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Research
What I do:

My broad interests:

Current projects (as of 2021):
- spin glass methods for average-case constraint-satisfaction problems (CSPs),
- certifying far-from-satisfiability for average-case CSPs,
- explicit unweighted sparsifiers of edge-transitive graphs,
- proper scoring/aggregation algorithms for expert predictions weighted by specializations,
- etiology of emergent properties of neural network models.
Selected publications
Lecture notes
Lecture notes introducing semidefinite programming from a statistical method-of-moments/pseudo-distribution perspective.
Covers MAX-CUT, positive-semidefinite matrices, an analysis of the Goemans-Williamson algorithm for MAX-CUT via hyperplane cuts (equivalently, Gaussian sampling), and briefly duality and ties to hardness of approximation.
Non-research presentations
Slides discussing the thermodynamic arrow of time, especially as it relates to computation and/or cognition.
Slides introducing concepts of sociolinguistics, emphasizing elements of bias/prejudice embedded in common assumptions about language.
Miscellaneous
Cognitive Behavioral Productivity: How you can use psychology to get unstuck
Article on Every/Superorganizers newsletter.
What’s Going On When Hard Work Seems Impossible?
Article on Every/Superorganizers newsletter.
Organization Is Key
Opinion article in Princeton campus newspaper.
Webpage generating mailing labels for all legislators serving a given a U.S. address/location.
Contact Information
Office: Via Röntgen, 1, Room 3-C3-04
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