Minghao Wu Rostami Address: Department of Mathematics, 215 Carnegie Building, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244 Email: mwrostam@syr.edu Webpage: http://mwrostam.mysite.syr.edu/ Positions Tenure-Track Assistant Professor (August 2016 to present) Department of Mathematics, Syracuse University Postdoctoral Researcher (August 2013 to May 2016) Department of Mathematical Sciences, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Advisor: Sarah D. Olson Lecturer (January 2013 to May 2013) Department of Mathematics, University of Maryland, College Park Graduate Assistant (August 2007 to December 2012) Department of Mathematics and Department of Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park Education Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computation (December 2012) from University of Maryland, College Park Dissertation topic: Linear stability analysis using Lyapunov inverse iteration Advisor: Howard C. Elman B.S. in Applied Mathematics (July 2007) from South China University of Technology Research Interests My research interest lies in numerical linear algebra with applications in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). More specifically, I am interested in the following three areas: Efficient simulation of large-scale fluid-structure interactions Fast multipole method for the regularized Stokes formulation Preconditioners for linear systems arising from CFD Pseudospectral analysis of large, sparse matrices Numerical methods for computing the real structured pseudospectral abscissa Numerical methods for finding the real stability radius Numerical methods for linear stability analysis and bifurcation of large-scale dynamical systems Solvers for large-scale, non-symmetric eigenvalue problems Solvers for large-scale Lyapunov equations Numerical methods for detecting bifurcation phenomena Advising Experience One of two advisors of the mathematical modeling team of the 2015 Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) at Worcester Polytechnic Institute Project title: Integrating fish movement in multispecies population models Sponsor of the project: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) 1
Grant 1. Simons foundation collaboration grant for mathematicians (award ID: 527247) Project Title: Fast algorithms for fluid-structure interaction and pseudospectral analysis Date: September 1, 2017 to August 31, 2022 Paper In Progress 1. M. W. Rostami and S. D. Olson, Preconditioners for dense matrices arising from the method of regularized Stokeslets. Submitted 1. [2017] M. W. Rostami and F. Xue, Robust linear stability analysis and a new method for computing the action of the matrix exponential, submitted to SIAM Journal on Scientific Computation in May, 2017. Peer-Reviewed Papers 1. [2016] M. W. Rostami and S. D. Olson, Kernel independent fast multipole method within the framework of regularized Stokeslets, Journal of Fluids and Structures Vol. 67, pp. 60-84. 2. [2016] H.C. Elman and M. W. Rostami, Efficient iterative algorithms for linear stability analysis of incompressible flows, IMA Journal of Numerical Analysis Vol. 36, pp. 296-316. 3. [2015] M. W. Rostami, New algorithms for computing the real structured pseudospectral abscissa and the real stability radius of large and sparse matrices, SIAM Journal on Scientific Computation Vol. 37, No. 5, pp. S447-S471. 4. [2013] H. C. Elman and M. Wu, Lyapunov inverse iteration for computing a few rightmost eigenvalues of large generalized eigenvalues problems, SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications Vol. 34, No. 4, pp. 1685-1707. 5. [2012] H. C. Elman, K. Meerbergen, A. Spence, and M. Wu, Lyapunov inverse iteration for identifying Hopf bifurcations in models of incompressible flow, SIAM Journal on Scientific Computation Vol. 34, No. 3, pp. A1584-A1606. Conference Proceedings 1. [2012] S. Timme, K. J. Badcock, M. Wu, and A. Spence, Lyapunov Inverse iteration for stability analysis using computational fluid dynamics, The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Paper 2012-1563, in the proceedings of the 53 rd AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference. Technical Reports 1. [2015] C. Fitzgerald*, A. Gambino*, J. Keane*, C. Mauck*, M. W. Rostami, and B. Tilley, Integrating fish movement in multispecies population modeling, Final report of the 2015 WPI- NOAA REU. (* REU students) Posters 1. Simulation of fluid-structure interactions modeled by regularized Stokes formulation using fast multipole method Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) Research Symposium, April 2015. 2. Efficient simulation of fluid-structure interactions modeled by regularized Stokes formulation using kernel-independent fast multipole method SIAM Conference on Computational Sciences and Engineering, March 2015. 3. Robust linear stability analysis and a new method for computing the action of the matrix 2
