Hartwig Anzt

Hartwig Anzt is a Research Associate Professor in the Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Tennessee, and Director of the Innovative Computing Lab (ICL). He holds a Senior Research Scientist position at the Steinbuch Centre for Computing at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), where he previously held an Early Career Award and a Junior Professorship. He earned a Diploma in Industrial Mathematics (2009) and a PhD in Applied Mathematics (2012) from KIT, with a year of studies at the University of Ottawa.

His research focuses on algorithm engineering for computational mathematics, particularly numerical linear algebra, GPU computing, and mixed-precision methods. Key areas include asynchronous algorithms, communication-avoiding techniques, and sustainable software engineering for exascale computing. He leads development of the Ginkgo library, designed for high-performance numerical linear algebra on heterogeneous architectures.

Anzt's work emphasizes practical software solutions for scientific computing, including sparse linear algebra, batched solvers, and FAIR-compliant research software practices. His contributions span fusion plasma simulations, cardiac electromechanics, and scalable data compression techniques for extreme-scale systems.

• Education: Diploma (2009), PhD (2012) in Applied Mathematics from KIT
• Key Roles: ICL Director, xSDK Multiprecision Project Lead
• Software Contributions: Ginkgo Library, JuMonC Tool, Compressed Basis GMRES