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Biography
James Saunderson is currently an ARC Discovery Early Career Research Fellow in the Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering (ECSE) department at Monash University. From 2016-2020 he was a lecturer in ECSE at Monash.
James received the Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Science degrees (both with Honours) from the University of Melbourne in 2008. He then completed MS and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2011 and 2015 respectively. Before joining Monash, he spent a year as a Postdoctoral scholar jointly in Electrical Engineering at Caltech and the University of Washington.
Monash teaching commitment
ECE4132 Control System Design, Semester 2, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
ECE2111 Signals and Systems, Semester 2, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
ECE3062 Electronics and Control (control part), Semester 2, 2016, 2017
Research interests
James' research is focused on mathematical optimisation, especially methods based on convex optimisation and semidefinite programming, and their application broadly in science and engineering. He is particularly interested in understanding algebraic structure in optimisation, and exploiting it to develop improved computational optimisation methods with performance guarantees.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- Convex Optimization
- Semidefinite Programming
- Signal Processing
- Machine Learning
- Mathematics
- Applied Mathematics - Operations Research
- Applied Mathematics
- Computational Mathematics
- Optimization
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Projects
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Night Adapted Eye survey and species classification system: realizing the capacity for real-time and cost-effective monitoring of pests on a landscape scale
Turner, L., Helmerson, K., Marks, C. A., Allen, B. L., Petersen, T., Robinson, A. & Saunderson, J.
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) (Australia) , Nocturnal Wildlife Research Pty Ltd (trading as Zoophotonics), Firmus Grid Pty Ltd, Definium Technologies Pty Ltd, University of Southern Queensland
3/06/22 → 30/11/25
Project: Research
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RACE for 2030: Reliable Affordable Clean Energy for 2030 Cooperative Research Centre (RACE for 2030 CRC)
Beins, D., Liebman, A., Bahrani, B., Leroux, A., Kraal, D., Razzaghi, R., Strengers, Y., Goodwin, S., Pink, S., Rudolph, C., Raven, R., Bergmeir, C., Saunderson, J., Leslie, G., Gangadharan, L., Islam, A., Wang, L. C., Ward, M., Xiao, E., Wallace, M., Tack, G., Stuckey, P., Li, Y., Pan, S., de Nijs, F., Buckingham, E., Denis-Ryan, A., Ens, B., Dargaville, R., Chang, X., Yu, J., White, S., Zlatanov, N., Hyndman, R., Panagiotelis, A. & Athanasopoulos, G.
1/07/20 → 30/06/31
Project: Research
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A convex form that is not a sum of squares
Saunderson, J., 28 Jul 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Mathematics of Operations Research. 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Amenable cones are particularly nice
Lourenço, B. F., Roshchina, V. & Saunderson, J., 22 Sep 2022, In: SIAM Journal on Optimization. 32, 3, p. 2347-2375 29 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
A planning method for Synchronous Condensers in weak grids using semi-definite optimization
Hadavi, S., Saunderson, J., Mehrizi-Sani, A. & Bahrani, B., 13 May 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Finite-state semi-Markov channels for nanopore sequencing
McBain, B., Viterbo, E. & Saunderson, J., 2022, 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT 2022. Médard, M., Skoglund, M. & Yener, A. (eds.). Piscataway NJ USA: IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, p. 216-221 6 p. (IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory - Proceedings; vol. 2022-June).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review
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Lifting for simplicity: concise descriptions of convex sets
Fawzi, H., Gouveia, J., Parrilo, P. A., Saunderson, J. & Thomas, R. R., 2022, In: SIAM Review. 64, 4, p. 866-918 53 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Prizes
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SIAM Activity Group on Optimization Best Paper Prize 2020
Saunderson, James (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
- 1 Editorial responsibility
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SIAM Journal on Applied Algebra and Geometry (Journal)
James Saunderson (Associate editor)
2022 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility