Education
Education
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Ph.D. in Mathematics, 2024–presentHong Kong University of Science and Technology
B.Sc. in Mathematics, 2020–2024Stony Brook University
International Exchange Student, Spring 2023
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Ph.D. in Mathematics, 2024–present
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
B.Sc. in Mathematics, 2020–2024
Stony Brook University
International Exchange Student, Spring 2023
Algebraic Combinatorics, Schubert Calculus, Cluster Algebras
"Symmetry in equivariant cohomology of P^n"
[2026] Preprint, arXiv:2605.07081
"RSK linear operators and the Vershik-Kerov-Logan-Shepp curve" with David Xia
[2025] To appear in Electronic Journal of Combinatorics, arXiv:2504.05510
"On the correspondence between perfect matchings and compatible pairs for affine cluster algebra" with Ivan Ip
[2023] Preprint, arXiv:2312.08037, submitted
Gold Medal, International Mathematical Olympiad, 2017
Wetzel Fellowship, Department of Mathematics, UIUC, Spring 2027
Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Award, HKUST, 2023
S. S. Chern Class Scholarship, 2021–2024
HKSAR Government Scholarship for Undergraduate Studies, 2020–2024
International Exchange Scholarship, School of Science, HKUST, Spring 2023
Thematic Program: Algebraic Combinatorics and Applications, University of Notre Dame, July 2026.
Illinois Summer Workshop in Algebraic Combinatorics, UIUC, June 2026.
Ohio State RTG Workshop and Retreat, The Ohio State University, May 2026. Poster
Algebra, Geometry, and Combinatorics Day, Purdue University, April 2026. Poster
Graduate Student Combinatorics Conference, University of Illinois Chicago, March 2026.
Algebra–Geometry–Combinatorics Seminar, UIUC, December 2025.
Algebra, Geometry, and Combinatorics Day, University of Minnesota, April 2025. Poster
Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Presentation, HKUST, April 2023.
Teaching Assistant, Department of Mathematics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- MATH 225: Introductory Matrix Theory -- Fall 2024, Spring 2025
- MATH 417: Intro to Abstract Algebra -- Fall 2025
- MATH 402: Non Euclidean Geometry -- Spring 2026
- MATH 500: Abstract Algebra I -- Spring 2026
- MATH 503: Intro Geometric Group Theory -- Spring 2026
Olympiad Mathematics Trainer, Vietnam Mathematical Olympiad & International Mathematical Olympiad
- Ha Tinh High School for the Gifted, Summers 2018-2022
- Tran Phu High School for the Gifted, Summer 2020
- Vinh High School for the Gifted, Summer 2021
Mentor, Illinois Combinatorics Lab for Undergraduate Experiences (ICLUE), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Spring 2025.
Course Notes Editor, MATH 5240: Algebraic Topology, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Spring 2024.
Co-organizer, seminars and lectures for first-year undergraduate students, Vietnam Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics (VIASM), Summer 2018.