petros koumoutsakos
Petros Koumoutsakos, PhD
Herbert S. Winokur Jr., Professor of Computing in Science and Engineering, Harvard University
Area Chair, Applied Mathematics, Harvard University
Computing and AI for Scientific Discovery

We define ourselves as Homo Sapiens –wise humans- distinguished by our problem solving capabilities, and our constant development of new technologies. One of our technologies, computers, possesses a dizzying capability of acquiring, transmitting and processing massive amounts of data. Harnessing this resource requires a new form of inquiry: Computing. Computing is transforming our Thinking for solving complex problems and it is fueling the Artificial Intelligence (AI) revolution that is changing our world. Our lab explores methods for integrating these advances to solve problems across disciplines ranging from Life Sciences to Nanotechnology.

Our lab develops imaging software and computational methods for the analysis of videos and time series. We focus on the integration of data in spatiotemporal models with quantified uncertainties and use these models to investigate problems ranging from therapies for brain tumors to prediction and control problems in network neuroscience.