Zhiwen Zhang

Education

• B.S. (Dept. of Mathematics), Tsinghua University, June 2006.
• Ph.D. (Dept. of Mathematics), Tsinghua University, June 2011.

Teaching Areas

• Numerical Analysis
• Scientific Computing
• Queueing Theory

Academic Appointments

• California Institute of Technology, Postdoc, Advisor: Professor Thomas Yizhao Hou, Sept. 2011-Jul. 2015.
• The University of Hong Kong, Assistant Professor, Sept. 2015-Aug. 2021.
• The University of Hong Kong, Associate Professor, Sept. 2021-present.

Research Interests

My research interests lie in the applied analysis and numerical computation of problems arising from quantum chemistry, wave propagation, multiscale problems, biology, stochastic fluid dynamics, and random heterogeneous media.

• Stochastic computations and uncertainty quantification (UQ);
• Computing effective diffusivity and KPP front speeds in chaotic and stochastic flows;
• Model reduction for problems with multiscale, stochastic, and/or high-dimensional features;
• Scientific computation for Schrodinger equation, wave propagation and multiscale problems, Helmholtz equations in random media;
• Deep neural network methods for solving differential equations;
• Bio-mechanics: modelling and simulation of cell evolution under stress.

Awards and Honors

• Best Ph.D. Thesis award, June, 2011, Tsinghua University
• Excellent Student Award (Top 10% students in the Class 2002 of Mathematics Department, Tsinghua University), Jun. 2006. 2006年清华大学优良毕业生。