Robert Womersley
Associate Professor
Office Room 3062 , The Red Centre
Phone 9385 7043
Fax 9385 7123
Email R.Womersley@unsw.edu.au
RESEARCH INTERESTS
  • Optimization methods and applications
  • Computational mathematics and high performance computing
  • Mathematical finance
ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES
School Computing, Academic, Standing, Policy & Resources committees
TEACHING DUTIES
RECENT GRANTS
  • ARC Discovery Grant: B. Goldys and R. S. Womersley, "Market model of implied volatility", 2005 - 2007.
  • ARC Discovery Grant: R. S. Womersley, "Approximation, cubature and point designs on spheres ", 2004 - 2006
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
  • E. Polak, J. O. Royset and R. S. Womersley, Algorithms with Adaptive Smoothing for Finite Min-max Problems, Journal of Optimization Theory and its Applications 119 (2003) 459-484.
  • I. H. Sloan and R. S. Womersley, Extremal systems of points and numerical integration on the sphere, Advances in Computational Mathematics 21 (2004) 107-125.
  • V. Jeyakumar, J. Ormerod and R. S. Womersley, Knowledge-based semi definite linear programming classifiers, Optimization Methods and Software 21, 5 (2006) 693-706.
  • X. Chen and R. S. Womersley, Existence of solutions to systems of underdetermined equations and spherical designs, SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis 44, 6 (2006) 2326 - 2341.
  • E. Polak, R. S. Womersley and H. X. Yin, An algorithm based on active sets and smoothing for disctetised semi-infinite minimax problems, Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, 138, 2 (2008) 311-328.
  • F. Y. Kuo, W. T. M. Dunsmuir, I. H. Sloan, M. P. Wand and R. S. Womersley, Quasi-Monte Carlo for highly structured generalised response models, Methodology and Computing in Applied Probability 10, 2 (2008) 239 - 275.
  • J. Evans, R. S. Womersley, D. Wong, and G. Woodbury, Operational Risks in Banks, JASSA The Finisa Journal of Applied Finance 2 (2008) 9 - 16.
FURTHER INFORMATION
More information on Robert Womersley can be obtained by looking at his personal web page or by contacting him directly.
School of Mathematics and Statistics, UNSW Sydney NSW 2052, Telephone: (+61 02) 9385 7111 CRICOS Provider Code 00098G; AUTHORISED BY Head, School of Mathematics and Statistics
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