Assistant Professor
School of Computing and Artificial Intelligence (SCAI)
Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan
| Year | Recognition |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), Advance HE |
| 2025 | Best Paper Award, International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications (ICCSA), shared with coauthors. NU award record |
| 2024 | State Scientific Scholarship for Young Researchers, Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan |
| 2023 | Best Researcher 2023 Award, Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Kazakhstan |
| 2018 | Graduate School Summer Fellowship, The University of Texas at Austin, USA |
| 2017 | Best Poster Award, Texas Applied Mathematics and Engineering Symposium (TAMES), USA |
| 2017 | Research Experience in Carbon Sequestration (RECS) Program Award, USA |
| 2017 | SIAM Travel Award, USA |
| 2016 | CIME Foundation and CIRM Grant, Italy |
Ph.D. in Computational Science, Engineering & Mathematics
The University of Texas at Austin, USA · 2018
M.Sc. in Information Technology
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore · 2009
B.Sc. in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan · 2006
The six most recent publications are listed below.
Kazbek, R., Erlangga, Y., Amanbek, Y., & Wei, D. (2026). Isogeometric analysis for the pricing of financial derivatives with nonlinear models: Convertible bonds and options. Computational Economics, 1-33.
Kazidenov, D., Omirbekov, S., & Amanbek, Y. (2025). CFD-DEM modeling of fluid-driven fracture induced by temperature-dependent polymer injection. Particuology, 105, 259–276.
Merembayev, T., & Amanbek, Y. (2025). Natural fracture network model using Gaussian simulation and machine learning algorithms. Applied Computing and Geosciences, 27, 100258.
Amankeldiyeva, A., Kaumbekova, S., Khalidulliyeva, A., Salimova, Z., Ibrayeva, A., Cochennec, M., Colombano, S., Amanbek, Y., Wang, Y., & Omirbekov, S. (2025). Stability of colloidal gas aphrons based on polymer-surfactant formulations and molecular dynamics insights. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 23480.
Zhumabek, M., Kachkinova, A., Cochennec, M., Colombano, S., Amanbek, Y., Wang, Y., & Omirbekov, S. (2025). Stability and rheological characterization of colloidal gas aphrons: influence of xanthan gum and sodium dodecyl sulfate. Discover Applied Sciences, 7(5), 432.
Kalesh, D., Merembayev, T., Omirbekov, S., & Amanbek, Y. (2025). Application of physics-informed neural networks for two-phase flow model with variable diffusion and experimental validation. Results in Engineering, 26, 105439.
My teaching includes numerical methods, scientific computing, calculus, differential equations, and finite element methods.
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presentation at InterPore 2019, Valencia, Spain
presentation at Texas Applied Mathematics and Engineering Symposium, The University of Texas at Austin, Texas, USA
presentation at Finite Element Rodeo, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
Deputy Chair, Republican Student Subject Olympiad in Mathematics (6B054), Nazarbayev University, 2026.
Journal reviewing: reviewer for Journal of Computational Physics (2019).
Team Leader, Nazarbayev University team at the Al-Khorezmi International Mathematical Olympiad, Urgench, Uzbekistan, 2018.
Team Leader, Nazarbayev University teams at the 19th and 20th International Mathematics Competition for University Students, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, 2012 and 2013. Responsibilities included coordinating selection with faculty, mentoring students, and organizing team participation. Team achievements included competition medals.
Last updated: September 2026.