I am always looking for Master's students, PhD students, or postdocs with strong track records who want to do research in my group in the following areas:

• iterative methods in numerical linear algebra (including multigrid methods)

• numerical methods for PDEs (including computational fluid dynamics)

• numerical methods for optimization and inverse problems

• numerical methods for tensor algebra

I currently have particular interest in the following application topics:

• numerical methods for graphs and social networks

• numerical methods for Markov chains and image processing

• numerical simulation of space physics flows (including solar wind)

• numerical methods for biomedical applications

• scientific computing on clouds with Hadoop

• parallel computing and GPU computing

See my publications page and my seminars page for specific examples of the research being done in my group in these areas.

I supervise Master's students in the Applied Mathematics and the Computational Mathematics Master's programs, and PhD students in the Applied Mathematics PhD program. Depending on the student's background and interests, I also supervise students in the Computer Science Master's or PhD programs. (Note that in Canada a Master's degree is normally required before you can apply for a PhD program.) Excellent computing infrastructure is available with fast workstations on your desk, and with access to local clusters and to larger clusters at Ontario's SHARCNET network.

If you are interested in working with me and and you think your application will be competitive, I encourage you to apply formally to one of the programs above. We need complete application materials before we can judge the strength of your application, so there is no need to email me before you apply. We provide all admitted students with adequate financial support (which includes tuition and fees, and living costs). If you would like to work with me, you should mention that in your application. We normally make admission decisions by March.

Students from Canada with a very strong record who are applying for NSERC or OGS fellowships and are interested to work in my group can email me to discuss suitable projects. (Note that NSERC and OGS scholarship holders automatically receive a $10,000 top-up.)

Undergraduate students from Canada with strong records can also do research with me on the topics above during 4-month summer research projects, normally in the summer before their last year of undergraduate studies. (Note that we are, unfortunately, not set up to receive foreign undergraduate students for research internships.)

Created by Hans De Sterck.
Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada.
Phone: 1-519-888-4567 ext 37550, Fax: 1-519-746-4319, E-mail: hdesterck@math.uwaterloo.ca.
Office: MC 5016. campus map