Xu Zongben

Xu Zongben was born in 1955. He received his Ph.D. degrees in mathematics from Xi'an Jiaotong University, China, in 1987. His current research interests include applied mathematics and mathematical methods of big data and artificial intelligence. He established the L(1/2) regularization theory for sparse information processing. He also found and verified Xu-Roach Theorem in machine learning, and established the visual cognition based data modelling principle, which have been widely applied in scientific and engineering fields. he initiated several mathematical theories, including the non-logarithmic transform based CT model, and ultrafast MRI imaging, which provide principles and technologies for the development of a new generation of intelligent medical imaging equipment. He is owner of the Hua Loo-keng Prize of Mathematics in 2022, Tan Kan Kee Science Award in Science Technology in 2018, the National Natural Science Award of China in 2007，and winner of CSIAM Su Buchin Applied Mathematics Prize in 2008. He delivered a 45-minute talk on the International Congress of Mathematicians 2010. He was elected as member of Chinese Academy of Science in 2011.

Xu Zongben was the vice-president of Xi'an Jiaotong University. He currently makes several important services for government and professional societies, including the director for Pazhou Lab (Huangpu), director for the National Engineering Laboratory for Big Data Analytics, a member of National Big Data Expert Advisory Committee and the Strategic Advisory Committee member of National Open Innovation Platform for New Generation of Artificial Intelligence.