Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics
Carrying a dream to become a professional football journalist, Jin graduated with a B.A. in Journalism from Dalian University of Technology in 2007. As things didn't turn out as he wished, he chose to pursue a degree in mathematics. After completing a M.Sc. in operational research in Dalian University of Technology under the supervision of Professor Gui-Hua Lin, he moved to Canada in Oct. 2010. He earned a Ph.D. in applied mathematics from University of Victoria under the supervision of Professor Jane Juanjuan Ye in Dec. 2014. After working in Hong Kong Baptist University for four years, he arrived at Southern University of Science and Technology as a tenure-track assistant professor in January 2019.
Personal Profile
Education and Qualifications
2014/12: Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics, University of Victoria, Canada.
2010/07: M.Sc. in Operational Research, Dalian University of Technology, China.
2007/07: B.Art in Journalism, Dalian University of Technology, China.
Employment
2019/01 - present, Tenure-track assistant professor, Department of Mathematics, Southern University of Science and Technology.
2015/07 - 2019/01, research assistant professor, Department of Mathematics, Hong Kong Baptist University.
2015/04 - 2015/06, research fellow, Department of Mathematics, Hong Kong Baptist University.
Professional Activities
Regular reviewer for major journals in optimization and operational research: Mathematical Programming, SIAM Journal on Optimization, European Journal of Operational Research, Annals of Operations Research, Operational Research Letters, Optimization Letters, Set-Valued and Variational Analysis, Pacific Journal of Optimization, Mathematical Methods of Operations Research, Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization.
Research
Optimization theories: nonsmooth analysis, variational analysis and perturbational analysis
Bilevel programming problem/Mathematical programs with equilibrium constraints and their applications in machine learning and economics
Convergence analysis of first order methods via variational analysis
Stochastic programming and robust optimization
Teaching
MATH3205: Linear and Integer Programming, Fall 2016, Hong Kong Baptist University
MATH3427: Real Analysis, Fall 2016, Hong Kong Baptist University
MATH1006: Advanced Calculus, Spring 2018, Hong Kong Baptist University
MA210: Operations Research, Spring 2019, Southern University of Science and Technology
MA433: Optimization Theory and Method, Fall 2019, Southern University of Science and Technology
MA210: Operations Research, Spring 2020, Southern University of Science and Technology
MA433: Optimization Theory and Method, Fall 2020, Southern University of Science and Technology
MA100: Calculus, Fall 2020, Southern University of Science and Technology
MA210: Operations Research, Spring 2021, Southern University of Science and Technology
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Jin Zhang’s broad research area is comprised of optimization and variational analysis, as well as their applications in economics, engineering and data science.
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PhD Students: I am interested in students who are willing to work hard on challenging problems in optimization. If interested, please send me an email to request for more details on our PhD programs.
Contact Us
Contact Address
Wisdom Bolck#3, 509 room. Department of Mathematics, Southern University of Science and Technology.
Office Phone
0755-88015915
zhangj9@sustech.edu.cn