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Fan Wei

Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Mathematics
Duke Mathematics, Campus Box 90320, Durham, NC 27708
Box 90320, Durham, NC 27708

Research Interests


My research interests include extremal combinatorics, probabilistic combinatorics, applications of combinatorics to computer science.

I am especially interested in using tools from probability, analysis and algebra to analyze large networks or other combinatorial objects.

Selected Grants


Extremal Combinatorics: Themes and Challenging Problems

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2023 - 2028

On Regularity Methods and Applications in Graph Theory

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2020 - 2024

Fellowships, Gifts, and Supported Research


Seed Grant: Combinatorics Seminar: Bridging the Math and Computer Science Faculty Communities · 2024 PI · Duke Office of Faculty Advancement & Duke Office of Interdisciplinary Studies

External Relationships


  • Banff International Research Station
  • Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • International Congress for Basic Science
  • Peking University
  • Princeton University

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