Prof. Joel A. Tropp — Research Profile
California Institute of Technology · Computing + Mathematical Sciences
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Computing + Mathematical Sciences
PhD in Computing and Mathematical Sciences (CMS)
Fall 2027Application deadline
Dec 15, 2026
PhD in Computer Science (CS)
Fall 2027Application deadline
Dec 15, 2026
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Prof. Joel A. Tropp at California Institute of Technology Computing + Mathematical Sciences lists algorithms, numerical analysis, statistics, random matrix theory as their registered research area.
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Recent papers
- Robust, randomized preconditioning for kernel ridge regressionAdvances in Computational Mathematics · Sep 18
- Comparison theorems for the minimum eigenvalue of a random positive-semidefinite matrixCommunications of the American Mathematical Society · Jul 7
- Linear algebra at exponential scale via tensor network dimension reductionPreprintarXiv (Cornell University) · Jun 13
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