The polls for the 2023 SIAM General Election open Tuesday, September 12, 2023. SIAM membership will elect a President-Elect, Vice President-at-Large, and Secretary, as well as three members to the SIAM Board of Trustees and four to the SIAM Council.
The Board is responsible for the management of SIAM, taking into account the professional and scientific policies and objectives of SIAM. The Board also has full legal control of all the assets of SIAM. The Council is responsible for formulating scientific policies of SIAM, monitoring its technical activities, proposing new activities, and recommending action to the Board as appropriate. You can review the candidates' biographical information and statements regarding the future direction of SIAM below.
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*indicates incumbent
Candidate Profiles
President-Elect
Juan C. Meza
Affiliation:
University of California, Merced
Professional Experience:
Professor, Applied mathematics, University of California, Merced (2011-present)
Division director, Mathematical sciences, National Science Foundation (2018-2022)
Dean, School of Natural Sciences, University of California, Merced (2011-2017)
Department head, Senior scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (2002-2011)
Distinguished member of technical staff, Department manager, Sandia National Laboratories (1987-2002)
Lecturer/Research associate, Rice University (1986-1987)
Research engineer, Exxon Production Research (1980-1986)
Education:
Ph.D., Computational and applied mathematics, Rice University (1986)
M.A., Computational and applied mathematics, Rice University (1986)
M.S., Electrical engineering, Rice University (1979)
B.S., Electrical engineering, Rice University (1978)
SIAM Activities:
Associate editor, SIAM Review (2014-2019)
Member, Organizing committee, SIAM Conference on Optimization (2017)
Chair, SIAM Activity Group on Optimization (2014-2016)
SIAM News liaison, SIAM Activity Group on Optimization (2014-2016)
Member, Committee on Science Policy (2007-2012)
Member, Human Resources Committee (2008-2011)
Member, SIAM Board of Trustees (2006-2011)
Member, Membership Committee (2002-2006)
Member, Committee on Programs and Conferences (2001-2003)
Professional Memberships:
Fellow, American Mathematical Society (2021)
Fellow, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (2019)
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (2010)
Member, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Computational Science and Engineering
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Optimization
Member, Association for Computing Machinery
Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Life Member, Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science
Research Interests:
Nonlinear optimization
Derivative-free optimization
High performance computing
Numerical analysis
Website:
https://juancmeza.com
Candidate Statement:
SIAM is the premier professional society for applied mathematics. I have been a member for over 30 years, since attending my first conference as a graduate student. Throughout my career, first in industry, then the national labs, and now in academia, I have seen the incredible impact that applied mathematics has had in addressing today’s world problems, both small and large scale. Most recently, in my role as Division Director for Mathematical Sciences at the National Science Foundation, I saw first-hand how critical it was to have strong support for basic research in the mathematical sciences. During my time at NSF, we worked with numerous other disciplines and developed close partnerships that helped both sides, including programs in biology, materials, and computer science, to name just a few. I also saw how applied mathematicians responded directly to the crisis facing us during the COVID-19 pandemic and helped us better understand and predict events that likely saved lives.
Professional societies, such as SIAM, also play an important role. I would like to see SIAM take additional steps to work more closely with funding agencies, both nationally and internationally. My own experiences with federal agencies have led me to believe that input from the community is highly valued and can have a positive impact on research budgets. The SIAM Committee on Science Policy is a great start and I believe it does a great job of advocating for applied mathematics. Based on my experiences at the National Science Foundation and with the Department of Energy, I believe we could take this to the next level. For example, SIAM could play an important role in working with the applied math community in collecting and championing new research areas, thereby elevating them to the attention of funding agencies, as other disciplines already do. There are many mechanisms for doing this. A few that I think SIAM could explore are special advisory boards, workshops, and regular reports on research areas important to national priorities.
I am also committed to increasing the participation of women and underrepresented groups in applied mathematics. As an underrepresented minority, I am keenly aware of the many challenges facing members of these groups. SIAM has always shown leadership in this area among all the professional societies that I know, and I am thankful for the many ways that it has supported my professional career. We can and should reaffirm our support for diversity in this area through the programs already in place and new ones. The new SIAM Activity Group on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion could play a leading role in this area.
SIAM has a bright future ahead. I have enjoyed helping SIAM over the years since I first joined as a graduate student, and moving forward, I would be honored to help in any way I can.
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Carol S. Woodward
Affiliation:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
Professional Experience:
Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff, Center for Applied Scientific Computing (CASC), LLNL (2022-present)
Research staff member, CASC, LLNL (1997-2022)
Postdoctoral staff member, CASC, LLNL (1996-1997)
Education:
Ph.D., Computational and applied mathematics, Rice University
M.A., Computational and applied mathematics, Rice University
B.S., Mathematics, Louisiana State University
SIAM Activities:
SIAM Vice President at Large (2018-2021)
Chair, SIAM Major Awards Committee (2018-2021)
Member, Editorial board, SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing (2013-2018)
Member, SIAM Diversity Advisory Committee (2014-2017)
Chair, SIAM Activity Group on Geosciences (2015-2016)
Member, Editorial board, SIAM News (2012-2015)
Member, SIAM Council (2010-2015)
Chair, Selection committee, SIAM/ACM Prize in Computational Science and Engineering (2015)
Member, Organizing committee, SIAM Conference on Mathematical and Computational Issues in the Geosciences (2003, 2015)
SIAM Council representative, SIAM Board (2014-2015)
Participant, SIAM-EESI Workshop on Future Directions in CSE Education and Research (2014)
Member, Selection committee, SIAM/ACM Prize in Computational Science and Engineering (2013)
Member, Organizing committee, SIAM Annual Meeting (2005, 2012)
Vice-Chair, SIAM Activity Group on Computational Science and Engineering (2011-2012)
Member, Editorial board, SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis (2004-2012)
Member, Organizing committee, SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering (2011)
Secretary, SIAM Activity Group on Computational Science and Engineering (2009-2010)
Co-chair, Organizing committee, SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering (2009)
Member, SIAM ad hoc Fellows Committee (2007-2008)
Program chair, SIAM Activity Group on Computational Science and Engineering (2007-2008)
Secretary, SIAM Activity Group on Geosciences (2007-2008)
Organized numerous minisymposia in several different SIAM conferences, including the SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering, SIAM Annual Meeting, SIAM Conference on Mathematical and Computational Issues in the Geosciences, SIAM Conference on Parallel Processing for Scientific Computing, SIAM Conference on Uncertainty Quantification, and SIAM Conference on Mathematics of Planet Earth
Professional Memberships:
Fellow, Association for Women in Mathematics (2021)
Fellow, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (2017)
Member, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Computational Science and Engineering
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Data Science
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Geosciences
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Mathematics of Planet Earth
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Supercomputing
Member, American Geophysical Union
Member, Association for Women in Mathematics
Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Computer Society and Power and Energy Society
Research Interests:
Scientific simulation and verification
Numerical nonlinear solvers and time integrators
High performance computing
Numerical methods for scientific models such as subsurface flow, climate simulation, and power grids
Website:
https://people.llnl.gov/woodward6
Candidate Statement:
SIAM has been, and continues to be, a strong professional resource for applied mathematicians and computational scientists in industry, government labs, and academia. SIAM’s conferences are frequently a place for connecting related work in differing applications and industries and are often the primary place where applied mathematicians go to build their professional networks. SIAM journals are at the top of their respective areas and are typically the first place many in our community go for high-quality papers. SIAM Activity Groups aid in connecting members with overlapping research interests and foster healthy research communities. In addition, SIAM Prizes and Awards recognize achievements in applied mathematics and bring prestige to applied and industrial mathematics world-wide.
