Research interests

1. Dynamical Systems &  Ergodic Theory

2. Chaotic Billiards and Quantum Billiards

3. Deep learning on Graph Neural Networks

4. Deep learning on Dynamical Systems

5. Financial Mathematics, Financial Neural Networks

I am recently interested in Financial Math as applications of Stochastic Calculus. Currently I am working on efficient estimations on Vaue-at Risk using Extreme Value Theory, various GARCH models.

Education

• 2005       Ph.D.  In Mathematics (with Honors), University of Alabama at Birmingham
                               Advisor: Professor Nikolai Chernov
                   Dissertation:  Statistical properties of chaotic billiards

• 2001        M.S. in Mathematics, University of Alabama at Birmingham
                               Advisor: Professor Robert M. Kauffman

• 1998        M.S. in Mathematics(with Honors), University of Inner Mongolia, China.
                               Advisor: Professor Jiong Sun

• 1993        B.S. in Mathematics,  University of Inner Mongolia, China.

Acadamic Appointment

• 2018 Sep.—   Now      Full Professor, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
• 2013 Sep.—   2018      Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
• 2014 Sep.— 2015 Aug     Associate Professor, University of Houston
• 2008 Sep.— 2013 Aug     Assistance Professor, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
• 2007 Sep.— 2008 Aug.   Visiting Assistance Professor, Northwestern University
• 2005 Sep.— 2007 Aug.   Associate Professor, North China Electric Power University
• 1993 Sep.— 1999 Aug.   Faculty, University of Inner Mongolia, China.
  
  

Grants and Awards 

• •  2015-2016        SIMONS FELLOWSHIP
• •  2012-2017        NSF CAREER Award (DMS-1151762) $400,000
• •  2009-2012        NSF Grant (DMS-0901448) $118,686
  •  2008 Octorber  AWM Mathematics Travel Grant
  •  2008 April        AWM Mentor Grant
  •  2005-2007       Research Grant, NCEPU
  •  2005                Dean’s Award (Doctoral), UAB
  •  2005                Outstanding Graduate Student (Doctoral), UAB
  •  2003                Award in UAB Graduate Research Day competition, UAB
  •  2003                Outstanding Graduate Student (Doctoral), UAB
  •  1998                Guanghua Scholarship for Excellent Graduate Students, (UIM)  

CONFERENCE ORGANIZED/COORGANIZED 

1. International Conference on Statistical Properties of Nonequilibrium Dynamical Systems, SUSTC, Shenzhen, China, July 27 - August 2, 2016;

2. AIM Workshop: Stochastic methods for nonequilibrium dynamical systems, Palo Alto CA, June 1 - 5, 2015.

3. THE DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS, ERGODIC THEORY, AND PROBABILITY CONFERENCE DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF NIKOLAI CHERNOV, UAB, Alabama, May 18-20, 2015.

4. 2016 CMS Winter Meeting, Section: Stochastic Properties of Dynamical Systems , Niagara Falls, Canada, Dec.2-5, 2016.

5. Second USA-Uzbekistan Conference on Analysis and Mathematical Physics, Urgench State University (Uzbekistan), August 8-12, 2017.

6. Mathematical Physics Perspective of Billiards and Dominoes, UMass Amherst, September 22-23, 2017.

7. BIRS Workshop: New Developments in Open Dynamical Systems and Their Applications, Banff, March 18-23, 2018.