Alexander S Wein

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)

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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
Present
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Ansh Nagda
2025Present
Postdoc Advisee
Chris Jones
2025Present
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Anda Skeja
2025Present
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Daniel Gutierrez Espinoza
2025Present
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Alan Buckser
2025Present
PhD Advisee
2023Present
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2023Present
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2021Present
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20242025
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20242025
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20242025
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20242025
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20212025
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Dana Yang
20212025
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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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20212024
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Dmitriy Kunisky
20192024
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20192024
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20232023
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Abhishek Dhawan
20232023
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20232023
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20232023
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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
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20192022
Postdoc Advisor
Afonso Bandeira
20182021
PhD Advisor
20132018

Expertise

computational complexity
statistical-computational gaps
Present
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
Present

Publications

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