Prof. Laurent Demanet

Professor of Applied Mathematics
Professor of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
Co-Director, Center for Computational Science and Engineering (CCSE)

Primary DLC

Department of Mathematics

MIT Room: 2-247

Areas of Interest and Expertise

Scientific Computing
Data Analysis
Large-Scale Inverse Problems
Compressed Sensing
Particular Emphasis on Novel Algorithms for Seismic Imaging

Research Summary

Laurent Demanet is Professor of Applied Mathematics, in the Department of Mathematics at MIT. He holds a joint appointment with the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, where he is the Director of MIT's Earth Resources Laboratory.

Demanet’s research lies at the intersection of applied mathematics and scientific computing to visualize the structures beneath Earth’s surface. He also has a strong interest in scientific computing, machine learning, inverse problems, and wave propagation. Through his position as principal investigator of the Imaging and Computing Group, Demanet and his students aim to answer fundamental questions in computational seismic imaging to increase the quality and accuracy of mapping and the projection of changes in Earth’s geological structures. The implications of his work are rooted in environmental monitoring, water resources and geothermal energy, and the understanding of seismic hazards, among others.

Recent Work