The International Symposium on Probability Theory and Related Fields, hosted by the Department of Mathematics of Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), was held in SUSTech from November 27 to 29, 2016. More than 110 probability theory scholars from China as well as regions such as the UK, US, Netherlands, Japan and South Korea participated in the symposium, joined by Vice President Tang Tao who also made a speech.

The scene of the symposium

Photos of four academicians including Chen Mufa, Yan Jia’an, Ma Zhiming and Peng Shige at the scene

Professor Lyons Introduces Research on Lipchitz Function in Routing Space

A legion of heavyweights in probability theory attended the symposium, including Academician Ma Zhiming and Academician Yan Jia’an from the Academy of Mathematics and Systems Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Academician Chen Mufa from Beijing Normal University, Academician Peng Shige from Shandong University, Prof. Terry Lyons from Oxford, member of the Royal Society, Prof. Hou Zhenting from Central South University (CSU), winner of the Rollo Davidson Prize, Prof. Zhen Wei’an from East China Normal University as well as winners of The National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars. Academician Chen Mufa served as the chairman of Academic Committee for this symposium.

The three-day symposium featured 4 Plenary Lectures and 45 Parallel Lectures.

Tang Tao and Xia Zhihong introduced SUSTech and the Department of Mathematics

At the opening ceremony, chaired by Prof. Chen Anyue from the Department of Mathematics, Tang Tao, on behalf of SUSTech, expressed warm welcome to all the experts and scholars present and introduced the basic information about SUSTech. Besides, Prof. Xia Zhihong from the Department of Mathematics provided a description of the basic information about the Department of Mathematics.

During the symposium, Chen Mufa, Ma Zhiming, Peng Shige, Yan Jia’an and Zhen Wei’an also attended the talks held by the Department of Mathematics, offering valuable advice for its development.

The symposium provided a platform for more than 100 probability theory scholars to conduct exchanges learn from each other, while at the same time allowing guests to know more about SUSTech.

Contributed by: Department of Mathematics