Luze Xu (徐芦泽)

I am an assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Prior to that, I was a Krener Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics at UC Davis, mentored by Prof. Matthias Köppe and Prof. Jesús De Loera, and a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery and Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering at University of Wisconsin-Madison, mentored by Prof. Alberto Del Pia. I received my Ph.D. in Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan in April 2022, advised by Prof. Jon Lee.  Prior to that, I received my bachelor degree in Computational Mathematics from Peking University, China, in 2017.  

My research interests include (mixed) integer programming, global optimization, and theories connecting continuous optimization and discrete optimization.

I am actively recruiting self-motivated Ph.D. students. If interested, please contact me with a detailed CV and college education transcript. 

I have been awarded:

• INFORMS Optimization Society Young Researchers Prize, 2024

• Mathematical Programming Meritorious Service Award, 2024

• AMS-Simons Travel Grant Award, 2024

• ISyE Junior Researcher Workshop Travel Support, 2024

• Katta Murty Prize for Best Research Paper on Optimization, IOE Department, 2018, 2020

• CRM/DIMACS Workshop on Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Programming Student Travel Support, 2019

• Mixed Integer Programming Workshop Student Travel Award, 2019

• Rackham Conference Travel Grant, University of Michigan, 2017-2019, 2022