Outstanding Researcher Award

“Research is discovering… and understanding
the discovery."


Prof SHEN Zuowei

Ph D, M Sc (University of Alberta); B Sc (Hohai University)
Department of Mathematics

RESEARCH INTERESTS
  • Approximation and Wavelet Theory
  • Time-Frequency Analysis
  • Mathematical Imaging

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

RESEARCH STRENGTHS
  • Ability to lead instead of following the footsteps of others

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

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)

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
  • National Science Award (1998)
  • NUS Outstanding University Researcher Award (1997)
  • Andrew Stewart Graduate Prize for Doctoral Research, University of Alberta (1990)

RESEARCH ASPIRATION
To discover, understand and to apply.
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