{"id":12353,"date":"2025-11-19T12:05:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T19:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/computing\/?page_id=12353"},"modified":"2025-12-02T10:45:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T17:45:22","slug":"kachinga-silwimba","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/computing\/about-us\/computingdirectory\/current-students-directory\/kachinga-silwimba\/","title":{"rendered":"Kachinga Silwimba"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/computing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/981\/2025\/07\/Kachinga-Silwimba-2023crop-e1744903268549.png\" alt=\"Kachinga\u00a0 Silwimba, Computing PhD Student, Data Science emphasis.\" class=\"wp-image-10865\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-education\">Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:23px\">Emphasis in Data Science<br>B.S. Physics<br>M.S. Mathematical Sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-biography\">Biography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:23px\">My research interest lies in leveraging machine learning and deep learning techniques to develop efficient and accurate emulators for numerical climate models. By employing these advanced algorithms, I aim to overcome the computational challenges associated with climate modeling, significantly reducing computational costs while maintaining accuracy. My primary focus is creating novel methodologies that enhance our understanding of climate processes, predict future climate scenarios, and contribute to global efforts to mitigate climate change. I am committed to remaining at the forefront of this rapidly evolving field, continuously exploring new algorithms, techniques, and datasets to improve the efficiency and accuracy of climate model emulators, bridging the gap between traditional climate modeling and cutting-edge machine learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:23px\"><a class=\"\" href=\"mailto:kachingasilwimba@u.boisestate.edu\">kachingasilwimba@u.boisestate.edu<\/a> <br><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/earth\/staff-members\/alejandro-n-flores\/\">Advisor: Dr. Alejandro Flores\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Education Emphasis in Data ScienceB.S. PhysicsM.S. Mathematical Sciences Biography My research interest lies in leveraging&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3544,"featured_media":0,"parent":12366,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12353","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/computing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/computing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/computing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/computing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3544"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/computing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12353"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/computing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12354,"href":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/computing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12353\/revisions\/12354"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/computing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boisestate.edu\/computing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}