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Dr. Hwanwoo Kim
2024 CAM PhD
Thesis: Sparsity, Nonconvexity and Geometric Constraints on Statistical Inverse Problems
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Dr. Yian Chen
2023 CAM PhD
Thesis: Structured Low-Complexity Matrix and Tensor Approximation with Applications
Current Position: Algorithm Developer at Hudson River Trading
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Dr. Yuming Chen
2023 CAM PhD
Thesis: Data-Driven Methods for Inverse Problems: Blending Data Assimilation and Machine Learning
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Dr. Zhen Dai
2023 CAM PhD
Thesis: Complexity and Numerical Stability in Matrix Computations and Nonconvex Optimization
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Dr. Zehua Lai
2023 CAM PhD
Thesis: Algebraic and Differential Geometry in Modern Optimization
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Dr. Solomon Quinn
2023 CAM PhD
Thesis: Asymmetric Transport in Continuous Topological Insulators
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Dr. Aaron Chen
2022 CAM PhD
Thesis: Applied Topology and Geometry of Neural Codes and Data
Current Position: Quantitative Researcher
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Dr. Justin Finkel
2022 CAM PhD
Thesis: Atmospheric Extremes Through the Lens of Transition Path Theory
Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT
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Dr. Ruiyi Yang
2022 CAM PhD
Thesis: Graph Matérn Fields with Applications in Inverse Problems and Machine Learning
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Program in Applied and Computational Mathematics, Princeton University
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Dr. Zhisheng Xiao
2022 CAM PhD
Thesis: Designing Deep Generative Models with Symbiotic Composition
Current Position: Applied Scientist, Amazon