My Presentations

You can look at PDF versions of presentations and working notes.

Presentations

• ajou_2009_death_map.pdf,
  "The Death Map",
  presented to the Mathematics Department, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea, 12 May 2009.
• ajou_2009_matlab.pdf,
  "MATLAB Parallel Programming",
  presented to the Mathematics Department, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea, 13 May 2009.
• ajou_2009_mpi.pdf,
  "MPI Distributed Memory Programming",
  presented to the Mathematics Department, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea, 13 May 2009.
• ajou_2009_openmp.pdf,
  "OpenMP Shared Memory Programming",
  presented to the Mathematics Department, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea, 13 May 2009.
• ajou_2009_parallel.pdf,
  "Parallel Programming Concepts",
  presented to the Mathematics Department, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea, 13 May 2009.
• ajou_2009_poster.pdf,
  a poster for talks presented to the Mathematics Department, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea, 11, 12 and 13 May 2009.
• ajou_2009_sparse.pdf,
  "Accuracy, Precision and Efficiency in Sparse Grids",
  presented to the Mathematics Department, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea, 08 May 2009.
• ajou_2009_sparse_poster.pdf,
  a poster for the talk "Accuracy, Precision and Efficiency in Sparse Grids",
  presented to the Mathematics Department, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea, 08 May 2009.
• ajou_2009_sparse_intro.pdf,
  "An Introduction to High Dimensional Sparse Grids",
  presented at the Mathematics Department, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea, 11 May 2009.
• auburn_siam_2009.pdf,
  "The Death Map",
  presented to the SIAM Student Chapter, Auburn University, 05 February 2009;
• auburn_2009.pdf,
  "Covering Pascal's Triangle on a Budget: Accuracy, Precision and Efficiency in Sparse Grids",
  presented to the Computational Mathematics Seminar, Auburn University Mathematics Department, 06 February 2009.
• bc_slides_1996.pdf,
  "Sensitivities for Optimization",
  presented at a SIAM meeting, Victoria, British Columbia, 1996.
• benchmark.pdf,
  "Benchmarking on the Cray YMP",
  presented at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center in 1990.
• bozeman_1994.pdf,
  "Discretization of Costs and Sensitivities in Shape Optimization",
  presented at the Fourth Bozeman Conference on Computation and Control, 1994;
• bozeman_2003.pdf,
  "PDE Model Reduction Using Clustering",
  presented at the eighth Bozeman conference on Computation and Control, 2003;
• clustering_images.pdf,
  a classroom presentation on clustering images, presented 23 September 2009;
• clustering_kmeans.pdf,
  a classroom presentation on K-means clustering, presented 21 September 2009;
• clustering_linkage.pdf,
  a classroom presentation on single linkage clustering, presented 16 September 2009;
• clustering_voronoi.pdf,
  a classroom presentation on clustering using Voronoi diagrams, presented 28 September 2009;
• clustering_weighted.pdf,
  a classroom presentation on weighted clustering, presented 25 September 2009;
• cs_2009_death_map.pdf,
  "The Death Map",
  presented to the Computational Science Directed Study Class, Virginia Tech, 05 May 2009.
