Welcome!

I am Ahsan Ali, a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Baylor University, working on an NSF-funded project focused on the Irksome library, a high-level software package for time-stepping finite element discretizations of partial differential equations. My role involves collaborating with the principal investigator and a team of students to enhance the library’s features and apply it to complex, real-world problems. I bring expertise in scalable numerical solvers and multilevel methods for nonsymmetric and indefinite problems, with a particular focus on developing and analyzing algebraic multigrid (AMG) techniques to improve the efficiency and robustness of numerical algorithms for PDEs. These methods are relevant to a wide range of applications, including computational physics, and engineering problems.

I hold a B.Sc. in Mathematics (2011) and an M.S. in Mathematics (2012) from Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. I later earned a second M.S. in Applied Mathematics (2024) and completed my Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics (2025) at the University of New Mexico (UNM). My dissertation explores “Algebraic Multigrid Methods for Nonsymmetric and Indefinite Problems: Theory and Applications”. Alongside my academic work, I contribute to interdisciplinary collaborations with national laboratories and academic institutions, emphasizing innovative approaches to scientific computing and numerical modeling.

With over seven years of formal teaching experience and a decade of involvement in mathematics education, I have designed and taught a variety of courses, ranging from undergraduate calculus to graduate-level numerical analysis. My teaching philosophy is rooted in equity, inclusion, and fostering a deep understanding of mathematical concepts among students from diverse backgrounds.

When I am not solving equations or mentoring students, I enjoy traveling, spending time with my daughter, and watching videos about the latest tech gadgets.