New challenges are facing our field today, and as the main society that serves it, SIAM must respond to these challenges while maintaining its high-quality support of the worldwide applied mathematics community. I expect we will see continued growth in the field as it supports explosive growth in data science and machine learning as well as continued growth in computational science throughout the world. Concurrently, we are seeing significant changes in high-end computer architectures that will also focus demand for new algorithms and heightened need for synergy between mathematicians, computer scientists, and applications scientists. Financially, decreasing journal subscriptions and open access requirements are challenging the journal revenue generation that SIAM relies on for much of its budget.
Through the office of SIAM President, I hope to help SIAM meet these challenges by supporting SIAM’s strong portfolios of journals, conferences, activity groups, prizes, geographic sections, educational support, and committees as they work to strengthen SIAM’s engagement with industrial applied mathematicians; expanding its conferences and networking opportunities throughout our international community; and increasing recognition for applied and industrial mathematics. This work needs to be done while promoting high standards of research and education in applied mathematics as part of an inclusive and diverse community.
Through my work with SIAM as Vice President-at-Large, Council member, officer in activity groups, and on several committees, I have seen the tremendous energy and engagement SIAM’s programs have fostered in our global community.
I look forward to putting this experience to work with SIAM’s many excellent volunteers and staff to meet our current and future challenges.
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Vice President-at-Large
Thomas A. Grandine
Affiliation:
University of Washington
Professional Experience:
Instructor, University of Washington (2021-present)
Senior technical fellow, Boeing Company (2012-2020)
Boeing Company (1986-2020)
Education:
Ph.D., Numerical analysis, University of Wisconsin (1985)
M.A., Mathematics, University of Wisconsin (1984)
M.S., Computer science, University of Wisconsin (1982)
B.S., Computer science and mathematics, Yale University (1981)
SIAM Activities:
Member, Human Resources Committee (2022-present)
Member, Advancement Advisory Committee (2020-present)
Member, Financial Management Committee (2019-present)
Member, Board of Trustees (2018-present)
Member, Committee on Science Policy (2017-present)
Associate editor, SIAM Journal on Applied Algebra and Geometry (2016-2021)
Chair, Fellows Canvassing Committee (2017-2020)
Member, Fellows Canvassing Committee (2015-2020)
Vice President for Industry (2011-2016)
Member, Fellows Selection Committee (2013-2015)
Associate editor, SIAM Undergraduate Research Online (2007-2015)
Chair, SIAM Activity Group on Geometric Design (2007-2008)
Program director, SIAM Activity Group on Geometric Design (2005-2006)
Professional Memberships:
Fellow, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (2011)
Member, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Research Interests:
Numerical analysis
Numerical optimization
Geometric design
Shape optimization
Topology optimization
Candidate Statement:
I have been a member of SIAM for more than 40 years, and the trajectory of my career would have been entirely different were it not for the influence of the many wonderful friends and colleagues I have met through SIAM. For much of the past 20 years, I have attempted to pay those benefits forward by serving SIAM in various capacities, and I hope to continue to do so as SIAM Vice President-at-Large. SIAM faces many challenges in the coming years, including open access publication,
new conference and collaboration models, international membership and growth, and an ever-changing industrial mathematical landscape. I want to help ensure that not only does SIAM survive these challenges, but that it is well positioned to treat them as the opportunities that they are to deliver applied mathematics to a problem-plagued world so much in need of solutions to its problems.
Xiaoye Sherry Li
Affiliation:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Professional Experience:
Senior scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (2014-present)
Staff computer scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (2001-2014)
Visiting associate researcher, University of California at Berkeley (1999-2005)
Computer systems engineer, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (1996-2001)
Consultant, Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (1994-1996)
Education:
Ph.D., Computer science, University of California at Berkeley (1996)
M.A., Mathematics, Pennsylvania State University (1990)
M.S., Computer science, Pennsylvania State University (1990)
B.S., Computer science, Tsinghua University (1986)
SIAM Activities:
Member, Committee on Gene Golub SIAM Summer School (2015-present)
Member, Selection committee, SIAG/ACDA Early Career Prize (2023)
Co-Chair, SIAM Conference on Parallel Processing for Scientific Computing (2022)
Member, Selection committee, SIAG/CSE Best Paper Prize (2022)
Member, SIAM Council (2016-2021)
Co-Chair, SIAM Workshop on Combinatorial Scientific Computing (2020)
Member, SIAM Major Award Committee (2018-2020)
Member, Steering committee, SIAM Workshops on Combinatorial Scientific Computing (2014-2020)
Co-Chair, SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering (2017)
Member, Selection committee, SIAG/SC Career Prize (2014)
Member, Editorial board, SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing (2006-2009)
Professional Memberships:
Fellow, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (2016)
Member, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Applied and Computational Discrete Algorithms
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Computational Science and Engineering
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Linear Algebra
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Supercomputing
Senior Member, Association for Computing Machinery
Research Interests:
High performance computing
Sparse matrix algorithms
Algebraic solvers and applications
Combinatorial scientific computing
Multi-precision arithmetic
Mathematical software
Website:
https://crd.lbl.gov/xiaoye-li
Candidate Statement:
SIAM is the leading professional society bringing together applied mathematics and computing to solve many real-world problems. It fosters the rapid growth of the interdisciplinary fields in computational science and engineering, with journals and conferences of the highest standard. Through my involvement in SIAM activities, I have participated in fruitful discussions about improving SIAM activity groups, conferences, journals, and prize and award programs. I have also visited several SIAM Student Chapters at various universities.
I believe SIAM can play a more prominent role in: (1) facilitating closer collaborations among theoreticians and practitioners through joint appointments, conferences, and publications; (2) providing more opportunities to involve undergraduate students, graduate students, and other early career scholars, and promoting diversity; and (3) nurturing non-traditional areas that require cross-cutting technologies, such as analysis of experimental data from scientific instruments, high performance and robust AI/ML. If elected as the Vice President-at-Large, I would like to continue working with the SIAM community in developing better approaches in these areas.
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Secretary
Karen Devine
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, retired
Professional Experience:
Distinguished technical staff, Center for Computing Research, Sandia National Laboratories (2018-2022)
Principal technical staff, Center for Computing Research, Sandia National Laboratories (2000-2018)
Senior technical staff, Center for Computing Research, Sandia National Laboratories (1996-2000)
Postdoctoral technical staff, Center for Computing Research, Sandia National Laboratories (1994-1996)
Education:
Ph.D., Computer Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
M.S., Computer Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
B.S., Computer Science, Wilkes University
SIAM Activities:
Member, Committee on Committees and Appointments (2022-present)
Co-chair, SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering (2023)
Minisymposium organizer and speaker, SIAM conferences (2003-2023)
Chair, SIAM Activity Group on Computational Science and Engineering (2019-2020)
Secretary, SIAM Activity Group on Computational Science and Engineering (2017-2018)
Vice chair, SIAM Activity Group on Supercomputing (2014-2015)
Member, Membership Committee (2010-2015)
Co-chair, SIAM Conference on Parallel Processing (2012)
Professional Memberships:
Member, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Applied and Computational Discrete Algorithms
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Computational Science and Engineering
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Supercomputing
Research Interests:
High-performance computing
Load balancing and partitioning
Graph algorithms
Website:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-devine-8a7722146/
Candidate Statement:
My involvement with SIAM has enhanced my career in many ways: providing me with professional networking opportunities, giving me a broader perspective of the scientific community, and inviting me to serve the community. While these benefits of membership are less tangible than, say, reduced conference registration fees, they are far more valuable for professional growth and advancement. Enabling SIAM members to get involved early in their careers will propagate these benefits to the next generation of scientific researchers.
