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CDO-Affiliated Faculty

The research interests of CDO participating faculty include nearly every computationally-intensive arena in engineering, science, and mathematics. Click on faculty names below to visit their web sites.

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Name, Title Department Contact Research Interests
Brian Anthony
Research Scientist
Laboratory for Manufacturing and Productivity Room 35-014B
(617) 324-7437
banthony@mit.edu

Video Event Analysis/ Detection, Video Based System Monitoring, Dynamic Systems, Optimization Systems, Optimization Techniques for Video and Image Processing, High Speed Imaging and Motion Analysis, Machine Vision, Video Databases, N-Dimensional Data Analysis and Visualization
Hamsa Balakrishnan
Assistant Professor

Aeronautics & Astronautics Room 33-329
(617) 253-6101
hamsa@mit.edu
Air Traffic Control, Traffic Flow Management, Airport Operations Scheduling, Hybrid Systems
Paul Barton
Professor
Chemical Engineering Room 66-464
(617) 253-6526
pib@mit.edu
Dynamic Modeling, Simulation and Optimization, Hybrid and Embedded Systems, Mixed-integer and Global Optimization Theory and Algorithms, Design and Operation of Micro-scale Chemical Processes, Systems Biology, Batch Process Design and Operation
Klaus-Jürgen Bathe
Professor
Mechanical Engineering Room 3-356
(617) 253-6645
kjb@MIT.EDU
Finite Element Methods, Solids, Structures, CFD, Multi-physics
Mark Bathe
Assistant Professor
Biological Engineering Room NE47-323
(617) 324-5685
mark.bathe@MIT.EDU
Computational Cell Biology; Quantitative Fluorescence Microscopy; Image Analysis; Numerical Methods for Stochastic Inverse Problems
Dimitris Bertsimas
Professor, and Co-Director, Operations Research Center
Sloan School of Management Room E53-363
(617) 253-4223
dbertsim@mit.edu
Discrete Optimization, Convex Optimization, Robust Optimization, Dynamic Optimization, Applied Probability, Data Mining, Health Care, Finance, Financial Engineering
Luca Daniel
Emanuel E. Landsman Associate Professor
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Room 36-849
(617) 253-2631
luca@mit.edu
Model Order Reduction, Analog RF Circuits Modeling and Optimization, MEMS, Integrated Magnetics, Interconnect, Parasitic Extraction, Signal Integrity, Electromagnetic Field Solvers.
David Darmofal
Associate Professor
Aeronautics & Astronautics Room 33-207
(617) 258-0743
darmofal@mit.edu
Computational Fluid Dynamics, HP-adaptive Methods, Probabilistic Design
Olivier de Weck
Associate Professor
Aeronautics & Astronautics and Engineering Systems Room 33-410
(617) 253-0255
deweck@mit.edu
Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (MDO), System Architecture, Multiobjective Optimization, Multi-stage Stochastic Programming, Design for Flexibility, Real Options
Mark Drela
Professor
Aeronautics & Astronautics Room 37-475
(617) 253-0067
drela@mit.edu
Aerodynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Design Methodology
Alan Edelman
Professor, Applied Mathematics
Mathematics Room 2-343
(617) 253-7770
edelman@mit.edu
High Performance Computing, Numerical Computation, Linear Algebra, Stochastic Eigenanalysis (Random Matrix Theory)
Benoit Forget
Assistant Professor
Nuclear Science and Engineering Room 24-214
(617) 253-1655
bforget@mit.edu
Computational Transport Theory, Reactor Physics, Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Robert Freund
Deputy Dean, and Theresa Seley Professor in Management Science
Sloan School of Management Room E52-476
(617) 253-8997
rfreund@mit.edu
Convex Optimization, Constrained Optimization, Continuous Optimization, Linear Programming, Semi-definite Programming, Complexity Theory
David Gamarnik
Assistant Professor, Operations Research
Sloan School of Management Room E53-353
(617) 253-7779
gamarnik@mit.edu
Stochastic Processes and Queueing Theory, Applications to Business Processes, Probabilistic Combinatorics, Algorithms and Combinatorial Optimization, Scheduling, Statistical Learning Theory
Stephen Graves
Abraham J. Siegel Professor of Management Science
Sloan School of Management Room E53-347
(617) 253-6602
sgraves@mit.edu
Operations Research Models and Methods to Solve Problems in Manufacturing Systems, Supply Chains and Service Operations
Nicolas Hadjiconstantinou
Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering Room 3-364
(617) 452-2280
ngh@mit.edu
Nanoscale Fluid Mechanics, Molecular Simulation, Particle Methods, Stochastic Methods
Jongyoon Han
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Biological Engineering
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and Biological Engineering Room 36-841
(617) 253-2290
jyhan@mit.edu
BioMEMS, Microfluidics, Nanofluidics, Molecular Separation, Manipulation
Steven G. Johnson
Associate Professor, Applied Mathematics
Mathematics Room 2-388
(617) 253-4073
stevenj@mit.edu

