Benjamin Sirb

Education

Georgia State University
Ph.D. Math (Graduating May 2018)
Dissertation: Decentralized parameter estimation for disease forecasting.
Courses: Matrix Analysis, Graph Theory, Combinatorial Matrix Theory, Optimization, Combinatorics, Numerical Analysis, Numerical Linear Algebra, Computational Methods in Statistics

Georgia Institute of Technology
M.S. Math, December 2011
Courses: Real analysis I & II, Functional Analysis, Operators on Hilbert spaces, Intro to Topology, Algebraic Topology, Complex Analysis, Classical Probability Theory, Statistical Estimation, and Abstract Algebra.

Georgia State University
Cum Laude B.S. Math & Stat, December 2009
Courses: Real analysis I & II, Abstract Algebra, Linear Algebra, Intro to Statistical Methods, Mathematical Statistics, Ordinary Differential Equations, Modern Geometry, and Calculus I-III among others.
Honors & Activities: Vice President of the Math and Stat Club; Dean's list 2008 & 2009

Publications

Decentralized Consensus Algorithm with Delayed and Stochastic Gradients
B. Sirb and X. Ye
SIAM Journal on Optimization, to appear, 2018. [PDF]

Consensus Optimization with Delayed and Stochastic Gradients on Decentralized Networks
B. Sirb and X. Ye
IEEE International Conference on Big Data, pp. 76-85, 2016. [PDF]

Teaching

Spelman College (Aug 2016 - May 2017)
Applied Calculus 1

Georgia State University (Aug 2014 - Present)
Calculus 1 & 2, Precalculus, Intro to College Algebra

University of North Georgia, Gainesville (Aug 2012 - July 2014)
Precalculus, College Algebra, Intro to College Algebra

Georgia Gwinnett College (Aug 2011 - May 2013)
Precalculus, College Algebra, Intro to College Algebra

Professional Experience

Brightside Data - Founder & CEO (Current)
Data consultation and analysis for corporate clients.

• Conduct statistical analysis of client data.
• Consultation for marketing campaign development.