MTH540, MTH440, and EAS621/622

Mathematical and Computational Consulting

Professional Preparation Program

Spring 2025, UMass Dartmouth

This course will satisfy University Study 5-B (Learning through Engagement)

List of Students and Their MC2 Clients:

  1. Group Project: Nikhilesh Narkhede and Ajmal Abbas
    MC2 Client: Vijay Chalivendra (UMassD, MNE).
    Project Title: Prediction of Mechanical Properties of Plastic Composites with Change in the Composition with the Help of Deep Learning.

  2. Alexander Nguyen
    MC2 Client: Alfa Heryudono (UMassD, Math)
    Project Title: Long Term Economic Mobility Trends Using Exponentiation of Transition Matrices.

  3. Adhrit Ravichandran
    MC2 Client: Vijay Varma, Scott Field (UMassD, Math)
    Project Title: Numerical Relativity Surrogate for Waveforms from Non-Spinning Unequal-Mass-Eccentric Binary Black Hole (BBH) Systems.

  4. Abhishek Ravishankar
    MC2 Client: Vijay Varma, Scott Field (UMassD, Math)
    Project Title: Improving Ringdown Waveforms in Numerical Relativity Surrogates using Domain Decomposition.

  5. Bee Greenberg
    MC2 Client: Gokhan Kul (UMassD, CIS)
    Project Title: Using Blockchain to Enhance Database Security

  6. Bhaskar Verma
    MC2 Client: Sarah Caudill (UMassD, Physics)
    Project Title: Simulating Realistic Glitch Populations using Generative Machine Learning Models accross Multiple Glitch Classes.

  7. David Gillcrist
    MC2 Client: Yanlai Chen (UMassD, Math) and Mazdak Tootkaboni (UMassD, CEN)
    Project Title: Investigations of Hypersurface Geometry toward better Parameter Estimation and Experimental Design.

  8. Debarshi Sarkar
    MC2 Client: Amit Tandon (UMassD, MNE & SMAST)
    Project Title: Observed Submesoscale Surface Heat Flux Variability in the Bay of Bengal during the 2024 EKAMSAT fieldwork.

  9. Elisha Rogatch
    MC2 Client: Sigal Gottlieb (UMassD, Math)
    Project Title: Fourier Spectral Methods with Filtering on Burgers' Equation.

  10. Group Project: Emma Thiboutot and Mehul Puri
    MC2 Client: Laura Hanzly (UMassD, BioEngineering)
    Project Title: Exploring the Impact of PFOA, PFAS, PRIMALOFT, BAGASSE, and P3RD on Cell Viability in HELA Cancer Cells.

  11. Som Bishoyi
    MC2 Client: Scott Field (UMassD, Math) and Gaurav Khanna (Physics, URI)
    Project Title: Exact Outgoing Boundary Conditions for Teukolsky Equation in Boyer-Linquist Coordinates.

  12. Haolan Zheng
    MC2 Client: Yanlai Chen (UMassD, Math)
    Project Title: Reduced-basis Neural Operator (ReBaNO): Using Physics to Eliminate Generalization Gaps.

  13. Group Project: Jacob Baiardi and Kate Ferland
    MC2 Client: Alfa Heryudono (UMassD, Math)
    Project Title: Investigation of Internal Factors Contributing to Academic Success within Massachusetts Public School.

  14. James Bonnell
    MC2 Client: Merve Meral (UMassD, Econ)
    Project Title: Predicting Trends in Exchange Rates from Numerical Analysis Techniques.

  15. John Driscoll
    MC2 Client: Alfa Heryudono, Scott Field, Zheng Chen (UMassD, Math)
    Project Title: Eigenvalue Behavior in Neural ODE Systems for UUV Applications.

  16. Jaden Menard
    MC2 Client: Alfa Heryudono (UMassD, Math)
    Project Title: Fixing Concussion Problem by Revamp of Tackle Violation.

  17. Jason Motta
    MC2 Client: Alfa Heryudono (UMassD, Math)
    Project Title: NSF Kicking Analysis.

  18. Kartik Gupta
    MC2 Client: Mehdi Raessi (UMassD, MNE)
    Project Title: Advanced Computational Investigation of Nose Curvature and Surface Hydrophobicity Effects in Water Entry of Solid Objects.

  19. Misbahul Ain
    MC2 Client: Wei-Shun Chang (UMassD, Chem & BioChem)
    Project Title: Chiral Measurement at Single Particle Level.

  20. Michael Sawicki
    MC2 Client: Alfa Heryudono (UMassD, Math)
    Project Title: Modeling Strategic Algorithmic Trader Behavior in a Limit Order Book Using Game Theory and Reinforcement Learning.

  21. Matthew Shane
    MC2 Client: Alfa Heryudono (UMassD, Math)
    Project Title: Crime Hotspot Detection on NYC Public Data. Methods for Clustering without Exact Data Points.

  22. Mohit Sharma
    MC2 Client: Mehdi Raessi (UMassD, MNE)
    Project Title: Neural Operator: A Mesh-invariant Learning Framework for Multiphase Flows.

  23. Parth Sastry
    MC2 Client: Amit Tandon and Mark Altabet (UMassD, MNE, SMAST).
    Project Title: On Idealized Anticyclonic Eddy Simulations and Applications to the Eastern Tropical Pacific.

  24. Ryan Barros
    MC2 Client: Renuka Rajapakse (UMassD, Physics)
    Project Title: Quantum GAN for Image Generation.

  25. Ricardo Kabila
    MC2 Client: Zheng Chen, Alfa Heryudono (UMassD, Math)
    Project Title: 1D/2D Numerical Modeling of Shallow Ice Approximation (SIA) Flows.

  26. Samuel Preciado Jr
    MC2 Client: Shelly Scott (UMassD Veteran's Services).
    Project Title: Modularly Structured Remedial Mathematics Study for University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Student Veterans.

  27. Swati Singh
    MC2 Client: Vijay Varma (UMassD, Math)
    Project Title: Study of Scalar Field Effects in Scalar-Tensor Theory and their Degeneracy with Tidal Effects in General Relativity.

  28. Veda Sahaja Bandi
    MC2 Client: Ming Shao (UMass Lowell, CIS)
    Project Title: Autonomous Driving with VLMs.

  29. Varenya Upadhyaya
    MC2 Client: Vijay Varma, Scott Field (UMassD, Math)
    Project Title: Uncertainty Quantification in NR Surrogate Models.

  30. Group Project: Zachary Pereira and Elena Lotti
    MC2 Client: David Kagan (UMassD, Physics)
    Project Title: The Covariant Entropy-Energy Bound in Dynamical Graviational Collapse.