Dr. Peng Chen

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Peng Chen is a tenure-track assistant professor in the School of Computational Science and Engineering at Georgia Tech. He has previously served as a Research Scientist working alongside Professor Omar Ghattas at the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin. Before joining UT Austin, he spent a year as a lecturer and postdoctoral researcher working with Professor Christoph Schwab at ETH Zurich from 2014 to 2015. Peng Chen obtained his Master and Ph.D. degrees in Computational Mathematics from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) under the supervision of Professors Alfio Quarteroni and Gianluigi Rozza between 2011 and 2014. He also holds a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics from Xi’an Jiaotong University in China, earned in 2009.

Research Interests

Requirements for Georgia Institute of Technology

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:19
Reading
Required:19
Writing
Required:19
Speaking
Required:19
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:5.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7.5
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in computer science or related field
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Official transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Statement of Purpose
Specialization Notes

Department of Computer Science: GRE scores are optional for Fall 2026.