Carlos Jerez Hanckes

Associate Professor in Numerical Analysis at KTH. Research in wave propagation, boundary integral methods, and uncertainty-aware scientific computing. My office is located at Lindstedtsvägen 25, Stockholm.

Research Interests

My research focuses on boundary integral methods, wave propagation (acoustic, electromagnetic, and elastic), operator preconditioning, and uncertainty quantification. I am the originator of Multiple Trace Formulations (MTFs) for wave transmission problems, and I also started to work at the interface of scientific computing and data-driven methods, including structure-preserving machine learning for PDEs.

My work has many interdisciplinary applications in areas such as radar and antenna design, biomedical imaging, fog water collection, nanophotonics, and electropermeabilization. I have collaborated with industry and public-sector partners on data-driven modeling, large-scale simulation, and decision-support systems.

I have secured funding for a total of approximately 20 research projects (~250 MSEK), including 14 as Principal Investigator or Project Lead.

Academic Career

2026–present: Associate Professor in Numerical Analysis, Department of Mathematics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

2025–present: Associate Researcher, INRIA Chile, Santiago, Chile

2024–2025: David Parkin Visiting Professor,  Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Bath, UK

2019–2025: Professor, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (UAI), Santiago, Chile

• Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Sciences
• Executive Director, Data Observatory Foundation (reporting to Chilean Ministries of Economy and of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation)

2018–2019: Visiting Professor, Seminar for Applied Mathematics (SAM), ETH Zurich, Switzerland

2011–2019: School of Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC)

• Associate Professor (2014–2019)
• Assistant Professor (2011–2014)
• Program Director, Mathematical and Computational Engineering (2012–2017)
• Executive Director, Institute for Mathematical and Computational Engineering (IMCE) (2018)

2009–2011: ETH Zurich Postdoctoral Fellowship, Seminar for Applied Mathematics (SAM)

Education

Ph.D (2008), M.Sc. (2005) in Applied Mathematics at École Polytechnique, France (Centre de Mathématiques Appliquées, CMAP), under the supervision of Prof. Jean-Claude Nédélec and Prof. Vincent Laude (FEMTO-ST)

M.Eng.Sc. (2005), B.Eng.Sc. (2002) and professional degree in Electrical and Industrial Engineering from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC), Chile

Distinctions/Awards

David Parkin Visiting Professorship, University of Bath (2024-2025)

Luksic scholarship, Faculty Exchange Luksic Grants, University of Notre Dame, USA (2015)

Erasmus Mundus Visiting Scholar, TU Delft and KTH (COSSE Programme, 2016)

French CIFRE scholarship (co-funded by EPCOS A.G / TDK) (2005-2008)

Astronomy Summer School Scholarship, Carnegie Institution of Washington–Fundación Andes (1999)

Service to the Community

Executive Committee Member, International Association for Boundary Element Methods (IABEM), (2025-present)

Member, Frank Rizzo Award Committee (IABEM), (2018-2024)

Member of the American Mathematical Society (AMS), Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) and IEEE (AP and UFFC)