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Xinfeng Liu serves as Professor and Undergraduate Director in the Department of Mathematics at the University of South Carolina. His academic journey includes progression from Assistant Professor (2009-2013) to Associate Professor (2013-2017) and finally to full Professor (2018-present), following a Visiting Assistant Professor position at UC Irvine (2006-2009).
His research spans Computational Biology with focus on cancer stem cell modeling and signal transduction mechanisms, alongside Numerical PDEs specializing in front tracking methods and integration factor techniques. Liu's work bridges mathematical theory with biological applications, particularly in morphogen gradient formation and MAPK cascade regulation. His computational approaches address complex phenomena like Rayleigh-Taylor instability in fluid dynamics.
Liu's recent publications demonstrate strong trends in developing numerical methods for free boundary problems in biological systems, with significant contributions to cancer stem cell modeling. His work increasingly integrates stochastic elements and time-delay systems in therapeutic response modeling.
- NSF Mathematical Biology Division grant DMS1853365 (2019-2022)
- NSF Mathematical Biology Division grant DMS1308948 (2013-2017)
- NSF Mathematical Biology Division grant DMS1019544 (2010-2014)
- University of South Carolina ASPIRE I grant (2013-2014)
- South Carolina EPSCoR/IDeA GEAR program (2011-2013)
Liu has mentored three doctoral students to completion, all securing competitive postdoctoral positions at Los Alamos National Lab, University of Waterloo, and University of North Texas. His teaching portfolio spans computational mathematics, differential equations, and advanced analysis courses since 2009, including honors sections and specialized topics like Modeling of Complex Biological Systems.
