James G. Nagy Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor Mathematics Department Chair Address: Department of Mathematics Emory University Atlanta, GA 30322 USA
Office:	E420 Mathematics and Science Center
Voice:	(404)727-5601
E-mail:	jnagy@emory.edu

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Computational Mathematics at Emory:

• Information on our amazing group in computational math: <codes> @ Emory
• Prospective graduate students can find more information at:
  • Scientific Computing @ Emory Information for Graduate Students
  • Department Graduate Program Information
  • Laney Graduate School

My Research Interests:

Numerical linear algebra, scientific computation, numerical solutions to discrete ill-posed problems in signal and image processing.

My Research Activities:

• Summary CV (updated January, 2026)


• Books:
  • Deblurring Images: Matrices, Spectra, and Filtering
    Per Christian Hansen, James G. Nagy, and Dianne P. O'Leary,
    SIAM, 2006. ( ordering information )
    
    
  • Introduction to Scientific Computing using Matlab
    Ian Gladwell, James G. Nagy, and Warren E. Ferguson, Jr.,
    published by the authors, and available through Lulu, 2011.
    Electronic copy
    


• Google Scholar Page


• IR Tools: A MATLAB Package of Iterative Regularization Methods and Test Problems for Linear Inverse Problems
  • Webpage describing the project
  • Reference:
    S. Gazzola, P. C. Hansen, and J. G. Nagy, IR Tools: A MATLAB Package of Iterative Regularization Methods and Large-Scale Test Problems, Numerical Algorithms, online; doi: 10.1007/s11075-018-0570-7.
  • Get the software from Github
• RestoreTools: Matlab Software Package for Image Restoration
  
  
• Georgia Scientific Computing Symposia (GSCS):
  The GSCS is a one-day meeting, usually February each year, showcasing scientific computing research of local institutions.
  Previous GSCS: UGA, 2026 ; GA Tech, 2025 ; Emory, 2024 ; GSU, 2023 ; GA Tech, 2022 ; UGA, 2021 ; Emory, 2020 ; GA Tech, 2019 ; GSU, 2018 ; UGA, 2017 ; Emory, 2016 ; GA Tech, 2015 ; Kennesaw, 2014 ; GA State, 2013 ; UGA, 2012 ; Emory, 2011 ; GA Tech, 2010 ; Emory, 2009 ;

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