Zaikun Zhang
Professor at Sun Yat-sen University
Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China
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Top SchoolZaikun Zhang is a Chinese applied mathematician and professor specializing in optimization and computational mathematics. He earned a PhD from the Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science and a BSc from Jilin University, and his career includes postdoctoral research in Portugal and France followed by faculty appointments at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Sun Yat-sen University. His research blends theoretical optimization, algorithm design and numerical implementation, with a track record of mentoring students and leading international collaborations. He maintains an active scholarly presence (zzk.me) and favors code-driven, application-oriented approaches to optimization research.
6 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computational Mathematics, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computational Mathematics at Jilin UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computational Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computational Mathematics at Academay of Mathematics and Systems Science
Chinese, English, French
Github Skills (200)
python10
inf10
numerical-optimization10
clang10
scientific-computing10
optimization10
nonlinear-optimization-algorithms10
modular10
optimization-methods10
eigenvalues10
optimizer10
matlab10
operations-research10
paloaltonetworks10
nan10
Programming languages (20)
Github contributions (5)
zequipe/test_compiler
Dec 2021 - Jan 2023
Contributions:155 commits, 189 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 1 month
zequipe/prima
Mar 2023 - Apr 2025
PRIMA: Reference Implementation for Powell's methods with Modernization and Amelioration. PRIMA provides the reference implementation of Powell's derivative-free optimization methods, namely COBYLA, UOBYQA, NEWUOA, BOBYQA, and LINCOA.
Contributions:1730 pushes, 28 branches in 2 years
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