Kopera wins fellowship to advance ocean modeling with artificial intelligence
Kopera wins fellowship to advance ocean modeling with artificial intelligence
Publish Date: 2026-06-05 16:51:00
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- Michal Kopera, an associate professor of mathematics at Boise State University and director of the NUMO Lab, received a National Science Foundation (NSF) EPSCoR Research Fellowship to promote research in the intersection of scientific computing and machine learning.
- During his upcoming sabbatical starting in summer 2026, Kopera will join the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Multi-Scale Estimation and Assimilation (MSEAS) Laboratory, collaborating with Professor Pierre Lermusiaux for ocean modeling and data-driven prediction.
- The project aims to develop machine learning algorithms for adaptive mesh refinement to dynamically optimize computational resolution in numerical simulations.
- The research seeks to improve the accuracy and cost-effectiveness of complex system modeling used in ocean circulation and environmental forecasting, with broad implications for understanding ocean-weather interaction and providing timely weather predictions.
- The fellowship fosters collaboration between Boise State’s NUMO Lab and MIT’s MSEAS group, enhancing research opportunities for students like Antone Chacartegui and Hailey Stubbers.
- The project also emphasizes the involvement and contributions of students from both universities in cutting-edge research, supporting their intellectual growth and learning in computational mathematics.
