Kai Wu
Journal Reviewer at EDP Sciences
Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Top SchoolKai Wu is a postdoctoral researcher at Heidelberg University with a PhD in Mathematical Sciences and a decade of experience modeling the formation and dynamical evolution of planetary systems in star clusters using GPU-accelerated N-body codes. He combines deep technical expertise in NBODY6++GPU and REBOUND with hands-on software stewardship as the administrator of the NBODY6++GPU GitHub repository, bringing reproducible computational workflows to astrophysical simulations. His work spans theory and observation—ranging from collision phases in planet formation studied at CITA to debris-disk modeling with Spitzer and Herschel data at STScI. An experienced reviewer for Astronomy & Astrophysics, he translates research rigor into clear communication and peer evaluation. Kai also enjoys mentorship and teaching, having authored a comprehensive 10,000+ character handbook for doctoral students in Chinese, reflecting a commitment to community-building beyond research. Based in Heidelberg, he blends numerical sophistication with practical project management and open-source collaboration.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Mathematical Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Mathematical Sciences at University of LiverpoolBachelor of Science - BS Theoretical Physics, Bachelor of Science - BS Theoretical Physics at Nankai University
Chinese, Chinese
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Github Skills (143)
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parallelization9
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intel9
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orbital-mechanics9
planet9
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Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
xp-pgrs-unofficial-guide/xp_pgrs_unofficial_guide
Aug 2022 - Feb 2023
Contributions:61 commits, 45 pushes, 8 branches in 5 months
nbody6ppgpu/Nbody6PPGPU-beijing
Mar 2022 - Aug 2022
This is Nbody6++GPU, an N-body star cluster simulation code, maintained by Rainer Spurzem and team.
Contributions:1 release, 1 review, 32 commits in 5 months
parallelastrophysicsgpun-bodybody
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