Lap Chi Lau
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Teaching
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CS 761, Waterloo, Spring 2023,
Spring 2018 Randomized Algorithms |
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CS 341, Waterloo, Winter 2023,
Spring 2021,
Spring 2017,
Winter 2016 Algorithms |
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CS 466/666, Waterloo, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018 Algorithm Design and Analysis |
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CS 860, Waterloo, Winter 2022 Eigenvalues and polynomials |
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CS 860/798, Waterloo, Spring 2019, Fall 2015 Spectral graph theory |
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CS 798, Waterloo, Winter 2017 Convexity and Optimization |
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CS270, Berkeley, Spring 2015 Graduate Algorithms |
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CSC 5060, CUHK, Spring 2014 Semidefinite Programming and Approximation Algorithms |
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CSC 5450, CUHK,
Spring 2013,
Spring 2011
Randomness and Computation |
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CSC 5160, CUHK, Spring 2012 Spectral Algorithms |
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CSC 2110, CUHK,
Fall 2012,
Fall 2011,
Fall 2010,
Fall 2009,
Fall 2008,
Fall 2007
Discrete Mathematics |
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CSC 5160, CUHK,
Spring 2010,
Spring 2008,
Spring 2007
Combinatorial Optimization and Approximation Algorithms |
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CSC 3270, CUHK, Spring 2010, Spring 2008 Advanced Programming Laboratory |
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Arkaprava Choudhury M.Math. C&O, 2025 - present, Waterloo |
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Raymond Liu M.Math. 2024 - present, Waterloo |
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Robert Wang Ph.D. 2021 - present, Waterloo |
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Kam Chuen Tung (Alex) Ph.D. 2019 - present, Waterloo |
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Yueheng Zhang M.Math. 2021 - 2023, Waterloo Thesis: Incorporating linear dependencies into graph Gaussian processes Position: Ph.D. student at ETH Zurich. |
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Akshay Ramachandran Ph.D. 2016 - 2021, Waterloo Thesis: Geodesic convex analysis of group scaling for the Paulsen problem and the tensor normal model (Second place in Mathematics Doctoral Prize) Position: Faculty member at UBC. |
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Hong Zhou Ph.D. 2012 - 2015, CUHK, 2015 - 2020, Waterloo Postdoc 2021, Waterloo Thesis: A spectral approach to network design and experimental design (Cheriton distinguished dissertation award) Position: Faculty member at Fuzhou University. |
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Vedat Levi Alev Ph.D. 2015 - 2020, Waterloo Thesis: Higher order random walks, local spectral expansion, and applications Position: Postdoctoral fellow at Georgia Tech |
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Pak Hay Chan (Alan) M.Math. 2016 - 2018, Waterloo Thesis: The complexity of network design for s-t effective resistance Position: Software engineer at Google (Kitchener) |
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Tsz Chiu Kwok Ph.D. 2010 - 2014, CUHK Postdoc 2015 - 2018, Waterloo Thesis: Graph expansions and applications Position: Faculty member at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. |
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Chun Yeung Poon M.Phil 2013 - 2016, CUHK Thesis: Glauber dynamics for sampling an edge colouring of regular trees |
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Ho Yee Cheung (Leo) M.Phil. 2009 - 2011, CUHK Thesis: Algebraic algorithms in combinatorial optimization Position: Ph.D. student at University of Southern California. |
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Kai Man Leung (Hackson) M.Phil. 2009 - 2011, CUHK Thesis: Graph connectivity and network coding Position: software engineer at Google (Mountain View). |
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Zixi Zhang (Jesse) 2008 - 2011, CUHK Position: software engineer at VMware (Palo Alto). |
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Yuk Hei Chan (Tom) M.Phil. 2007-2009, CUHK Thesis: On linear programming relaxations for hypergraph matching Position: Ph.D. student at University of Maryland |
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Wai Shing Fung (Isaac) M.Phil. 2007-2009, CUHK Thesis: Degree bounded vertex connectivity network design with metric cost Position: Ph.D. student at University of Waterloo |
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Chun Kong Yung (Darek) M.Phil. 2007-2009, CUHK Thesis: Edge splitting-off and network design problems (Best M.Phil. thesis award in Faculty of Engineering) Position: Ph.D. student at University of Toronto |
| Algorithms Reading Group, Berkeley | |
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ACM ICPC Programming Team, CUHK |
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Algorithm Visualization: a final year project, CUHK by Lo Yu Tak (2010), Yeung Tak Wai (2010), Chow Man Ho (2011), Wong Tak Piu (2011) | |
| Theory Reading Group, CUHK |