Bill Kinnersley
Teaching Assistant, UIUC Math
Email: wkinner2@illinois.edu
Office: 224 Illini Hall
Teaching:
- Fall 2011: Math 124, Section E1
- Spring 2011: Math 231, Section U1
- Fall 2010: Math 124, Section Q1
- Spring 2010: Math 231, Sections BD0 and BD1
- Fall 2009: Math 181, Section B1
- Spring 2009: Math 234, Sections AD3 and AD7
- Fall 2008: Math 231, Sections DD5, LD1, and LD2
- Fall 2007: Math 220, Sections BD1 and BD2
- Spring 2005 - Spring 2007: Computer Science 225, various sections
Research:
My research interests lie in combinatorics and discrete, with a focus on extremal graph theory. I am especially interested in game and on-line graph parameters. A
“game” parameter models a competition, using a graph or hypergraph as a game board, between two or more players with conflicting objectives. For example,
game parameters can be used to model many well-known board games, such as reversi, Connect Four, and tic-tac-toe. An “on-line” parameter models a situation in
which one wishes to maximize or minimize some quantity, but must make decisions in “real time”, before all pertinent data is known. (On-line parameters can
often be viewed as game parameters in which one player constructs the game board during the course of the game, with the aim of hindering the other player.)
For more detailed information on my research, please refer to my research statement and publication list.
Curriculum Vitae