Speaker

Jinyan FAN

Time

2025.04.23 16:00-17:30

Abstract

All decision problems are optimization problems in essence. Optimization methods have wide applications in defense, engineering, management sciences and so on. In particular, they play a vital role in currently prominent fields like modern AI and machine learning. This report will introduce some important optimization methods and state-of-the-art developments in the field.   

Bio

Jinyan FAN, Distinguished Professor at the School of Mathematical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Her primary research focuses on nonlinear optimization theory, methods and applications, with over 60 publications in journals including Mathematical programming, Mathematics of Operations Research and SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications. Her honors include the 13th Chinese Young Women in Science Award and the China Youth Science and Technology Award. She was also selected for National Leading Talents in Scientific and Technology Innovation.