Meixia LIN (林媚霞)
Email. lin_meixia@ruc.edu.cn or meixia.lin.math@gmail.com
I am currently an Associate Professor in the Institute of Statistics and Big Data, Renmin University of China, where I joined in May 2026. I received my B.S. in Information and Computing Science from Nanjing University in 2016 and my Ph.D. in Optimization from National University of Singapore in 2020 under the supervision of Professors Kim-Chuan Toh, Chao Zhou, and Defeng Sun . Following my doctoral studies, I held Research Fellow positions in Department of Mathematics and Institute of Operations Research and Analytics at National University of Singapore, hosted by Professor Kim-Chuan Toh. In 2022, I joined the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) as an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Systems and Design Pillar, where I served until May 2026.
This is my [CV]. Updated in May 2026
Current research interests
- Algorithm design for large-scale optimization problems in data science
- Convex regression problems
- Signal processing
- Stochastic optimization
Open Positions
- I am looking for PhD applicants and Master applicants with strong backgrounds in optimization.
- I am looking for students and visiting scholars with strong interests in the area of optimization, data science and machine learning.
- I am recruiting research assistants and research interns with relevant research experience on numerical optimization.
Please contact me via email if you are interested to work with me at RUC.