Nicolas Boumal
Associate Professor In Mathematics
Switzerland
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Top SchoolNicolas Boumal is an associate professor in mathematics at EPFL with 12 years of research and academic experience focused on optimization, numerical methods, and data processing. His work spans Riemannian and convex optimization, bridging theoretical advances with practical applications in statistics and large-scale inverse problems. He progressed from a PhD in computational and applied mathematics to postdoctoral research at Inria and faculty positions at Princeton before joining EPFL, demonstrating sustained contributions to both teaching and research. Known for attacking application-driven theoretical questions, he blends rigorous analysis with algorithmic design for real-world data challenges. Based in Switzerland, he maintains an active research profile—publishing, mentoring, and translating optimization theory into computational tools. An uncommon strength is his track record of moving between deep theory and hands-on numerical methods, informed by early internships tackling seismic inverse problems at MIT.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computational and Applied Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computational and Applied Mathematics at Université catholique de Louvain
French, English, Dutch
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (18)
matlab10
manifold10
automatic-differentiation10
optimization10
python9
julia7
warnings6
latex5
render5
rendering5
browser-extension4
katex4
rendering-engine4
react4
slack3
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
NicolasBoumal/katex-with-slack
Nov 2020 - Apr 2025
Browser extension to render LaTeX formula in Slack web interface using KaTeX rendering engine.
Contributions:2 PRs, 7 pushes in 4 years 5 months
renderrendering-enginereactbrowserweb-interface
NicolasBoumal/bibtex
Feb 2020 - Jun 2026
Contributions:195 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 4 months
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