My goal as SIAM Secretary is to increase the number of SIAM members participating in SIAM's many activities. A key duty of the SIAM Secretary is leadership of SIAM's Committee on Committees and Appointments (CCA), which nominates members for service roles in SIAM. The CCA considers demographics such as candidates' geographic location, employer type, and career stage to achieve diverse perspectives on committees. As SIAM Secretary, I would propose greater student involvement in committees, soliciting nominations from student chapter leadership. I would look for more opportunities to nominate people who have not previously served in SIAM roles. I would also promote ways for members to volunteer for roles in SIAM and connect volunteers to the appropriate teams. l By increasing involvement of its members, SIAM provides career growth to its members while itself becoming a stronger organization.
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Anusha Sekar
Affiliation:
Chevron
Professional Experience:
Research geophysicist, Chevron (2009-present)
Education:
M.S., Computer science, Rice University (2021)
Ph.D., Mathematics, University of Washington (2009)
B.Sc., Mathematics, University of Madras (1997)
SIAM Activities:
Founding member, SIAM Texas-Louisiana Section (2017-present)
Member, Membership Committee (2021-2022)
Vice president, SIAM Texas-Louisiana Section (2017-2020)
Track lead, SIAM Conference on Mathematical and Computational Issues in the Geosciences (2018)
Professional Memberships:
Member, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Member, SIAM Activity Group for Data Science
Member, SIAM Activity Group for Geosciences
Member, SIAM Activity Group for Imaging Science
Member, Society for Exploration Geophysicists
Research Interests:
Inverse problems in geophysics
Adjoint methods
Finite difference for wave propagation
Machine learning
Computer vision
Physics informed machine learning
Website:
www.linkedin.com/in/anushasekar
Candidate Statement:
As an applied mathematician working in industry, it is quite easy to lose your identity as a mathematician and stay within the roles defined by the industry in which you work. SIAM came to my rescue, providing me my “home base.” In 2017, along with some like-minded associates, we started the SIAM Texas-Louisiana Section to provide this “home” to other applied mathematicians in the TX-LA area. The section is very successful, with six annual meetings under its belt, and lives up to our promise of increasing collaboration between academia and industry. I really enjoyed being part of the SIAM Membership Committee, which showed me that there is a lot of change happening in professional societies. We were able to propose several ideas to increase membership and retain members, including some mentoring ideas. Being track lead for geosciences at one of the SIAM Annual Meetings gave me a different experience, showing me the richness of math in geoscience.
Unlike professional societies that cater to a single field or industry, SIAM caters to a multitude of fields and encourages cross pollination of ideas among them. The world is on the brink of several breakthroughs, like AI-powered science and transition to new energy sources. Now more than ever, there is a need to encourage students and early career professionals to continue engaging with other applied mathematicians through SIAM and to leverage the benefits that an interdisciplinary organization can bring. The role of a secretary in SIAM is to serve on the council, Major Awards Committee, and, as chair of Committee on Committees and Appointments, helping make recommendations for non-elected SIAM roles. If elected, I would be honored to do what is needed to help SIAM be the go-to organization for those interested in interdisciplinary computational and applied mathematics. This position also offers many opportunities to ensure SIAM’s goals for diversity and inclusion are met, both visible (race, gender) and not so visible (work location, size of college/company, role, sub-field in math), which I will strive to do.
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Board of Trustees
* indicates incumbent
Kevin Bongiovanni
Affiliation:
Raytheon (RTX)
Professional Experience:
Systems engineering technical fellow, Raytheon (2017-present)
Principal scientist, Applied Physical Sciences (2014-2017)
Senior scientist, BBN Technologies (2006-2014)
Mathematical scientist, Naval Undersea Warfare Center (2003-2006)
Scientist, BBN Technologies (1998-2003)
Member, Technical staff, The Analytic Sciences Corporation (TASC) (1996-1998)
Postdoctoral fellow, College of Marine Studies, University of Delaware (1995-1996)
Education:
Ph.D., Mathematics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
M.S., Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
M.S., Applied mathematics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
B.S., Mathematics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
SIAM Activities:
Member, Industry Committee (2018-present)
Moderator, Industry Panel, SIAM Annual Meeting (2018-2022)
Minisymposium organizer and speaker, SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering (2019)
Professional Memberships:
Member, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Computational Science and Engineering
Member, Sigma Xi
Research Interests:
Underwater acoustics
Oceanography
Remote Sensing
Wave propagation
Geophysical fluid mechanics
Applied mathematics education
Candidate Statement:
I strongly support the SIAM goal to promote and advance the application of mathematics to tackle contemporary challenges across an ever-broadening scope of problem domains. With the rapid advance of technology, computational tools, and associated methods, the mission of SIAM to build cooperation across technical domains becomes ever more critical to helping not just the industrial and academic bases but society at large. I feel that it is very important for SIAM to foster a welcoming and open community that encourages diversity, equity, and inclusion by expanding our membership, providing and exploring novel educational opportunities, and reaching a wider audience through effective communication and outreach programs. I pledge to support SIAM in achieving these goals as I believe through the unique perspective and vision that applied mathematics provides, SIAM is poised to provide a much-needed service that extends far beyond any walls or borders.
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Liliana Borcea
Affiliation:
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Professional Experience:
Peter Field Collegiate Professor of Mathematics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2013-present)
Noah Harding Professor, Computational and Applied Mathematics, Rice University (2007-2013)
Associate Professor, Computational and Applied Mathematics, Rice University (2001-2007)
Assistant Professor, Computational and Applied Mathematics, Rice University (1996-2001)
NSF Postdoctoral Fellow, Applied Mathematics, California Institute of Technology (1996-1997)
Education:
Ph.D., Scientific computing and computational mathematics (SCCM), Stanford University (1996)
Dipl. Inginer (M.S.), Applied physics, University of Bucharest (1987)
SIAM Activities:
Member, SIAM Board of Trustees (2021-present)
Editor-in-chief, SIAM Multiscale Modeling Simulations (2020-present)
Member, Organizing committee, SIAM Conference on Nonlinear Waves and Coherent Structures (2022)
Member, Editorial board, SIAM Journal on Uncertainty Quantification (2012-2022)
Member, Organizing committee, SIAM Annual Meeting (2021)
Member, SIAM Council (2014-2019)
Recipient, AWM-SIAM Sonia Kovalevsky Lecture (2017)
Member, SIAM Coordinating Committee of Joint Mathematics Meeting (2014-2017)
Chair, SIAM Coordinating Committee of Joint Mathematics Meeting (2015)
Chair, SIAM Imaging Science Activity Group (2010-2011)
Professional Memberships:
Fellow, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (2018)
Member, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Member, American Mathematical Society
Research Interests:
Inverse problems
Imaging
Data driven reduced order modeling with application to inverse scattering
Multiscale problems
Stochastic methods with application to wave propagation
Imaging in random media
Website:
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~borcea/
Candidate Statement:
In our world of rapidly developing technological discoveries, a modern and interdisciplinary approach
to science is crucial for dealing with the ever-growing scope and complexity of problems. Most areas of science, engineering, and medicine are becoming dependent on mathematical and computational methodologies and they require a versatile generation of scientists that can move easily between disciplines. SIAM has played a key role in applied mathematics through its journals, activity groups, and conferences. It has important activities such as student chapters and dissertation and best paper prizes that encourage students to be engaged in research and to pursue careers in applied mathematics.
