Daniel Vasiliu

Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics

Background

Daniel Vasiliu, Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics, was an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Christopher Newport University in Virginia from 2005-12.  He holds a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics with specialization in Calculus of Variations and Nonlinear Analysis from Michigan State University.  Professor Vasiliu’s research interests include problems of optimization and numerical approximation, partial differential equations, quantitative modeling, bio-mathematics and regression analysis.  He is especially focused on solving practical mathematical modeling questions with interdisciplinary applications such as the variable selection problem for high and ultra-high dimensional data analysis.