The SIAM Visiting Lecturer Program (VLP) provides the community with a roster of experienced and inspirational applied mathematicians and computational scientists in industry, government, and academia, who can speak on topics that are of interest to developing professional mathematicians.
Learn more about the following speakers from California, New York, and Washington and contact them if you are interested in them speaking at your institution.
Simone Bianco
Research Staff Member, IBM Research | San Jose, California, U.S.
Job Description: B.S. Physics and Astrophysics / M.S. Physics / Ph.D. Physics
Possible Lecture Topic and Audience: The wonderful world of life in a drop of water: Plankton dynamic and its importance for our lives / General audience
Possible Lecture Topic and Audience: Machine learning and AI in Biology / Undergraduate math majors and beyond
Possible Lecture Topic and Audience: Infectious disease dynamic and evolution / Graduate math majors and beyond
Jean Steiner
Senior Director of Data and Insights, Skillshare | New York City, New York, U.S.
Job Description: Head of data (including data science and business intelligence)
Other Positions: Data Scientist and Business Analyst at Google
Education: A.B. Mathematics / Ph.D. Mathematics
Possible Lecture Topic and Audience: Career exploration / General audience
Possible Lecture Topic and Audience: Data science (where data questions arise in running a business) / General audience (calculus experience and experience with proofs not required!)
Geographical Constraints: Based in NYC, travel depends on timeline.
Aaron Luttman
Advisor, Advanced Analytics, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | Richland, WA, U.S.
Job Description: Research mathematician with a focus on bringing mathematical developments in data analysis to new applications in national security. / Building interdisciplinary teams of scientists and mathematicians to solve real-world problems. / University outreach and collaboration.
Other Positions: Scientist, Manager, and Program Manager, Nevada National Security Site / Technical Advisor, National Nuclear Security Administration, US Department of Energy / Assistant Professor, Clarkson University
Education: B.S. Mathematics, Purdue University / M.S. Mathematics, University of Minnesota / Ph.D. Mathematics, University of Montana
Possible Lecture Topic and Audience: Undergraduate Research Opportunities in Nation's Nuclear Security Complex / Undergraduate math majors and beyond
Possible Lecture Topic and Audience: The Scientific Enterprise Underpinning Nuclear Nonproliferation Research and the Stewardship of the Nation's Nuclear Stockpile / General audience (calculus experience and experience with proofs not required!)
Possible Lecture Topic and Audience: Statistical Methods for Large-scale Inverse Problems, with applications to imaging in Nuclear Security / Graduate math majors and beyond
Carol Woodward
Computational Mathematician, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | Livermore, California, U.S.
Job Description: Develop and deploy time integration and nonlinear solver algorithms and software in large-scale scientific applications. Lead a team of computational mathematicians and software developers.
Education: B.S. Mathematics, Louisiana State University / M.A. in Computational and Applied Mathematics, Rice University / Ph.D. in Computational and Applied Mathematics, Rice University / Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Possible Lecture Topic and Audience: Solving PDEs in the DOE / Undergraduate math majors and beyond
Possible Lecture Topic and Audience: Coupled systems, numerical libraries, and high performance computing: How do these come together? / Mathematics graduate students and beyond
Possible Lecture Topic and Audience: Tips for a successful interview / Graduate math majors and beyond
Geographical Constraints: None, although funding for travel must be provided if it can't be done in less than a 2-hour drive.
Learn more about hosting a speaker at your institution by visiting the Program Guidelines.