Tyler Maunu

Tyler Maunu

Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Brandeis University
📧 maunu@brandeis.edu
📍 Office: Goldsmith 313
📚 F25: MATH 40A - Introduction to Applied Mathematics

About

I am an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Brandeis University. In 2018, I obtained my PhD in Mathematics and MS in Statistics at the University of Minnesota, and from 2018-2021 I was an Instructor of Applied Mathematics at MIT.

My current research interests span statistics, machine learning, computer vision, and nonconvex optimization. In the past, I have specifically focused on the problem of robust subspace recovery and more recently I have been interested in problems related to optimal transport.

Research Interests

Robust Machine Learning

Developing robust algorithms for learning from high-dimensional data with theoretical guarantees.

Optimal Transport

Investigating computational and theoretical aspects of optimal transport with applications to generative models.

Computer Vision

Developing algorithms and theory for 3D vision problems.

Nonconvex Optimization

Theory and algorithms for solving challenging optimization problems arising in modern data analysis.

Teaching

Fall 2025: MATH 40A - Introduction to Applied Mathematics

Recent Papers

G. Lerman, K. Li, T. Maunu and T. Zhang, 2025
T. Maunu and J. Yao, 2025
T. Maunu and M. Molina-Fructuoso - International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics (AISTATS), 2024

For a complete list of publications, please see Google Scholar profile.