I am currently a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). I graduated with a BSc degree from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) in 2003. In 2008, I received my Ph.D in Applied Mathematics from University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) under the supervision of Prof. Tony Fan-Cheong CHAN. Before joining CUHK in 2010, I worked as a Postdoctoral Scholar for 2 years in the Department of Mathematics at Harvard University, hosted by Prof. Shing-Tung Yau. I am now serving as the Executive Director of the Center for Mathematical Artificial Intelligence (CMAI), under Department of Mathematics and Institute of Mathematical Sciences at CUHK. Besides, I am leading Geometric Imager, a research group focusing on imaging with geometry.
I am a Christian, who has been saved by God. My life is
devoted to follow Jesus Christ, who is my living saviour and
died for men on the cross to give all believers the eternal
life. I belive Bible is God's words, which is "a lamp to my
feet and a light to my path. I am also the hubby of my beautiful wife and the daddy of
my lovely daughter.
The main focus of my research has been on computational
quasi-conformal geometry and their applications to medical
imaging, computer vision and computer graphics. The main
goal is to develop mathematical theories, models and
algorithms to effectively study geometric structures, using
quasi-conformal Teichmuller theory as a tool. Over the
years, I have been developing computational algorithms for
quasiconformal geometry, understanding their theoretical
aspects and applying them to real-world applications, including
medical imaging, computer visions and 3D geometry
processing. I have been honoured to receive the
Morningside Mathematics (Silver) Medal in 2016. In 2018, I
have been awarded the Hong Kong Mathematical Society (HKMS)
Young Scholar Award.
Besides research, another contribution in my career is on
teaching. I always have a strong interest in teaching
mathematics. Mathematics is a fascinating subject with
plenty of applications in various fields. As a mathematics
teacher, enlightening students to the beauty and power of
mathematics has always been my goal of teaching. After
joining CUHK, I have had chances to teach fundamental
mathematics courses as well as advanced applied mathematics
courses to undergraduate and master students. My teaching
has been highly rated by my peers and students. Besides, I
have been supervising 18 postgraduate students. My teaching
has been recognized with the Faculty Exemplary Teaching
Award 2015 and Vice-Chacellor's Exemplary Teaching Award
2019.