I have been a SIAM member since graduate school and it has been a privilege to serve on the board, the council, editorial boards, and committees. If elected, it would be an honor to continue serving the SIAM community as a member of the board. I am particularly interested in the involvement of SIAM in education, from the undergraduate to postdoctoral level. I believe that more can be done to attract American and international students to pursue a career in applied mathematics, through summer research programs, internships, and special sessions at SIAM conferences. I would also like to see SIAM play an even stronger role in raising awareness about interdisciplinary research, careers, and education collaboration opportunities in industry and labs.
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Dirk Hartmann
Affiliation:
Siemens Digital Industry Software - Simulation and Test Solutions
Professional Experience:
Head of Technology Innovation Simulation and Test Solutions, Siemens Digital Industries (2022-present)
Siemens Technical Fellow, Siemens Digital Industries (2022-present)
Senior principal scientist, Siemens Technology (2018-2021)
Program manager, Siemens Corporate Technology (2017-2021)
Head, Core Technology Initiative Simulation, Siemens Corporate Technology (2013-2017)
Research scientist/consultant, Siemens Corporate Technology (2009-2013)
Researcher, Institute of Scientific Computing, University of Heidelberg (2007-2009)
Visiting postdoc, Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, University of Minneapolis (2008)
Education:
Dr.rer.nat. (Ph.D.), Mathematics, University of Heidelberg (2007)
Diploma, Mathematics, University of Heidelberg (2004)
Diploma, Physics, University of Heidelberg (2003)
M.A.S., Applied mathematics, University of Cambridge (2001)
SIAM Activities:
Member, Industry Committee (2022-present)
Co-chair, Organizing committee, SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering (2023)
Main organizer, SIAM Hackathon (2023)
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Computational Science and Engineering
Professional Memberships:
Member, Society for Applied and Industrial Mathematics
Member, Gesellschaft für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik
Member, Industry Committee, EU-MATHS-IN
Vice Chair, Committee for Mathematical Modeling, Simulation, and Optimization (KoMSO)
Research Interests:
Industrial mathematics
Computational science and engineering
Mathematical modelling
Numerical algorithms
Scientific machine learning
Website:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dirkhartmann/
Candidate Statement:
As we face the pivotal challenges of our future, mathematics serves as the essential tool to conquer these transformational issues. Throughout my academic and industrial career, mathematical technologies have always been the differentiating sauce, realizing innovations no one could imagine.
It was SIAM that provided me a professional home during this journey (already during my Ph.D.), presenting invaluable opportunities for networking, collaboration, and learning.
Today, I am standing for election to the SIAM Board of Trustees. My primary aim, if chosen, is to represent the best interests of SIAM, with an emphasis on enhancing the 'I' - the industrial aspect of SIAM. My intention is to augment the participation of industrial practitioners within our organization, a group that, at present, remains underrepresented. In doing so, I believe we can significantly boost SIAM's influence and reach.
Achieving a balanced representation is crucial for realizing SIAM's overarching objectives. To bridge this gap, I regard industrial outreach activities as an essential tool. An example of such is the recent SIAM 2023 Hackathon, an event I had the privilege to organize. These initiatives are the building blocks that will guide us towards a more industrial-inclusive and effective SIAM. I look forward to the opportunity to continue this work as part of the SIAM Board of Trustees.
Jan S. Hesthaven
Affiliation:
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Professional Experience:
Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, EPFL (2021-present)
Chair, Computational Mathematics and Simulation Sciences, EPFL (2013-present)
Professor, Mathematics, EPFL (2013-present)
Dean, School of Basic Sciences, EPFL (2017-2020)
Founding Deputy Director, Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics (ICERM), Brown University (2010-2013)
Professor, Applied Mathematics, Brown University (2005-2013)
Associate Professor, Applied Mathematics, Brown University (2003-2005)
Manning Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics, Brown University (2001-2002)
Assistant Professor, Applied Mathematics, Brown University (1999-2002)
Visiting assistant Professor, Applied Mathematics, Brown University (1995-1999)
Education:
Dr. Techn., Technical University of Denmark (DTU) (2009)
Ph.D., Institute for Informatics and Mathematical Modeling (IMM), DTU (1995)
M.Sc., DTU (1991)
SIAM Activities:
Member, SIAM Board of Trustees (2021-present)
Editor-in-chief, SIAM Journal of Scientific Computing (2016-2021)
Member, Selection committee, SIAG/CSE Early Career Prize (2020)
Chair, Selection committee, SIAG/UQ Early Career Prize (2017-2018)
Organizer, SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering (2017)
Member, Fellows selection committee (2015-2017)
Member, Selection committee, Germund Dahlquist Prize (2016)
Organizer, SIAM Conference on Uncertainty Quantification (2016)
Associate editor, SIAM Journal of Scientific Computing (2005-2015)
Member, Selection committee, I.E. Block Community Lecture (2012-2014)
Professional Memberships:
Fellow, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (2014)
Fellow, American Mathematical Society (2022)
Fellow, Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters (2022)
Fellow, Academia Europaea (2023)
Member, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Member, American Mathematical Society
Member, Association of Computing Machinery
Research Interests:
Development, analysis, and application of high-order accurate computational methods
Advanced scientific computing for simulation of complex multi-scale/multi-physics problems
Application driven activities in interdisciplinary collaborative efforts with domain scientists and industry
Development of high-order accurate methods for time-dependent linear and non-linear wave problems
Reduced order models
Data science and its use in scientific applications
Website:
https://www.epfl.ch/labs/mcss/
Candidate Statement:
The solutions to many of the challenges we must confront, e.g., climate change, the energy transition, and the continued development of artificial intelligence to drive innovation in science and technology, are all deeply anchored in computational and applied mathematics. Furthermore, these rapid and thorough societal changes will require us to rethink education and necessitate an increased understanding of emerging advanced technologies, some of which will be truly transformative. This presents a unique opportunity for SIAM to lead the formation of a truly global community in which ideas, experiences, and opportunities are shared through its journals, its communication, and its outreach to society. It will be a privilege to continue to push for this development and position SIAM as a global partner to academia, industry, and policy makers during these challenging but exciting times.
