Leighton Wilson Email & Phone Number

St. Louis, MO, US

Helping accelerate HPC applications with the future of computing architecture. #IAmCerebras

Linthicum Heights, Maryland, United States

• The Future Technical Leaders (FTL) is a highly selective technical and professional development program aimed at identifying and investing in Northrop Grumman’s next generation of technologists, engineers, architects.
• Developed multiple radar simulation support models and associated verification artifacts for government accreditation
• Mentored multiple junior engineers in C++, git, and software engineering best practices
• Lead code architecture refactor for a C++ radar modeling and simulation package
• Delivered 15% improvement in package build, time resulting in greater code development velocity

Ann Arbor, MI

• Worked with Dr. Robert Krasny and Dr. Paul Zimmerman on the development of numerical methods for solving problems in biochemistry, molecular biology, and quantum chemistry
• Developed large-scale parallel numerical methods on heterogeneous architectures for biophysics simulations
• Developed a software package for fast summation with multi-node distributed parallelism and GPU acceleration
• Delivered a 500% increase in computational performance and 40% decrease in memory usage on CPUs for the group’s biomolecular solvation software, and developed a GPU-accelerated version
• Improved asymptotic scaling of group’s core numerical algorithms from O(N log N ) to O(N )
• Collaborated with the AMBER molecular simulation software team to improve the scaling of the package’s RISM solvation capabilities by more than 150% for large problems

Ann Arbor, MI

Served as an instructor for a section of MATH 115 Calculus I

Richland/Kennewick/Pasco, Washington Area

• Worked on software development of the Adaptive Poisson-Boltzmann Solver (APBS) Package maintained by Nathan Baker at PNNL
• Integrated the Treecode-Accelerated Boundary Integral Poisson-Boltzmann Solver (TABI-PB) into the APBS framework for release

Tuscaloosa, Alabama Area

• Worked with Dr. Shan Zhao of the University of Alabama Mathematics Department on developing new computational techniques for solving the Nonlinear Poisson Boltzmann Equation used in biomolecular solvation analysis
• Sought to develop techniques which are more stable and less computationally intensive than currently used algorithms
• Presented my work at the 2013 University of Alabama Undergraduate Research Conference in Tuscaloosa, AL, and the 2013 Institute of Mathematical and Biological Synthesis Research Conference in Knoxville, TN
• Received a 2013 Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award for my work
• Work was also presented at the 2014 Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Life Sciences Conference in Charlotte, NC

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

• Responsible for aiding and guiding students in the process of learning concepts in electromagnetism
• Prepared practice tests, led review sessions, and tutored students individually to increase student performance

MINT Center, Tuscaloosa, AL

• Worked on the computational analysis of half-metals and Heusler alloys under the direction of Dr. William Butler of the University of Alabama's Materials in Information Technology (MINT) Center
• Contributed to the development of the MINT Center's Heusler Database

Tuscaloosa, Alabama Area

• Taught and clarified concepts in Algebra, Pre-Calculus, and Calculus I to students enrolled in these courses at The University of Alabama
• Identified areas of weakness in a student’s understanding of mathematical concepts and produced solutions to increase their grasp of mathematics

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Applied And Interdisciplinary Mathematics And Scientific Computing

I received a Ph.D. in Applied and Interdisciplinary Mathematics and Scientific Computing with a focus on algorithms and numerical methods.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Applied And Interdisciplinary Mathematics

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Mathematics

I participated in the University Scholars Program at the University of Alabama, which allows simultaneous pursuance Master's and.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mathematics And Physics

Activities and Societies: Academic Honor Council, Pi Mu Epsilon, Anderson Society, Mortar Board, Student Government Association• Majors in.