Dr Yi Zhang BSc PhD

Dr Yi Zhang

School of Mathematics
Associate Professor

Contact details

Email
y.zhang.29@bham.ac.uk
Address
School of Mathematics
Watson Building
University 麻豆精选
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Yi Zhang is an Associate Professor in Mathematical Statistics at the School of Mathematics, University 麻豆精选.

Qualifications

  • PhD, Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Liverpool, 2010
  • BSc, Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Liverpool, 2007

Biography

Yi Zhang was a University Teacher (fixed term, September 2010-August 2012) and a Lecturer (permanent, September 2012-November 2021) at the Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Liverpool, where he taught several modules in applied probability, operational research and statistics. He joined the School of Mathematics, University 麻豆精选 as an Associate Professor in 2021.

Teaching

Semester 1

LC Sequences and Series (Jinan)

LC Real Analysis (Jinan)

Postgraduate supervision

Yi Zhang is very happy to discuss PhD project supervision with potential candidates; please email him if you are interested

Research

Research Themes

  • Markov Decision Processes and Stochastic Games
  • Markov Chains and Pure Jump Processes
  • Statistical Decision Theory and Sequential Analysis
  • Applications to e.g., Impulse Control Problems, Telecommunication

Publications

Recent publications

Book

Piunovskiy, A & Zhang, Y (eds) 2021, . Emergence, Complexity and Computation, vol. 41, 1 edn, Springer, Cham.

Piunovskiy, A & Zhang, Y 2020, . Probability Theory and Stochastic Modelling, Springer.

Article

Piunovskiy, A & Zhang, Y 2024, '', SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization, vol. 62, no. 1, pp. 65-90.

Zhang, Y & Zheng, X 2024, '', Operations Research Letters, vol. 57, 107191.

Guo, X, Huang, Y & Zhang, Y 2024, '', Mathematics of Operations Research.

Piunovskiy, A & Zhang, Y 2024, '', Applied Mathematics and Optimization, vol. 89, no. 3, 58.

Piunovskiy, A & Zhang, Y 2023, '', Operations Research Letters, vol. 51, no. 5, pp. 488-493.

Piunovskiy, A & Zhang, Y 2022, '', SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization, vol. 60, no. 3, pp. 1892-1917.

Piunovskiy, A & Zhang, Y 2021, '', Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, vol. 499, no. 2, 125070.

Guo, X & Zhang, Y 2021, '', Operations Research Letters, vol. 49, no. 1, pp. 55-61.

Piunovskiy, A & Zhang, Y 2021, '', Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, vol. 496, no. 2, 124817.

Guo, X, Kurushima, A, Piunovskiy, A & Zhang, Y 2021, '', Advances in Applied Probability, vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 301-334.

Piunovskiy, A & Zhang, Y 2020, '', SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization, vol. 58, no. 1, pp. 192-214.

Guo, X & Zhang, Y 2020, '', Applied Mathematics and Optimization, vol. 81, no. 3, pp. 685-710.

Guo, X, Liu, Q & Zhang, Y 2019, '', 4OR, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 427-442.