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Math Overview
AlphaStar Winter Online Math Camp is a unique opportunity for interested and talented students to improve their math subject skills quickly and boost their exam performance during winter break before the upcoming competition season. As the MathCounts and American Mathematics Competitions sequence are fast approaching, the camp gives students a boosting opportunity to review the materials, practice and master their problem solving skills and learn exam strategies.
Students are guided and trained by an expert faculty via utilizing national and international competitions in a fun and challenging environment.
Two types of courses will be offered during the camp.
Booster Courses: A boosting opportunity for students to improve their exam performance in AMC 10 and AIME before the upcoming official contests.
Features:
- Focus on exam practice and strategies
- Selected topics and skills that are essential for math competition mastery
- In-class Mock Exams created by AlphaStar Faculty (3 in AMC10 levels and 2 in AIME levels) and solution sessions
- Special sessions with exam strategy tips to increase exam score and performance
Subject Courses: An opportunity for students to improve their math levels and problem solving skills in one or two subjects of their choice in only 6 days. Algebra, Counting, Geometry, and Number Theory subjects are offered in all levels as self-study courses and, as live courses in MC20 AMC 8/MathCounts Basic and MC25 AMC 8/MathCounts Advanced levels via half-day sessions. These are the same courses as the ones offered in Summer/Fall/Spring courses.
Features:
- Focus on subject mastery
- Covers all the curriculum in the subject area (via 12 chapters)
- Homework/Quiz for each chapter (and in-class Homework review)
- Final Exam (not in class)
To see the differences and similarities between subject and booster courses please check the following table
| Subject Courses | Booster Courses | |
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| Curriculum | All topics within subject | Selected topics and problem solving |
| Focus | Subject Mastery | Exam Strategies |
| Number of 90-minute Sessions | 12 sessions* | 4 sessions x 6 days |
| Homework/Quiz | 12 (one per session) | None |
| Exams | Final Exam (not in class) | Practice Tests (in class) |
(*) Live version of these courses are offered at different paces:
- Fall/Spring: Weekly sessions for 12 weeks
- Summer: Daily sessions on weekdays over 3 weeks
- Winter: Two sessions per day over 6 days
Dates & Registration
Dates: December 26-31, 2020
All class times are Pacific Time (PT).
The assigned instructors are subject to change.
| Seat Availability Legend | ||
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| Low Availability | Full, you can subscribe to the interest list | |
Booster Courses
| Courses | Live | Self-Study |
| MC30B (AMC 10 Basic Booster) | Isaac Browne (9am - 5:00pm) | |
| MC35B (AMC 10 Advanced Booster) | Section 1 Sylvia Jin (9am - 5:00pm) Section 2 Stanley Wei (9am - 5:00pm) Section 3 Vefa Goksel (9am - 5:00pm) | |
| MC40B (AIME Basic Booster) | Isaac Li (9am - 5:00pm) | |
| MC45B (AIME Advanced Booster) | Guanpeng Xu (9am - 5:00pm) |
- SELF-STUDY: Recorded lectures will be available in a few days after the live class
Subject Courses
| Level | Level | Subject | Live |
| MC20C | MC20 (AMC 8/MathCounts Basic) | Counting | Yalcin Udun (9am - 12:30pm) |
| MC20N | MC20 (AMC 8/MathCounts Basic) | Number Theory | Yalcin Udun (1:30pm - 5:00pm) |
Self-Study
Subject courses in all levels (8 levels, 32 courses) are offered in self-study format anytime of the year. For more information and registration:
Fees
- Booster
- Live (Interactive): $800
- Self-Study: $400
- Subject
- Live (Interactive): $450
- Self-Study: $225
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Cancellation and Refund Policy
Registration Periods
| Period | Deadline | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Early Registration | October 31, 2020 | Booster Live: $50 discount Subject Live: $25 discount |
| Regular Registration | Registrations Close | Regular fee |
Daily Schedule
| Time | Booster | Algebra Counting | Geometry Number Theory |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00am - 10:30am | First Session | First Session | - |
| 11:00am - 12:30pm | Second Session | Second Session | - |
| 1:30pm - 3:00pm | Third Session | - | First Session |
| 3:30pm - 5:00pm | Fourth Session | - | Second Session |
Levels
Below is a short description for each level. For more details and diagnostic exams, please click on the course name below.
