Chi-Kwong Li

Chi-Kwong Li ()

Ferguson Professor of Mathematics
Department of Mathematics , College of William and Mary,
Room 128, Jones Hall, P.O.Box 8795, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-8795, USA
Tel: (757) 221-2042, Fax: (757) 221-7400, E-mail: ckli@math.wm.edu or math.ckli@gmail.com

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Last updated: January, 2024.

Degrees and Academic Positions:

B.A. (1982) and Ph.D. (1986). University of Hong Kong.

Ph.D. Thesis: Some results on generalized spectral radii, numerical radii and spectral norms
Ph.D. Advisor: Yik-Hoi Au-Yeung, Professor of Mathematics (retired in 1998), University of Hong Kong.
Post-Doc Advisor: Hans Schneider, J. J. Sylvester Professor Emeritus of Mathematics,
University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Current positions
- Ferguson Professor, Department of Mathematics, The College of William and Mary.
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- Affiliate faculty of the Applied Science Department, The College of William and Mary.
- Affiliate member, Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo.
Previous positions
- The College of William and Mary. Chair of the mathematics department, 2002-2007.
- Honorary Professor of Mathematics, Shanghai University, 2013-2019.
- Honorary Professor of Mathematics, University of Hong Kong, 2002-2017.
- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Visiting Professor of Mathematics.
- Honorary Professor of Mathematics, Taiyuan University of Technology, 2009 -2013.
- Heilongjiang University Honorary Professor, September 2004 - June 2007.
- University of Toronto. Visiting Professor, August 1998 - July 1999.
  Visiting Associate Professor, August 1992 - May 1993.
- Johns Hopkins University. Visiting Assist. Professor, Spring of 1991.
- University of Wisconsin - Madison. Van Vleck Assistant Professor, August 1986 - July 1988

Teaching:

Research:

General areas:
Specific topics:
- Matrix and Operator Inequalities.
- Numerical Ranges.
- Preserver and Isometry Problems.
- Quantum error correction.
- Population growth and dispersal.
- Comparison of teaching and learning of elementary mathematics in different countries.
- Problem solving and undergraduate research as effective teaching tools.
Research Papers and Preprints. [ at William and Mary site| at arxiv.org].
Citation Statistics [ MathSciNet| Google ]
Edited volumes and Chapters in books
Articles
- A glimpse of the development of linear algebra research in Hong Kong, (joint with Nam-Kiu Tsing),
  IMAGE (The Bulletin of the International Linear Algebra Society), Issue 17 (1996)
- Research Experiences with Undergraduates,
  IMAGE (The Bulletin of the International Linear Algebra Society) Issue 31 (2003).
Computer Programs developed by Li and colleagues:
- For plotting different generalized numerical ranges.
- Used in ``Curtis, Drew, Li, and Pragel, Central Groupoids, Central Digraphs, and Zero-One Matrices
  $A$ Satisfying $A^2 = J$, J. Combinatorial Theory, Series A, 105 (2004), 35-50.''
- Used in ``Li and Pelejo, Decomposition of quantum gates, Int. J. Quantum Inform. 12, 1450002 (2014).''
- Used in ``Huang, Li, Li, Sze, Factorization of Permutations, Electronic J. Linear Algebra (2015), 286-303.''
- Used in ``Li, Pelejo and Wang, Product of two positive contractions Linear Algebra Appl. 501 (2016), 409-423.''
- Used in the study of ``Combinatorial Aspect of the Combinatorial Game Mahjong'' by Cheng, Li, Li.
Lecture notes on Numerical Range
Lecture notes of the 2008 IMA Summer School on matrix inequalities.

Professional Service:

Editorial Positions:

Linear and Multilinear Algebra Editor in chief.
iFirst access of old issues.
Linear Algebra and Its Applications Senior editor.
Involve - a Journal of Mathematics Member of the editorial board.
Operators and Matrices Founding Editor. Editor-in-chief: May 2009 - December 2020.

