{"675023":{"#nid":"675023","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Professor Earns NSF CAREER Award for Work in Algorithms","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAssistant Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/faculty.cc.gatech.edu\/~vdbrand\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJan van den Brand\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E was recently awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award for his groundbreaking work developing more efficient algorithms.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVan den Brand\u2019s research focuses on dynamic algorithms and optimization algorithms.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOptimization algorithms support decision-making functionality in airline scheduling, automotive manufacturing, financial services, and other business processes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDynamic algorithms solve dynamic problems such as traffic congestion. When a GPS navigation app finds a route affected by construction or traffic congestion, it uses dynamic algorithms to quickly find new routes for the user.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMy research comes up with new techniques for how computers can maintain solutions for a problem that changes over time,\u201d he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHis proposal focuses on dynamic algorithms and linear programs, a type of optimization algorithm, and the relation between the two.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlthough studied extensively, researchers know little about dynamic linear programs from a theoretical perspective. Van den Brand\u2019s proposal explores the synergy between dynamic and optimization algorithms to build a theory for dynamic optimization problems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThrough this, van den Brand hopes to develop more general algorithm techniques that researchers can apply to many problems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s foundational research constructing tools and techniques for other engineers or scientists to solve their problems more efficiently,\u201d van den Brand said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs part of his proposal, he is launching a summer school program. The program will be a platform to introduce Ph.D. students to dynamic and optimization algorithms. Van den Brand says he hopes to introduce a new generation of students to theoretical computer science.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\u0027m excited about the award and the new projects that it will fund. I want to thank NSF for the award and my colleagues for helpful advice during the proposal process,\u201d van den Brand said.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAssistant Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/faculty.cc.gatech.edu\/~vdbrand\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJan van den Brand\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E was recently awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award for his groundbreaking work developing more efficient algorithms.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVan den Brand hopes to develop more general algorithm techniques that researchers can apply to many problems.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Assistant Professor Jan van den Brand was recently awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award for his groundbreaking work developing more efficient algorithms."}],"uid":"36532","created_gmt":"2024-06-06 15:32:36","changed_gmt":"2024-06-24 15:34:47","author":"Morgan Usry","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-06-06T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-06-06T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"674147":{"id":"674147","type":"image","title":"jan.jpg","body":null,"created":"1717687963","gmt_created":"2024-06-06 15:32:43","changed":"1717687963","gmt_changed":"2024-06-06 15:32:43","alt":"Jan van den Brand","file":{"fid":"257623","name":"2X6A5805.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/06\/06\/2X6A5805.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/06\/06\/2X6A5805.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":42085,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/06\/06\/2X6A5805.jpg?itok=rKptM_iK"}}},"media_ids":["674147"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"},{"id":"50875","name":"School of Computer Science"}],"categories":[{"id":"153","name":"Computer Science\/Information Technology and Security"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39431","name":"Data Engineering and Science"}],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71881","name":"Science and Technology"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:morgan.usry@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMorgan Usry\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ECommunications Officer\u003Cbr\u003ESchool of Computer Science\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}