Nikhil Bansal

Sixteen papers by CSE researchers at SODA 2025

CSE authors are presenting new research on topics in the area of discrete algorithms ranging from graph theory and optimization to computational geometry and data structures.

Theory on the rise

The Theory Lab at Michigan is quickly emerging as a national powerhouse in theoretical computer science.

Nikhil Bansal named Fellow of the ACM

This honor recognizes Bansal’s contributions to and excellence in theoretical computer science.

Five papers by CSE researchers presented at STOC 2023

Three CSE faculty have authored papers being presented at the conference on topics ranging from length-constrained computing flows to graph connectivity problems.

Explore CS Research year-long effort concludes with poster session

Designed to engage students in research, this year’s program has included workshops, panel sessions, and – of course – research!

CSE theory researchers co-author seven papers at IEEE FOCS 2022

The papers represented work by seven U-M researchers at one of the leading theoretical computing conferences in the world.

Nikhil Bansal invited to International Congress of Mathematicians

Bansal discussed recent developments in algorithmic approaches to discrepancy theory, a subfield of combinatorics with several applications in mathematics and computer science.

CSE researchers present six papers at STOC 2022

The papers represented work by six U-M researchers at the leading general theoretical computing conference in the world.

Algorithms, a random walk: A conversation with Nikhil Bansal

Bansal is known for his use of a broad mathematical toolset to find algorithmic solutions to problems once thought unsolvable.

CSE welcomes new faculty for academic year 2021/22

Meet the new arrivals.

Nikhil Bansal to join CSE as Patrick C. Fischer Professor of Theoretical Computer Science

Bansal is a leading researcher in the design and analysis of algorithms.