Yuchong Pan 潘宇冲

MIT, Room 2-333A
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
Hello! I am a third-year graduate student in the MIT Mathematics Department, where I am very fortunate to be advised by Professor Michel X. Goemans. Before that, I obtained my B.Sc. in Computer Science and Mathematics (Combined Honours) with Distinction at the University of British Columbia, where I was advised by Professor F. Bruce Shepherd. UBC has a stunning campus surrounded by forest on three sides and the Pacific Ocean on the fourth.
My research interests lie at the intersection of algorithms, combinatorics and optimization, in particular designing discrete algorithms and analyzing discrete structures. I am also broadly interested in theoretical computer science, operations research and graph theory.
When not doing mathematics, I enjoy hiking, kayaking and skiing. I am completing the “NH 48” list of 4000 footers in New Hampshire.
You can find me at [first-name] [at] mit [dot] edu.
news
Oct 16, 2023 | I hiked the Pemi loop with Shutao! ⛰ |
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Oct 11, 2023 | Tomorrow (October 12) in 2-132, I will give a talk titled Fantastic Spanning Trees in Planar Graphs and Where to Find Them, based on my joint work with my RSI student Alan, at the Simple Person’s Applied Math Seminar (SPAMS). Food from 醉杭州 (including 酒酿圆子) will be provided! 🥘 |
Aug 6, 2023 | I am flying back to China after 4 years and 3 months! I will land on August 11. Let me know if you want to grab coffee/lunch/dinner together. 🛬 |
Aug 4, 2023 | My RSI mentorship has now ended. Congratulations to my students Alan and Deyan for completing their projects, and additional congratulations to Alan for making it into the top 5 presentations! We plan to expand our results into a paper. Stay tuned! 🎉 |
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