Applied mathematics is the application of mathematical techniques to describe real-world systems and solve technologically relevant problems. This can include the mechanics of a moving body, the ...

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I am Professor in the Industrial Engineering and Operations Research department at Columbia University. I received my PhD in Algorithms, Combinatorics and Optimization (ACO) in 2008 from Tepper School ...