Kevin Chu
Consultant Researcher CEO at NING Research | FEA & CFD Professional
California, United States
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Top SchoolKevin Chu is a seasoned consultant, researcher, and CEO who blends deep mathematical modeling with practical software engineering to deliver production-ready data science and high-performance computing solutions. Based in California, he leads Velexi Corporation, where he and a multidisciplinary team translate challenges in computational science, data science, machine learning, and engineering into elegant, client-focused software and rigorous technical reports. His work on the Optimal Time Step method and the Direct Matrix Method, along with open-source libraries such as Level Set Method Library (LSMLIB) and Pseudospectral Library (PSLIB), demonstrates a hands-on track record of advancing numerical methods and reusable software. With a PhD in Applied Mathematics from MIT and dual Stanford degrees in Chemistry and Scientific Computing, Kevin bridges theory and industry across roles at Velexi Research, NING Research, and venture-focused initiatives. An entrepreneur at heart, he seeks to build sustainable organizations, educate the next generation of creators, and apply technology to make the world a better place.
16 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Illinois Mathematics and Science AcademyPhD, Applied Mathematics, PhD, Applied Mathematics at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBS, Chemistry, BS, Chemistry at Stanford University
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Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
velexi-research/LSMLIB
Nov 2009 - May 2022
Level Set Method Library
Contributions:6 releases, 390 commits, 19 PRs in 12 years 7 months
level-setcomputational-mathematicslevel-set-methodmathematicsmethod
velexi-research/VLXI-Cookiecutter-Dataset
Mar 2021 - Jun 2024
Template for DVC-managed datasets
Contributions:24 releases, 33 PRs, 94 pushes in 3 years 3 months
cookiecutterdataset
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