Advanced Computation and Modelling Program
Here are the current members staff and students of the program,
together with a short description of their research interests.
A list of former members on our group are contained on our
history page.
Staff Members
- Dr Markus
Hegland works on data mining, fast Fourier transforms, ill-posed
problems, in particular numerical differentiation and the solution
of banded linear systems of equations
- Prof Richard
Brent works in Computational number theory; Computational
complexity and analysis of algorithms; Computer architecture and
novel models of computing; Numerical analysis and numerical
algorithms; Random number generators; Software and the WWW.
- Dr Steve Roberts
works on Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations: In
particular Data Mining, Predictive Modelling, Thin Plate Splines;
Geophysical Problems; Robust Fluid Flow Calculations.
- Dr Linda Stals
works on Cache optimisations of iterative methods, Parallel
implementation of multigrid methods, Adaptive refinement of
unstructured finite element grids and Object orientated
programming.
- Dr Jochen
Garcke works on Sparse grids (Classification, Regression,
Semi-supervised learning) Density Estimation; Highdimensional
Partial Differential Equations; Eigenvalue Problems / Schrödinger
Equation; Diffusion Approximation of Queueing Networks /
Fokker-Planck-equation
- Dr Matthew Hardy
works on computational fluid dynamics, and parallel domain
decomposition methods.
Long Time Visiting Fellows
- Prof Mike Osborne
works on Numerical linear algebra, and eigenvalue problems;
Solution of boundary value problems in ODE's; Estimation and
approximation; Polyhedral convex functions; Discrete simulation
- Dr Belinda
Barnes is a visiting fellow who works on nonlinear dynamics and
investigates aspects of both the analytical and numerical analysis
of such systems.
- Dr Chris Zoppou (GeoSciences Australia) is a visiting
fellow who works on the solution of shallow water wave equations.
- Dr Ole Nielsen (GeoSciences Australia) works on Parallel
Data mining Algorithms
Students
- Shev MacNamara works with Markus Hegland on master equation
formulation of gene switching.
- Kurt Putniks works with Steve Roberts on the solution of gas
dynamics.
Associates
Previous Members of
the Program
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