• fdi_2008_lecture1.pdf,
  "Parallel Programming Prehistory",
  Virginia Tech Faculty Development Institute, 10-12 June 2008;
• fdi_2008_lecture2.pdf,
  "Computer Performance",
  Virginia Tech Faculty Development Institute, 10-12 June 2008;
• fdi_2008_lecture3.pdf,
  "Parallel Programming Concepts",
  Virginia Tech Faculty Development Institute, 10-12 June 2008;
• fdi_2008_lecture4.pdf,
  "Some Model Programming Tasks",
  Virginia Tech Faculty Development Institute, 10-12 June 2008;
• fdi_2008_lecture5.pdf,
  "Introductory OpenMP",
  Virginia Tech Faculty Development Institute, 10-12 June 2008;
• fdi_2008_lecture6.pdf,
  "Using OpenMP",
  Virginia Tech Faculty Development Institute, 10-12 June 2008;
• fdi_2008_lecture7.pdf,
  "Introductory MPI",
  Virginia Tech Faculty Development Institute, 10-12 June 2008;
• fdi_2008_lecture8.pdf,
  "Using MPI",
  Virginia Tech Faculty Development Institute, 10-12 June 2008;
• fdi_2009_history.pdf,
  "Parallel Programming Prehistory",
  Virginia Tech Faculty Development Institute, 26-28 May 2009;
• fdi_2009_matlab.pdf,
  "MATLAB Parallel Programming",
  Virginia Tech Faculty Development Institute, 26-28 May 2009;
• fdi_2009_mpi.pdf,
  "MPI Distributed Memory Programming",
  Virginia Tech Faculty Development Institute, 26-28 May 2009;
• fdi_2009_openmp.pdf,
  "OpenMP Shared Memory Programming",
  Virginia Tech Faculty Development Institute, 26-28 May 2009;
• fdi_2009_parallel.pdf,
  "Parallel Programming Concepts",
  Virginia Tech Faculty Development Institute, 26-28 May 2009;
• fdi_matlab_2009.pdf,
  "Introduction to Parallel MATLAB at Virginia Tech",
  Virginia Tech Faculty Development Institute, 9 September 2009;
• fsu_2006.pdf,
  "PDE Model Reduction Using the SVD",
  presented for the Graduate Student Seminar at the School of Computational Science, Florida State University, 21 September 2006;
• fsu_2006.png,
  a poster advertising the FSU presentation, created by Bill Burgess of SCS.
• fsu_2007.pdf,
  "High Dimensional Sparse Grids: Stalking the Wild Integral",
  presented at the School of Computational Science, Florida State University, 19 June 2007;
• fsu_2007.png,
  a poster advertising the FSU presentation, created by Bill Burgess of SCS.
• fsu_2008_mpi.pdf
  "Distributed Memory Programming with MPI",
  a presentation to the FSU Department of Scientific Computing class on Advanced Scientific Computing, 16 and 18 September 2008;
• fsu_2008_openmp.pdf
  "Shared Memory Programming with OpenMP",
  a presentation to the FSU Department of Scientific Computing class on Advanced Scientific Computing, 9 and 11 September 2008;
• fsu_2009.pdf
  "Sparse Grids for Stochastic Integrals",
  a presentation to the FSU Department of Scientific Computing, 08 October 2009;
• hppc_2008_lecture1.pdf
  "Parallel Programming Concepts",
  a presentation at the High Performance Parallel Computation Bootcamp, HPPC-2008, 28 July - 02 August 2008;
• hppc_2008_lecture4.pdf
  "Shared Memory Programming with OpenMP",
  a presentation at the High Performance Parallel Computation Bootcamp, HPPC-2008, 28 July - 02 August 2008;
• ima_1992.pdf
  "Control of Steady Incompressible 2D Channel Flow",
  a presentation at the IMA in November 1992;
• md_slides.pdf,
  a set of slides used to create a poster about the use of parallel MATLAB on the MD or "molecular dynamics" problem,
  for display during the SIAM Annual Meeting, Denver, 2009.
• md_poster.pdf,
  a poster about the use of parallel MATLAB on the MD or "molecular dynamics" problem,
  for display during the SIAM Annual Meeting, Denver, 2009.
• monte_carlo_probability.pdf,
  a classroom presentation on probability, for Monte Carlo Methods, presented 26-28-30 October 2009;
• monte_carlo_sampling.pdf,
  a classroom presentation on Monte Carlo Sampling Methods, presented 02-04-06 November 2009;
• monte_carlo_simulation.pdf,
  a classroom presentation on Monte Carlo Simulation Methods, presented 09-11-13 November 2009;
• mpi_intro_2005.pdf,
  "An Elementary Introduction to MPI",
  presented at the School of Computational Science, 21 October 2005;
• new_orleans_2005.pdf,
  a presentation on modifications to the CVT algorithm to include boundary points, presented in New Orleans, 2005. For a complete presentation, you will also need the two animations: cvt_movie5.mov and cvt_movie_p08.mov.
