Harnessing Inexactness for Efficient Scientific Computing

Xinye Chen 陳(锌|鑫)冶

Postdoctoral Researcher, Sorbonne University (LIP6, CNRS), Chartered Mathematician

I'm currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at Sorbonne University (LIP6). I was previously a Postdoctoral Researcher at Charles University. I received my PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of Manchester.

Languages English (Fluent), Cantonese, Hakka (Native), Mandarin (Native)
My CV

Research Focus & Interests

I develop efficient algorithms that exploit inexactness—including approximation and reduced precision—to improve the performance and energy efficiency of scientific computing and machine learning. My research combines mathematical modeling, algorithm design, and numerical error analysis to understand and optimize trade-offs between accuracy, performance, and computational cost.

Research Interests

Numerical Linear Algebra
Mixed-precision Algorithms
Parallel Computing & Low-level Optimization
Deep Learning & Time Series Analysis

Technical Skills

Mathematical & Numerical Methods

Numerical Linear Algebra, Algorithm Analysis, Sparse Linear System Solvers and Preconditioning, Probabilistic Modeling

Machine Learning

Graph Representation Learning, Natural Language Processing, Deep Learning

Programming Languages

C/C++, Python, MATLAB, Julia, R, Shell, TeX, CUDA

Software & Frameworks

PyTorch, LLVM, TensorFlow, CMake, OpenMP, BLAS/LAPACK, Ubuntu/Mac, LaTeX, Docker

Teaching Experience

Tutorial

  • Scientific computing
  • Programming with Python
  • Numerical Analysis

Supervision

  • Calculus and Applications

Short-term Tutorials

  • Linear Algebra
  • Mathematics

Service & Honors

Reviewer

Served as a reviewer for ACOM (Springer), ESA, ACM TKDD, IEEE SPL, IEEE TNSRE, ICLR, JOSS, IJF (Elsevier), Peer J Comp Sci, and Stats Comp (Springer).

Membership & Roles

  • Member of SIAM 2023 -- Present
  • Member of IMA 2025 -- Present
  • President of Manchester SIAM-IMA Student Chapter 2022 -- 2024
  • Member of SC26 PMBS programme committee 2026 -- Present
  • Github Developer Program Member 2022 -- Present

Honors

  • Chartered Mathematician 2026 -- Present
  • SIAM certificate of recognition 2022 -- 2023
  • University of Manchester Research Scholar Award 2019

Recent News

Recent Talks

    Conference Organization

    • May 2026 ILAS 2026 Minisymposium: Numerical Linear Algebra in Machine Learning, VA, USA
    • Apr 2023 Manchester SIAM-IMA Student Chapter Conference 2023, Manchester, UK

    Funding & Grants