Trevor Olsen
Ph.D.
Columbia, SC
tvolsen@email.sc.edu
Sections
Keywords
Graph Theory
Robotics
Probability
Programming
Programming Experience
Python (+SageMath)
C++
Visual Basic
Java
HTML (+CSS)
About Me
Ph.D. in Mathematics
August 2016 - May 2020
I earned a Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina in the Department of Mathematics. Éva Czabarka and László Székely co-advised me in exploring graph invariants in triangulations and quadrangulations of the sphere.
Ph.D. Student in Computer Science
August 2018 - Current
I am currently enrolled in the Ph.D. program at the University of South Carolina in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. Jason O'Kane advises me in discovering more about Visibility-Based Multi-Robot Pursuit-Evasion problems, including innovative sampling ideas.
Other Education
August 2009 - May 2015
- M.S. Computer Science (2021) - University of South Carolina
- M.A. Mathematics (2015) - University of Miami
- B.S. Computer Science and Mathematics (2013) - Palm Beach Atlantic University
- Associate of Arts (2011) - Inver Hills Community College
Publications and Preprints
Mathematics (Note: Authors are typically ordered alphabetically in Mathematics)
- Minimum Wiener Index of Triangulations and Quadrangulations (submitted)
- Proximity in Triangulations and Quadrangulations (submitted)
- Wiener Index and Remoteness in Triangulations and Quadrangulations (accepted, Discrete Mathematics & Theoretical Computer Science)
Computer Science
- A Visibility Roadmap Sampling Approach for a Multi-Robot Visibility-Based Pursuit-Evasion Problem (accepted, ICRA 2021)
- Rapid Recovery from Robot Failures in Multi-Robot Visibility-Based Pursuit-Evasion (submitted, IROS 2021)
Miscellaneous
- Clinical Characteristics of Suspected COVID-19 in Pediatric Patients (accepted, International Journal of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine)
- Increasing Nicotine Dependence Treatment Encounters Through Nursing Education (in preparation)
Most Recent Teaching (Finite Math, Sp 20)
Where am I?
- Lecture: T, H: 4:25 pm - 5:40 pm (in LC 101)
- Office Hours: M: 1 pm - 2 pm & H: 3:25 pm - 4:25 pm (in LC 104)
- Tutor Center: M: 2 pm - 3 pm & F: 12 pm - 1 pm (in LC 105)
Tentative Exam Dates
- Exam 1: 2/18/20
- Exam 2: 3/24/20
- Exam 3: 4/23/20
- Final Exam (cumulative, same classroom): 5/5/20 at 4 pm
Grade Breakdown
- Homework: 14%
- Exam 1: 19%
- Exam 2: 19%
- Exam 3: 19%
- Final: 29%
Past Teaching
| Term | Class | Institution | Evaluation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2020 | CSCE 750 Analysis of Algorithms (TA) | U of SC | N/A |
| Fall 2020 | CSCE 350 Data Structures and Algorithms (TA) | U of SC | N/A |
| Spring 2020 | MATH 170 Finite Mathematics | U of SC | 4.46/5 |
| Fall 2019 | MATH 122 Business Calculus | U of SC | 4.56/5 |
| Summer 2019 | MATH 142 Calculus II | U of SC | 4.55/5 |
| Spring 2019 | MATH 122 Business Calculus | U of SC | 4.45/5 |
| Fall 2018 | MATH 141 Calculus I (TA) | U of SC | 4.86/5 |
| Fall 2018 | MATH 141 Calculus I (TA) | U of SC | 5/5 |
| Summer 2018 | MATH 241 Vector Calculus | U of SC | 4.86/5 |
| Spring 2018 | MATH 122 Business Calculus | U of SC | 4.64/5 |
| Fall 2017 | MATH 111i Intensive Basic College Math | U of SC | 4.79/5 |
| Summer 2017 | MATH 142 Calculus II | U of SC | 5/5 |
| Spring 2017 | MATH 142 Calculus II (TA) | U of SC | 4.93/5 |
| Spring 2017 | MATH 142 Calculus II (TA) | U of SC | 5/5 |
| Spring 2017 | MATH 142 Calculus II (TA) | U of SC | 4.75/5 |
| Spring 2017 | MATH 142 Calculus II (TA) | U of SC | 4.84/5 |
| Fall 2016 | MATH 142 Calculus II (TA) | U of SC | 4.82/5 |
| Fall 2016 | MATH 142 Calculus II (TA) | U of SC | 4.44/5 |
| Summer 2016 | MAC 1114 Trigonometry | MDC | 4.89/5 |
| Spring 2016 | MAC 1105 College Algebra | MDC | 4.89/5 |
| Spring 2016 | MAC 1114 Trigonometry | MDC | 4.89/5 |
| Fall 2015 | MAC 1105 College Algebra | MDC | 4.89/5 |
| Fall 2015 | MAC 0057 Developmental Mathematics III | MDC | 4.87/5 |
| Fall 2015 | MGF 1107 Math for Liberal Arts II | MDC | 4.97/5 |
| Summer 2015 | MAC 1147 Precalculus | MDC | 4.95/5 |
| Fall 2015 | MAC 2312 Calculus II | MDC | 4.85/5 |