Dr. Andrea Lincoln

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Andrea Lincoln joined the faculty at Boston University in 2023 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science. Her research focuses on theoretical computer science, with particular emphasis on average-case fine-grained complexity. Andrea earned her PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2020, where she was supervised by Virginia Vassilevska Williams. Following her PhD, Andrea conducted a postdoctoral fellowship under Barna Saha at the University of California, Berkeley from 2020 to 2021. Her work employs theoretical models to explore and understand complex systems, utilizing networks of reductions to provide shared explanations for the complexity of specific computational problems.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

2023-01-01 — Present

Boston University • null

Joined the faculty focusing on theoretical computer science.

Requirements for Boston University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.88
TOEFL
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
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  • Two letters of recommendation
  • Resume
  • LSAT or GRE scores
  • Transcripts through LSAC
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