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| “Research is discovering… and understanding the discovery.” |
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OUTSTANDING RESEARCHER AWARD |
| Prof SHEN Zuowei |
Ph D, M Sc (University of Alberta); B Sc (Hohai University)
Department of Mathematics |
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| RESEARCH INTERESTS |
- Approximation and Wavelet Theory
- Time-Frequency Analysis
- Mathematical Imaging
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| RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENTS |
- Development of theory and construction of
multivariate wavelets
- Discovery of three mathematical principles: the duality
principle, the unitary extension principle and the oblique
extension principle, providing a fundamental understanding
of Gabor frames and wavelet frames
- Pioneering the use of frames in image restorations
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| RESEARCH STRENGTHS |
- Ability to lead instead of following the footsteps of others
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| PUBLICATION CREDITS |
- Three mathematical principles are widely used by others
in the literature
- The construction of multivariate wavelets is used in one
of the most efficient geometric compression algorithms in
the field of computer graphics
- Over 50 papers published in top pure mathematics, applied
mathematics and engineering journals
- Highly cited mathematician in the world
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| INTERNATIONAL STANDING |
- Over 40 plenary or invited talks were given at international
conferences, workshops or summer schools
- Member of editorial boards of nine journals including:
- Applied and Computational Harmonic Analysis
(since 2007)
- Journal of Computational Mathematics (since 2007)
- Journal of Fourier Analysis and Applications
(since 2007)
- Journal of Approximation Theory (since 2001)
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| AWARDS AND ACCOLADES |
- National Science Award (1998)
- NUS Outstanding University Researcher Award (1997)
- Andrew Stewart Graduate Prize for Doctoral Research,
University of Alberta (1990)
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| RESEARCH ASPIRATION |
- To discover, understand and to apply.
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