David Bindel
Professor, Computer Science
Director, Center for Applied Math
Director, Simons Collaboration on Hidden Symmetries and Fusion Energy
Editor, NA Digest
CS,
applied math,
math,
operations research,
statistics,
civil engineering,
CSE,
and
data science.
Confusing rabbits since 2003.
Short bio.
Notes if you want to work with me,
(including as a PhD applicant).
Note re SCAMS
612 Rhodes Hall
Dept of Computer Science
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-5169
(or Zoom)
OH: M 3:30-4:30, Thu 1:30-2:30, or 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.
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.
Currently teaching
Numerical Methods for Data Science (CS 6241)
TR 2:55-4:20 in Snee 1120.
Discussion of numerical methods in the context of machine learning and data analysis problems. We will discuss sparsity, rank structure, and spectral behavior of underlying linear algebra problems; convergence behavior and implicit regularization for standard solvers; and comparisons between numerical methods in data analysis and those used in physical simulations.
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.
Upcoming travels
2025-06-08: Householder Symposium
2025-07-14: Hidden Symmetries Retreat at UW Madison