Curriculum Vitae

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Contact Information
Abiy.Tasissa@tufts.edu
Joyce Cummings Center, Room 563
Department of Mathematics, Tufts University
Medford, MA 02155
Current Position
Assistant Professor
2021 - Present
Department of Mathematics, Tufts University
Research and teaching in applied mathematics with focus on optimization, applied linear algebra analysis, and statistical learning.
Education
Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics
2019
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Dissertation: Convex Relaxations: Theory and algorithms, Euclidean distance geometry problem and beyond
Advisor: Prof. Rongjie Lai
M.S. in Aeronautics and Astronautics
2014
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Thesis: On the formation of Friedlander waves in a compressed gas driven shock tube
Advisor: Prof. Raul Radovitzky
B.S. in Mathematics
2012
Massachusetts Institute of Technology