Gerandy
Brito

General Information

Email:
gbrito3@gatech.edu
Phone:
4048942000
Location - Building:
KACB
Location - Room:
2132
Roles:
Lecturer (any rank)
Primary Unit:
School of Computing Instruction
Website URL
School of Computing Instruction

Details

Degrees with subject and Postdoc Experience:
Degree Type
Ph.D.
Subject
Mathematics
Year
2017
Institution
University of Washington
Location
Seattle, WA
Statement of Research Interests:

I am interested in using probabilistic tools to design learning algorithms in complex systems. I am also interested in how to effectively teach highly technical material, such as Algorithms, both in traditional settings and at scale.

Statement of Teaching Interests:

I am interested in teaching courses in the Theory Thread, such as Discrete Mathematics and Algorithms. I aim to expose students to the mathematical tools needed to develop a deeper understanding of algorithm design. 

Selection of recent research, scholarly, and creative activities:

Selected Publications
• Absence of backward infinite path in first passage percolation in any dimension.
with Michael Damron and Jack Hanson.
Annals of Probability, Vol. 51, No. 1, pp 70-100, 2023.
• Spectral gap in random bipartite biregular graphs with application to clustering in random networks.
with Ioana Dumitriu and Kameron Harris.
Combinatorics, Probability and Computing. Vol 31, Issue 2, pp. 229 - 267, 2022.
• On a family of measures with finitely many infinite geodesics in planar first passage percolation.
with C. Hoffman.
Progress in Probability. 77, pp 163-186, 2020.
• Ewens sampling and invariable generation.
with C. Fowler, M. Junge, and A. Levy.
Combinatorics, Probability, and Computing. Vol 27, Issue 6, pp. 853-891, 2018.
• Recovery and rigidity in a regular stochastic block model.
with I. Dumitriu, G. Ganguly, C. Hoffman, and L. V. Tran.
Proceedings of the Twenty-Seventh Annual ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms. SIAM, 2016.
Honors & Awards
• Faculty Award for Academic Outreach from the Center for Teaching and Learning, GaTech, 2024.
• William D. \Bill" Leahy Jr. Outstanding Instructor Award, 2021.
• Class of 1934 CIOS Honor Roll, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023, Summer
2024.
• Academic Merit Award, University of Washington, 2012.