Speaker: Acad. TaoTang (Nanfang College Guangzhou)
Time: 2025-03-27 16:30-17:30
Venue: Lecture Hall 644
Abstract: Over the past century, mathematical theories established by mathematicians have profoundly driven technological advancements, playing pivotal roles in modern technologies such as the internet, digital communication, medical imaging, artificial intelligence, and large-scale computing. Pioneering scientists like Fourier, Turing, Shannon, Radon, and Feng Kang were instrumental in shaping these marvels. This lecture will explore the critical importance of mathematics in technological innovation, beginning with Joseph Fourier's mathematical journey and extending to his groundbreaking theories.
Tao Tang, a computational mathematician, is an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Member of the European Academy of Sciences, and Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS). He currently serves as the President of Guangzhou Nanfang College. Prof. Tang specializes in computational mathematics, with influential research contributions in error analysis of computational methods for hyperbolic equations, spectral method theory for differential equations, high-precision algorithms for phase-field models, and computational fluid dynamics.
He was invited to deliver a 45-minute lecture at the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) and is a Fellow of the International Council for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM). Prof. Tang has received numerous prestigious awards, including the Leslie Fox Prize in Numerical Analysis, the Feng Kang Prize for Scientific Computing, the Natural Science Award of the Ministry of Education, and the National Natural Science Award.
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