Bohan Chen ๐ŸŒž
Bohan Chen

Postdoctoral Researcher

About Me

Bohan Chen is a postdoctoral researcher at Caltech under the supervision of Prof. Andrew Stuart. His research interests includes data assimilation, stochastic process models, graph-based machine learning, and active learning. His work during Ph.D. applied graph-based active learning methods to tackle different image processing problems, and developed innovative batch active learning strategies. He explored the integration of large language models with knowledge graphs. His current research is primarily focused on data assimilation.

Email: bhchen@caltech.edu

Phone: +1 424-402-7355

Interests
  • Data Assimilation
  • Graph-based Machine Learning
  • Image Analysis and Processing
  • Mathematical Modeling
  • KG-enhanced LLMs
Education
  • Ph.D. in Mathematics

    Department of Mathematics, University of California, Los Angeles

  • B.S. in Mathematics

    School of Mathematical Sciences, Peking University

๐Ÿ“š My Research
My research bridges mathematical and data-driven models through interpretable, computationally efficient, and robust scientific machine learning. A central focus is the development of machine learning-enhanced data assimilation algorithms for high-dimensional, chaotic physical systems, together with principled approaches to inverse problems grounded in rigorous mathematical analysis. In parallel, I develop theoretical foundations for modern learning architectures by studying attention mechanisms and transformers as measure-to-measure operators. Beyond these directions, my work includes graph-based machine learning methods that leverage data geometry for active learning, as well as the integration of large language models with knowledge graphs to support complex mathematical reasoning and retrieval.
Recent News

๐ŸŽ‰ Caltech SURF 2026

I will be a mentor for the Caltech Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) program in 2026.

๐ŸŽ‰ Caltech SURF 2025

I will be a mentor for Caltech Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) program in 2025.

My Personal Icon Design

I designed a unique personal icon inspired by mathematical symbols to represent my identity.

Featured Publications
Recent Publications
(2025). Flow Matching for Efficient and Scalable Data Assimilation. arXiv.
(2025). Learning Enhanced Ensemble Filters. arXiv.
(2024). GLL: A Differentiable Graph Learning Layer for Neural Networks. arXiv.
(2024). The CommUnity near-Surface Permafrost (CUSP) dataset a global compilation of permafrost observations and related properties to support AI/ML model development. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts.
(2024). Narrative Analysis of True Crime Podcasts With Knowledge Graph-Augmented Large Language Models. Proceedings of ACM Conference (GTA3 Workshop at the 33rd ACM International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management, 2024).
Recent & Upcoming Talks