Welcome to my webpage. Here, you can find my research
interests, CV, and links to my papers.
| Education |
- Ph.D. in Computational and Applied Mathematics, Rice University, Expected December 2016
- - Thesis: Combining Combinatorial and Integer Programming Techniques for the Zero-
Forcing and p-Median Graph Location Problems.
- M.A. in Computational and Applied Mathematics, Rice University, May 2014
- - Thesis: "On the Integrality gap of the Traveling Salesman Problem for Certain Fractional 2-Matching Costs"
- B.S. in Mathematics, Limestone College, May
2010
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| Research Interests |
- Operations Research
- Graph Theory
- Mathematical Programming
- Optimization
- The Traveling Salesman Problem
- The P-median Problem
- The Zero-Forcing Problem
- NP-Hard Problems
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| Publications |
- C. Fast and I.V. Hicks,
“The Effect of Vertex Degrees on the Zero-Forcing Number and
Iteration Index of a Graph,”
Working Paper, June 2016.
- C. Fast and I.V. Hicks,
“A branch decomposition algorithm for the p-median problem,”
Under Review, November 2015.
- R. Davila, C. Fast, M. Hennning, and F. Kenter, “Lower bounds on the distance domination number of a graph,” To appear in Contributions to Discrete Mathematics, July 2015.
http://arxiv.org/pdf/1507.08745v1.pdf
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| Service |
- Academic writing coach for electrical and computer engineers (Jan. 2014 - Apr. 2014)
- SIAM Chapter Officer: Grillmaster (Aug. 2012 - Aug. 2013)
- LeTourneau University Mathematics Club Secretary and Treasurer (Jan. 2008 - May 2008)
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| Awards |
- Lodieska Stockbridge Vaughn Fellowship through Rice University, 2015
- ExxonMobil Fellowship through the Ken Kennedy Institute at Rice University, 2013
- Mathematical Association of America Texas Section Calculus Bowl Champion, 2009
- Mathematical Association of America Texas Section Calculus Bowl Champion, 2008
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