Yanlai Chen

Yanlai Chen is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and serves as Chief Research Officer. He holds a PhD (2007) and MS (2007) from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, and a BS (2002) from the University of Science and Technology of China. His research integrates numerical analysis, scientific computing, and machine learning.

Research interests focus on numerical PDEs, model reduction, machine learning applications in scientific computing, uncertainty quantification, and high-performance computing algorithms. His work bridges theoretical mathematics with practical computational challenges.

His publications demonstrate consistent focus on physics-informed neural networks (2021-2024), model reduction techniques (2019-2024), and computational methods for differential equations. Recent work shows increased emphasis on machine learning integration with traditional numerical methods.

He has supervised 6 doctoral dissertations and leads the NSF-funded ACCOMPLISH program supporting STEM education through contextualized computing curricula.