Iain S. Duff
Encyclopedia
Iain S. Duff is a British
mathematician
and computer scientist
, known for his work in numerical methods and software for solving problem with sparse matrices
, in particular the Harwell Subroutine Library
. From 1986–2009 he was the Group Leader of Numerical Analysis at Harwell Laboratory, which has moved in 1990 to the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
. He is also the Project Leader for the Parallel Algorithms Group at CERFACS in Toulouse
.
United Kingdom
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mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
and computer scientist
Computer scientist
A computer scientist is a scientist who has acquired knowledge of computer science, the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their application in computer systems....
, known for his work in numerical methods and software for solving problem with sparse matrices
Sparse matrix
In the subfield of numerical analysis, a sparse matrix is a matrix populated primarily with zeros . The term itself was coined by Harry M. Markowitz....
, in particular the Harwell Subroutine Library
Harwell Subroutine Library
HSL, originally the Harwell Subroutine Library, is a collection of Fortran 77 and 95 codes that address core problems in numerical analysis...
. From 1986–2009 he was the Group Leader of Numerical Analysis at Harwell Laboratory, which has moved in 1990 to the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
The Rutherford Appleton Laboratory is one of the national scientific research laboratories in the UK operated by the Science and Technology Facilities Council . It is located on the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus at Chilton near Didcot in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom...
. He is also the Project Leader for the Parallel Algorithms Group at CERFACS in Toulouse
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
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External links
- home page
- HSL, formerly the Harwell Subroutine Library
- Harwell-Boeing sparse matrix collection at Matrix Market
- Oral History interview with Duff by Thomas Haigh. Full text online as part of SIAM history project, covers his entire career.