Dr. Tan Hoang Cao

(Also Known As: Cao Hoàng Tân in Vietnamese; Tan H. Cao in Publications)

Academic Profile

🎓 Associate Professor | 📊 Undergraduate Program Director

📍 Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics

SUNY Korea (State University of New York, Korea)

Office & Contact Information

🏢 Office: Room B524, Academic Building

📍 Address: 119 Songdo Moonhwa-Ro, Yeonsu-Gu, Incheon, Korea 21985

📞 Phone: +82-32-626-1912

✉️ Email: tan.cao@stonybrook.edu

📄 Curriculum Vitae: Download here

Employment: 

• 02/2017 – Present: Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, SUNY Korea, South Korea

• 09/2016 – 01/2017: Mathematics Lecturer, Language Center & Foundation Year, Vietnamese-German University, Vietnam

Education:

🎓 Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics (August 2016)

Wayne State University, USA

• Thesis: Optimal Control of a Perturbed Sweeping Process with Applications to the Crowd Motion Model

• Advisor: Prof. Boris Mordukhovich

🎓 M.S. in Applied Mathematics (August 2009)

University of Orléans, France

🎓 B.S. in Mathematical Education (August 2008)

Ho Chi Minh City University of Pedagogy, Vietnam

Research Interest: 

My research primarily focuses on:

• Optimal Control

• Nonlinear & Variational Analysis

• Nonsmooth Analysis & Generalized Differentiation

• Optimization

Beyond classical mathematical frameworks, I hold a strong interest in Reinforcement Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Robotics. My work has contributed to pioneering optimal control strategies for managing differential inclusions, with significant applications in crowd dynamics, traffic flow optimization, and robotic navigation.

Currently, my research aims to refine navigational strategies for various agents (e.g., pedestrians, autonomous vehicles) to enhance efficiency in reaching destinations while avoiding collisions with other agents or obstacles. This work provides deeper insights into the dynamics of agent interactions in complex environments, shedding light on the intricate mechanics of motion and obstacle avoidance.

Research Grant:

📅 [2020.06.01 – 2023.02.28]

🔹 Project: Optimal Control of the Sweeping Process and Its Applications

🔹 Funding: National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)

🔹 Total Budget: 165,000,000 KRW

Referee Services: 

• Nonlinear Differential Equations and Applications NoDEA

• Numerical Functional Analysis and Optimization 

• Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications

• Journal of Global Optimization

• Set-Valued Variational Analysis: Theory and Applications, Nonlinear Analysis Series A: Theory, Method and Applications

• Advances in Difference Equations

• Optimization Letters