Department of Mathematics and Statistics
University of North Carolina Charlotte
My research focuses on inverse problems for partial differential equations, especially problems involving unknown coefficients, source terms, and initial data. The mathematical models I study include elliptic, parabolic, hyperbolic, elasticity, radiative transfer, Hamilton-Jacobi, Maxwell, Navier-Stokes, and nonlinear diffusive coagulation-fragmentation equations. Much of my recent work concerns inverse scattering and related problems, as well as the development of globally convergent numerical methods based on Carleman estimates and time-dimensional reduction techniques.
These inverse problems arise in applications such as medical imaging, geophysical exploration, non-destructive testing, remote sensing, wave propagation, and the detection of hidden or buried objects. My goal is to develop methods that are both mathematically rigorous and computationally effective for recovering unknown information from indirect and noisy data.
I am a co-organizer of the Computational and Applied Mathematics Seminar.
Education
- 1997-2001: B.Sc in Mathematics, Vietnam National University at Ho Chi Minh City.
- 2006-2008: M.Sc in Mathematics, University of Utah.
- 2008-2011: Ph.D in Mathematics, University of Utah.
Employments
- Ecole Normale Superieure Paris, France, 2011-2013.
- Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland, 2013-2015.
- University of North Carolina Charlotte, USA, 2015-present.
Ph.D. Students
Qitong Li (2019), Thuy Le (2023), Ray Abney (2025), Phuong Nguyen, Navaraj Neupane, Cong Van, and Matt Nguyen.
Undergraduate Students
Drusti Patel (Fall 2020), William Powell (Spring 2021), Sarah Zing (Fall 2021), Ninh Nguyen (Spring 2023), Alexandria Traynham (Spring 2024).