Nanophotonics, Large-scale Computation, Photonic Crystals, Optics, FFT
Ruben Juanes
Assistant Professor,
ARCO Professor in Energy Studies, and Gilbert W. Winslow Career Development Chair
Civil and Environmental Engineering Room 48-319
617-253-7191
juanes@mit.edu
Modeling and Simulation of Multiphase Flow through Porous Media, Mixed Finite Element Methods, Variational Multiscale Methods, Front-Tracking/ Streamline Simulation, Applications to Geological CO2 Sequestration and Gas Hydrates in Ocean Sediments
Retsef Levi
Robert N. Noyce Career Development Professor, Assistant Professor of Management
Sloan School of Management Room E53-389
(617) 253-4155
retsef@mit.edu
Stochastic Optimization, Inventory Management, Supply Chain Management, Approximation Algorithms, Revenue Management
Thomas Magnanti
Institute Professor
School of Engineering Room 1-206
(617) 253-6604
magnanti@mit.edu
Combinatorial and Network Optimization, Nonlinear Programming, Large-scale Optimization, Communications Systems, Manufacturing, Transportation Planning, Logistics
Youssef Marzouk
Boeing Assistant Professor
Aeronautics & Astronautics Room 33-305
(617) 253-1337
ymarz@mit.edu
Uncertainty Quantification, Data Assimilation, Inverse Problems, Statistical Inference, Bayesian Computation. Applications to Energy Conversion Systems, Chemically Reacting Flows, Transport Processes, Vortex Dynamics, Fluid Mixing, Chemical Kinetics
Alexander Mitsos
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering Room 3-158
(617) 324-6768
mitsos@mit.edu
Optimization of Energy Systems, Optimal Design and Operation of Microchemical Systems, Phase Equilibrium Thermodynamics, Combustion and Exhaust Gas After-treatment, Development of Numerical Algorithms for (global) Optimization
Asuman Ozdaglar
Assistant Professor
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Room 32-D630
(617) 324-0058
asuman@mit.edu
Nonlinear Optimization and Convex Analysis, Game Theory, Network Economics, Pricing and Resource Allocation Games, Network Optimization and Control, Optical Networks, Wireless and Wireline Networks
Pablo Parrilo
Finmeccanica Career Development Professor of Engineering
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Room 32D-726
(617) 324-1542
parrilo@mit.edu
Optimization Methods for Engineering Applications, Control and Identification of Uncertain Complex Systems, Robustness Analysis and Synthesis, Convex Optimization, Algebraic Techniques in Optimization, Computational Tools Based on Convex Optimization and Algorithmic Algebra, Quantum Information Theory
Anthony T. Patera
Ford Professor of Engineering, Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Co-Director, Center for Computational Engineering, and Computation for Design and Optimization Program
Mechanical Engineering Room 3-266
(617) 253-8122
patera@mit.edu
Numerical Methods, Partial Differential Equations, Variational Techniques, Finite Element Methods, A Posteriori Error Estimation, Reduced Basis Methods, Real-time Computing, Parameter Estimation
Jaime Peraire
Professor of Aeronautics & Astronautics; Director, Aerospace Computational Design Laboratory
Aeronautics & Astronautics Room 37-451
(617) 253-1981
peraire@mit.edu
Computational Aerodynamics, PDE Optimization, A-Posteriori Error Estimation, Certificates for PDE's, Mesh Generation, Aeroacoustics, Large Eddy Simulation, Discontinuous Galerkin Methods
Georgia Perakis
Professor of Operations Research
Sloan School of Management Room E53-359
(617) 253-8277
georgiap@mit.edu
Optimization, Competition, Price of Anarchy, Robust Optimization, Applications in Transportation, Revenue Management, Dynamic Pricing, Supply Chains
Raul Radovitzky
Charles Stark Draper Associate Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Aeronautics & Astronautics Room 33-316
(617) 252-1518
rapa@MIT.EDU
Computational Mechanics, Multiscale Material Modeling, Fluid-structure Interaction
David Simchi-Levi
Professor
Civil & Environmental Engineering and Engineering Systems Room 1-171
(617) 253-6160
dslevi@mit.edu
Design of distribution/service systems, Integrating inventory control and transportation costs, Inventory theory, Location Theory, Production systems: design and control, Scheduling and sequencing, Supply-Chain Management, Telecommunications networks: design and control, Vehicle routing problems
Gilbert Strang
Professor
Mathematics Room 2-240
(617) 253-4383
gs@math.mit.edu
Linear Algebra, Applied Mathematics, Scientific Computation, Pascal Matrices, Finite Element Method, Wavelets
Bruce Tidor
Professor of Biological Engineering and Computer Science
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Room 32-212
(617) 253-7258
tidor@mit.edu
Molecular Modeling, Structural Biology, Theoretical Chemistry, Computational and Systems Biology, Rational Molecular Design, Biochemical Network Analysis
Joel Voldman
Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Room 36-824
(617) 253-2094
voldman@mit.edu
BioMEMS, Cellular Manipulation
Qiqi Wang
Assistant Professor
Aeronautics & Astronautics Room 33-408
(617) 253-0921
qiqi@mit.edu
Aerodynamics, Control and Optimization, Uncertainty Quantification, Numerical Analysis
Jacob White
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Associate Director of RLE
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Room 36-817
(617) 253-2543
white@MIT.EDU
Computer-aided Design, CAD, Computational Prototyping, Numerical Algorithms, Numerical Analysis, Simulation, Optimization, Circuits, Interconnect, Micromachining, MEMS, BioMEMS, Biomolecule Design, Systems Biology
Karen Willcox
Associate Professor; Co-Director, Center for Computational Engineering, and Computation for Design and Optimization Program
Aeronautics & Astronautics Room 37-447
(617) 253-3503
kwillcox@MIT.EDU
Model Reduction, Multidisciplinary Design Optimization, Aircraft Design, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Numerical Analysis
Brian Williams
Professor
Aeronautics & Astronautics Room 33-330
(617) 253-1678
williams@mit.edu
Finite Domain Constraint Optimization, Mixed Logic Linear Programming, Autonomous Systems, System Design Tools, Fault-adaptive Systems
John Williams
Associate Professor
Civil & Environmental Engineering Room 1-250
(617) 253-7201
jrw@MIT.EDU
Information Technology, Web-based Education Technology, Computer Simulation, Discrete Element Analysis of Granular and Powder Systems

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