Wen-Wei Lin

Academic Degrees

  • Ph.D., University of Bielefeld, Germany, 1985 (Applied Mathematics, Numerical Analysis)

  • M.S., National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, 1978 (Mathematics, Algebraic Geometry)

  • B.S., National Chengchi University, Taiwan, 1976 (Applied Mathematics)

Research Interests

  • Scientific Computing

  • Numerical Analysis

  • Optimization: Theory and Algorithms

  • Computational Conformal Geometry

Academic Positions

  • 2015 – Present, Executive Officer of the ST Yau Center, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University.

  • 2012 – Present, Chair Professor of Department of Applied Mathematics, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University.

  • 2015 – 2022, Chairman of Department of Applied Mathematics, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University.

  • 2010 – 2012, Distinguished Professor of Department of Mathematics, National Taiwan University.

  • 2008 – 2010, Chair Professor of Department of Applied Mathematics, National Chiao Tung University.

  • 2006 – 2008, Chair Professor of Mathematics, National Tsing Hua University.

  • 2005 – 2006, Professor of Natural Science of National Tsing Hua University.

  • 1996 – 2008, Professor of Department of Mathematics, National Tsing Hua University.

  • 1991 – 1996, Professor of Institute of Applied Mathematics, National Tsing Hua University.

  • 1986 – 1991, Associate Professor of Institute of Applied Mathematics, National Tsing Hua University.

  • 1985 – 1986, Postdoctoral of Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Bielefeld.

Academic Services

  • 2016 – Present, Editors-in-Chief of Annals of Mathematical Sciences and Applications (AMSA).

  • 2015 – Present, Associate Editor, SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications (SIMAX).

  • 2014 – Present, Associate Editor, Communications in Information and Systems (CIS)

  • 2014 – Present, Associate Editor, Tamkang Journal of Mathematics (TKJM).

  • 2013 – Present, Associate Editor, Electronic Transactions on Numerical Analysis (ETNA).

  • 2013 – 2015, Scientist of National Center of Theoretical Science.

  • 2010 – 2012, Scientist of Center of Mathematical Modeling and Scientific Computing of National Chiao Tung University.

  • 2004 – 2006, Editor in Chief of Taiwanese Journal of Mathematics (TJM).

  • 2000 – 2009, Editor on the Advisory Editorial Board of Numerical Linear Algebra with Applications (NLAA).

  • 1999 – 2014, Associate Editor of Taiwanese Journal of Mathematics (TJM).

Awards and Honors

  • 2021, TWSIAM Fellow.

  • 2019, Chern Prizes of International Consortium of Chinese Mathematicians.

  • 2018, Distinguished Alumni of National Chengchi University.

  • 2007 – 2009, National Chairship Professor from Ministry of Education.

  • 2004, Academic Award from Ministry of Education.

  • 2002 – 2004, Outstanding Research Award , National Science Council.

  • 1999, Distinguished Research Award, Sun Yat-sen Academic Foundation.

  • 1994 - 1995, Outstanding Research Award, National Science Council.

Research Activity

- 2022, March 23, Berlin, Germany, Invited Speakers, “2022 SIAM Conference on Imaging Science (IS22)

– 2019, July 10-12, Taipei, Taiwan, Invited Speakers, “Medical AI Research Collaboration Hub Workshop on Statistical and Shape-Based Image Analysis with Applications”

– 2018, December 27-29, Taipei, Taiwan, Main Organizer, “2018 ICCM Annual Meeting”

– 2018, December 10-14, Nanjing, China, Main Organizer, “The 7th ICCM-CAM Conference on Applied Mathematics”

– 2018, August 3-7, Gueizhou, China, Invited Speakers, “The 5th Cross-Strait Conference on Computational Mathematics”

– 2018, July 5-9, Taipei Taiwan, Invited Speaker, “The 12th AIMS conference on Dynamical Systems, Differential Equations and Applications”

– 2017, December 27-29, Guangzhou, China, Invited Speaker. “2017 ICCM Annual Meeting”

– 2017, November 18-20, Kanazawa, Japan, Invited Speaker. “2017 Taiwan-Japan joint workshop on inverse problems”

– 2016, October, Hangzhou, China, Organizer. “The Sixth International Conference on Numerical Algebra and Scientific Computing”

– 2016, June, Macau, China, Invited Speaker. “Conference of The East-Asia SIAM”

– 2016, May, Tianjin, China, Invited Speaker. “International Conference on Tensor, Matrix and Their Applications”

