G. (Kumar) Mahinthakumar
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Associate Professor of Civil EngineeringComputer-Aided Engineering Office: 315 Mann Hall |
Research Interests
Computational modeling of subsurface flow and reactive transport processes, high performance computing, computational fluid dynamics, inverse problems, finite element methods, sparse matrix solvers, genetic algorithms, and biomedical computing applications.
Education
- Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, May 1995
- MS, Applied Mathematics, Claremont Graduate School, CA, May 1990
- MEng., Environmental Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, Dec 1988
- BSc.(Eng.), Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, Dec 1985
Representative Publications
Narasimhan C., R.C. Ward, K.L. Kruse, M. Guddati, and G. Mahinthakumar, 2004, "A High Resolution Computer Model for Sound Propagation in the Human Thorax Based on the Visible Human Data Set," Computers in Biology and Medicine, Vol. 34, Issue 2, pp.177-192.
Mahinthakumar, G. and F. Saied, 2002, "A Hybrid MPI-OpenMP Implementation of an Implicit Finite-Element Code on Parallel Architectures," International Journal of High Performance Computing Applications, Vol. 16, Number 4, pp. 371-393.
Painter, S, and G. Mahinthakumar, 1999, "Prediction Uncertainty for Tracer Migration in Random Heterogeneities with Multifractal Character," Advances in Water Resources, 23, pp. 49-57.
Mahinthakumar G., J.P. Gwo, G.R. Moline, and O.F. Webb, 1999, "Subsurface Biological Activity Zone Detection Using Genetic Search Algorithms," ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering, Vol. 125, No. 12, pp. 1103-1112.
Saied, F. S. and G. Mahinthakumar, 1998, "Efficient Parallel Multigrid Based Solvers for Large Scale Groundwater Flow Simulations," Computers Math. Applic., Vol. 35, No. 7, pp. 45-54.
Professional Memberships
American Society of Civil Engineers
Society of Computer Simulation International



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