Academic Annual Meeting of Mathematics Societies from Sixteen Provinces (Districts and Cities) and Forum on Applied Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence Successfully Held
From November 21 to 22, the Academic Annual Meeting of Mathematics Societies from Sixteen Provinces (Districts and Cities) and the Forum on Applied Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence were held in Rucheng County, Chenzhou City, Hunan Province.
The conference and forum were jointly organized by the Mathematics Societies of Sixteen Provinces (Districts and Cities), the National Center for Applied Mathematics in Human, and the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao National Center for Applied Mathematics, and co-hosted by the Applied Mathematics Research Center of Sun Yat-sen University Institute of Advanced Studies Hong Kong, the School of Mathematics and Information Science of Xiangnan University, the School of Mathematics and Statistics of Shaoguan University, the School of Mathematics and Computer Science of Gannan Normal University, and the Rucheng County-Sun Yat-sen University Institute for High-Quality County-Level Economic Development.
Distinguished guests attending the conference included Academician of CAS, Yuan Yaxiang, Vice President of the China Association for Science and Technology; Professor Shi Yuguang, Vice President and Secretary-General of the Chinese Mathematical Society; Professor Huang Yunqing, Director of the National Center for Applied Mathematics in Human; Professor Zhang Yitang, Chief Scientist of Sun Yat-sen University Institute of Advanced Studies Hong Kong; Professor Wei Wei, President of the Guizhou Mathematical Society; as well as presidents of other provincial mathematical societies.
The opening ceremony was chaired by Professor Yao Zheng’an, President of the Guangdong Mathematical Society, Director of the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao National Center for Applied Mathematics at Sun Yat-sen University, and Director of the Applied Mathematics Research Center of Sun Yat-sen University Institute of Advanced Studies Hong Kong.
At the opening ceremony, Professor Zhang Yitang, Chief Scientist of Sun Yat-sen University Institute of Advanced Studies Hong Kong, shared his profound reflections on decades of pursuing the truth of mathematics. He noted that mathematics never reveals its essence easily—it requires researchers to possess the resolve and perseverance to “sit on the cold bench for ten years,” maintaining inner conviction even in the absence of applause. He emphasized that it is this shared love for mathematics that transcends geographical and disciplinary boundaries and closely connects all participants. He offered special encouragement to young students: “Please cherish your curiosity, protect your imagination, and nurture the courage to face failure. The future of mathematics lies in your hands.”
Professor Jiao Yong, President of the Hunan Mathematical Society, delivered a speech introducing in detail the remarkable leap-forward development of the mathematical community in Hunan in recent years, as well as the region’s sustained commitment to and cultivation of mathematics. These solid achievements, marked by “steady progress and fruitful outcomes”, provided strong support for the successful convening of this conference.
During the keynote session, Academician of CAS, Yuan Yaxiang, Vice President of the China Association for Science and Technology, presented a lecture on how the performance of Riemannian optimization methods varies under different metrics, and how carefully constructed metrics can accelerate algorithms. He proposed a general theoretical framework and demonstrated through numerical experiments that well-designed metrics can indeed significantly enhance the efficiency of Riemannian optimization methods.
Professor Zhou Yulong from Sun Yat-sen University delivered an insightful presentation entitled Mathematical Theory and Asymptotic Limits of Dynamical Equations with Strong Singularities. Building on existing existence theories for equations with singular kernels, this work achieved important breakthroughs by extending applicability to parameter regimes with stronger singularities. For the first time, it rigorously proved convergence to Landau-type equations under broad conditions including Coulomb interaction potentials. As an important corollary, it also established global well-posedness of the Landau equation within the corresponding parameter ranges.
In the thematic discussion sessions, the conference featured five parallel sub-forums: the “International Intelligent Mathematics Forum”, “Implementation and Completion of Route Planning Algorithms”, “Frontiers of Pure Mathematics”, “Frontiers of Applied Mathematics”, and “Mathematical Interdisciplinary Studies”. Scholars participated in different sub-forums according to their research interests, presenting their latest findings on specialized topics. Throughout the conference, discussions were lively, with active questioning and frequent interactions among participants. Even during breaks, attendees continued exchanging perspectives and debating case studies around the speakers’ presentations, fully reflecting the academic community’s focused engagement and insight into the frontiers of mathematics and artificial intelligence.
