Sebastián Moraga Scheuermann
PhD Candidate|| Graduate Teaching Assistant
President | SFU SIAM-STU Ch.
Department of Mathematics
Simon Fraser University
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As an Engineer and Ph.D. candidate, I believe people and companies can position themselves in their first steps toward a good and better future.
To share knowledge and investigate applied and computational mathematics. In particular, machine learning and numerical analysis methods to model problems from the industry and academia.
Specific academic research you will find here includes (but is not limited to) Deep Learning, Partial Differential Equations (PDEs), Compressed Sensing, Finite element methods, Galerkin and saddle point schemes.
PhD. candidate at Simon Fraser University (SFU).
Working with professor Ben Adcock as supervisor.
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Education is the most important legacy we can share. In my part-time, I contribute to the community by being part of:
President of the SIAM Student Chapter Committee 2022-24.
Treasurer of the SIAM Student Chapter Committee 2021-22.
The SFU Dept. of Math. Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Advisory group.
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Education
Ph.D. Applied Mathematics. Department of Mathematics, SFU, Canada.
🗓️ SEP 2019-Ongoing
Civil Mathematical Engineering, Universidad de Concepción, Chile.
🗓️ MAR 2013-MAR 2019
Experience
Computational Models and Machine Learning || Dept. of Mathematics, SFU.
🗓️ SEP 2019-Ongoing
Executed diverse deep learning architectures using AI python libraries to predict complex fluid dynamics and engineering phenomena, demonstrating that machine learning techniques outperform state-of-the-art methods in scientific computing.
Collaborate closely with top computer science and engineering researchers, producing in collaboration eight papers in three years; most are published work featured in top-tier applied mathematical journals, e.g., ESAIM, SMAI, MEMS and CALCOLO.
Civil Mathematical Engineering || CI2MA, UdeC.
🗓️ JAN-SEP 2019
Developed new methods, coded C++ algorithms on FreeFem++ for fluid mechanics, and accumulated over 60 citations, influencing the work of top engineers and researchers in the field.
Teaching || Dept. of Mathematics, SFU.
🗓️ SEP 2019-Ongoing
Leveraged excellent communication and interpersonal skills to provide effective learning at both graduate and undergraduate levels. Supported across 50 applied courses and workshops for both general and technical audiences, gathering 5+ years of teaching experience with an exceptional student success rate.
Projects
Unity Engine project -- "For the longest jiffy" || Coding project
🗓️ AUG -Sept 2023
Developed and implemented a playable Unity game in C# in a short timeframe, demonstrating adaptability to new challenges. Sebanthalas/IW_unity23
Approximation to SPDEs via deep neural networks ||Dept. of Mathematics, SFU
🗓️ SEP 2023-Ongoing
Code in C to utilize the Tesla P100 GPUs available on the Compute Canada Cedar compute cluster provided by Simon Fraser University as a member of the Digital Research Alliance of Canada, along with CUDA to solve systems with unknown variables in engineering and computer science. This led to the development of fast methods for parametric systems in real-world applications.
New techniques and technologies in data-driven approaches to sustainability ||PIMS/Math to power industry
🗓️ AUG 2021
Led a team exploring ML techniques in agricultural-driven environmental changes and identified key areas vulnerable to catastrophic climate impacts in Canada and the correlation between agriculture and CO2 emissions based on online data.
Extracurricular
President of SIAM Student chapter. || SIAM -SFU
🗓️ 2022-2023
Represented the chapter at external events, led meetings, secured funding for the next year, organized trips and talks, and explained complex concepts to diverse audiences. Collaborated on webpage development and recruited members with cross-functional teams.
Treasurer of SIAM Student chapter. || SIAM -SFU
🗓️ 2021-2022
Efficiently managed over 1K on financial responsibilities, overseeing budgeting, expense tracking, and financial reporting. Ensured transparent and accurate financial records, collaborated with the executive board on fundraising initiatives, and played a key role in financial decision-making.
Books
B. Adcock, S. Brugiapaglia, N. Dexter, S. Moraga. On efficient algorithms for computing near-best polynomial approximations to high-dimensional, Hilbert-valued functions from limited samples. Memoirs of the European Mathematical Society. Vol 13, 2024.
