Alexander S Wein

Pronouns: he/him

Assistant Professor, Mathematics, University of California, Davis

  • Joined January 2019

Names

Alexander S Wein (Preferred)
,
Alexander S. Wein
,
Alex Wein

Emails

****@cims.nyu.edu (Confirmed)
,
****@ucdavis.edu (Confirmed)

Career & Education History

Assistant Professor
Mathematics, University of California, Davis (ucdavis.edu)
2022Present
 
Postdoc
College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology (gatech.edu)
20222022
 
Postdoc
Simons Institute, University of California, Berkeley (berkeley.edu)
20212021
 
Postdoc
Mathematics, NYU, New York University (cims.nyu.edu)
20182021
 
PhD student
Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (mit.edu)
20132018
 

Advisors, Relations & Conflicts

Family
Nicole Wein
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Xifan Yu
2024Present
 
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PhD Advisee
2023Present
 
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2023Present
 
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2021Present
 
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Fiona Skerman
2021Present
 
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Dana Yang
2021Present
 
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20242024
 
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20232024
 
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20222024
 
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20222024
 
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Jay Mardia
20212024
 
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Dmitriy Kunisky
20192024
 
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20192024
 
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Abhishek Dhawan
20232023
 
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Amin Coja-Oghlan
20222022
 
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Oliver Gebhard
20222022
 
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20222022
 
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20222022
 
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20222022
 
Postdoc Advisor
20222022
 
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20212022
 
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20212022
 
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20212022
 
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Prayaag Venkat
20212022
 
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20212022
 
Postdoc Advisor
Afonso Bandeira
20182021
 
PhD Advisor
20132018
 

Expertise

computational complexity, statistical-computational gaps
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probability, statistics, high-dimensional
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tensor methods, tensor decomposition
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low-degree polynomials, computational hardness
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random matrix theory, spectral methods
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statistical physics, phase transitions
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