algorithms, theory of machine learning, semidefinite programming, sum of squares method, bicycles. he/him.
I am a mathematician and computer scientist. I am employed as an Assistant Professor at MIT, in the Theory of Computing group in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, where I hold the Jamieson Career Development Chair.
Previously, I was a Miller fellow in the theory group at UC Berkeley, hosted by Prasad Raghavendra and Luca Trevisan. Before that, I got my PhD at Cornell, advised by David Steurer.
My papers on Google Scholar and some talks on YouTube
I am Samuel B. Hopkins. Maybe you are looking for Samuel Francis Hopkins?
Office: G666, Stata Center (Building 32), MIT
samhop at mit.edu
photo credit: Michael Grimmett