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Tamara Kolda, Ph.D., is an independent mathematical consultant under the auspices of her company MathSci.ai based in California and founded in 2021. From 1999-2021, she was a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, California. She is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering (NAE), Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), and Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). Her research is in the broad domain of mathematical data science. She has authored 75+ journal articles, conference proceedings papers, and book chapters. She is the author of two books: Tensor Decompositions for Data Science and Unlocking LaTeX Graphics: A Concise Guide to TikZ/PGF and PGFPLOTS. In terms of professional service, she is currently the SIAM Vice President for Publications and Chair of the SIAM Activity Group on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (SIAG-EDI).
We are happy to share the final draft of our forthcoming textbook which will be available in print in June 2025. Click for more…
As March 1st, I am serving as the (Interim) SIAM Vice President for Publications.
The 2025 SIAM Prize for Distinguished Service to the Profession is awarded to Tamara G. Kolda in recognition of her extensive leadership and service to multiple applied mathematics communities.
My old SIAM blog posts were lost for a time, but the SIAM staff has generously resurrected them!
Here are pointers to my SIAM Blog Posts on
IPAM, Los Angeles, Aug 11, 2025 - Aug 15, 2025 (Project Lead)
Montreal, Canada, Jul 28, 2025 - Aug 1, 2025 (Panelist, Minisymposium Speaker, and Minisymposium Co-organizer)
Denver, CO, May 11, 2025 - May 15, 2025 (Plenary Speaker)
UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, Jan 27, 2025 (Invited Speaker)
Tempe, AZ, Nov 6, 2024 - Nov 6, 2024 (Colloquium Speaker)
Atlanta, GA, Oct 31, 2024 - Oct 31, 2024 (Seminar Speaker)
Atlanta, GA, Oct 21, 2024 - Oct 25, 2024 (Plenary Speaker and Minisymposium Co-organizer)
San Diego, CA, Sep 9, 2024 - Sep 13, 2024 (Plenary Speaker)
Spokane, WA, Jul 8, 2024 - Jul 12, 2024 (Attendee)