About me:
I am an assistant professor in the
Department of Computer Science at the University of Chicago. I am
broadly interested in discrete mathematics and particularly
interested in computational complexity theory. I love thinking
about problems in my head and I am most driven when there is
something I feel should be true and I am trying to figure out how
to prove it. My current research focus is on the sum of squares
hierarchy, a hierarchy of semidefinite programs which is one of
the most powerful tools known for combinatorial optimization
problems.
I am very grateful to the NSF for their past support of my research through an NSF SMALL grant "CCF 2008920: Further Investigation of the Sum of Squares Hierarchy" and a graduate research fellowship.
Here is my current CV.