Research Group

Postdoctorate Fellows and Research Associates

• Li Wang, 2015/1–2015/8
  Associate Professor, University of Texas at Arlington, USA
  Website
• Lei Guo, 2014/1–2015/1
  Associate Professor, East China University of Science and Technology, China
• Hung Phan, 2012/9–2013/8
  Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA
• An Li, 2010/6–2010/11
  Professor, Xiamen University, China
• Hongxia Yin, 2007/1–2007/8
  Professor, Minnesota State University, USA
• Xiaoming Yuan, 2005/12–2005/12 & 2007/3–2007/8
  Professor, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
• Peilin Shi, 2004/1–2004/6
  Statistician, Tufts University Friedman School, USA
• Zili Wu, 2001/9–2002/7
  Associate Professor, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China
• Yves Lucet, 1998/9–1999/5
  Professor, University of British Colombia Okanagan, Canada
  Website
• Qiji "Jim" Zhu, 1994/4–1994/8
  Professor, Western Michigan University, USA
  Website

PhD Students

• Xiaoxiao Ma, 2020/9–Present
• Na Liu (Co-Supervisor: Sitian Qin), 2019/9–2021/6
  Postdoctoral researcher, Tsinghua University, China
  Dissertation: Research on several nonconvex optimization problems based on neurodynamic optimization algorithms
• Kuang Bai, 2016/9–2020/8
  Research Assistant Professor, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  Dissertation: Directional constraint qualifications and optimality conditions with application to bilevel programs
  Website
• Xinkai Zhuang (Co-Supervisor: Zhiping Chen), 2015/9–Present
• Bo Wang (Co-Supervisor: Liwei Zhang), 2014/9–2015/12
  Lecturer (equiv. Assistant Professor), Fuzhou University, China
  Dissertation: Sequential Convex Approximation Approach For A Class Of Matrix Variable Quadratic Function Minimization Problems With Rank Constraint
• Jin Zhang, 2010–2014
  Associate Professor, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
  Dissertation: Enhanced Optimality Conditions and New Constraint Qualifications for Nonsmooth Optimization Problems
  Website
• Mengwei Xu (Co-Supervisor: Liwei Zhang & Guihua Lin)), 2010–2014
  Associate Professor, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China
  Dissertation: Study on Numerical Algorithms for a Class of Bilevel Programming Problems
• Peilin Shi (Co-Supervisor: Julie Zhou), 1996–2002
  Statistician, Tufts University Friedman School, USA
  Dissertation: Minimax Robust Designs for Misspecified Regression Models
• Zili Wu, 1997–2001
  Associate Professor, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China
  Dissertation: Error Bounds for an Inequality System

Master Students

• Zhuoyu Xiao, 2020/9–2022/5
  Thesis: Optimality conditions for cardinality constrained optimization problems
• Hassan ALNasser (Co-Supervisor: Julie Zhou), 2015/1–2017/8
  Thesis: On Ridge Regression and Lasso
• Wenjie Zhou (Co-Supervisor: Julie Zhou), 2012–2015
  Thesis: Computing Optimal Designs for Regression Models via Convex Programming
• Mojdeh Shadnam (Co-Supervisor: Martial Agueh), 2009–2011
  Thesis: The Mathematics of Principal-Agent Problems with Adverse Selection
• Bibo Liu, 2005–2008
  Thesis: The Mathematics of Principal-Agent Problems
• Jiaping Zhu, 2003–2005
  Thesis: A Smoothing Penalty Method for Mathematical Programs with Equilibrium Constraints
• Zili Wu, 1995–1997
  Thesis: Subdifferentials and Their Applications
• Xiang-Yang Ye, 1994–1995
  Thesis: Optimization Problems with Variational Inequality Constraints

Undergraduate Students

• Brendan Steed, Summer 2019
  Topic: Variational analysis and optimization
• Zach Prinz, Summer 2017
  Topic: Sensitivity analysis of the value function of parametric optimization problems
• Carolyn Tsao, Summer 2014
  Topic: The Mathematics of Principal-Agent Problems
• Hassan ALNasser, Summer 2013
  Topic: Optimal Designs for Regression Models
• Alistair Brogan, Summer 2008
  Topic: The Mathematics of Principal-Agent Problems