معرفی
Dr. Yuan Sun is a Lecturer in Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence at La Trobe University's La Trobe Business School. His research focuses on leveraging machine learning for combinatorial optimization, including problem reduction methods and hybrid algorithms. He has contributed to top-tier journals like IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence and conferences such as ICML and NeurIPS. Sun collaborates with researchers from institutions like Monash University and Singapore Management University, and is affiliated with the ARC Training Centre in Optimisation Technologies (OPTIMA). He co-organized the ACM GECCO 2024 conference and serves on program committees for major AI conferences.
- Academic Position: Lecturer at La Trobe University (2022–present)
- Education: PhD in Artificial Intelligence (University of Melbourne), BSc in Applied Mathematics (Peking University)
Research interests span machine learning, operations research, and optimization, with notable work on integrating AI with digital twins for sustainable power grids and federated learning frameworks like F3KM. Sun's methods enhance constraint programming and ant colony optimization through supervised learning, addressing complex real-world problems.
Grants and collaborations include the 'Quantum Enhanced Optimisation for Energy Efficient Data Centres' project and consulting for the Australian mining workforce analysis. Teaching roles include Algorithms & Analysis and Evolutionary Computing, with joint supervision of PhD projects on combinatorial optimization and mixed-integer programming.




