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  1. math.mit.edu › ~msimkinMichael Simkin's Homepage - MIT Mathematics

    Welcome! I am an Instructor (≈ departmental postdoc) in Applied Mathematics at MIT's Department of Mathematics. I completed my PhD at the Einstein Institute of Mathematics and the Federmann Center for the Study of Rationality at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.

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  3. news.harvard.edu › gazette › storyHarvard mathematician answers 150-year-old chess problem

    Jan 21, 2022 · Michael Simkin, a postdoc fellow at Harvard, has calculated the lower and upper bounds of the number of ways to place n queens on a chessboard so that none attack each other. He used combinatorics, optimization, and entropy methods to solve the 150-year-old mathematical puzzle.

  4. math.mit.edu › ~msimkin › filesMichael Simkin j Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT...

    Michael Simkin j Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 2020 - 2023: Postdoctoral fellow, Center of Mathematical Sciences and Applica-tions, Harvard University. Education. Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. 2014 - 2020: PhD, Einstein Institute of Mathematics and Federmann Center for the Study of Rationality. Adviser: Prof. Nati Linial.

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  6. math.mit.edu › directory › profileMichael Simkin - MIT Mathematics

    Michael Simkin is an instructor of applied mathematics at the MIT math department. Previously, he was a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University's Center of Mathematical Sciences and Applications. He earned his PhD at Hebrew University, where he was advised by Nati Linial.

  7. www.sciencealert.com › a-harvard-mathematician-has-solved-anA Harvard Mathematician Has Basically Solved an Epic,...

    Jan 25, 2022 · Michael Simkin, a Harvard professor, has found an approximate solution to the n-queens problem, a chess puzzle that has baffled experts for 150 years. He used various methods and techniques to calculate the number of possible arrangements of queens on a board of any size.

  8. www.math.harvard.edu › michael-simkin-answers-n-queens-problemMichael Simkin Answers n-Queens Problem - Harvard Math

    Michael Simkin, a post-doctoral fellow at Harvard’s CMSA, has solved the 150-year-old chess-based n-queens problem. His paper and article are available on arXiv.org and The Harvard Gazette, respectively.

  9. www.quantamagazine.org › mathematician-answers-chess-problemMathematician Answers Chess Problem About Attacking Queens

    Sep 21, 2021 · It is the earliest version of a mathematical question called the n-queens problem whose solution Michael Simkin, a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University’s Center of Mathematical Sciences and Applications, zeroed in on in a paper posted in July.