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Esmond G. Ng
Affiliation:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Professional Experience:
Division deputy, Applied Mathematics and Computational Research Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (2019-present)
Senior scientist, Applied Mathematics and Computational Research Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (1999-present)
Head, Applied Mathematics Department, Applied Mathematics and Computational Research Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (2011-2019)
Lead, Scientific Computing Group, Applied Mathematics and Computational Research Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (1999-2013)
Lead, Computational Mathematics Group, Computer Science and Mathematics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (1994-1999)
Research staff/senior research staff, Computer Science and Mathematics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (1985-1999)
Adjunct Associate Professor/Adjunct Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Tennessee at Knoxville (1987-1999)
Research Assistant Professor/Research Associate, University of Waterloo (1983-1985)
Education:
Ph.D., Computer science, University of Waterloo (1983)
M.Math, University of Waterloo (1979)
B.Math, University of Waterloo (1978)
SIAM Activities:
Member, Human Resources Committee (2019-present)
Member, Board of Trustees (2018-present)
Chair, Committee on Strategic Initiatives (2023)
Member, Executive Committee, Board of Trustees (2023)
Member, Committee on Activity Groups (2016-2020)
Member, Program committee, SIAM Workshop on Combinatorial Scientific Computing (2018)
Chair, Fellows selection committee (2017-2018)
Member, Fellows selection committee (2016-2018)
Member, Selection committee, I.E. Block Community Lecture (2013-2018)
Member, Selection committee, SIAG/LA Prize (2014-2015)
Co-chair, SIAM Annual Meeting (2014)
Member, Committee on Programs and Conferences (2009-2014)
Member, Editorial board, SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing (2008-2013)
Chair, Nomination committee, SIAM Activity Group on Linear Algebra Election (2012)
Chair, SIAM Conference on Applied Linear Algebra (2009)
Member, Program committee, SIAM Annual Meeting (2009)
Guest associate editor, Special Issue on Computational Sciences and Engineering, SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing (Vol. 30, No. 6) (2008)
Co-chair, SIAM Conference on Parallel Processing for Scientific Computing (2008)
Member, Editorial board, SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications (1997-2008)
Member, Program committee, SIAM Workshop on Combinatorial Scientific Computing (2007)
Vice chair, SIAM Activity Group on Supercomputing (2006-2007)
Guest editor-in-chief, Special Section on Preconditioning Techniques, SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications (Vol. 27, No. 4) (2006)
Guest editor-in-chief, Special Section on Sparse Matrix Computation, SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications (Vol. 20, No. 4) (1999)
Co-chair, SIAM Conference on Sparse Matrices (1996)
Professional Memberships:
Fellow, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (2015)
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (2020)
Member, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Applied and Computational Discrete Algorithms
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Computational Science & Engineering
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Linear Algebra
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Supercomputing
Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Member, Association for Computing Machinery
Member, America Geophysical Union
Member, American Mathematical Society
Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Member, International Linear Algebra Society
Research Interests:
Sparse matrix computation
Numerical linear algebra
Combinatorial algorithms
Computational complexity
Large-scale computing
High-performance and parallel computing
Mathematical software development
Software engineering
Website:
https://crd.lbl.gov/divisions/amcr/about-amcr/staff/director/esmond-ng-2/
Candidate Statement:
SIAM is an international society for applied and industrial mathematics, as is evident from the many conferences that have been held overseas and the number of SIAM Sections outside the United States. However, according to the 2022 membership report, which was included in the 2023 July/August issue of SIAM News, only slightly more than one third of the membership is from outside the U.S., both in the regular and student member categories. I would like to see the non-U.S. membership grow so that SIAM becomes a truly international professional society. Also, as I work in a non-academic environment, I see and appreciate the benefit of SIAM activities in industry, government, and laboratories. However, only about 19% of the SIAM regular membership is from those three sectors. Increasing the membership in industry, government, and laboratories would benefit the society. Membership is vital to the success of SIAM, and increasing membership is one of the top priorities in strengthening the society. Furthermore, helping those who are in the early stage of their career and in underserved communities is equally important for SIAM to engage in. If elected, I will work with SIAM and the Board of Trustees to develop initiatives and programs to address the issues mentioned above.
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Cynthia Phillips
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories
Professional Experience:
Laboratory fellow, Sandia National Laboratories (2023-present)
Senior scientist, Sandia National Laboratories (2010-2023)
Distinguished member, Technical staff, Sandia National Laboratories (2000-2010)
Principal member, Technical staff, Sandia National Laboratories (1998-2000)
Senior member, Technical staff, Sandia National Laboratories (1990-1998)
Education:
Ph.D., Computer science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1990)
B.A., Applied mathematics, Harvard University (1983)
SIAM Activities:
Member, Organizing committee, SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering (2025)
Member, Steering committee, SIAM Symposium on Algorithm Engineering and Experiments (2022-present)
Member, Organizing committee, SIAM Conference on Applied and Computational Discrete Algorithms (2023)
Member, Program committee, SIAM Conference on Applied and Computational Discrete Algorithms (2023)
Chair, Ethics Committee (2021-2023)
Co-chair, Program committee, SIAM Symposium on Algorithm Engineering and Experiments (2022)
Member, Organizing committee, SIAM Conference on Discrete Mathematics (2022)
Chair, SIAM Activity Group on Applied and Computational Discrete Algorithms (2021-2022)
Chair, Selection committee, George Pólya Prize in Applied Combinatorics (2021)
Member, Organizing committee, SIAM Conference on Applied and Computational Discrete Algorithms (2021)
Member, Program committee, SIAM Symposium on Algorithm Engineering and Experiments (2020)
Member, Program committee, SIAM Workshop on Combinatorial Scientific Computing (2020)
Founding secretary, SIAM Activity Group on Applied and Computational Discrete Algorithms (2019-2020)
Member, Ethics Committee (2019-2020)
Vice President for Programs (2014-2019)
Member, Program committee, SIAM Workshop on Combinatorial Scientific Computing (2018)
Member, Program committee, SIAM Workshop on Network Science (2015-2016)
Member, Committee on Programs and Conferences (2010-2015)
Invited plenary speaker, SIAM Conference on Optimization (2014)
Member, Program committee, ACM/SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms (2014)
Member, Nominating Committee (2011-2012)
Chair, SIAM Activity Group on Supercomputing (2010-2011)
Co-chair, SIAM Conference on Parallel Processing for Scientific Computing (2010)
Member, Oversight board, SIAM Mathematics in Industry Study (2008-2011)
Semi-plenary invited speaker, SIAM Annual Meeting (2009)
Program director, SIAM Activity Group on Supercomputing (2008-2009)
Member, Program committee, SIAM Symposium on Algorithm Engineering and Experiments (2007)
Plenary speaker, SIAM Conference on Parallel Processing for Scientific Computing (2004)
Member, Program committee, ACM/SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms (1999)
Professional Memberships:
Fellow, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (2016)
Member, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Member, Association for Computing Machinery
Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Member, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
Research Interests:
Combinatorial optimization
Algorithm design and analysis
Parallel computation
Network science
Many applications
Website:
https://www.sandia.gov/ccr/staff/cynthia-ann-phillips
Candidate Statement:
I have been impressed with the care all forms of SIAM leadership take financially, while constantly evolving SIAM programs and services. Thus, to the best of my knowledge, SIAM is in good shape overall. However, there are some ongoing and new challenges.
SIAM will eventually need publications policies around the use of AI, such as future, more capable versions of ChatGPT and its competitors. Even current ChatGPT versions can considerably improve a paper's English grammar. This is a service to authors who are not native English speakers and to the reviewers. However, other uses are more controversial. SIAM should closely follow policies that machine-learning conferences and other societies set, and eventually craft a SIAM-tailored, easily updated policy.
Conferences are a SIAM strength. SIAM has embraced international locations to support the many international members, while finding ways to maintain some financial stake in the conferences. However, some researchers are reducing their conference travel post-pandemic, either to reduce their carbon footprint, because of reduced travel funding, or because of decreased tolerance for the hassles of travel. I hope most researchers continue to attend their home SIAM conference, but they may not attend more than one a year. Conferences beyond the SIAM Annual Meeting might consider including more special student events to grow the next generation of attendees. Also, it would be nice to find some innovative ways to encourage more industrial participation in conferences. The connection to industry, and the real-world problems it faces, is a potential way to distinguish SIAM conferences. Could a conference use a minitutorial slot and funding to run sessions that encourage interaction between industrial members and academic members? These could be tutorials on industry issues, problem sessions, or including a small industrial section of a traditional minitutorial. Funding might be particularly important as some industries cut back on travel funding.
I look forward to seeing the output of the new SIAM Activity Group on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. I hope it can suggest experience-tested, even science-based, methods for improving participation and success across all dimensions of diversity.
