Junren Chen – Bio

Education

• Ph.D., Department of Mathematics, The University of Hong Kong

  • Advisor: Prof. Michael K. Ng

  • Honor: Hong Kong PhD Fellowship (2021-2025)

  • Duration: Sep 2021 - Present

• BSc, School of Mathematics, Sun Yat-sen University

  • Major: Mathematics and Applied Mathematics

  • Honor: National Scholarship (2018-2019, 2019-2020)

  • Duration: Aug 2017- Jun 2021

Visiting Experience

• Department of Statistics, Columbia University

  • Host: Prof. Ming Yuan

  • Topic: Phase retrieval, nonconvex optimization, tensor

  • Duration: Jan 2024 - Jul 2024

• Department of Computer Science, National University of Singapore

  • Host: Prof. Jonathan Scarlett

  • Topic: Group testing, compressed sensing

  • Duration: Jun 2023 - Sep 2023

Teaching

• MATH1009 - Basic Mathematics (2022 Fall, 2023 Fall)

• MATH2019 - Multivariable Calculus and Linear Algebra (2022 Spring, 2023 Spring, 2024 Spring)

• MATH3904 - Introduction to Optimization (2024 Fall)

Reviewer

IEEE Transactions on Information Theory; Information and inference: A Journal of the IMA; IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing; Journal of Scientific Computing; Journal of Mathematical Imaging and Vision