• opt_slides.pdf,
  a set of slides used to create a poster about the use of parallel MATLAB on the OPT or "optimization" problem,
  for display during the SIAM Annual Meeting, Denver, 2009.
• opt_poster.pdf,
  a poster about the use of parallel MATLAB on the OPT or "optimization" problem,
  for display during the SIAM Annual Meeting, Denver, 2009.
• orlando_2005.pdf,
  a presentation on modifications to the CVT algorithm to include boundary points, presented in Orlando, Florida, 2005;
• pitt_2008.pdf,
  "SPARSE GRIDS: Turning High Dimensional Data into Information",
  presented to the Computational Mathematics Seminar, University of Pittsburgh Mathematics Department, 11 November 2008.
• psc_2007.pdf,
  "High Dimensional Sparse Grids: Stalking the Wild Integral",
  presented to the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center Science for Lunch Bunch, 27 June 2007;
• sandia_2007.pdf,
  "A Low Level Introduction to High Dimensional Sparse Grids",
  presented to the Computer Science Research Institute (CSRI), Sandia National Laboratory, 21 August 2007.
• sandia_2009.pdf,
  "Accuracy, Precision and Efficiency in Sparse Grids",
  presented to the Computer Science Research Institute (CSRI), Sandia National Laboratory, 23 July 2009.
• sanfran_1995_abstract.pdf
  an abstract for "Sensitivity Discrepancy for Geometric Parameters";
• sanfran_1995.pdf
  "Sensitivity Discrepancy for Geometric Parameters", presented at a meeting in San Francisco, 1995;
• sat_slides.pdf,
  a set of slides used to create a poster about the use of parallel MATLAB on the SAT or "satisfiability" problem,
  for display during the SIAM Annual Meeting, Denver, 2009.
• sat_poster.pdf,
  a poster about the use of parallel MATLAB on the SAT or "satisfiability" problem,
  for display during the SIAM Annual Meeting, Denver, 2009.
• upg_2008.png,
  "The Death Map",
  a PNG file containing a flyer for a talk given at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, 14 October 2008;
• upg_2008.pdf,
  "The Death Map",
  presented to the Math Club of the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, 14 October 2008;
• usc_2006.pdf,
  "Turning Data into Information using the SVD",
  presented to the student SIAM chapter at the University of South Carolina, 26 October 2006;
• vt_2005_abstract.pdf,
  a brief abstract for a talk on Voronoi diagrams and Delaunay triangulations, given to the Virginia Tech student chapter of SIAM on 26 April 2005,
• vt_2005.pdf,
  "The Poison Pump and the Spitting Fish",
  a presentation on Voronoi diagrams and Delaunay triangulations, given to the Virginia Tech student chapter of SIAM on 26 April 2005;
• vt_2006.pdf,
  "PDE Model Reduction Using the SVD",
  presented at Virginia Tech, 2006;
• vt_2007.pdf,
  "The Death Map",
  presented to visitors from Hollins University at Virginia Tech, 25 October 2007;
• vt_2009.pdf,
  "The Death Map",
  presented to visitors from Hollins University at Virginia Tech, 10 November 2009;

"Working Notes"

• abstract_sample.pdf, a sample abstract;
• arby.pdf, Flow Optimization Using Sensitivities;
• bc_1996.pdf, an unfinished writeup of a talk on Sensitivities for Optimization;
• cdoc.pdf, Computational Control of a Crystallization Process;
• cg_lab_barycentric_tetrahedrons.pdf, a computational geometry laboratory exercise involving the barycentric coordinate system in tetrahedrons;
• cg_lab_barycentric_triangles.pdf, a computational geometry laboratory exercise involving the barycentric coordinate system in triangles;
• cg_lab_fem.pdf, a computational geometry laboratory exercise on finite elements;
• cg_lab_fem_basis_tetrahedron.pdf, a computational geometry laboratory exercise on the definition, computation and use of finite element basis functions on a single tetrahedron.
