Linda Petzold
Mehrabian Distinguished Professor
Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science
NAE, NAS
Contact
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Member of :
National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Sciences
Fellow of:
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Association for Computing Machinery, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
Sidney Fernbach Award, IEEE Computer Society; ACM Prize in Computational Science and Engineering, SIAM Prize for Distinguished Service to the Profession, AWM/SIAM Sonia Kovalevsky Lecturer, Dahlquist Prize, Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software
Research
Her research is focused on modeling, analysis, simulation and software, applied to multiscale, networked systems in biology, materials and social networks. Her research group has been developing advanced algorithms for discrete stochastic simulation of systems where the fate of a few key molecules can make a big difference to important outcomes. We engage with experimentalists through the analysis of data and the development of mathematical models that yield insight and suggest new directions for research. Current collaborations range from biology(circadian rhythm (jet lag), and cell polarization), to medicine (coagulopathy and post-traumatic stress disorder), to ecology (chytrid disease in frogs), to social networks (sentiment analysis and opinion dynamics). Her group is collaborating with Prof. Chandra Krintz on the development of an integrated, cloud-based environment called Stochastic Simulation Service (StochSS) for modeling and simulation of biological processes
Department of Mathematics; Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies; Center of Multiscale Analysis, Software and Simulation, Center for Bioengineering; Center for Control, Dynamical Systems & Computation; Center for Information Technology & Society
PhD Computer Science, University of Illinois
BA Mathematics/Computer Science, University of Illinois