Chi-Kwong Li

[ Degrees and Academic Positions | Awards and Special Lectures | VITAE in W&M format ]

[Teaching | Research | Professional Service | My pictures | Other Interesting Websites ]

Last updated: August, 2012.

Degrees and Academic Positions:

• B.A. (1982) and Ph.D. (1986). University of Hong Kong.
• Ph.D. Thesis: Some results on generalized spectral radii, numerical radii and spectral norms
• Ph.D. Advisor: Yik-Hoi Au-Yeung, Professor of Mathematics (retired in 1998),
  University of Hong Kong.
• Post-Doc Advisor: Hans Schneider, J. J. Sylvester Professor Emeritus of Mathematics,
  University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Current positions
  • Visiting Professor of Mathematics (2011 Fulbright Fellow), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
  • Ferguson Professor, Department of Mathematics, The College of William and Mary.
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  • Also associate with the Applied Science Department, The College of William and Mary.
  • Honorary Professor of Mathematics, University of Hong Kong.
  • Honorary Professor of Mathematics, Taiyuan University of Technology.
  • Honorary Professor of Mathematics, Shanghai University.
• Previous positions
  • The College of William and Mary. Chair of the mathematics department, 2002-2007.
  • Heilongjiang University Honorary Professor, September 2004 - June 2007.
  • University of Toronto. Visiting Professor, August 1998 - July 1999.
    Visiting Associate Professor, August 1992 - May 1993.
  • Johns Hopkins University. Visiting Assist. Professor, Spring of 1991.
  • University of Wisconsin - Madison. Van Vleck Assistant Professor, August 1986 - July 1988

Teaching:

• Spring 2013:
  • Math 150 Freshman seminar: Mathematics in Daily Life
  • Math 214 Foundations of Higher Mathematics
  • APSC695 Research and Reading in Quantum Information Science
• Fall 2012:
  • Math 214-02 Foundations of Higher Mathematics
  • Math 410-01/510-01 Introduction to Quantum Computing
• Spring 2012:
  • Math 2002 Mathematics Seminar
  • Math 2999 Directed Studies in Mathematics
  • Math 508 A reading course in Matrix Theory
  • Mathematics and Physics Seminar on Quantum Information Science

Research:

• General areas:
  Matrix theory, operator theory, combinatorial theory,
  quantum information science, mathematical biology, mathematical education.
• Specific topics:
  • Matrix and Operator Inequalities.
  • Numerical Ranges.
  • Preserver and Isometry Problems.
  • Quantum error correction.
  • Population growth and dispersal.
  • Comparison of teaching and learning of elementary mathematics in different countries.
  • Problem solving and undergraduate research as effective teaching tools.
• Research Papers and Preprints. [ Google Citation Statistics | MathSciNet Citation Statistics ]
• Edited volumes and Chapters in books
• Articles
  • A glimpse of the development of linear algebra research in Hong Kong, (joint with Nam-Kiu Tsing),
    IMAGE (The Bulletin of the International Linear Algebra Society), Issue 17 (1996)
    
  • Research Experiences with Undergraduates,
    IMAGE (The Bulletin of the International Linear Algebra Society) Issue 31 (2003).
• Matlab Programs developed by Li and colleagues for
  • plotting different generalized numerical ranges, and
    
  • studying central groupoids, central digraphs, and zero-one matrices A satisfying A^2 = J.
• Lecture notes on Numerical Range
  
• Lecture notes of the 2008 IMA Summer School.
  

Professional Service:

• Vice president of the International Linear Algebra Society. (March 2007 - Feb. 2013).
• Current Editorial Positions:
• Operators and Matrices Editor in chief.
• Linear and Multilinear Algebra Editor in chief.
  iFirst access of old issues.
• Linear Algebra and Its Applications Senior editor.
• Involve - a Journal of Mathematics Member of the editorial board.
• Other Service:
• Reviewer for Mathematical Reviews.
• Referee for various research journals.

Awards and Special Lectures:

• Awards:
  • 2011 Fulbright award.
  • 2010 awardee of the 100 Talents Programme, Shanxi Province.
  • 2009 Plumeri Awards for Faculty Excellence
  • 2008 Simon Teaching Prize for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics
  • 2004 Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award
  • 2003 Phi Beta Kappa Society Teaching Award.
    
