David Bindel
Professor, Computer Science
Director, Center for Applied Math
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
487 CIS Building
Dept of Computer Science
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-5169
(or Zoom)
OH: W 9-10, Fri 10:30-12, or by appointment
Bookings page
[email protected]
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 Analysis: Linear and Nonlinear Problems (CS 4220/5223 / MATH 4260)
MW 10:10-11:25 in Gates 114 (or Zoom).
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.
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
2026-02-15: Dagstuhl on Reduced and Mixed Precision Computing
2026-03-19: Hidden Symmetries Annual Meeting