Yilun Shang

Yilun Shang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences at Northumbria University. Previously, he held an Associate Professor position at Tongji University's School of Mathematical Sciences (2014–2018). His research interests span complex systems, network science, and nonlinear dynamics. He earned a PhD in Applied Mathematics from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2010, followed by postdoctoral appointments at institutions including the University of Texas at San Antonio and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Shang's work focuses on three core areas: (1) properties of complex networks (e.g., robustness, percolation, epidemic models), (2) mathematical properties of random graph models (e.g., degree distribution, connectivity, algebraic indices), and (3) nonlinear dynamics in multi-agent systems (e.g., synchronization, consensus algorithms). He has organized international conferences and delivered invited talks on topics like Estrada indices in random graphs.

His academic achievements include the 2016 Dimitrie Pompeiu Prize and a presentation at the 2018 International Congress of Mathematicians. He advises postgraduate students in complex networks and systems and investigates resilient consensus protocols, graph metrics, and topological indices with applications in chemistry and engineering.