(Also Known As: Cao Hoàng Tân in Vietnamese; Tan H. Cao in Publications)
🎓 Associate Professor | 📊 Undergraduate Program Director
📍 Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics
SUNY Korea (State University of New York, Korea)
🏢 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
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
🎓 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
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.
📅 [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
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