Hello, I am the Eddie Goldenberg Research Chair of Canada and Professor of Mathematics at the Department of Mathematics, Simon Fraser University, with the appointment effective January 2027.
My area of research is scientific computing, applied mathematics and data-driven modeling and computation. We are interested in using modern data-driven, reduced order modeling and classical numerical analysis as tools to simulate highly complex and high dimensional multiscale phenonmena arising from science and engineering. I received my B.S. degree from University of Science and Technology of China in 2003 and Ph.D. degree in Applied Mathematics from Brown University in 2007. After a postdoctoral position at the University of Texas at Austin, I was a faculty member at Michigan State University (2011-2024) and Virginia Tech before joining Simon Fraser University.
Open Positions
Two postdoctoral fellowships at Simon Fraser University, jointly with Prof. Daniel Appelo — see MathJobs #28865 for details. Review of applications begins December 1, 2026.
I am also recruiting graduate students at SFU; see the prospective graduate students page.
Send me an email if you are interested.
Research Interests
Numerical analysis, scientific computing, data-driven modeling and computations.
- Numerical methods for differential equations.
- Discontinuous Galerkin finite element methods.
- Dimension reduction techniques, sparse grid and low rank methods.
- Numerical methods for kinetic systems, and applications in plasma physics and semiconductor device simulations.
- Scientific machine learning.
- Numerical schemes for Hamilton-Jacobi equations, nonlinear Maxwell equations.
More details can be found on the Research page.
Awards and News
- Eddie Goldenberg Research Chair of Canada in Advanced Digital Technologies for Fusion Energy, Simon Fraser University, 2026. SFU News story
- Chern Professor, SLMath Fall 2025 program.
- SIAM Germund Dahlquist Prize, 2023. Prize Spotlight
- Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation Visiting Professor (Program for Mathematics), 2023.
- I am proud to be part of the DOE MMICC center for novel numerical methods for fusion applications, CHaRMNET - DOE funded MMICC center.
- Simons Fellow in Mathematics, 2018.
- NSF CAREER Award, 2015.
- ICES Postdoctoral Fellowship, the University of Texas at Austin, 2007-2009.
- Joukowsky Dissertation Fellowship, Brown University, 2006.
- Joukowsky Presidential Fellowship, Brown University, 2003.
Contact Information
Email: yingda_cheng at sfu.ca
Address:
Department of Mathematics
Simon Fraser University
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada