Mike Kirby

Mike Kirby
Professor
School of Computing

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Interests:

My research focus is on large-scale scientific computing and visualization, with an emphasis on the scientific cycle of mathematical modeling, computation, visualization, evaluation, and understanding. My primary research interests are:

Scientific and Data Computing

Physics-Informed Machine Learning

Computational Science and Engineering

High-Order Methods: Algorithm Development and Applications

Scientific Visualization

Concurrent Programming: Verification and Applications

High Performance Computing

Current Roles:

Assistant Vice President for Research : Strategic Initiatives

Professor, Kahlert School of Computing

Adjunct Professor, Department of Bioengineering

Adjunct Professor, Department of Mathematics

Former Roles:

Special Advisor to the President (University of Utah), 2022-2023
Executive Director, Utah Informatics Initiative (UI2), 2019-2023
Director and Program Manager, Multi-Scale Multidisciplinary Modeling of Electronic Materials (MSME) Collaborative Research Alliance (CRA), 2016-2022
Interim Director, Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute, 2018-2020
IEEE VIS 2020 Co-Chair (with Valerio Pascucci)
Associate Director, School of Computing, 2014-2020
Assistant Program Manager, Multi-Scale Multidisciplinary Modeling of Electronic Materials (MSME) Collaborative Research Alliance (CRA), 2012-2016
Chairperson - Local Organizing Committee of ICOSAHOM 2014
Director, Scientific Computing Track, Computing Degree Program, 2004-2014
Director of Graduate Studies (DGS), School of Computing, 2012-2014
Associate Director, Computational Engineering and Science (CES) Program, 2012-2014
Director, Computational Engineering and Science (CES) Program, 2005-2008
During 2008-2009 Sabbatical: Leverhulme Visiting Professor, Department of Aeronautics, Imperial College London.

    Contact Information:

        Professor Mike Kirby
        School of Computing
        University of Utah
        72 S. Central Campus Drive
        3750 Warnock Engineering Building
        Salt Lake City, UT 84112

        Office Location: Warnock Engineering Building (WEB) 3602

        Office Number: 801-585-3421
        Fax Number: 801-585-6513
        Email: kirby [at] cs.utah.edu

Last Updated: 12/02/24