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 Georgia, Massachusetts, Washington D.C., and Illinois and contact them if you are interested in them speaking at your institution.
Tasha R. Inniss
Associate Provost for Research, Spelman College | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Job Description: Provides leadership and strategic direction of the interdisciplinary and independent research enterprise at the college, including undergraduate research training.
Other Positions: Tenured Associate Professor of Mathematics
Education: B.S. in Mathematics / M.S. in Applied Mathematics / Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics
Other information: Alumna of HERS Leadership Institute
Possible Lecture Topic and Audience: Path to Math and Through Math / General audience
Possible Lecture Topic and Audience: From data mining to data science to analytics / Undergraduate math majors and beyond
Possible Lecture Topic and Audience: What is operations research exactly? / General audience (calculus experience and experience with proofs not required!)
Christopher Teixeira
Department Chief Engineer, MITRE | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Job Description: Department Chief Engineer and Principal Data Scientist for the Model-based analytics department.
Other Positions: Senior Analytic Consultant at Epsilon
Education: B.S. in Mathematics / M.S. in Operations Research
Possible Lecture Topic and Audience: Story Telling with Data / Undergraduate math majors and beyond
Possible Lecture Topic and Audience: When Machine Learning Fails / Mathematics graduate students and beyond
Possible Lecture Topic and Audience: Working with Messy Data / Undergraduate math majors and beyond
Availability Constraints: Preference is to schedule any talks at least 1-2 months in advance
Geographical Constraints: Prefers to stay in the New England area or Washington DC area
Bryan Williams
Scientist, SPAWAR Atlantic | Washington D.C., U.S.
Job Description: Study and research a variety of mathematical concepts and their relevance to Naval problems.
Other Positions: Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Hampton University
Education: B.S. Applied Mathematics / M.S. Mathematics / Ph.D. in Mathematics
Possible Lecture Topic and Audience: Troll and Robot Analysis using Common Enemy Relations / Graduate math students and beyond
Possible Lecture Topic and Audience: Naval funding opportunities for faculty and staff / General audience (calculus experience and experience with proofs not required!)
Stefan Wild
Computational Mathematician; Deputy Division Director, Argonne National Laboratory | Lemont, Illinois, U.S.
Job Description: Develop, analyze, and apply algorithms to solve challenging scientific and engineering problems. / Lead a great and talented group in applied mathematics, numerical software, and statistics.
Other Positions: Senior Fellow, Northwestern University
Education: B.S. Applied Mathematics / M.S. Applied Mathematics; M.S. Operations Research / Ph.D. Operations Research
Other information: Particular experience and enthusiasm in graduate student and postdoctoral development and opportunities.
Possible Lecture Topic and Audience: Student, postdoc, and staff opportunities at national laboratories / Students interested in long-term planning or internships; graduating students; and postdocs and faculty interested in collaborations
Possible Lecture Topic and Audience: Mathematical optimization for advancing science and engineering / Students and faculty in math, computer science, operations research, statistics, and related fields
Possible Lecture Topic and Audience: Perspective on applying for postdoctoral positions and graduate fellowships / Graduating undergrads to postdocs
Learn more about hosting a speaker at your institution by visiting the Program Guidelines.