Elizabeth Newman

Assistant Professor

About


Welcome to my webpage! I am the Youniss Family Assistant Professor of Innovation and a member of the Department of Mathematics at Tufts University. Prior to joining Tufts as a faculty member in Fall 2025, I was an Assistant Professor at Emory University from Summer 2022 to Summer 2025. I previously worked with Dr. Lars Ruthotto as a Postdoctoral Fellow from Summer 2019 to Summer 2022. I earned my PhD from Tufts University in Spring 2019, advised by Dr. Misha Kilmer.

I am currently supported by a 2025 AFOSR YIP award (FA9550-26-1-B049) and an NSF CAREER Award (DMS 2541280). I was previously supported by the NSF (DMS 2309751) and subcontracts from national labs.

Education

Research Interests

  • multidimensional algebra
  • numerical linear algebra
  • optimization
  • machine learning
  • deep learning
  • scientific computing