About Me

Ming Yan is an Associate Professor and Assistant Dean in the School of Data Science at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. His research interests include optimization theory, machine learning, and scientific computing, with applications to large-scale data and inverse problems.

Education

• University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
  • Ph.D. in Mathematics, 2012
    Advisor: Professor Luminita A. Vese
• University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)
  • M.S. in Mathematics, 2008
  • B.S. in Mathematics, 2005

Academic Appointments

• The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen)
  • Associate Professor, 2022 – present
• Michigan State University (MSU)
  • Associate Professor, 2021 – 2023 (on leave from 2022 to 2023)
  • Assistant Professor, 2015 – 2021
• University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
  • Assistant Adjunct Professor, 2014 – 2015
  • Postdoctoral Scholar, 2013 – 2014
• Rice University
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, 2012 – 2013

Last updated: October 2025