Zhang Jin

Zhang Jin is a Professor at the Department of Mathematics in the College of Science at Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) since December 2024. He also serves as the Associate Vice Director of the Shenzhen National Applied Mathematics Center since February 2023.

• Education: Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics (2014, University of Victoria); M.Sc. in Operational Research (2010, Dalian University of Technology); B.Art in Journalism (2007, Dalian University of Technology)

Research Interests span optimization theory, variational analysis, bilevel programming, and their applications in machine learning, economics, and data science. His work includes convergence analysis of first-order methods, stochastic/robust optimization, and error bound conditions.

Recent Publications focus on nonconvex bilevel optimization, gradient-based algorithms, and stochastic programming, with papers in IEEE TPAMI, SIAM Journal on Optimization, and conferences like ICML, NeurIPS, and ICLR.

Scientific Awards include the Youth Science and Technology Innovation Award from Guangdong Province (2022), Youth Science and Technology Award from the Operations Research Society of China (2020), and Junior Research Award from SUSTech's Faculty of Science (2020).

• Students: Supervises Ph.D. candidates like Yixia Song, Peixuan Yang, and Qichao Cao, along with Master's students Yixuan Zhang, Kaiqi Sun, and Feifan Wang.
• Grants: Leads projects such as the National Key R&D Program (3.2M RMB, 2024-2028) and National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (2M RMB, 2023-2025).