Chen Greif

Chen Greif is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of British Columbia (UBC). His research focuses on numerical linear algebra, iterative solvers, preconditioning techniques, and scientific computing. He has held editorial roles in SIAM journals and book series, and served as Head of the Department of Computer Science from 2016 to 2020. Greif co-authored the SIAM bestselling textbook A First Course in Numerical Methods and has published extensively in top journals.

Education:

• Ph.D., Mathematics, University of British Columbia, 1998
• M.Sc., Mathematics, Tel Aviv University, 1994
• B.Sc., Mathematics, Tel Aviv University, 1991

Research Interests: Scientific computing, numerical linear algebra, iterative methods for sparse linear systems, saddle-point systems, and elliptic PDEs. His work emphasizes preconditioning techniques and numerical stability.

Publications Trends: Recent work includes multigrid methods for complex systems, preconditioners for saddle-point matrices, and eigenvalue bounds analysis. His contributions bridge theory and applications in computational science and engineering.

Awards:

• SIAM Fellow (2022)
• CAIMS Research Prize (2023)
• Multiple teaching awards (2025, 2024, 2017, 2006, 2004)

Advising & Grants: Greif has advised numerous students and contributed to grants in numerical methods and computational science. He has led major conferences (e.g., International Conference on Preconditioning Techniques, 2017) and served on SIAM committees.

Labs/Teams: Engaged in interdisciplinary research groups at UBC, focusing on numerical algorithms and their applications in fluid dynamics, image processing, and computational geometry.