SIAM Review has reviewed my book, Unlocking LaTeX Graphics, and did a better job of describing it than I ever have!
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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. She is the SIAM Vice President for Publications, co-chair of the 2027 SIAM Conference on Linear Algebra (LA27), and Program Chair of the SIAM Activity Group on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (SIAG-EDI). She also sits on the board of the First Proof Foundation, which is dedicated to understanding the capabilities of AI systems on problems that come up in math research.
SIAM Review has reviewed my book, Unlocking LaTeX Graphics, and did a better job of describing it than I ever have!
Here’s my video showing how to recreate engineering computation paper in LaTeX using TikZ.
I was quoted in the Dutch newspaper Trouw, in an article by Bas den Hond about the Leiden Declaration on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics, which I signed along with hundreds of colleagues.
I’m a signatory of the Leiden Declaration on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics, which lays out principles for the responsible use of AI in mathematical research.
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