Research on Percolation theory and its application to random resistor network TEACHING EXPE.pdf

Chiu-Yen Kao – Curriculum Vitae CURRICULUM VITAE CHIU-YEN KAO Institute for Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) University of Minnesota Email: kao@ima.umn.edu 400 Lind Hall, 207 Church Street S.E. Phone: (310) 383-5773 Minneapolis, MN 55455-0436 Fax: (612) 626-7370 EDUCATION Ph.D., Mathematics , University of California, Los Angeles June 2004 Dissertation: Fast Sweeping Methods for Static Hamilton-Jacobi Equations Advisor: Stanley Osher M.S., Applied Mechanics , National Taiwan University June 1999 B.S., Mathematics with a minor in Physics, National Taiwan University June 1997 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IMA Industrial Postdoc (IMA, UMN) Sept. 2004 ~ now Pursue interdisciplinary mathematical research at the IMA, especially in the areas of inverse problems and computational anatomy. Faculty Mentor (IPAM, UCLA) Jun. 2004 ~ Aug. 2004 Advise students to do a summer research project in image processing for Areté Associates which is an advanced science and engineering company that provides innovative solutions to the most challenging technical problems faced by the United States (IPAM Research in Industrial Projects for Students (RIPS)) Research Assistant / Associate (UCLA) Apr. 2002 ~ Jun. 2004 Research on the numerical methods for Hamilton-Jacobi