MSc, Computational Science
American University of Beirut. Coursework includes optimization, GPU computing, statistical learning, finite elements, and vortex methods.
CV / computational science / physical oceanography
Hoda Hashemi
Computational science MSc researcher at the American University of Beirut, with work across geophysical fluid dynamics, vortex methods, MITgcm, GPU computing, data assimilation, and LLM/RAG systems.
Profile
Research interests: computational physics, physical oceanography, numerical modeling, parallel computing, scientific ML, and interfaces that make advanced simulation tools easier to use.
Current work applies numerical frameworks to vorticity dynamics, energy transfer, and potential-vorticity conservation in quasi-geostrophic shallow-water systems.
Education
Training in computational science, theoretical physics, pure mathematics, and scientific computing.
BS, Theoretical Physics; Minor, Pure Mathematics
American University of Beirut. Focus on analysis, differential equations, algebra, manifolds, probability, and numerical computing.
Exchange Program
Pitzer College, Claremont, California. Statistical physics, French, and R programming.
Research
Current research connects vortex methods, ocean dynamics, and production numerical models.
MITgcm simulations of atmosphere-ocean dynamics
Building code and workflows to simulate figures and dynamics from Marshall's atmosphere-ocean climate dynamics text.
Vortex-in-cell model for QG shallow water on the sphere
Developing a computational model for quasi-geostrophic shallow-water equations over spherical geometry.
Graduate Research Assistant
Microflows and Microscale Heat Transfer Laboratory, American University of Beirut.
Selected Projects
Computational work spanning LLM agents, GPU algorithms, PDEs, optimization, and data assimilation.
Agentic system for MITgcm
LLM/RAG interface for querying documentation, modifying code, and executing simulations through natural language.
Needleman-Wunsch on CUDA
Parallel implementation using CUDA and Octopus HPC, with reduction trees, stencils, coarsening, and occupancy optimization.
Diffusion-convection PDE on a T-shaped membrane
Finite-element and Galerkin analysis using FreeFem and MATLAB, with numerical and analytical comparison.
High-dimensional inference of nonlinear dynamical systems
Data assimilation for the Van der Pol oscillator using adjoint-based BFGS and Bayesian optimization.
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