• cg_lab_fem_basis_triangle.pdf, a computational geometry laboratory exercise on the definition, computation and use of finite element basis functions on a single triangle.
• cg_lab_fem_basis_triangulation.pdf, a computational geometry laboratory exercise on the definition, computation and use of basis functions for the finite element method when applied to a 2D triangulation.
• cg_lab_mapping_tetrahedrons.pdf, a computational geometry laboratory exercise involving maps between a reference tetrahedron and arbitrary tetrahedrons;
• cg_lab_mapping_triangles.pdf, a computational geometry laboratory exercise involving maps between a reference triangle and arbitrary triangles;
• cg_lab_monte_carlo_tetrahedrons.pdf, a computational geometry laboratory exercise on the Monte Carlo method for estimating an integral over a tetrahedron;
• cg_lab_monte_carlo_triangles.pdf, a computational geometry laboratory exercise on the Monte Carlo method for estimating an integral over a triangle;
• cg_lab_monte_carlo_triangulation.pdf, a computational geometry laboratory exercise on the Monte Carlo method for estimating an integral over a triangulation;
• cg_lab_quadrature.pdf, a computational geometry laboratory exercise on quadrature over a triangulation;
• cg_lab_search_tet_mesh.pdf, a computational geometry laboratory exercise on searching a tet mesh to find the tetrahedron containing a point;
• cg_lab_search_triangulation.pdf, a computational geometry laboratory exercise on searching a triangulation to find the triangle containing a point;
• cg_lab_tetrahedrons.pdf, a computational geometry laboratory exercise on tetrahedrons;
• cg_lab_triangles.pdf, a computational geometry laboratory exercise on triangles;
• cg_lab_triangulations.pdf, a computational geometry laboratory exercise on representing triangulations, and computing boundary and triangle neighbor arrays;
• chain.pdf, "This is No Joke", a meditation on chain letters;
• crystal.pdf, Control of Crystallization;
• cvt_basis.pdf, The CVT Basis Generation Algorithm;
• cvt_uman.pdf cvt_uman.pdf, A User's Manual for the CVT (Centroidal Voronoi Tesselation) Code;
• delaunay_refinement.pdf, The Number of Nodes in Delaunay Mesh Refinement on a Sphere;
• fem_ns1.pdf, Finite Element Treatment of the Navier Stokes Equations, Part 1;
• fem_ns2.pdf, Finite Element Treatment of the Navier Stokes Equations, Part 2;
• fem_ns3.pdf, Finite Element Treatment of the Navier Stokes Equations, Part 3;
• fem_ns4.pdf, Finite Element Treatment of the Navier Stokes Equations, Part 4, (very rough draft);
• fem_ns5.pdf, Finite Element Treatment of the Navier Stokes Equations, Part 5, (very rough draft);
• fem_ns6.pdf, Finite Element Treatment of the Navier Stokes Equations, Part 6, Sparse Matrix Storage;
• forburns.pdf, An Overview of Flow Optimization Using Sensitivities;
• mathematica_glossary.pdf, A Mathematica Command Glossary;
• matmul.pdf, MATMUL: An Interactive Matrix Multiplication Benchmark;
• paper_sample.pdf, a mockup sample paper, include an abstract, a table, a formula, a figure, a few references and so on;
• precision.pdf, On the precision of certain multidimensional quadrature schemes.
• sgmga_coefficient.pdf, The "Combinatorial Coefficient" for Anisotropic Sparse Grids.
• thesis.pdf, "Sensitivity Analyses and Computational Shape Optimization for Incompressible Flows", my PhD thesis

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