Berkeley -> Google DeepMind
summa cum laude
Zhihao Jiang (undergraduate student, Tsinghua University; 2019); PhD student at Stanford U
Seeun William Umboh (PhD student, UW Madison; 2014); faculty at U Sydney
Vahid Liaghat (PhD student, UM College Park; 2013); Facebook