Curriculum Vitae
Jein-Shan Chen
Address
Department of Mathematics
National Taiwan Normal University
88 Sec. 4, Ting-Chou Road
Taipei 11677, TAIWAN
E-Mail: jschen at math dot ntnu dot edu dot tw
TEL: 886-2-29320206 EXT 321
FAX: 886-2-29332342
Education
- University of Washington, Ph.D. 09/1998-06/2004.
- University of California, Los Angeles, Ph.D. Program 09/1997-04/1998.
- National Taiwan Normal University, MS degree 09/1990-06/1993.
- National Taiwan Normal University, BA degree 09/1985-06/1990.
Publications
- L-X Zhi, J-S Chen, and S-H Pan,
"A family of NCP-functions for the stochastic nonlinear complementarity problem",
preprint, 2008.
- S-H Pan and J-S Chen,
"Interior proximal methods and central paths for convex second-order cone programming",
preprint, 2008.
- S-H Pan and J-S Chen,
"A linearly convergent derivative-free descent method for the second-order cone
complementarity problem", submitted, 2008.
- S-H Pan, J-S Chen, and M. Zeng,
"A successive nonlinear convex relaxation method for absolute value equation",
submitted, 2008.
- C-H Ko, J-S Chen, and C-Y Yang,
"A recurrent neural network for solving nonlinear second-order cone programs",
submitted, 2008.
- S-H Pan, S. Kum, Y. Lim, and J-S Chen,
"A generalized Fischer-Burmeister merit function for the second-order cone
complementarity problem", submitted, 2008.
- S-L Hu, Z-H Huang, and J-S Chen,
"Properties of a family of generalized NCP-functions and a derivative free
algorithm for complementarity problems",
submitted, 2008.
- S-H Pan and J-S Chen,
"A linearly convergent nonmonotone derivative-free method for symmetric cone
complementarity problems", submitted, 2008.
- J-S Chen, H-T Gao, and S-H Pan,
"A $R$-linearly convergent derivative-free algorithm for the NCPs based on the
generalized Fischer-Burmeister merit function", submitted, 2008.
- S-H Pan and J-S Chen,
"A least-square semismooth method for the second-order cone
complementarity problem", submitted, 2008.
- S-H Pan, J-S Chen, and Z-H Huang,
"A note on the coerciveness of a one-parametric
class of merit functions for the SCCP", in revision, 2007.
- S-H Pan, J-S Chen, S. Kum, and Y. Lim,
"The penalized Fischer-Burmeister SOC
complementarity function", submitted, 2008.
- J-S Chen, C-H Ko, and S-H Pan,
"A neural network based on generalized Fischer-Burmeister
function for nonlinear complementarity problems", submitted, 2008.
- S-H Pan and J-S Chen,
"A family of penalized NCP functions based on the generalized
Fischer-Burmeister functions: theoretical investigation and numerical results",
submitted, 2007.
- J-S Chen, X. Chen, S-H Pan, and J. Zhang,
"Some characterizations for SOC-monotone and SOC-convex functions", submitted, 2007.
- J-S Chen, S-H Pan, and C-H Ko,
"A continuation approach for the capacitated multi-facility Weber problem", submitted, 2008.
- S-H Pan and J-S Chen,
"Penalty and barrier methods for general convex second-order
cone programming", submitted, 2007.
- J-S Chen and S-H Pan,
"The Implicit Lagrangian merit function and two merit
functions for the second-order cone complementarity problem", in revision, 2007.
- J-S Chen and C-H Huang,
"A note on convexity of two signomial functions", submitted, 2008.
- S-H Pan and J-S Chen,
"Two unconstrained optimization techniques for the
smallest enclosing ball problem in high dimensions", submitted, 2007.
- S-H Pan and J-S Chen,
"A one-parametric class of merit functions for the symmetric cone complementarity
problem", submitted, 2008.
- J-S Chen and S-H Pan,
"An entropy-like proximal algorithm and the exponential multiplier method for
symmetric cone programming" , submitted to
Computational Optimization and Applications , 2007.
- S-H Pan and J-S Chen,
"A damped Gauss-Newton method for the second-order cone complementarity problem" ,
to appear in Applied Mathematics and Optimization , 2008.
- S-H Pan and J-S Chen,
"Growth behavior of two classes of merit functions for the symmetric cone complementarity
problems" , to appear in Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications , 2008.
- J-S Chen and S-H Pan,
"A one-parametric class of merit functions for the second-order cone complementarity
problem" , to appear in Computational Optimization and Applications , 2008.
- J-S Chen and S-H Pan,
"Lipschitz continuity of the gradient of a one-parametric class of SOC merit
functions" , to appear in Optimization , 2008.
- S-H Pan and J-S Chen,
"A regularization method for the second-order cone complementarity problems with
the Cartesian $P_0$-property" , to appear in
Nonlinear Analysis - Theory Methods and Applications , 2008.
- S-H Pan and J-S Chen,
"A semismooth Newton method for SOCCPs based on a one-parametric class of complementarity
functions" , to appear in Computational Optimization and Applications , 2008.
- S-H Pan and J-S Chen,
"A class of interior proximal-like algorithms for convex second-order cone
programming" , SIAM Journal on Optimization , vol. 19, pp. 883-910, 2008.
- J-S Chen and S-H Pan,
"A regularization semismooth Newton method based on the generalized
Fischer-Burmeister function for $P_0$- NCPs" ,
Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, vol. 220,
pp. 464-479, 2008.
- J-S Chen and S-H Pan,
"A family of NCP-functions and a descent method for the nonlinear complementarity
problem" , Computational Optimization and Applications , vol. 40,
pp. 389-404, 2008.
