Centre for Optimization, Convex Analysis & Nonsmooth Analysis

COCANA stands for "Centre for Optimization, Convex Analysis and Nonsmooth Analysis." Researchers at UBC Okanagan with interest and expertise in these areas include: Heinz Bauschke, Julian Cheng, Warren Hare, Patricia Lasserre, Jason Loeppky, Yves Lucet, Kian Mehravaran, Solomon Tesfamariam, and Shawn Wang.

We currently have several Graduate Students in Optimization: Shahadat Hossain, Khan Jakee, Sarah Moffat, Sukanto Mondal, Jim Nastos, and Muhammad Razib. Recent graduates include Valentin Koch, Jason Schaad, Mike Trienis, Md Faisal Rahman, and Liangjin Yao.

Contact us if you are interested in Graduate studies (MSc or PhD) in Mathematics or in Optimization.

Student Opportunity

UBC Okanagan offers Graduate degrees (both at the MSc and PhD level) in Optimization and in Mathematics. Join an active, fun, small, but dedicated group of researchers and students with interest in Optimization and Analysis. Enjoy campus life in the beautiful city of Kelowna, at the shores of Lake Okanagan, and nestled right between the Rocky Mountains and Vancouver.

The proximal average transforming -ln(x) to -ln(-x).

PhD. students Sarah Moffat and Liangjin Yao experimenting with touch-screen technology.

Modeling Sudoku with Cinderella.

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