April 2021 at Rehoboth Beach, DE, USA

Li-An Chen (she/her)

Current Position:
Lecturer - Discrete Mathematics / Cryptology
Department of Mathematics
Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA

Email: [first name initial+last name (5 letters)]@boisestate.edu

Academic Interests:
Discrete mathematics and number theory, in particular: polynomials over finite fields and cryptography.
See Research or Teaching for more info.
My Google Scholar Profile

Short CV (two-page CV in pdf)

Ph.D., Mathematics, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA. (May 2023)
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Robert S. Coulter
Thesis: Resemblance of polynomials over finite fields and related topics
M. Sc., Applied Mathematics, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA. (August 2018)
Research Assistant, Institute of Statistical Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan. (July 2015 to June 2016)
Supervisor: Dr. Hsien-Kuei Hwang
M. Sc., Applied Mathematics, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan. (June 2015)
(Name changed since 2021: National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University)
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Michael Fuchs
Thesis: Probabilistic analysis of the total cophenetic index in phylogenetic trees
B. Sc. in Eng., Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering (formerly Agricultural Engineering), National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. (June 2013)

Personal info
Hello! My name is Li-An, pronounced like Lee-Ann when the conversation is in English. I was born in Taichung City, Taiwan, and grew up in Hualien, Osaka (Japan), Taoyuan, and Taipei. I discovered my passion for mathematics late-- in the last year of my undergraduate studies in NTU, after attending various courses from ten departments and lab experiences in hydraulics and river morphology. My native language is Mandarin/Traditional Chinese. I also use basic Taiwanese (Hokkien), and I am fluent in Japanese (reading and listening--passed JLPT N1). I hold a black belt in judo and like to watch professional judo competitions. I also like mysteries, GeoGuessr, board games and card games.