About Me

I am a professor of computer science at the University of British Columbia and Canada Research Chair in Algorithm Design.

Research Interests

Theory of machine learning, randomized algorithms, convex optimization

Book

I have been working on a draft textbook on randomized algorithms.

• Volume I. This is intended for use in an undergraduate course. I have used this as the text for UBC's pilot course CPSC 436R.
• Volume II. This is very much under construction. It is intended for use in a graduate course, and currently being used in CPSC 536N.

Contact

• Email: nickhar@mail.ubc.ca
• Office: ICICS Addition (the "X Wing"), Room 851
• Phone: (604) 827-5941