Tareq Uz Zaman

Tareq Uz Zaman

Researcher in Scientific Computing

I develop scalable numerical methods and scientific machine learning techniques for large-scale and multiscale scientific computing.

Interests
  • Computational Mathematics
  • Scientific Computing
  • Scientific Machine Learning
Education

  • PhD in Scientific Computing, 2023

    Memorial University of Newfoundland

  • MEng in Oil and Gas Engineering, 2018

    Memorial University of Newfoundland

  • BSc in Petroleum & Mining Engineering, 2011

    Shahjalal University of Science and Technology

Fellowships & Honors

PIMS CRG Postdoctoral Fellowship
Simon Fraser University Dec 2025
MITACS Accelerate Postdoctoral Fellowship
Memorial University of Newfoundland Apr 2025
Student Paper Competition Winner
Copper Mountain Conference on Multigrid Methods Apr 2023
Dean’s Doctoral Award
Memorial University of Newfoundland Sep 2018 – Aug 2022

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Postdoctoral Fellow & Limited Term Lecturer
Simon Fraser University
December 2025 – Present Burnaby, BC, Canada
 
 
 
 
 
Postdoctoral Fellow
Memorial University of Newfoundland
April 2023 – August 2025 St. John's, NL, Canada
 
 
 
 
 
Per Course Instructor
Memorial University of Newfoundland
August 2023 – December 2023 St. John's, NL, Canada
 
 
 
 
 
Research and Teaching Assistant
Memorial University of Newfoundland
September 2018 – March 2023 St. John's, NL, Canada
 
 
 
 
 
Research and Teaching Assistant
Memorial University of Newfoundland
January 2016 – January 2018 St. John's, NL, Canada
 
 
 
 
 
Assistant Professor
Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology
July 2015 – September 2018 Chattogram, Bangladesh
 
 
 
 
 
Lecturer
Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology
October 2011 – July 2015 Chattogram, Bangladesh

Publications

Optimized sparse matrix operations for reverse mode automatic differentiation
SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing (SISC) 2025
Nicolas Nytko, Ali Taghibakhshi, Tareq Uz Zaman, Scott MacLachlan, Luke N. Olson, Matthew West
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Generalizing Lloyd's algorithm for graph clustering
SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing (SISC) 2024
Tareq Uz Zaman, Nicolas Nytko, Ali Taghibakhshi, Scott MacLachlan, Luke N. Olson, Matthew West
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Generalizing reduction-based algebraic multigrid
Numerical Linear Algebra with Applications (NLAA) 2023
Tareq Uz Zaman, Nicolas Nytko, Ali Taghibakhshi, Scott MacLachlan, Luke Olson, Matthew West
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Coarse-grid selection using simulated annealing
Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics (JCAM) 2023
Tareq Uz Zaman, Scott MacLachlan, Luke Olson, Matthew West
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MG-GNN: Multigrid graph neural networks for learning multilevel domain decomposition methods
International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML) 2023
Ali Taghibakhshi, Nicolas Nytko, Tareq Uz Zaman, Scott MacLachlan, Luke Olson, Matthew West
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Courses Taught

Memorial University of Newfoundland
Per Course Instructor, Mathematics and Statistics Aug 2023 – Dec 2023
  • Math 3132 (Numerical Analysis I): Fall 2023
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Teaching Assistant, Mathematics and Statistics Sep 2018 – Dec 2022
  • Math 3132-002 (Numerical Analysis I Laboratory): Fall 2022
  • Math Help Centre: Fall 2018 – Spring 2022
  • Math 2051 (Linear Algebra II): Winter 2022
  • Math 2050 (Linear Algebra I): Winter 2021
  • Math Bridging Program: Spring 2020
  • Math 2090 (Mathematics of Finance): Winter 2020
  • Math 2050 (Linear Algebra I): Fall 2019
  • Math 1001 (Calculus II): Winter 2019
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Teaching Assistant, Process Engineering May 2016 – Dec 2017
  • ENGI 3911 (Chemistry & Physics of Engineering Materials): Fall 2017
  • ENGI 4961 (Fluid Mechanics I): Spring 2017
  • ENGI 8690/9114 (Advanced Reservoir Engineering): Winter 2017
  • ENGI 4961 (Fluid Mechanics I): Spring 2016
Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology
Faculty Member, Petroleum and Mining Engineering Oct 2011 – Sep 2018
  • PME 111 (Reservoir Rock and Fluid Properties): Batch- 2013
  • PME 112 (Reservoir Rock and Fluid Properties Laboratory): Batch- 2013
  • PME 151 (Geology for Mining & Petroleum Engineers): Batch- 2011, 2013
  • PME 152 (Geology Laboratory): Batch- 2011, 2013
  • PME 153 (Introduction to Petroleum and Mining Engineering): Batch- 2012
  • PME 261 (Rock Mechanics): Batch- 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
  • PME 262 (Rock Mechanics Laboratory): Batch- 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
  • PME 311 (Reservoir Engineering): Batch- 2011, 2012
  • PME 313 (Well Logging and Formation Evaluation): Batch- 2011
  • PME 314 (Well Logging Laboratory): Batch- 2011
  • PME 315 (Drilling Engineering): Batch- 2012
  • PME 321 (Petroleum Production Engineering): Batch- 2014
  • PME 323 (Natural Gas Engineering): Batch- 2010
  • PME 324 (Natural Gas Engineering Laboratory): Batch- 2010
  • PME 334 (Drilling Fluids Laboratory): Batch- 2012
  • PME 352 (Computational Laboratory): Batch- 2010, 2011
  • PME 415 (Reservoir Modeling & Simulation): Batch- 2011
  • PME 416 (Reservoir Modeling & Simulation Laboratory): Batch- 2011

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