International Linear Algebra Society.
Vice president (March 2007 - Feb. 2013); served on the board of directors and various committees previously.
Currently, Journal Committee Member.
Applied Algebra and Optimization Research Center (AORC), Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea.
Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) member (July, 2016 - present).
Co-Director, the International Research Center for Tensor and Matrix Theory, Shanghai University in China. (June, 2016 - November, 2019).
Orangization of workshops, meetings, mini-symposia, etc.
- Biennial workshop series on Numerical Ranges and Numerical Radii (since 1992).
- Annual workshop series on Matrices and Operators (since 2007).
- Annual workshop series on Matrix Inequalities and Matrix Equations (MIME) at Shanghai University
  [ June 7-10, 2019 ] [ June 8-10, 2018. ] [ June 6-8, 2017. ] [ June 8-10, 2016.] [ June 28-30, 2015.]
- International Conference on Matrix Theory with Applications
  - Joint meetings of the "International Research Center for Tensor and Matrix Theory (IRCTM)", Shanghai University, China,
  and the "Applied Algebra and Optimization Research Center (AORC)", Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea.
  [ Jeju University, May 23-27, 2019. ] [Shanghai University, December 17-20, 2018.] [ Sungkyunkwan University - Suwon, December 14-17, 2017.]
  [ Shanghai University, December 28-31, 2016.]
- Workshops on Quantum Information Science
  [ Tsinghua Sanya International Mathematics Forum, July 13-17, 2015.]
  [ Summer workshop at Shanghai University, June 2015.]
  [Summer workshops and summer school at Taiyuan: 2013; 2012; 2011 .]
- Minisymposium on Quantum Information and Computing at International Linear Algebra Soceity (ILAS) Conferences.
  [ Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, July 24-28, 2017. ] [Lueven, Belgium, July 11-15, 2016]
  [ Seoul, South Korea, August 6-9, 2014 ] [ Providence, June 3-7, 2013. ]
- 2017 workshop on Matrix/Operator Theory and Their Applications (MOTA), Sungkyunkwan University, May 20 - June 2, 2017.
- Minisymposium on preserver problems at the Canadian Mathematical Society Summer Meeting, Winnipeg, June 6-9, 2014.
Upcoming Meetings.
- Workshop on Matrices and Operators (MAO), Linyi University, May 22-26, 2020 (postponed).
- Workshop on Numerical Ranges and Numerical Radii and International Conference in Matrix Analysis and Its Applications , Hotel Termas Da Curia and University of Aveiro, June 14-19, 2020 (postponed).
- ILAS Conference, Ireland , June 22-26, 2020 (postponed).
- 2020 International Conference on Matrix Theory and Applications: Combinatorics, Optimization, Data Analysis, a joint confrerence of AORC-IRCTMT-IDEaS, Tsinghua Sanya International Mathematical Forum., Dec. 11-14, 2020 (postponed).

Awards and Special Lectures:

Awards:
- 2021 USA Fulbright Scholar awardee.
  (Unable to accept due to lacking support from W&M to take leave.)
- 2015 JMAA Ames Awards for the paper
  Chi-Kwong Li and Nung-Sing Sze, Determinantal and eigenvalue inequalities for matrices with numerical ranges in a sector,
  J. Math. Anal. Appl. 410 (2014), 487-419. pdf file.
- 2014, 2015 Overseas renowned professorship at Shanghai University, Shanghai Municipal Education Commission.
- 2011 Fulbright award.
- 2010 awardee of the 100 Talents Programme, Shanxi Province, (2010-2013).
- 2009 Plumeri Awards for Faculty Excellence
- 2008 Simon Teaching Prize for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics
- 2004 Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award
- 2003 Phi Beta Kappa Society Teaching Award.
Special lectures and lecture series.
- 2020 Two lectures at the Mini-lecture series on Quantum Computing and Quantum Information Science for Nuclear Physics, Jefferson Lab., March.
- 2017 Lecture series in quantum information science, Baptist University, December.
- 2014 Lecture series in quantum information science, Shanghai University, January.
- 2012 Public lecture on Quantum computing to Hong Kong high school students and teachers.
- 2011, 2012, 2013 Summer School on Quantum Information Science, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
- 2011 Lecture series on quantum computing at the Academia Sinica, Taiwan, December.
- 2010 Summer School on Diversities in Quantum Computation/Information, Kinki University, Japan, August 1 - 5, 2010.
- 2009-2010 Y.C. Wong Visiting Lectureship, University of Hong Kong.
  - A talk at the Public lecture 1. Mathematical world and martial arts universe, January 9, 2010.
  - Public lecture 2. A gentle introduction to quantum information science, January 14, 2010.
- 2008 Lecutrer of the IMA PI Summer Program for Graduate Students: Linear Algebra and Applications, Iowa State University.
- 2005 Linear and Multilinear Algebra Lecturer at the International Linear Algebra Society Conference, Regina.
- 2001 ILAS speaker at the Canadian Mathematical Society Conference, Saskatoon.
- 1999 Taussky-Todd Lecture, International Linear Algebra Society Conference, Barcelona.