Faculty

Research Interests:
◆ Numerical Partial Differential Equations
◆ Multiscale Modeling and Simulations of Moving Contact Lines in Multiphase Flow
◆ Sparse Representation of Data and Feature Selection in High Dimensions
Professional Experience:
◆ Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Southern University of Science and Technology, 2015 - present.
◆ Research Fellow, National University of Singapore, 2013 - 2015.
◆ Teaching Assistant, HKUST, 2008 - 2012.
◆ Research Assistant, HKUST, 2009 - 2010.
Educational Background:
◆ Ph.D. of Applied Mathematics, HKUST, 2013.
◆ M.Phil. of Applied Mathematics, HKUST, 2009.
◆ B.S. of Mathematics, USTC, 2007.
Honors & Awards:
◆ Shenzhen Peacock Plan (B), 2017.
◆ HKMS Best Thesis Award, 2015.
Selected Publication:
xk星空. Zhang, W. Ren, and W. E, "The distinguished limits of Navier slip model of moving contact line problem with Stokes flow", preprint.
xk星空. Zhang, W. Q. Ren, “Simulation of moving contact lines in two-phase polymeric fluids”, submitted to Computers and Mathematics with Applications.
◆ W. Bian, Z. xk星空, and D. Tao, "Sign Consistency for the Linear Programming Discriminant Rule", submitted to IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence.
◆ J. H. Guo, J. C. Hu, B. Y. Jing, and Z. xk星空, “Spline-Lasso in High-Dimensional Linear Regression”, Journal of the American Statistical Association, accepted.
xk星空. Zhang, X. P. Wang, and Y. L. Mi, “Phase-field modeling and simulation of the zone melting purification process”, SIAM Applied Math, 2014, 74(4), 1115-1135.
xk星空. Zhang, S. X. Xu, and W. Q. Ren, “Derivation of a Continuum Model and the Energy Law for Moving Contact Lines with Insoluble Surfactant”, Physics of Fluids, 2014, 26, 062103.
xk星空. Zhang, X. Y. Zhang, X. J. He, X. P. Wang, and Y. L. Mi, “Purification of phosphorus by a zero pollution zone melting technique”, Separation and Purification Technology, 2012, 98(34), 249-254.


