Dr Sofiat Olaosebikan

  • Lecturer in Algorithms and Complexity (Computing Science)

Biography

Dr Sofiat Olaosebikan recently completed her PhD (awarded July 2020) in Computing Science from the University of Glasgow, under the supervision of Prof David Manlove. Her work leveraged graph-theoretic tools and optimisation techniques to aid the design of efficient algorithms for matching problems. Her PhD thesis is entitled The Student-Project Allocation Problem: Structure and Algorithms. Prior to this, she obtained an MSc in Mathematical Sciences from the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) in 2015, and a BSc in Mathematics from the University of Ibadan in 2012. Her journey from being a major in mathematics to becoming a researcher in computing science is fuelled by her passion for problem solving and programming.

As much as Sofiat enjoys using her computing and mathematics skills to solve real-world problems, she is even more passionate about using her skills to help those that do not have the same opportunity she had. In 2018, she started an initiative – PWSAfrica – to empower young scientists in Africa with computer programming skills. In recognition of the significance of this initiative, she was named as one of the University of Glasgow Future World Changers.

Research interests

Sofiat is motivated by research problems arising from practical applications. Within the School, she is a member of the Formal Analysis, Theory and Algorithms (FATA) research group. Her interests include:

  • algorithms design using graph theory;
  • stable matchings;
  • combinatorial optimisation;
  • computational complexity;
  • algorithm engineering;
  • experimentation.

Publications

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Number of items: 5.

2020

Manlove, D. , Milne, D. and Olaosebikan, S. (2020) Student-project allocation with preferences over projects: algorithmic and experimental results. Discrete Applied Mathematics, (doi: 10.1016/j.dam.2020.08.015) (Early Online Publication)

Olaosebikan, S. and Manlove, D. (2020) Super-stability in the student-project allocation problem with ties. Journal of Combinatorial Optimization, (doi: 10.1007/s10878-020-00632-x) (Early Online Publication)

Olaosebikan, S. and Manlove, D. (2020) An Algorithm for Strong Stability in the Student-Project Allocation Problem With Ties. In: 6th Annual International Conference on Algorithms and Discrete Applied Mathematics (CALDAM 2020), Sangareddy, India, 13-15 Feb 2020, pp. 384-399. ISBN 9783030392185 (doi:10.1007/978-3-030-39219-2_31)

2018

Manlove, D. , Milne, D. and Olaosebikan, S. (2018) An Integer Programming Approach to the Student-Project Allocation Problem with Preferences over Projects. In: International Symposium on Combinatorial Optimization (ISCO 2018), Marrakesh, Morocco, 11-13 Apr 2018, pp. 313-325. ISBN 9783319961507 (doi:10.1007/978-3-319-96151-4_27)

Olaosebikan, S. and Manlove, D. (2018) Super-stability in the Student-Project Allocation Problem with Ties. In: 12th Annual International Conference on Combinatorial Optimization and Applications (COCOA 2018), Atlanta, GA, USA, 15-17 Dec 2018, pp. 357-371. ISBN 9783030046507 (doi:10.1007/978-3-030-04651-4_24)

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Number of items: 5.

Articles

Manlove, D. , Milne, D. and Olaosebikan, S. (2020) Student-project allocation with preferences over projects: algorithmic and experimental results. Discrete Applied Mathematics, (doi: 10.1016/j.dam.2020.08.015) (Early Online Publication)

Olaosebikan, S. and Manlove, D. (2020) Super-stability in the student-project allocation problem with ties. Journal of Combinatorial Optimization, (doi: 10.1007/s10878-020-00632-x) (Early Online Publication)

Conference Proceedings

Olaosebikan, S. and Manlove, D. (2020) An Algorithm for Strong Stability in the Student-Project Allocation Problem With Ties. In: 6th Annual International Conference on Algorithms and Discrete Applied Mathematics (CALDAM 2020), Sangareddy, India, 13-15 Feb 2020, pp. 384-399. ISBN 9783030392185 (doi:10.1007/978-3-030-39219-2_31)

Manlove, D. , Milne, D. and Olaosebikan, S. (2018) An Integer Programming Approach to the Student-Project Allocation Problem with Preferences over Projects. In: International Symposium on Combinatorial Optimization (ISCO 2018), Marrakesh, Morocco, 11-13 Apr 2018, pp. 313-325. ISBN 9783319961507 (doi:10.1007/978-3-319-96151-4_27)

Olaosebikan, S. and Manlove, D. (2018) Super-stability in the Student-Project Allocation Problem with Ties. In: 12th Annual International Conference on Combinatorial Optimization and Applications (COCOA 2018), Atlanta, GA, USA, 15-17 Dec 2018, pp. 357-371. ISBN 9783030046507 (doi:10.1007/978-3-030-04651-4_24)

This list was generated on Fri Sep 25 02:41:40 2020 BST.

Grants

She was lead applicant for the following grants, which were received towards the PWSAfrica initiative.

  • Global Challenges Research Fund (2020). Amount: £35,000.
  • School of Computing Science, University of Glasgow (2018 and 2019). Amount: £15,000.
  • University of Glasgow Chancellor's Fund (2019). Amount: £5,000.
  • The Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance (2018). Amount: £1,000.

Teaching

COMPUTING SCIENCE 1P (COMPSCI1001, 2020/21)

Additional information

Personal website: www.sofiatolaosebikan.com.


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