David Bindel
Associate Professor of
Computer Science
Director, Center for Applied Math
Associate Dean of DEI,
Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Sciences
CS,
applied math,
math,
civil engineering, and
CSE,
and
data science.
Confusing rabbits since 2003.
Short bio.
425 Gates Hall
Dept of Computer Science
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-5169
(or Zoom)
OH: Mon 3-4, Fri 1-2, and by appointment
Bookings page
bindel@cornell.edu
Office phone: 607-255-5395
Research highlights
Optimizing stellarators
Advancing magnetic confinement fusion through optimization and hidden symmetries.
Nonlinear waves in resonant MEMS
Seeking solid-wave solitons in resonant MEMS
Kernel methods
Theory and scalable algorithms for kernel-based function approximation.
Parallel surrogate optimization
Asynchronous parallel algorithms for finding minima fast by fitting functions to surrogate models.
Spectral network analysis
Fast spectral tools for graph structure.
Teaching highlights
Numerical Methods for Data Science
Revisiting numerical methods teaching for modern data science applications.
Currently teaching
Numerical Analysis: Linear and Nonlinear Problems (CS 4220/5223 / MATH 4260)
Olin 255. MWF 11:20-12:10.
Fundamentals of numerical linear algebra (linear systems, eigenvalues and SVDs), on which we’ll build iterative methods for nonlinear systems and multivariate optimization. Understanding advantages, disadvantages, and practical limits of numerical methods. Programming required.
SCAN Seminar (CS/MATH 7290)
Ongoing. M 1:30-2:20.
The Scientific Computing and Numerics seminar series focuses on various methods in scientific computing, the analysis of convergence properties and computational efficiency, and their adaptation to specific applications.
Projects (CS [45]999)
See my list of projects!
If nothing on the list appeals but you think you’d like to work with me on something, come knock on my door. I don’t bite.