Kui Ren

Kui Ren serves as a Professor of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics at Columbia Engineering, Columbia University. He holds verified membership in the Data Science Institute (DSI) and affiliated positions in the Computing Systems for Data-Driven Science center and Foundations of Data Science center.

His educational background:

• B.S. from Nanjing University, China
• Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Columbia University (May 2006)

Professor Ren's research centers on applied and computational mathematics, with emphasis on theoretical and numerical analysis of inverse problems for partial differential equations in biomedical imaging, high-frequency wave propagation modeling in random media, mathematical studies of random graphs and networks, and numerical algorithms for semiconductor device electrostatics. His interdisciplinary work bridges advanced mathematics with computational solutions for complex scientific challenges in physics and engineering.