Spectrum

This page presents additional aspects of my academic preparation and broader interests beyond my primary research and teaching activities.

Additional Academic Preparation

Institute for Mathematics and its Applications

• New Directions Short Course: Mathematical Optimization, Minneapolis, MN, August 2016

Graduate Coursework at Clemson University

I passed the Ph.D. preliminary examinations in Analysis in January 2015, Algebra in July 2015, and Operations Research in July 2015.

• Operations research and optimization

  • MATH 9880 Nonlinear Optimization Algorithms for Big Data Analysis, by Yuyuan Ouyang

  • MATH 8130 Advanced Linear Programming, by Warren Adams

  • MATH 8140 Network Flow Programming, by Warren Adams

  • MATH 8120 Discrete Optimization, by Akshay Gupte

• Computational algebra and cryptography

  • MATH 8500 Computational Algebraic Geometry, by Shuhong Gao

  • MATH 8570 Cryptography, by Felice Manganiello

  • MATH 8530 Matrix Analysis, by Jim Brown

• Analysis and numerical analysis

  • MATH 8210 Linear Analysis, by Shitao Liu

  • MATH 8260 Partial Differential Equations, by Shitao Liu

  • MATH 8660 Finite Element Method, by Vincent Ervin

• Statistics and probability

  • MATH 8040 Statistical Inference, by Chris McMahan

  • MATH 9010 Probability Theory I, by Robert Lund

Graduate Coursework at University of Nevada, Reno

• Operations research and game theory

  • MATH 751 Operations Research I, by Tom Quint

  • MATH 752 Operations Research II, by Tom Quint

  • MATH 685 Graph Theory & Combinatorics, by Tom Quint

  • MATH 686 Game Theory, by Tom Quint

  • MATH 786 Cooperative Game Theory, by Tom Quint

  • MATH 793 Independent Study in Noncooperative Game Theory, by Tom Quint

• Pure mathematics

  • MATH 713 Abstract Real Analysis I, by Bruce Blackadar

  • MATH 714 Abstract Real Analysis II, by Bruce Blackadar

  • MATH 731 Modern Algebra I, by Stanislav Jabuka

  • MATH 732 Modern Algebra II, by Stanislav Jabuka

  • MATH 741 Topology, by Edward Keppelmann

• Applied mathematics

  • MATH 715 Complex Function Theory, by Eric Olson

  • MATH 701 Numerical Analysis & Approximation I, by Eric Olson

  • MATH 762 Methods in Applied Mathematics II, by Eric Olson

• Microeconomics and game theory

  • ECON 702 Advanced Microeconomics, by Kambiz Raffiee

  • ECON 712 Microeconomic Theory II, by Sankar Mukhopadhyay

Personal Interests

Opera and Vocal Performance

I enjoy opera and pop singing and regularly practice classical vocal techniques. In December 2025, I performed ‘O sole mio in the student recital associated with a master class and chapter recital featuring Europe-based baritone Liu Keqing at Rensselaer Newman Chapel in Troy, NY.