Miguel F. Anjos, PhD

I am an Associate Professor of Mathematics at École Polytechnique de Montréal.

My research interests are in the theory, algorithms and applications of mathematical optimization, especially the area of conic, semidefinite and polynomial optimization which is a major and thriving research area.

I am particularly interested in the application of mathematical optimization techniques to engineering problems. I currently work on applying optimization in the areas of smart grids, facility layout, and ambulance deployment. My research has continuously been financially supported by industrial partners, and by the Canadian funding organizations NSERC, Mprime and MITACS.

My students are all enrolled at École Polytechnique de Montréal, a leading higher education institution in Canada with over 6000 students, including over 1000 pursuing research degrees. I am a member of the GERAD research center, a world-renowned inter-institutional research centre specializing in optimization theory and methodology. GERAD brings together researchers from four Montreal-based universities, and nurtures the research of more than 300 graduate students, more than half of them doctoral students. École Polytechnique and GERAD are both located on the campus of the Université de Montréal.

I am often looking for students and postdocs. In most circumstances, PhD students at École Polytechnique de Montréal pay the same reduced tuition fees as local Quebec students; this corresponds to a reduction of up to 80%!