• Special lectures and lecture series.
  • 2012 Public lecture on Quantum computing to Hong Kong high school students and teachers
  • 2011 Summer School on Quantum Information Science, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China, July 18-22, 2011.
  • 2010 Summer School on Diversities in Quantum Computation/Information, KInki University, Japan, August 1 - 5, 2010.
  • 2009-2010 Y.C. Wong Visiting Lectureship, University of Hong Kong.
    • A talk at the Workshop on Quantum Information Science, January 7-8, 2010.
    • Public lecture 1. Mathematical world and martial arts universe, January 9, 2010.
    • Public lecture 2. A gentle introduction to quantum information science, January 14, 2010.
  • 2008 IMA PI Summer Program for Graduate Students: Linear Algebra and Applications, Iowa State University.
  • Linear and Multilinear Algebra Lecture, 2005 International Linear Algebra Society Conference, Regina.
  • ILAS speaker, 2001 Canadian Mathematical Society Conference, Saskatoon.
  • Taussky-Todd Lecture, 1999 International Linear Algebra Society Conference, Barcelona.

Other Interesting Web Sites:

• Universities and Mathematics Departments
  • Universities and Colleges in the World, Yahoo
  • Universities and Colleges in Hong Kong
  • A list of mathematics departments in US (compiled by Penn State)
• Mathematical Reviews and Journals
  • MathSciNET
  • Zentralblatt fr Mathematik
  • Math Information
  • Mathematics Journals Online
  • JSTOR - Mathematics papers published before 1994
• Linear Algebra
  • International Linear Algebra Society.
    ILAS mailing list.
    ATLAST - Augment the Teaching of Linear Algebra through Software Tools.
  • ILAS Linear Algebra Conferences Page
• Numerical Ranges and Numerical Radii.
  
  • Current research topics and general references
  • Workshop on numerical ranges and numerical radii
    [ 2014 Workshop, Sanya, July 28 - August 1, 2014. ]
    Previous workshops [ 2012 Workshop, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, July 9-12. ] [2010, Krakow, Poland ]
    [2008, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA ] [2006, Bremen, Germany ] [2004, Coimbra, Portugal]
    [2002, Auburn-Alabama, USA] [2000, Naflio, Greece] [1998, Madison-Wisconsin, USA]
    [1996, Sapparo, Japan] [1994, Coimbra, Portugal] [1992, Williamsburg-Virginia, USA]
• Workshops on Matrices and Operators (MAO)
  [2013 workshop in Beijing Normal University, Beijing, July 15-18, 2013.]
  Previous workshops [2012, Harbin ] [2011,Chengdu] [2010,Taiyuan]
  [2009,Kaoshiong] [2008, Hong Kong] [2007b, Hong Kong] [2007a, Hong Kong]
• Quantum Information Science Activities.
  • 2013 Summer Research Workshop in Taiyuan.
  • Minisymposium in Quantum Computation, 2013 International Linear Algebra Society Conference.
  • 2012 Summer Research Workshop in Taiyuan.
  • 2012.12 Workshop on Quantum Information Science in Hong Kong.
  • 2012.01 Workshop on Quantum Information Science in Hong Kong.
  • 2011 Summer School on Quantum Information Science in Taiyuan.
  • 2011 Workshop on Quantum Information Science in Hong Kong.
  • 2010 Workshop on Quantum Information Science in Hong Kong.
• International Workshop on Matrix Analysis and Applications.
  
  [ 2009 ] [ 2006] [ 2005 ] [ 2003 ]
• Robert Thompson and Robert Thompson Matrix Meetings.
  
  [ by Wasin So ] [ at the MacTutor site ] [ 2008 ] [ 2007 and before]
• Matrix Market .
• History of Mathematics and Other Links
  • The MacTutor History of Mathematics archive
  • The Math Forum
  • Mathematics Genealogy Project
• William and Mary
  • Swem Library. [ Mathematics Subject Guide.] [ MathSciNet ]
  • Information for new or visiting faculty members prepared by Larry Leemis
  • The W&M Grants Web
  • Direction to William and Mary
• Directions to HKUST
• Directions to and maps of HKUST
• SSH tutorial at the University of Toronto website.