Chen Greif
Professor and Head
Department of Computer Science
The University of British Columbia
Chen Greif, August 2012
Mailing address:
Department of Computer Science
The University of British Columbia
201 - 2366 Main Mall
Vancouver BC, V6T 1Z4
Canada

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greif@cs.ubc.ca
ICCS 219 (research office) or ICCS 201A (Head's office) (map)
+1 604 827 5185 (research office) or +1 604 822 6056 (Head's office)

Research Interests

scientific computing - numerical linear algebra
  • iterative solvers
  • saddle-point linear systems
  • preconditioning techniques
  • numerical solution of elliptic partial differential equations
  • linear algebra aspects of constrained optimization
Textbook

A First Course in Numerical Methods
Published by SIAM, 2011
(intended for undergraduate and beginning graduate students)

Errata (last updated: February 8, 2016)

Supplementary material including Matlab programs 		Ascher and Greif

Current Professional Appointments

  • SIAM Secretary
  • Member of SIAM Council
  • Associate Editor, SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing
  • Chair, SIAM Committee on Committees and Appointments
  • Member, SIAM Book Committee
  • Member of the Editorial Board, SIAM Computational Science and Engineering book series
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