Book Chapters
B. Adcock, J. M. Cardenas, N.D. and S. Moraga, Towards optimal sampling for learning sparse approximations in high dimensions (preview). High Dimensional Optimization and Probability, Springer. (2022).
Refereed Journal Publications
B. Adcock, S. Brugiapaglia, N. Dexter, S. Moraga. Learning smooth functions in high dimensions: from sparse polynomials to deep neural networks. arXiv:2404.03761
B. Adcock, N. Dexter, S. Moraga. Optimal approximation of infinite-dimensional holomorphic functions II: recovery from i.i.d. pointwise samples. arXiv:2310.16940. (2023)
B. Adcock, N. Dexter, S. Moraga. Optimal approximation of infinite-dimensional holomorphic functions. Calcolo, 61(1):12,2024
B. Adcock, S. Brugiapaglia, N. Dexter, S. Moraga. Near-optimal learning of Banach-valued, high dimensional functions via deep neural networks. arXiv:2211.12633 (2022)
B. Adcock, S. Brugiapaglia, N. D., S. Moraga. Deep Neural Networks Are Effective At Learning High-Dimensional Hilbert-Valued Functions From Limited Data. Proceedings of Machine Learning Research, MSML (2021).
Colmenares, E., Gatica G.N., Moraga S., Ruiz-Baier, R. A fully-mixed finite element method for the steady state Oberbeck-Boussinesq system. SMAI Journal of Computational Mathematics, Vol. 6, 125-157 (2020)
Colmenares, E.; Gatica, G.N.; Moraga, S. A Banach spaces-based analysis of a new fully-mixed finite element method for the Boussinesq problem. ESAIM, Math. Model. Numer. Anal., (2020).
FIELDS institute Toronto, Canada.
Posters, talks and conferences.
2024 (T) - WONAPDE- Workshop on Numerical Analysis of Partial Differential Equations, Concepcion, Chile (Mini-symposium)
2023 (T) - MCM23- Foundations of Computational Mathematics, Paris, France. (Mini-symposium)
2023 (T) - FoCM23- Foundations of Computational Mathematics, Paris, France. (Mini-symposium)
2022 (T) - CMS22 - CMS winter meeting, Toronto. Canada. ( Mini-symposium)
2022 (AC) - Bloomberg Canadian Finance Conference 2022, online
2022 (T) - FIELDS Focus program on Data Science, Approximation Theory, and Harmonic Analysis. Toronto, Canada. ( M-S)
2022 (T) - SIAM Conference on Uncertainty Quantification (UQ22). Atlanta, Georgia, US. (Hybrid) (Mini-symposium)
2021(T) - MSML21: Mathematical and Scientific Machine Learning (MSML21) - Virtual Event. (Mini-symposium)
2021(P) - SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering (CSE21) - Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. ( Poster)
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2020(P) // Microsoft CMT. Deep Math 2020. Virtual Conference on the Mathematical Theory of Deep Neural Networks. USA.
Learning high-dimensional Hilbert-valued functions with deep neural networks from limited data.
2020 (T) // Second Joint SIAM/CAIMS Annual Meeting (AN20). Virtual Conference Originally scheduled in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Practical approximation of high-dimensional Hilbert-valued functions using compressed sensing with application to parametric PDEs
2019(AC) // Second biennial meeting of the SIAM Pacific Northwest Section. (SIAMPNW)Seattle University. EEUU.
2019(AC) // Sixth Chilean Workshop on Numerical Analysis of Partial Differential Equations (WONAPDE 2019) Universidad de Concepción. Chile.
2017(AC) // Third CI2MA Workshop Organized jointly with CRHIAM. Facultad de Ciencias Fı́sicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Concepción. Chile.
2017(AC) // Santiago Numérico III, Noveno Encuentro de Análisis Numérico de Ecuaciones Diferenciales Parciales, Facultad de Matemáticas PUC, Chile.
Posters (P) // Talks (T) // Attended Conferences (AC)
University of Saskatchewan
Project: "The longest jiffy"
Project: Approximation to SPDEs via deep neural networks
