MIT Fellows
PATERA, Anthony T.
SMA Co-Director
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, MIT
Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics - MIT 1982
Expertise: Scientific and engineering computation; computational methods and numerical analysis for partial differential equations, in particular spectral, finite element, and reduced-basis discretizations and associated rigorous a posteriori error estimation approaches; design optimization and optimal control; applied mechanics, in particular fluid dynamics, transport phenomenon, and stability theory; and parallel processing. Current research activity: Reliable real-time solution of the partial differential equations of heat transfer, solid mechanics, and fluid dynamics with application to adaptive design, optimal control, and robust parameter estimation.
PERAIRE, Jaime
Programme Co-Chair
Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, MIT
Doctor Ingeniero de Caminos, Canales y Puertos - University of Barcelona 1987
Ph.D. in Computational Aero Dynamics - University of Wales 1986
Expertise: Numerical analysis, finite elements, computational aerodynamics, and high performance computing.
MAGNANTI, Thomas L.
Programme Advisor
Dean of the School of Engineering, MIT
Institute Professor, MIT
Ph.D. in Operations Research - Stanford University 1972
Expertise: Large-scale optimization, communication systems, logistics, manufacturing, and transportation.
BERTSIMAS, Dimitris J.
Boeing Professor of Operations Research, MIT
Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics and Operations Research - MIT 1988
Expertise: Optimization, finance, revenue management, data mining and stochastic control.
FREUND, Robert M.
Theresa Seley Professor of Management Science, MIT
Ph.D. in Operations Research - Stanford
University 1980
Expertise: Operations research, linear and nonlinear optimization, complexity theory, and fixed point methods.
WHITE, Jacob K.
Professor of Electrical Engineering, MIT
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science - University of California, Berkeley 1985
Expertise: Computational electromagnetics, integrated circuit computer-aided design, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) computer-aided design, and computational techniques in biological systems.