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Nathan Cordner

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Nathan Cordner

Biography

Nathan Cordner recently completed his PhD in computer science at Boston University with a research focus on algorithms for data mining problems. Before starting at BU he obtained BS and MS degrees in mathematics from Brigham Young University, and worked as a software engineer at Vecna Technologies in Cambridge, MA. Outside of work Nathan enjoys reading, hiking, baking, playing the piano and french horn, and spending time with his wife and two kids.

Nathan's research interests include data mining, clustering algorithms, and AI for digital humanities and historical research.

Education

PhD, Boston University, 2023

Major: Computer Science

MS, Boston University, 2019

Major: Computer Science

MS, Brigham Young University, 2016

Major: Mathematics

BS, Brigham Young University, 2014

Major: Mathematics

Teaching

CS 3310

Analysis of Algorithms, Spring 2025

CS 2300

Discrete Mathematical Structures I, Spring 2025

CS 3820

Visualization Analytics for Data Science, Spring 2025

Presentations

Cordner, Nathan (Presenter & Author), Mormon History Association 2025, "Mormon Missionary Communities_ Visualizing missionary departure cities, 1850 to 1930", Mormon History Association, Ogden, Utah. (June 6, 2025)
Cordner, Nathan (Presenter & Author), Kollios, George (Co-Author), Intermountain Engineering, Technology and Computing Conference (i-ETC 2025), "Scalable Algorithms for Max Size-Constrained Correlation Clustering", Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah. (May 9, 2025)
Cordner, Nathan (Presenter & Author), Mormon History Association 2024, "More than just quietly sitting? An AI approach to analyzing LDS messaging about reverence and worship in General Conference", Mormon History Association, Kirtland, Ohio. (June 15, 2024)
Cordner, Nathan (Presenter & Author), Kollios, George (Co-Author), The 16th Annual International Conference on Combinatorial Optimization and Applications (COCOA'23), "An Efficient Local Search Algorithm for Correlation Clustering on Large Graphs", UT Dallas, Honolulu, Hawaii. (December 15, 2023)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Cordner, Nathan , Kollios, George , "Scalable Algorithms for Max Size-Constrained Correlation Clustering" . IEEE Xplore digital library.
Cordner, Nathan , Kollios, George , (2023) "An Efficient Local Search Algorithm for Correlation Clustering on Large Graphs" (vol. 17). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland AG. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-49611-0_1
Cordner, Nathan , (2018) "An isomorphism extension theorem for Landau-Ginzburg B-models" (Issue: 8, vol. 46). Communications in Algebra. https://doi.org/10.1080/00927872.2018.1424872