Robert van de Geijn
Professor
Prof. van de Geijn is a leading expert in linear algebra, high-performance computing, parallel computing, scientific computing, numerical analysis, software architecture of linear algebra libraries, and formal derivation of algorithms. He leads the Science of High-Performance Computing group and is a core member of the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences. He received his Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Maryland, College Park, and his B.S. in mathematics and computer science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Research
Research Interests:
- Formal derivation of algorithms
- Mechanical generation of libraries
- Numerical analysis
- Parallel supercomputing
- High-performance linear algebra libraries
Research Labs & Affiliations:
- Science of High-Performance Computing group
- Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences
Select Publications
. June 2015. BLIS: A Framework for Rapidly Instantiating BLAS Functionality. ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software.
. 2017. Householder QR factorization with randomization for column pivoting (HQRRP). SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing.
. 2013. Elemental: A new framework for distributed memory dense matrix computations.
. 2016. Strassen's algorithm reloaded. Proceedings of the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis (SC'16).
. 2012. Designing linear algebra algorithms by transformation: Mechanizing the expert developer.
Awards & Honors
- 2016 - Peter O’Donnell Distinguished Researcher Award
- 2008 - President’s Associates Teaching Excellence Award