My research is in the area of applied mathematics with main focus on
the analysis and development of efficient numerical algorithms. I'm especially interested in problems arising
on the interface between mathematical and physical sciences/engineering. At present I'm studying theoretical and
simulation aspects of grain growth in complex
materials. Before coming to GMU, I was a CNA postdoc at Carnegie Mellon University and part of the
interdepartmental MRSEC initiative
(MIMP).
Other projects I have been heavily involved with over the years include the design of
fast new algorithms for quantization and clustering with the use of the
concepts like centroidal
Voronoi tessellations, and optimization methods for the determination
of phase diagrams for
multicomponent materials (MATCASE). I have also worked in the areas of
multidimensional birth-death processes and development of efficient pricing schemes in next generation
telecommunication networks, solution of ill-conditioned systems of linear equations and
mathematical models in biology.
REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS
K. Barmak, M. Emelianenko, D. Golovaty, D. Kinderlehrer, S. Ta'asan, "Towards a statistical theory of texture evolution in polycrystals", SIAM J. Sci. Comput., 30 No. 6 (2008), p. 3150-3169
K. Barmak, M. Emelianenko, D. Golovaty, D. Kinderlehrer, and S. Ta'asan., "A new perspective on texture evolution", Intl. J. of Num. Anal. and Modeling, 5 Supp (2008), p.93--108
Q. Du, M. Emelianenko, "Uniform convergence of a nonlinear energy-based multilevel quantization scheme via centroidal Voronoi tessellations", SIAM J. Numer. Anal., 46, Issue 3 (2008), p. 1483--1502
Q. Du, M. Emelianenko and L. Ju, "Convergence properties of the Lloyd algorithm for computing the centroidal Voronoi tessellations", SIAM J. Numer. Anal., 44, Issue 1 (2006), 102-119
Q. Du, M. Emelianenko, "Acceleration schemes for computing the centroidal Voronoi tessellations", Numer. Linear Algebra Appl.,13, Issue 2-3, (2006), 173-192
M. Emelianenko, Z.-K. Liu, Q. Du, "A New Algorithm for the Automation of Phase Diagram Calculation", Comp. Mater. Sci., 35, issue 1 (2006), 61-74 (In ScienceDirect Top 25 Hottest Articles)
M. Yacoubi, M. Emelianenko and N. Gautam, "Pricing in next generation network queuing model to guarantee QoS", Perform. Evaluation, 5, issue 1 (2003), 59-84 (In Top 10 downloads from Performance Evaluation website in 2003)