Robert J Webber's webpage

Hello! I am a postdoctoral scholar in Caltech's Department of Computing & Mathematical Sciences, hosted by Joel Tropp.

I am interested in randomized numerical methods and their applications to data science and scientific computing. Specifically, my work focuses on:

• Randomized algorithms. I develop and analyze large-scale iterative methods that leverage randomness to overcome the limitations of traditional algorithms.
• Interdisciplinary applications. I apply randomized algorithms to tackle problems in chemistry, astronomy, and geophysics through collaborations with domain experts.

In the press: my work on rare event sampling algorithms has been featured in the California Business Journal, Forbes.com, and SIAM News.