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Council Members-at-Large
* indicates incumbent
John S. Abbott
Affiliation:
Corning Incorporated, retired
Professional Experience:
Member, Industrial Advisory Board, Department of Mathematical Sciences, New Jersey Institute of Technology (1996-present)
Development fellow, Corning Incorporated (2020-2023)
Associate editor, IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology (2018-2023)
Member, Editorial Board, IEE Proceedings - Optoelectronics (2006-2023)
Senior engineering associate, Corning Incorporated (2000-2020)
Engineering associate, Corning Incorporated (1995-2000)
Senior project engineer, Project engineer, Senior engineer, Corning Incorporated (1979-1995)
Education:
Ph.D., Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1979)
B.S. with honors, Tau Beta Bi, Mathematics, California Institute of Technology (1974)
SIAM Activities:
Member, Industry Committee (2012-2020)
Member, Editorial Board, SIAM News (2012-2016)
Professional Memberships:
Member, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Computational Science and Engineering
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Dynamical Systems
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Optimization
Member, CAIMS
Senior Member, IEEE
Senior Member, OSA/Optica
Research Interests:
Industrial mathematics
Computational science and engineering
Mathematical modeling
Numerical algorithms and methods
Optimization, inverse problems, and scientific machine learning
Candidate Statement:
I am honored to be nominated as a candidate for SIAM Council. SIAM has been a large part of my life. In the 1980s-1990s my family with young children came along to the SIAM Annual Meetings in Boston, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Pittsburgh, and Los Angeles. Starting in the early 1990s, I have been engaged with the Mathematics in Industry Workshops organized by RPI/University of Delaware/NJIT/WPI/Oxford and enjoyed that interaction. I have 20+ patents with Corning whose innovations utilize mathematical advancements to improve an industrial process, measurement, or product design, primarily in the areas of optical fibers for communication and ultra-flat glass for LCD displays.
SIAM is the key professional society for applied mathematicians. It is important to support the three pillars of conferences, journals, and book publishing, extending our success as technology continues to move forward.
SIAM can play a major role in increasing the visibility of mathematics and its part in our economic and technological growth. Increasing communication with other professional societies and the media will support this growth and highlight problems that need new mathematical methods and the enormous toolbox that can be applied to problems right now.
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Elizabeth Cherry
Georgia Institute of Technology
Professional Activities:
Associate chair, Academic Affairs, School of Computational Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (2021-present)
Director, Computational Science and Engineering Graduate Programs, Georgia Institute of Technology (2020-present)
Associate Professor, School of Computational Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (2019-present)
Director, Ph.D. Program in Mathematical Modeling, Rochester Institute of Technology (2016-2019)
Director, M.S. Program in Applied and Computational Mathematics, Rochester Institute of Technology (2015-2016)
Associate Professor, School of Mathematical Sciences, Rochester Institute of Technology (2014-2019)
Assistant Professor, School of Mathematical Sciences, Rochester Institute of Technology (2010-2014)
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University (2010-2012)
Research associate, Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University (2006-2010)
Research scientist, Department of Physics, Hofstra University (2003-2006)
Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Physics, Hofstra University (2001-2003)
Postdoctoral fellow, School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles (2000-2001)
Information systems consultant, American Management Systems (1993-1995)
Education:
Ph.D., Computer science, Duke University (2000)
B.S., Mathematics and American studies, Georgetown University (1993)
SIAM Activities:
Co-chair, SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering (2025)
Member, Selection committee, SIAG/CSE Early Career Prize (2022-2023)
Member, SIAM Council (2020-2023)
Minisymposium organizer, SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems (2023)
Minisymposium organizer, SIAM Conference on the Life Sciences (2022)
Co-chair, SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems (2021)
Minisymposium organizer, SIAM Conference on the Life Sciences (2020)
Minisymposium organizer, SIAM Conference on Mathematics of Data Science (2020)
Member, Selection committee, SIAG/LS Early Career Prize (2019-2020)
Member, Advisory Board, SIAM Activity Group on Dynamical Systems (2018-2019)
Portal co-editor-in-chief, SIAM Dynamical Systems Web (2018-2019)
Minisymposium organizer, SIAM Conference on Applied Mathematics Education (2018)
Minisymposium organizer, SIAM Conference on the Life Sciences (2018)
Member, Organizing committee, SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems (2017)
Minisymposium organizer, SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems (2017)
Portal editor-in-chief, SIAM Dynamical Systems Web (2016-2017)
Minisymposium organizer, SIAM Conference on the Life Sciences (2016)
Minisymposium organizer, SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems (2015)
Secretary, SIAM Activity Group on Dynamical Systems (2014-2015)
Editor-in-chief, SIAM Dynamical Systems Magazine (2014-2015)
Minisymposium organizer, SIAM Conference on the Life Sciences (2014)
Minisymposium organizer, SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems (2013)
Minisymposium organizer, SIAM Conference on the Life Sciences (2012)
Minisymposium organizer, SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems (2011)
Minisymposium organizer, SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems (2009)
Minisymposium organizer, SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems (2005)
Minisymposium organizer, SIAM Conference on the Life Sciences (2004)
Minisymposium organizer, SIAM Annual Meeting (2003)
Minisymposium organizer, SIAM Annual Meeting (2000)
Professional Memberships:
Member, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Computational Science and Engineering
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Dynamical Systems
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Life Sciences
Research Interests:
Computational science and engineering
Dynamical systems
Mathematical biology
Scientific computing
Machine learning and data science
Website:
https://www.cc.gatech.edu/~echerry/
Candidate Statement:
It is an honor to be nominated for a second term on the SIAM Council. I have been a SIAM member since I organized my first minisymposium as a graduate student in 2000, and throughout my career I have been proud to call SIAM my professional home where I have found guidance together with new colleagues and research activities. I want SIAM to play that same role in the lives of new as well as established practitioners in applied and industrial mathematics and adjacent fields. Thus, it would be a privilege to continue to serve SIAM in this role, both in helping it to maintain its prominence as a global leader and to help it address new challenges and opportunities.
My first term on the Council began at the height of the global pandemic, when SIAM had to adapt quickly to changes in the way we taught and learned, collaborated, attended conferences, and networked. Although the worst of COVID thankfully is in the past, new challenges have arisen that SIAM must face, and as part of the Council I would like to continue helping it to strengthen its position as a global leader. For instance, while in-person experiences have resumed, a major challenge moving forward is how to integrate the best of remote experiences—including greater inclusivity, lower travel costs, and reduced environmental impact—into our professional interactions. As another example, continued changes to the publishing landscape, including increased open-access requirements for authors and continued reductions in funding for libraries, will require careful navigation. In addition, the rise of tools relying on large language models, such as ChatGPT, are already changing the face of education and research. SIAM will have an important role to play in providing guidance for the responsible use of these tools in teaching and scholarship.
At the same time it faces these new challenges, SIAM continues to address other areas of importance where I would like to contribute, including outreach. For example, as has been increasingly acknowledged, engaging the community worldwide is of paramount importance. Talent and passion know no geographic boundaries, and SIAM should continue to increase its global membership and leadership, co-sponsor international conferences, organize new geographic sections, and partner with similar organizations around the world. Similarly, SIAM remains committed to broadening its membership with students, industrial mathematicians, the broader scientific and engineering community, and members of historically underrepresented groups and is actively working to engage more fully with the widest mathematical community.
My three years on the Council during a period of great changes in the world have broadened my perspective and prepared me to contribute further. I would be delighted to serve a second term to engage with SIAM in continuing to address these areas and many more.
