Australasian Wolfram Technology Conference @ RMIT
Australasian Wolfram Technology Conference @ RMIT
Computational Research and Engagement
Local Organizing Committee
Local Organizing Committee
Qiang Sun (Local Chair)
Qiang Sun (Local Chair)
Dr Qiang Sun is a researcher based at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, with a strong background in computational physics and engineering. Holding a PhD from University College London, Dr Sun further developed his expertise at the National University of Singapore before coming to Australia in 2015 under the Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award.
Dr Sun specialises in theoretical and numerical modelling across diverse fields such as wave optics, acoustics, colloidal electrostatic interactions, nonlinear solitons, and fluid mechanics. He is known for developing accessible non-singular boundary element methods (NSBEM) for solving linear partial differential equations, which simplify the use of this traditionally difficult technique and enable multi-scale problems to be solved accurately and efficiently. He applies NSBEM to problems such as optical trapping and rotation for nano-rheology; photocatalysts for water treatments N and CO fixations; multilayer hybrid material clusters for quantum emitter efficiency enhancements; heat transfer improvements in nanofluids; and flow drag reductions. Dr Sun is also interested in using deep learning methods for a wide range of problems, including ocean wave height predictions and archaeological geospatial feature analysis.
Dr Sun specialises in theoretical and numerical modelling across diverse fields such as wave optics, acoustics, colloidal electrostatic interactions, nonlinear solitons, and fluid mechanics. He is known for developing accessible non-singular boundary element methods (NSBEM) for solving linear partial differential equations, which simplify the use of this traditionally difficult technique and enable multi-scale problems to be solved accurately and efficiently. He applies NSBEM to problems such as optical trapping and rotation for nano-rheology; photocatalysts for water treatments N
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Yuli Stait-Gardner
Yuli Stait-Gardner
Yuli Stait-Gardner is a Business Consultant at Wolfram Research, overseeing the management of Wolfram users across Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, the Philippines and the Pacific Islands.
Yuli is involved in a diverse range of projects spanning the educational, government and commercial sectors, facilitating clients through the integration and application of Wolfram tools to achieve their project objectives and ensure they maximise the potential of these technologies efficiently and effectively.
Yuli is involved in a diverse range of projects spanning the educational, government and commercial sectors, facilitating clients through the integration and application of Wolfram tools to achieve their project objectives and ensure they maximise the potential of these technologies efficiently and effectively.
Paul Abbott
Paul Abbott
Paul Abbott has used Mathematica extensively since 1988. His research is in the areas of wavelets, quantum physics and special functions, and he has general interests in problems in computational and mathematical physics. All of his publications have used Mathematica in some way. From 1989 to 1991 he worked for Wolfram Research as a member of the Applications department. He was a contributing editor of The Mathematica Journal from 1990 to 2005 and has been a consultant to Wolfram Research since 1997. With Chikara Miyaji, he coauthored the book MathLink: Network Programming with Mathematica. In 2002 he was a winner in the SIAM 100-Dollar, 100-Digit Challenge, and in 2015 he received a Wolfram Innovator Award.
Paul was a faculty member of the School of Physics at the University of Western Australia (UWA) from 1992 to 2016. He taught courses on a wide range of topics, including electromagnetism, relativity, data analysis, group theory, special functions and wavelets, and received a number of teaching awards, including a Computational Science Award in 1995 and an Australian University Teaching Award in 2016. Abbott has lectured on Mathematica in the United States, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan and India and has given Mathematica courses at several Australian universities. His courses have been attended by professionals and students from a wide range of backgrounds, including people from government departments and financial institutions, scientists, engineers, academics and medical researchers.
Paul was a faculty member of the School of Physics at the University of Western Australia (UWA) from 1992 to 2016. He taught courses on a wide range of topics, including electromagnetism, relativity, data analysis, group theory, special functions and wavelets, and received a number of teaching awards, including a Computational Science Award in 1995 and an Australian University Teaching Award in 2016. Abbott has lectured on Mathematica in the United States, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan and India and has given Mathematica courses at several Australian universities. His courses have been attended by professionals and students from a wide range of backgrounds, including people from government departments and financial institutions, scientists, engineers, academics and medical researchers.
Ben Odgers
Ben Odgers
Ben Odgers works at Atturra as a principal consultant focusing on advanced analytics. He has been using Wolfram Language since 2004 in research, banking and education.
Ben has utilized Wolfram Language to provide numerical backing for theoretical conjectures in number theory and random matrix theory at the University of Bristol and the American Institute of Mathematics. In banking, at both Macquarie Group and ANZ, he performed complex tasks with Wolfram Language, including greenfield prototyping, automating the discovery of data anomalies and running stress tests and simulations for problems in risk management, capital, funding and liquidity. He has also leveraged Wolfram Language to build tailored, interactive reports for hundreds of users across teams, divisions and countries. Ben has given guest talks at high schools and universities on topics ranging from mathematics, finance and big data to academic versus corporate life and project management. Ben continues to work in the fields of mathematics, banking and education.
Ben has utilized Wolfram Language to provide numerical backing for theoretical conjectures in number theory and random matrix theory at the University of Bristol and the American Institute of Mathematics. In banking, at both Macquarie Group and ANZ, he performed complex tasks with Wolfram Language, including greenfield prototyping, automating the discovery of data anomalies and running stress tests and simulations for problems in risk management, capital, funding and liquidity. He has also leveraged Wolfram Language to build tailored, interactive reports for hundreds of users across teams, divisions and countries. Ben has given guest talks at high schools and universities on topics ranging from mathematics, finance and big data to academic versus corporate life and project management. Ben continues to work in the fields of mathematics, banking and education.