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Layne Watson, Ph.D.

 

Layne Watson, Ph.D. Professor
Computer Science and Mathematics

Virginia Tech
2000 Torgersen Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061

 

540-231-7540
ltw@cs.vt.edu

 

 

 

 

 

EDUCATION:

 

  • Ph.D., Mathematics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1974

  • B.A., Psychology, University of Evansville, 1969



RESEARCH INTERESTS:

 

  • Numerical analysis

  • Nonlinear programming

  • Mathematical software

  • Fluid mechanics

  • Solid mechanics

  • Image processing

  • Parallel computation

  • Bioinformatics



SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

 

  • B. B. Lowekamp, L. T. Watson, and M. S. Cramer, "The cellular automata paradigm for the parallel solution of heat transfer problems", Parallel Alogrithms Appl., 9 (1996) 119-130.

  • S. Burgee, A. A. Giunta, V. Balabanov, B. Grossman, W. H. Mason, R. Narducci, R. T. Haftka, and L. T. Watson, "A coarse grained parallel variable-complexity multidiscplinary optimization paradigm", Internat. J. Supercomputer Appl. High Performance Comput., 10 (1996) 296-299.

  • L. T. Watson, M. Sosonkina, R. C. Melville, A. P. Morgan, and H. F. Walker, "Algorithm 777: HOMPACK90: A suite of FORTRAN 90 codes for globally convergent homotopy algorithms", ACM Trans. Math. Software, 23 (1997) 514-549.

  • A. P. Morgan, L. T. Watson, and R. A. Young, "A Gaussian derivative based version of JPEG for image compression and decompression", IEEE Trans. Image Processing, 7 (1998) 1311-1320.

  • J. F. Rodriguez, J. E. Renaud, and L. T. Watson, "Convergence of trust region augmented Lagrangian methods using variable fidelity approximation data", Structural Optim., 15 (1998) 141-156.

  • D. T. Krasteva, L. T. Watson, C. Baker, B. Grossman, W. H. Mason, and R. T. Haftka, "Distributed control parallelism in multidisciplinary aircraft design", Concurrency: Pract. Exper., 11 (1999) 435--459.

  • S. M. Wise, A. J. Sommese, and L. T. Watson, "Algorithm 801: POLSYS_PLP: A partitioned linear product homotopy code for solving polynomial systems of equations", ACM Trans. Math. Software, 26 (2000) 176--200.

  • L. T. Watson, "Theory of globally convergent probability-one homotopies for nonlinear programming", SIAM J. Optim., 11 (2000) 761--780.

  • A. Goel, C. A. Baker, C. A. Shaffer, B. Grossman, W. H. Mason, L. T. Watson, and R. T. Haftka, "VizCraft: a problem solving environment for configuration design of a high speed civil transport", Comput. Sci. Engrg., 3 (2001) 56--66.

  • R. T. Haftka and L. T. Watson, ``Decomposition theory for multidisciplinary design optimization problems with mixed integer
    quasiseparable subsystems'', {\sl Optim. Engrg.}, 7 (2006) 135--149.

  • J. W. Zwolak, J. J. Tyson, and L. T. Watson, ``Globally optimized parameters for a model of mitotic control in frog egg extracts'', {\sl IEE Systems Biol.}, 152 (2005) 81--92.

  • N. A. Allen, K. C. Chen, C. A. Shaffer, J. J. Tyson, and L. T.       Watson, ``Computer evaluation of network dynamics models with application to cell cycle control in budding yeast'', {\sl IEE Systems Biol.}, 153 (2006) 13--21.


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