Professional Experience:
Professor and Chair, Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Waterloo (2023-present)
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, University of Waterloo (2004-present)
Director, Centre for Computational Mathematics in Industry and Commerce, University of Waterloo (2020-2023)
Professor, School of Mathematical Sciences, Monash University (2015-2018)
Research Associate, Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Colorado at Boulder (2000-2004)
Research Associate, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics (1999-2000)
Education:
Ph.D., Computational physics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (1999)
M.Sc., Physics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (1994)
B.Sc./M.Sc., Electrical engineering, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (1992)
SIAM Activities:
Editor-in-chief, SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing (2022-present)
Member, SIAM Council (2021-present)
Associate editor, SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing (2008-present)
Member, Organizing committee, SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering (2023)
Chair, SIAM Activity Group on Data Science (2021)
Member, Selection committee, SIAG/CSE Early Career Prize (2021)
Panelist, Mid-Career panel, SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering (2021)
Section editor, SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing (2016-2021)
Member, Organizing committee, SIAM Annual Meeting (2020)
Vice chair, SIAM Activity Group on Data Mining and Analytics (2018-2020)
Member, Organizing committee, SIAM Conference on Applied Linear Algebra (2018)
Chair, SIAM Activity Group on Computational Science and Engineering (2017-2018)
Chair, Selection committee, SIAG/CSE Early Career Prize (2017)
Co-editor-in-charge, Special Section on Software and Big Data in Computational Science and Engineering, SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing (2015-2016)
Vice Chair, SIAM Activity Group on Computational Science and Engineering (2015-2016)
Co-chair, SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering (2015)
Co-convener, SIAG/CSE Workshop on "Research and Education in Computational Science and Engineering" (2014) (SIAM Review, 2018)
Member, Organizing committee, SIAM Workshop on Network Science (2014)
Secretary, SIAM Activity Group on Computational Science and Engineering (2013-2014)
Invited speaker, SIAM Conference on Applied Linear Algebra (2012)
Professional Memberships:
Member, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Computational Science and Engineering
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Data Science
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Imaging Science
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Linear Algebra
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Optimization
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Supercomputing
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Uncertainty Quantification
Research Interests:
Scalable numerical methods for computational science and data science
Numerical linear algebra
Numerical PDEs
Numerical optimization
Scientific machine learning
Parallel and distributed computing
Tensor algebra
Computational fluid dynamics
Website:
https://uwaterloo.ca/scholar/hdesterc
Candidate Statement:
As the main international professional society in applied and computational mathematics, SIAM plays a crucial role in the professional life of our research community, and in shaping the influence of mathematics throughout society.
As a SIAM Council member over the past three years, I have enjoyed dedicating my skills and energy to help shape the directions of SIAM in terms of its scientific policies and activities, and I would be thrilled to gain your support to continue my engagement as a Council member for another term. Since the landscape of research and applications in computational and applied mathematics keeps on evolving rapidly, there is no shortage of topics that will require the Council's specific attention over the coming years. As part of this, I would be happy to contribute to setting SIAM's directions and initiatives in various areas: the evolving environment for publishing scientific research, including SIAM's positioning with respect to open access publishing and reproducibility; how to effect real change in improving equity and accessibility to education and research careers for underrepresented groups; and effective conference formats in the post-pandemic world. I hope to be able to make useful contributions to these discussions, aided by my broad international experience with academic positions held in Belgium, U.S., Canada, and Australia; my interdisciplinary view on research; my long-time experience serving on the editorial board of one of SIAM's journals; and my experience as an officer of SIAM activity groups and as a co-chair of a large SIAM conference.
It goes without saying that SIAM, with its leading journals and conferences, is a great asset to our scientific community. I would be honored if I could contribute to further building out the reach and effectiveness of the society as a member of the SIAM Council.
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Inderjit S. Dhillon
Affiliation:
Google
The University of Texas at Austin
Professional Experience:
Professor, Departments of Computer Science and Mathematics, The University of Texas at Austin (2009-present)
Distinguished Scientist and Area Tech Lead (ATL), Google (2021-present)
Vice president and Distinguished scientist, Amazon (2020-2021)
Amazon Fellow and Head, Amazon Research Lab (2017-2020)
Principal Member, Research Staff, Voleon Capital Management (2016-2017)
Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, The University of Texas at Austin (2005-2009)
Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics (IPAM), University of California, Los Angeles (2007)
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, The University of Texas at Austin (1999-2005)
Researcher, IBM Almaden Research Center (1997-1999)
Post-doctoral Scholar, EECS Department, University of California, Berkeley (1997)
Graduate Student Researcher, EECS Department, University of California, Berkeley (1991-1997)
Member, Technical staff, Math Sciences Research Center, AT&T Bell Labs (1989-1991)
Education:
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley (1997)
B. Tech., Indian Institute of Technology (1989)
SIAM Activities:
Member, Fellows Selection Committee (2022-2023)
Member, Programs committee, SIAM International Conference on Data Mining (2011)
Area chair, SIAM International Conference on Data Mining (2010)
Member, Programs committee, SIAM Conference on Applied Linear Algebra (2009)
Member, Selection committee, SIAM Linear Algebra Prize (2009)
Area chair, SIAM International Conference on Data Mining (2008)
Associate Editor, SIAM Journal for Matrix Analysis and Applications (2002-2007)
Co-chair, Workshops on “Clustering High-Dimensional Data and its Applications”, SIAM International Conference on Data Mining (2002-2005)
Co-chair, Workshop on “Text Mining”, SIAM International Conference on Data Mining (2002)
Member, Programs committee, SIAM International Conference on Data Mining (2001-2007)
Professional Memberships:
Fellow, Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (2022)
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (2016)
Fellow, Association for Computing Machinery (2014)
Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (2014)
Fellow, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (2014)
Research Interests:
Machine learning
Artificial intelligence
Large language models
Linear algebra
Numerical optimization
Website:
https://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/inderjit/
Candidate Statement:
I have been a SIAM member for over 25 years and I am a passionate advocate for applied mathematics and its impact on society. I have substantial experience in academia as well as industry, where I have developed and used applied mathematics to solve complex problems. If elected, I will work to promote the visibility and impact of applied mathematics research, support the development of new applied mathematics programs for education and collaboration, increase diversity and inclusion in the applied mathematics community, and advocate for the use of applied mathematics to solve real-world problems.
I am committed to working with other SIAM members to advance the field and make a positive impact on the world.
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Judith Hill
Affiliation:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Professional Experience:
Group Leader, Vendor and Scientific Computing Partnerships, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (2021–present)
Group Leader, Scientific Computing Group, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (2018–2021)
INCITE Program Manager, Oak Ridge and Argonne Leadership Computing Facilities (2015–2021)
Liaison Task Lead, Scientific Computing Group, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (2012–2018)
Staff Member, Research and Development, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (2008–2021)
Limited Term Member, Technical Staff, Center for Computing Research, Sandia National Laboratories (2005–2008)
Education:
Ph.D., Computational science and engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
M.S., Civil and environmental engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
B.S., Civil engineering, Kansas State University
SIAM Activities:
Co-chair, SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering (2025)
Member, Selection committee, AWM-SIAM Sonia Kovalevsky Lecture (2023 – present)
Chair, SIAM Activity Group on Computational Science and Engineering (2023–2024)
Program director, SIAM Activity Group on Computational Science and Engineering (2021–2022)
Secretary, SIAM Activity Group on Computational Science and Engineering (2019–2020)
Chair, Selection committee, SIAG/CSE Early Career Prize (2020)
Member, Organizing committee, SIAM Conference on Parallel Processing for Scientific Computing (2020)
Member, Papers committee, SIAM Conference on Parallel Processing for Scientific Computing (2020)
Member, Selection committee, SIAG/SC Career Prize and SIAG/SC Early Career Prize (2019)
Participant, SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering (multiple)
Participant, SIAM Conference on Parallel Processing for Scientific Computing (multiple)
Professional Memberships:
Member, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Computational Science and Engineering
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Supercomputing
Member, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Research Interests:
Development, implementation, and application of numerical methods for massively parallel computers to a variety of applications in computational science including fluid dynamics and geophysics
Website:
https://people.llnl.gov/hill134
Candidate Statement:
SIAM’s goal of advancing the use of applied mathematics in a breadth of problems across a range of engineering and scientific disciplines continues to be of great importance. Achieving this goal relies on having an engaged membership representing many diverse viewpoints—both now and in the future.
