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