Ryan Nong

Education

• Rice University, 2005 - Present
  
  • M.A. in Computational and Applied Mathematics, January 2008
• California Institute of Technology, 2001 - 2005
  
  • B.S. in Applied and Computational Mathematics, June 2005
  • Minor in Control and Dynamical Systems, June 2005
• Pasadena City College, 2000 - 2001
• HCMC University of Technology, Civil Engineering, 1995 - 1999

Research Interests

• Numerical Linear Algebra
• Numerical Analysis
• Model-Order Reduction
• Large-Scale Scientific Computing

Publications

• Passivity Preserving Model Reduction via Interpolation of Spectral Zeros: Selection Criteria and Implementation - Master's Thesis, 2007 (pdf)

Proceedings and Preprints

• A Survey of Model-Order-Reduction Methods for LTI Systems in Descriptor Form, with H.K. Thornquist - to appear in Sandia National Laboratories, CSRI Summer Proceedings 2008.
• Preliminary Infrastructures for Integrating Model-Order Reduction Methods into Xyce, with H.K. Thornquist - Computer Science Research Institute, Sandia National Laboratories (CSRI Summer Proceedings 2007 pp. 26-36)
• Algorithms for the Carpool Problem, with J.B. Boavida, V. Kamat, D. Nakum, X. Zhang and C.W. Wu - IMA Mathematical Modeling in Industry X - 2006 (IMA Preprint Series # 2133-6)

Research Reports

• Numerical Study of Discrete Laplace-Beltrami - Caltech, SURF 2004 (pdf)
• Discrete Exterior Calculus and Its Implementation - Caltech, SURF 2003 (pdf)
• Computational Methods for Solutions of Neutron Scattering Problems Employing the Fermi Pseudopotential - Caltech, SURF 2002 (pdf)

Presentations

• Passivity Preserving Model Reduction via Interpolation of Spectral Zeros: Selection Criteria and Implementation - Master's Thesis Presentation, June 2007 (pdf)
• Algorithms for the Carpool Problem (Thanks to X. Zhang) - CAAM Graduate Seminar, October 2006, (pdf)
• Numerical Study of the Discrete Laplace-Beltrami - CAAM Graduate Seminar, October 2005, (pdf)
• Numerical Study of the Discrete Laplace-Beltrami - SIAM CSE 2005, Orlando, Florida
• Numerical Study of the Discrete Laplace-Beltrami - SCCUR 2004, Whittier, California