- MC15 (Pre-MathCounts): For students in grades 4-6 who are good at school math
- MC20 (AMC 8/MathCounts Basic): For middle school students who are familiar with Pre-Algebra topics and want to start training for middle school math competitions
- MC25 (AMC 8/MathCounts Advanced): For middle school students who are familiar with Algebra-1 topics and want to master middle school math competitions
- MC30 (AMC 10 Basic): For middle and high school students who are familiar with Algebra-1 topics and want to start training for high school math competitions AMC 10
- MC35 (AMC 10 Advanced): For middle and high school students who are very comfortable with Algebra-1 topics and want to master high school math competitions AMC 10
- MC40 (AIME Basic): For students who are comfortable with AIME qualification and want to start training for AIME, ARML, and high school competitions organized by prestigious universities
- MC45 (AIME Advanced): For students who want to master AIME, ARML, and high school competitions organized by prestigious universities
- MC50 (USA(J)MO): An introductory proof writing course. For students who are confident about USAJMO/USAMO qualification and are willing to work one hour on a single math Olympiad problem.
Please see the AlphaStar Math Program page for more details.
Diagnostic Exams
Please click for diagnostic exams.
If you have further questions about levels and subjects, please send us an email at info@alphastar.academy.
Faculty
AlphaStar Academy mainly considers teaching, competition, and education background as well as passion and dedication for the subject when hiring full-time and part-time teachers.
We hire our instructors and TAs from a pool of High School, College, Ph.D. students, school teachers, and University Professors. Our faculty have teaching/coaching/tutoring experience and have expertise in the subject area, regardless of their age.
They have participation and/or training experience in national/international math competitions and Olympiads in Math, CS, and Physics such as USAMO, USACO, USAPhO, IMO, IOI, and IPhO.
They are role models and inspiration for students with their backgrounds and achievements.
AlphaStar Winter Math Camps Faculty and guest lecturers for upcoming online/onsite camps and former camps are listed below.
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 Ali Gurel, Ph.D.
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 Mehmet Kaysi
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 Yalcin Udun, M.Ed. |
 Isaac Browne
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 Guanpeng Xu
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 Sylvia Jin
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 Stanley Wei
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Isaac Li
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 Vefa Goksel
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 Shreyas Ramamurthy (TA)
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 Kevin Li (TA)
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 Jeannie Wang(TA)
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Ali Gurel, Ph.D.
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Mehmet Kaysi
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Victor Hakim
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Ata Pir, Ph.D.
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Joseph Hurmali
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Stanley Wang
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Sinan Kanbir, Ph.D.
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Stan Zhang
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Yalcin Udun
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Andrew Cai
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David Liu
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Richard Spence
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Ali Unver, Ph.D.
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Nathan Hu
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Jim Murphy
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Austin Lei
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Joey Heerens
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Helen Pang
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Justin Sun
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Michael Zhang
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Anders Olsen
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Arthur Chen
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Ali Erdem Ersoz
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Coskun Erden, M.A.
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Abby Berry
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Nitin Kumar
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David Zheng
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Kevin Li (TA)
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Matthew Ho (TA)
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Shreyas Ramamurthy (TA)
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Grace Gao (TA)
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Raymond Feng (TA)
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Jonathan Huang (TA)
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Rohan Cherukuri (TA)
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Ali Gurel, Ph.D.
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Mehmet Kaysi
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Victor Hakim
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Ata Pir, Ph.D.
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Richard Spence
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Yalcin Udun
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Hope Chen
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Andrew Lin
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Harry Wang
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Andrew Cai
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Sinan Kanbir, Ph.D.
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John Sinkovic, Ph.D.
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Michelle Shen
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Stanley Wang
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Caleb Ji
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Tristan Shin
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Stan Zhang
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Victor Chu
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Austin Lei
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Abby Berry
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Jennifer Zhu
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Vincent Huang
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Stanley Zhang
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Zarathustra (Zeb) Brady, Ph.D.
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Ridvan Bircicek, M.S.
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Cory Hixson
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Michael Diao
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Ali Adali Ph.D.