exponential Meeting of the International Linear Algebra Society, July 2017 (to be presented). Conference Talks Invited Talks 1. Efficient iterative algorithms for linear stability analysis SIAM Conference on Applied Linear Algebra, October 2015. 2. Efficient iterative algorithms for linear stability analysis of incompressible flows SIAM Conference on Computational Sciences and Engineering, February 2013. 3. To catch a hacker: protecting a computer network from randomly arriving hackers INFORMS Computing Society Conference, January 2009. Contributed Talks 1. Robust linear stability analysis and a new method for computing the action of the matrix exponential SIAM Annual Meeting, July 2017 (to be given). 2. Efficient simulation of a large number of microswimmers using fast multipole method Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, November 2015. 3. Efficient simulation of fluid-structure interations using fast multipole method SIAM Conference on Applied Linear Algebra, October 2015. 4. Efficient simulation of fluid-structure interations using fast multipole method Frontiers in Applied and Computational Mathematics Conference, June 2015. 5. Algorithms for computing the real structured pseudospectral abscissa and the distance to real structured instability Copper Mountain Conference on Iterative Methods, April 2014. 6. Lyapunov inverse iteration for computing a few rightmost eigenvalues of large generalized eigenvalue problems Special Session for the Student Paper Prize Finalists at SIAM Conference on Computational Sciences and Engineering, February 2013. 7. Lyapunov inverse iteration for computing a few rightmost eigenvalues of large generalized eigenvalue problems Special Session for the Student Paper Prize Winners at Copper Mountain Conference on Iterative Methods, March 2012. 8. Lyapunov inverse iteration for identifying Hopf bifurcations in models of incompressible flow Mid Atlantic Numerical Analysis Day, November 2011. Department Talks 1. Parallel computing in Matlab High Performance Computing Seminar at the Department of Mathematical Sciences, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, February 2015. 2. How to solve a discrete PDE BioFluid Seminar at the Department of Mathematical Sciences, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, December 2014. 3. An overview of fast multipole method BioFluid Seminar at the Department of Mathematical Sciences, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, October 2014. 4. Numerical methods for linear stability analysis Colloquium at the Department of Mathematical Sciences, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, September 2013. 5. Lyapunov inverse iteration for computing a few rightmost eigenvalues of large generalized eigenvalue problems Numerical Analysis Seminar at the Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Bath, May 2012. 6. Lyapunov inverse iteration for computing a few rightmost eigenvalues of large generalized 3
eigenvalue problems Numerical Analysis Seminar at the Department of Mathematics, University of Maryland, College Park, April 2012. Teaching Experiences As instructor Elementary Mathematical Models (Fall 2007, Summer 2011, UMD) College Algebra (Summer 2008, UMD) Pre-Calculus (Summer 2012, UMD) Calculus I (Fall 2013, WPI) Calculus II (Spring 2018, SU) Calculus III (Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2016, WPI) Calculus IV (Fall 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, WPI) Ordinary Differential Equations (Fall 2015, WPI) First Course in Linear Algebra (Fall 2016, Spring 2017, SU) Numerical Methods with Programming (Fall 2017, SU) Methods of Numerical Analysis II (Spring 2018, SU) As teaching assistant Calculus I (Fall 2008, UMD) Linear Algebra (Spring 2008, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, UMD). Honors and Awards SIAM Early Career Travel Award ($650) for attending the SIAM Conference on Applied Linear Algebra, 2015. Travel award (free lodging, registration and $200 for other travel expenses) offered by New Jersey Institute of Technology for attending the Frontiers in Applied and Computational Mathematics Conference, 2015. Travel award ($500) offered by the Association for Women in Mathematics for attending the AWM Research Sympoium, 2015. Travel award (free lodging and registration) offered by the Copper Mountain Conference on Iterative Methods, 2012 and 2014. One of the eight finalists of the 4 th Bavarian Graduate School of Computational Engineering (BGCE) Student Paper Prize, 2013. Research Assistantship from various NSF and DOE grants awarded to Howard Elman at University of Maryland, College Park, 2009-2012. Jacob K. Goldhaber Travel Award ($600) offered by the Graduate School at University of Maryland, College Park, 2012.* Travel award ($200) offered by the Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computation Program at University of Maryland, College Park, 2012.* Travel award ( 800) from an Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) network grant awarded to Alastair Spence at University of Bath, 2012.* One of the three winners of the Student Paper Prize at the 12 th Copper Mountain Conference on Iterative Methods, 2012. Academic Excellence Award ($3,000) offered by the Department of Mathematics at University of Maryland, College Park, 2007. (* These awards were for a one-month visit to the Department of Mathematical Sciences at 4
University of Bath in summer 2012, at the invitation of Alastair Spence.) Services Journal referee Journal of Computational Physics Linear Algebra and its Applications Numerical Linear Algebra with Applications Numerische Mathematik SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing Conference session chair Numerical Analysis: Part II, SIAM Annual Meeting, July 2017. Numerical PDEs and Applications: Part II, SIAM Conference on Applied Linear Algebra, October 2015. Applications/Matrix Computations, Copper Mountain Conference on Iterative Methods, April 2014. Course development Matrix Methods for Data Sciences (for the Master s program in Data Science) Committee Chair of the PhD Dissertation Oral Exam Committee of Yukan Zhang from the Department of Electrical Engineering, September 2016. Panelist Navigating the Tenure Track: A Panel Discussion for Women Postdocs and Grad Students in STEM organized by WiSE (Women in Science and Engineering), November 2016. 5 Minghao Wu Rostami