– 2016, May, Taipei, Taiwan, Main Organizer. “Workshop on Recent Development of Matrix Computations”

– 2015, August, Beijing, China, Invited Speaker. “The International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM 2015)”

– 2014, December, Taipei, Taiwan, Main Organizer. “Structured Matrices and Tensors: Analysis, Algorithms and Applications”

– 2014, October, Shanghai, China, Invited Speaker. “The 5th Internal Conference on Numerical Algebra and Scientific Computing”

– 2014, August, Seoul, Korea, Minisymposium Organizer. “19th Conference of the International Linear Algebra Society (ILAS2014)”

– 2013, December, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Main Organizer. “2013 NCTS Workshop on Numerical Linear Algebra and High Performance Computing”

– 2013, July, Taipei, Taiwan, Plenary Speaker. “The 6th International Congress of Chinese Mathematician (ICCM2013)”

– 2012, October, Dalian, China, Invited Speaker. “Conference on Numerical Algebra and Scientific Computing”

– 2012, June, Valencia, Spain, Minisymposium , Organizer and Invited Speaker. “SIAM Applied Linear Algebra 2012”, “Structured Solution of Nonlinear Matrix Equations and Applications”

– 2011, December, Macau, China, Invited Speaker. “The Workshop on Scientific Computing”

– 2011, March, Hong-Kong, China, Invited Speaker. “The Third Conference on Numerical Algebra and High-Performance Computing”

– 2010, December, Beijing, China, Invited Speaker. “The 5th International Congress of Chinese Mathematicians (ICCM2010)”

– 2010, July, Berlin, Germany, Invited Speaker. “International Workshop on Accurate Solutions of Eigenvalue Problems (IWASEP)”

– 2010, June, Pisa, Italy, Invited Speaker. “15th Conference of the International Linear Algebra Society (ILAS2010)”

– 2008, November, Nanjing, China, Invited Speaker. “Numerical Algorithm and Scientific Computation (NASC2008)”

– 2008, May, Xiangshan, Beijing, China, Invited Speaker. “International Workshop on Mathematical and Computational Methods for PDE Eigenvalue Problems”

– 2008, January, NCTS, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Main Organizer. “Recent Advance Methods for Eigenvalue Problems (RAMEP2008)”

– 2007, December, Hangzhou, China, Invited Speaker. “The 4th International Congress of Chinese Mathematicians (ICCM2007)”

– 2007, July, Zurich, Switzerland, Invited Speaker (2 minisymposiums). “6th International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM2007)”

– 2006, July, Kyoto, Japan, Invited Speaker. “17th International Symposium on Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems”

– 2005, December, Taichung, Taiwan, Invited Speaker. “TMS & AMS Joint International Conference”

– 2005, March, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Invited Speaker. “Japan-Taiwan Conference on Dynamical Systems”

– 2004, September, Chalkis, Greece, Invited Speaker. “International Conference on Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics”

– 2003, July, Williamsburg, U.S.A., Invited Speaker. “8th SIAM Conference on Applied Linear Algebra”

– 2001, December, Taipei, Taiwan, Invited Speaker. “The 2nd International Congress of Chinese Mathematicians (ICCM2001)”

– 2001, August, Boston, U.S.A., Invited Speaker. “4th SIAM Conference on Linear Algebra in Signal, Systems and Control (LC01)”

– 2001, June, Shanghai, China, Invited Speaker. “First Asia-Pacific Workshop on Chaos Control and Synchronization”

– 2001, May, NCKU, Taiwan, Program Chair. “International Conference on Optimization and Optimal Control (ICOOC2001)”

– 2000, October, NCSU, U.S.A., Invited Speaker. “7th SIAM Conference on Applied Linear Algebra”

– 2000, August, Hawaii, U.S.A., Invited Speaker. “SIAM Pacific Rim Dynamical Systems Conference”

– 2000, January, NSYSU, Taiwan, Invited Speaker. “International Conference on Mathematical Analysis and Its Applications (ICMAA2000)”

– 1999, September, Nanjing, China, Invited Speaker. “International Conference on Optimization and Numerical Algebra”

– 1998, December, NTNU, Taiwan, Invited Speaker. “International Workshop on Differential Equations and Scientific Computations”

– 1997/July–1997/September, Seattle, U.S.A., Visiting Scholarship. Boeing Company

– 1997, April, Brisban, Australia, Invited Speaker. “Australian-Taiwanese Workshop on Analysis and Applications”

– 1995,/July–1995/September, Seattle, U.S.A., Visiting Scholarship. Boeing Company