About

About me

I am a physicist, and currently about to obtain a doctor title in mathematics, in the domain of finite element methods. Beside applied mathematics and physics, I have some interest in computer sciences, and more specificly in formal languages, parsing and type theory. During my PhD studies, I wrote C++ code daily as part of my research activities, but I also write code as a hobby. I also do some road cycling, running (3 marathons so far) and trail running. Oh, and I am currently looking for a job!

Motivation for the development of the TFEL

The TFEL started as an experiment. I was interested to see how well the concepts and the mathematical language of finite element methods could be modelled with the C++ language. I especially wanted to see to which extent template expression could be leveraged to automate the construction of assembly routines of the functional forms. The TFEL is not meant to offer the fastest matrix assembly routines. Instead, the TFEL offer a framework which allows clear and concise expression of finite element methods, but still with very reasonable performances. It is still very much a work in progress, though!