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Qi Lei Wins Oden Institute Outstanding Dissertation Award

May 10, 2021
WNCG alumnus Dr. Qi Lei has received the 2021 Oden Institute Outstanding Dissertation Award. Her winning dissertation, “Provably effective algorithms for min-max optimization," proposes optimization algorithms to find the equilibrium point of two-player zero-sum games. Read the dissertation abstract and find the link to the full text via the University of Texas Libraries. At WNCG, Lei was advised by Prof. Alex Dimakis; she was co-advised by Dr. Inderjit Dhillon from the University of Texas Department of Computer Science.
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Student Derya Malak Presents Graduation Day Talk at ITA 2017

March 28, 2017
WNCG Student Derya Malak recently gave a Graduation Day talk at the 2017 Information Theory and Applications (ITA) workshop in San Diego, CA. The workshop brings together researchers from around the world and focuses on applying theory to diverse areas within science and engineering.