Zhaojun BaiView profile
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Zhaojun Bai is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Department of Mathematics at the University of California, Davis, and a Faculty Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Scalable Solver Group. He obtained his PhD from Fudan University, China, and completed postdoctoral training at the Courant Institute of New York University. Research Interests Professor Bai's research spans several key areas of computational mathematics: Numerical Linear Algebra and Matrix Computations : Developing algorithms for eigenvalue problems and matrix functions Mathematical Software Engineering : Creating high-performance libraries like LAPACK Scientific Computing : Applications in circuit simulation, MEMS, and quantum systems Information-based Computing : Methods for data clustering and image segmentation Quantum Simulations : Development of QUEST software for quantum Monte Carlo methods Publication Trends His recent publications (2015-2020) primarily focus on advanced numerical methods for eigenvalue problems, quantum Monte Carlo simulations, and high-performance computing. Research themes include nonlinear eigenvalue solvers, model reduction techniques, quantum system simulations, and applications in materials science and data science. Awards and Honors SIAM Fellow Research Teams and Labs Professor Bai leads significant collaborations including the PETAMAT project for next-generation quantum simulation software and contributes to the LBL Scalable Solver Group. He has supervised multiple software development projects including LAPACK, QUEST quantum simulation toolbox, and various numerical algorithm implementations.