As a SIAM Council member, in addition to supporting SIAM’s overarching goals, I would champion ways that SIAM can increase its engagement with its current student members and chapters and raise awareness with future students. This engagement could come in many forms including thinking more broadly about how to increase student participation in our various conferences beyond technical presentations, fostering member-to-student mentoring, and how to encourage professional member participation in student chapter activities at universities.
Providing additional focus on student members serves two purposes. First, the students of today should be both our future SIAM professional members and our future workplace colleagues; demonstrating to them the value of their professional society and of applied mathematics more broadly will help ensure that SIAM and our profession remain vibrant in the future. And second, to achieve our goal of ensuring that we have diverse viewpoints representing many experiences in our profession, supporting our student members is one avenue to ensuring that we retain as many perspectives as possible.
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Chang-Ock Lee
Affiliation:
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Professional Experience:
Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences, KAIST (2008-present)
Associate Professor, Division of Applied Mathematics, KAIST (2002-2008)
Assistant Professor, Division of Applied Mathematics, KAIST (2000-2002)
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Inha University (1997-2000)
Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, Inha University (1995-1997)
Education:
Ph.D., Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Madison (1995)
M.S., Applied mathematics, KAIST (1986)
B.S., Mathematics, Seoul National University (1984)
Professional Memberships:
Member, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Member, Korean Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Member, Korean Mathematical Society
Research Interests:
Mathematical image processing
Algorithms for parallel computing
Scientific machine learning
Website:
http://parter.kaist.ac.kr/professor.php
Candidate Statement:
SIAM is recognized worldwide for its leading role in industrial and applied mathematics. I have been actively involved in the governance of Korean Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (KSIAM) as the president (2021-2022) and the chair of the International Exchange Committee (2015-2019, 2023-present). Based on these experiences, I would like to strengthen SIAM's international activities, especially regional activities around the world. It would be a great honor for me to have the opportunity to serve on the SIAM Council and to share my experience with others in the industrial/applied mathematics society.
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Knut-Andreas Lie
Affiliation:
SINTEF Digital
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Professional Experience:
Professor, Mathematical Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (2015-present)
Chief Scientist and Research Manager, Mathematics and Cybernetics, SINTEF Digital (2006-present)
Executive Editor, SPE Journal (2015-2019)
Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of Bergen (2007-2014)
Senior Scientist, Center of Mathematics for Applications, University of Oslo (2005-2012)
Senior Scientist and research manager, Applied Mathematics, SINTEF ICT (2004-2006)
Associate Professor, Department of Informatics, University of Oslo (1999-2004)
Research Director, Numerical Simulation, SINTEF Applied Mathematics (1999-2004)
Education:
Dr. ing. (Ph.D.), Applied mathematics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (1998)
Siv. ing. (M.Sc.), Industrial mathematics, Norwegian Institute of Technology (1993)
SIAM Activities:
Chair, Selection committee, SIAG/GS Early Career Prize (2023)
Plenary speaker, SIAM Conference on Mathematical and Computational Issues in the Geosciences (2023)
Member, SIAM Fellows Selection Committee (2021–2022)
Chair, Scientific committee, SIAM Conference on Mathematical and Computational Issues in the Geosciences (2015)
Program director, SIAM Activity Group on Geosciences (2013-2014)
Member, Scientific committee, SIAM Conference on Mathematical and Computational Issues in the Geosciences (2011)
Member, Scientific committee, SIAM Conference on Mathematical and Computational Issues in the Geosciences (2007)
Reviewer, various SIAM journals
Professional Memberships:
Fellow, Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (2020)
Member, Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences (NTVA)
Member and A Peer Apart honoree, Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Member, European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE)
Research Interests:
Mathematical modeling
Numerical methods for partial differential equations
Flow through porous media
Open-source software
Website:
https://folk.ntnu.no/andreas/
Candidate Statement:
As a premier society for applied and computational mathematics, SIAM plays a vital role in advocating the significance of mathematics to policymakers and the public and raising awareness of how technology grounded in mathematics has become an integral part of our daily lives.
I would be honored to serve on the SIAM Council if elected. Having worked for two decades at the crossroads of academic research and industry applications, I have witnessed the profound impact applied mathematics embedded in high-quality software has in solving complex real-world problems. SIAM's unique strength lies in its diverse audience, wide-ranging applications, and diverse mathematical methods showcased in conferences, journals, webinars, and outreach activities. To ensure ongoing relevance and sustainable revenues, it is imperative for SIAM to attract more young students and professionals, embrace more practitioners outside academia, and expand its reach toward computational scientists and applied users of advanced mathematics who may not fully identify with the society's current activities.
In an age where tools like ChatGPT can swiftly generate an overwhelming volume of content that appears credible, SIAM also has a critical responsibility to ensure the provision of high-quality and reliable sources of information. In the coming years, SIAM should take an active role in promoting responsible development and utilization of data- and model-driven technologies that will shape our future in profound ways. Furthermore, SIAM should actively contribute to the education of future generations of mathematicians and professionals, nurturing their development and fostering excellence in the field.
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Andrea Walther
Affiliation:
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Professional Experience:
Professor, Mathematical optimization, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (2019-present)
Board member, International Association of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (GAMM) (2018-present)
Convenor, European Women in Mathematics (2020-2022)
Professor, Mathematics and its Applications, University of Paderborn (2009-2019)
Leader, Junior research group "Analysis and Optimization of Computer Models", Technical University Dresden (2003-2009)
Research assistant, Technical University Dresden (2000-2003)
Education:
Ph.D., Mathematics, Technical University Dresden
Diploma, Mathematics and Economics, University of Bayreuth
SIAM Activities:
Section editor, Software, Computational Science and Engineering and High-Performance Computing, SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing (2022-present)
Faculty adviser, Berlin Area SIAM Student Chapter (2021-present)
Member, Organizing committee, SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering (2023)
Member, Selection committee, John Von Neumann Prize (2023-2025)
Member, Selection committee, SIAG/ACDA Early Career Prize (2023)
Plenary speaker, SIAM Conference on Optimization (2023)
Plenary speaker, SIAM/CAIMS Annual Meeting (2020)
Associate editor, SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing (2020-2021)
Member, Organizing committee, SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering (2019)
Member, Diversity Advisory Committee (2014-2016)
Professional Memberships:
Member, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Computational Science and Engineering
Member, SIAM Activity Group on Optimization
Member, International Association of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (GAMM)
Member, German Mathematical Society (DMV)
Member, European Women in Mathematics (EWM)
Research Interests:
Nonlinear optimization
Nonsmooth optimization
Algorithmic differentiation
Computational science and engineering
Scientific computing
Website:
https://hu.berlin/AWalther_eng
Candidate Statement:
Bridging the gap between mathematical theory and real-world applications forms the core motivation of my mathematical research. To achieve this goal, a vital interaction between mathematics and practitioners is indispensable. SIAM, as the leading international society for applied and industrial mathematics, supports this exchange with a unique infrastructure including high-quality conferences and workshops, top-ranked journals, and influential book series.
For this reason, I joined SIAM in 2011 and have contributed to SIAM activities in various roles since then. In the future, severe challenges from a broad spectrum must be faced to maintain the success of SIAM: incorporating and covering machine learning in mathematical research, providing network possibilities and face-to-face conferences with a carbon footprint as small as possible, increasing the accessibility of publications for researchers all over the world, and supporting the professional development of young scientists in increasingly demanding surroundings. I believe that my experience as a board member of GAMM, where we are confronted with similar challenges, will help me to serve on the SIAM Council. It would be an honor for me to be elected.