Hello, my name is Ned Dimitrov. I am currently a post-doc in the Operations Research Program at UT Austin. My research is in stochastic combinatorial optimization with applications to disease control and nuclear smuggler interdiction.
I graduated from the UT Computer Science department in May 2008. My thesis is on several problems arising in large-scale computing environments involving stochasticity, optimization, and game theory.
Those interested are invited to view a recently updated version of my Curriculum Vitae.
Website Upgrade
The website has gone through a significant upgrade. Both the styling and the navigation have undergone major changes with the hope of making things more informational and easy to use.
Some key changes include:
- Cloud links, to help you navigate through the publications and talks by topic.
- Content additions, both on the main news updates and on the Talks page.
- Cleaner styling to minimize distractions.
New Talks
Several new talks on Interdicting Nuclear Smugglers, Searching for Markovian Particles, and Models of Smuggler Movement from this summer's conferences are posted in the Talks section.
Research Topics
convex, ned picture, submodular, LP, resource augmentation, infectious disease modeling, efficient, UCT, game theory, control, buyer supplier games, coupon collector, notes, leishmaniasis, complexity, warranty, value iteration, online algorithms, facility location, influenza, disease control, news, random walk, software, MIP, bandit, nigeria, smuggler interdiction, column generation, transportation, papers, combinatorial optimization, stochastic process, style, random process, constrained MDP, simulation, distributed system, myopic, wireless, nuclear, online algorithm, core, matroid, cluster, movement model, home, antivirals, super computing, research, equilibrium, MDP, visualization, row generation, malaria, greedy, ellipsoid, secretary problem, Markov, resource allocation, search, market, weighted majority, collaborators, approximation, vector borne disease, regret minimization, MDP design, mouse, delay sequenceOlder News
Finished SCO Class
My Stochastic Combinatorial Optimization class has ended. Check out the class webpage for useful student projects, course notes, and resources on approximation algorithms, online algorithms, and regret minimization.
Warranty paper with my mom
My mom, Stefanka Chukova, is an OR professor in New Zealand, specializing in warranty analysis. She and I recently published our first paper together on Warranty Period Optimization.