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Name Xianjin Yang
Label Assistant Professor in Applied Mathematics
Email yangxianjin@cuhk.edu.cn
Url https://yangx0e.github.io
Summary Assistant Professor working on scientific computing, numerical analysis, inverse problems, and machine learning for differential equations.

Work

  • 2026.08 - Present

    Shenzhen, China

    Assistant Professor
    The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
    Assistant Professor in the School of Science and Engineering.
    • Research on scientific computing, numerical analysis, inverse problems, and machine learning for differential equations.
    • Applications to nonlinear PDEs, mean field games, operator learning, and data-driven scientific discovery.
  • 2022.09 - 2026.03

    California, US

    Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate
    California Institute of Technology
    Postdoctoral scholar in Computing and Mathematical Sciences, sponsored by Houman Owhadi and Andrew M. Stuart.
    • Research on Gaussian process methods for solving nonlinear PDEs and inverse problems.
    • Applications to mean field games, operator learning and uncertainty quantification.
  • 2020.09 - 2022.07

    Beijing, China

    Postdoctoral Researcher
    Yau Mathematical Sciences Center & BIMSA
    Postdoctoral researcher at Yau Mathematical Sciences Center, Tsinghua University and Beijing Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Applications.
    • Hosted by Shiu-Yuen Cheng and Lingyun Qiu.
    • Worked on mean field games and related nonlinear PDEs.

Education

  • 2016.07 - 2020.12

    Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

    PhD
    King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
    Applied Mathematics
    • Mean field games
    • Nonlinear PDEs
    • Numerical analysis
  • 2014.09 - 2016.06

    Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

    Master
    King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
    Applied Mathematics
  • 2011.09 - 2014.06

    Hangzhou, China

    Master
    Zhejiang University
    Computer Graphics / Applied Mathematics
  • 2007.09 - 2011.07

    Chongqing, China

    Bachelor
    Chongqing University
    Mathematics

Languages

Chinese
Native speaker
English
Fluent