Rob H. Bisseling

Rob H. Bisseling is a Full Professor in Scientific Computing at Utrecht University's Mathematical Institute and a visiting professor at ENS de Lyon's LIP laboratory (March–May 2024). He holds a BSc/MSc in Mathematics (cum laude) from the Catholic University of Nijmegen and a PhD in Theoretical Chemistry from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His research focuses on parallel algorithms, sparse matrix/tensor computations, and hypergraph partitioning, with applications in high-performance computing and numerical methods. He has authored a seminal textbook on parallel scientific computing and contributes to pedagogical resources like video lectures.

During his visit to LIP, Bisseling collaborates with the ROMA team under Bora Uçar to advance parallel algorithms for large-scale irregular applications. His work includes developing tools like PMondriaan for sparse matrix partitioning and promoting knowledge transfer through lectures on BSP programming. He engages with researchers, PhD students, and engineers at LIP, extending collaborations to Lyon's Institut Camille Jordan and LabPhys for tomographic reconstruction and statistical physics modeling.

His academic career includes roles at Royal Dutch Shell and as Utrecht University's Director of Education (2012–2015). He advocates interdisciplinary approaches, bridging computational methods with applied sciences and engineering challenges.