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Kaan Dokmeci
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Rohan Cherukuri (TA)
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Catherine Wu (TA)
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Shreyas Ramamurthy (TA)
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Jonathan Sy (TA)
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Jocelyn Zhu (TA)
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Jeffrey Kwan (TA)
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Daniel Hu (TA)
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Jennifer Zhang (TA)
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Ali Gurel, Ph.D.
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Mehmet Kaysi
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Victor Hakim
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 John Sinkovic, Ph.D.
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Sinan Kanbir, Ph.D.
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Yalcin Udun
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 Daniel Rorabaugh, Ph.D.
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 Kaan Dokmeci
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 Justin Stevens
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 Tristan Shin
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 Valerie Zhang
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 Jonathan Huang
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 Jane Ahn
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 Daniel Guo
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 Matthew Hase-Liu
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 Dylan Hildebrand
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Harry Wang
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 Ethan Lu
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Richard Spence
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 Paolo Adajar
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 Ryan Kim
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Caleb Ji
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 Guillermo Reyes Souto, Ph.D.
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 Scott Johnson
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 Tomas Choi
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 Amanda Uy
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 Michael Diao
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 Fatima Halbutogullari
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Ali Gurel, Ph.D.
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 Jacob Klegar
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Justin Stevens
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 Metehan Ozsoy, M.S.
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Zarathustra (Zeb) Brady
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Daniel Guo
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Jane Ahn
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 Andrew Lin
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 Siye Zhu
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 Lazar Ilic
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 Victor Chen
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 Yoan Delchev
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 Joanne Lee
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 Michelle Chen
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 Iurie Boreico
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 Edwin Peng
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 Brian Burks
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Kaan Dokmeci
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 Amy Chou
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 Hikmet Erdogan
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 Kevin Rao
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Paolo Adajar
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Caleb Ji
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 Rachel Zhang
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 Ali E. Ersoz
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 Haoqin (Jamie) Gu
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 Taimur Khalid
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Ali Gurel, Ph.D.
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Mehmet Kaysi
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Jacob Klegar
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 Christopher Shao
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Metehan Ozsoy, M.S.
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 Hale Nur Kazacesme
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Hikmet Erdogan
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Harry Wang
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 Celine Liang
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Tomas Choi
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Zarathustra (Zeb) Brady
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 Benjamin Chen
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Justin Stevens
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 Vishal Arul
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 Alexander Parr
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 Evan Chen
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 Kevin Sun
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 Brice Huang
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 Ali Adali
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 Eric Xu
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 Bill Huang
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 Tiancheng Qin
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Rachel Zhang
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Caleb Ji
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 Sean Shi
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 Jafar Jafarov
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 Kevin Chang
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 Patrick Lin
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 Nathan Zhang
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 Anindit Gopalakrishnan
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 Yitz Deng
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 Andrew Kwon
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 Paul Dreyer (ARML President)Paul Dreyer is a mathematician at the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, CA. At RAND, Paul uses mathematical modeling and simulation on a wide variety of military, energy, and security issues. Recently, his work has concentrated on aircraft survivability and how airbases operate while under attack. He also teaches courses on quantitative problem solving in the Financial Engineering Department at the UCLA Andersen School of Management and has consulted on multiple game shows including Million Second Quiz and Let's Ask America. He is also the president of the American Regions Mathematics League as well as one of its authors. He received his PhD in mathematics from Rutgers University in 2000, writing his dissertation on the applications of graph theory to problems in facilities placement, modeling opinion formulation in groups, and methods to speed up searches through protein sequence databases. Prior to joining RAND, Paul spent summers working at the National Security Agency in Fort Meade, MD and one of its subcontractors, the IDA Center for Computing Science in Bowie, MD researching topics in cryptography and computer security. In 2011 to 2013, Paul also worked as a trader at Jane Street Capital. |
Ali Gurel, Ph.D.
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Mehmet Kaysi
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 Alex Song
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Iurie Boreico
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 Bryan Brzycki
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 Alicia Weng
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Alexander Parr
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Richard Spence
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 Brian Shimanuki
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 Aaron Lin
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Andrew Kwon
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 David Zhu
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 Jennifer Zhang
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Eric Xu
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 Rahul Sridhar
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 Vikram Sundar
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 Kevin Zhang
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 Larry Zhang
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 Liubomir Chiriac
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Ali Adali
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 Richard Yi
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