- S-H Pan and J-S Chen,
"Proximal-like algorithm using the quasi D-function for convex second-order cone
programming" , Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications ,
vol. 138, pp. 95-113, 2008.
- J-S Chen and S-H Pan,
"A proximal-like algorithm for a class of nonconvex programming" ,
Pacific Journal of Optimization , vol. 4, pp. 319-333, 2008.
- J-S Chen, D-F Sun, and J. Sun,
"The SC^1 property of the squared norm of the SOC Fischer-Burmeister function" ,
Operations Research Letters, vol. 36, pp. 385-392, 2008.
- J-S Chen and S-H Pan,
"A descent method for solving reformulation of the second-order cone complementarity
problem" , Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics ,
vol. 213, pp. 547-558, 2008.
- J-S Chen,
"Conditions for error bounds and bounded level sets of some merit functions
for SOCCP" , Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications ,
vol. 135, pp. 459-473, 2007.
- S-H Pan and J-S Chen,
"Entropy-like proximal algorithms based on second order homogeneous distance for
quasi-convex programming" , Journal of Global Optimization ,
vol. 39, pp. 555-575, 2007.
- S-H Pan and J-S Chen,
"Two unconstrained optimization approaches for the Euclidean k-centrum location
problem" , Applied Mathematics and Computation, vol. 189,
pp. 1368-1383, 2007.
- J-S Chen,
"On some NCP-functions based on the generalized Fischer-Burmeister function" ,
Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research , vol. 24, pp. 401-420, 2007.
- J-S Chen,
"Two classes of merit functions for the second-order
cone complementarity problem" ,
Mathematical Methods of Operations Research , vol. 64, pp. 495-519, 2006.
- J-S Chen,
"The semismooth-related properties of a merit function and a
descent method for the nonlinear complementarity problem" ,
Journal of Global Optimization , vol. 36, pp. 565-580 , 2006.
- J-S Chen,
"The convex and monotone functions associated with second-order cone" ,
Optimization , vol. 55, pp. 363-385, 2006.
- J-S Chen,
"A new merit function and its related properties for the
second-order cone complementarity problem" ,
Pacific Journal of Optimization , vol. 2, pp. 167-179, 2006.
- J-S Chen and P. Tseng,
"An unconstrained smooth minimization reformulation of second-order
cone complementarity problem" ,
Mathematical Programming , vol. 104, pp. 293-327, 2005.
- J-S Chen,
"Alternative proofs for some results of vector-valued
functions associated with second-order cone" ,
Journal of Nonlinear and Convex Analysis ,
vol.6, pp. 297-325, 2005.
- J-S Chen, X. Chen, and P. Tseng,
"Analysis of nonsmooth vector-valued functions associated with
second-order cone" ,
Mathematical Programming , vol. 101, pp. 95-117, 2004.
- Y-H Chang and J-S Chen, "The Almost Periodic Solutions of
Nonautonomous Abstract Differential Equations",
Chinese Journal of Mathematics , vol.23, No.3,
pp. 257-274, 1995.
Proceedings/Technical Reports
- J-S Chen,
"On merit functions for the second-order cone complementarity problem",
Proceedings of Symposium on Nonlinear Analysis and Convex Analysis ,
RIMS Kokyuroku Series 1544, Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Kyoto University,
pp. 153-162, April, 2007.
Conference/Workshop Talks
- The 7th International Conference on Optimization: Techniques and Applications -
ICOTA7, Kobe, Japan, December 12-15, 2007.
- International Symposium on Nonlinear Analysis and Convex Analysis, Department
of Applied Mathematics, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan,
November 22-24, 2007.
- The 2007 Management Summit and Scholar Workshop, Management II Program, National
Science Council, Taipei, Taiwan, June 24-26, 2007.
- The 5th International Conference on Nonlinear Analysis and
Convex Analysis, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan,
May 31 - June 4, 2007.
- Workshop on Duality and Conic Optimization, Fang Shu-Cherng Lecturership, Tsinghua
University, Beijing, China, December 16-18, 2006.
- The 2006 INFORMS Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, November 5-8,
2006.
- Conference on Mathematical Analysis for Young Researchers, National Chang-Hua
University of Education, Chang-Hua, Taiwan, October 14-15, 2006.
- RIMS Workshop on Nonlinear Analysis and Convex Analysis, Kyoto University, Kyoto,
Japan, August 28-30, 2006.
- The 2006 Distinguished Scholar Workshop, Management II Program, National Science
Council, Taipei, Taiwan, July 10-15, 2006.
- TMS & AMS Joint International Conference, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan,
December 14-18, 2005.
- The 3rd Sino-Japanese Optimization Meeting, National University of Singapore,
Singapore, October 31- November 2, 2005.
- International Conference on Nonlinear Analysis and Optimization
with Its Applications, Chung-Yuan Christian University, Chung-Li,
Taiwan, September 30 - October 3, 2005.
- The 4th International Conference on Nonlinear Analysis and
Convex Analysis, Okinawa, Japan, June 30 - July 4, 2005.
- NCTS Workshop on Functional Analysis, Sun Yat-Sen University,
Kaohsiung, Taiwan, December 25-28, 2004.
- Workshop on Nonlinear Analysis and Neural Nets, National Taiwan
Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan, December 24-25, 2004.
- The 6th International Conference on Optimization: Techniques and
Applications- ICOTA6, University of Ballarat, Australia,
December 9-11 , 2004.
- The Annual Meeting of Taiwanese Mathematics Society, National Taiwan
University, Taipei, Taiwan, December 3-5, 2004.
- Conference of Multiscale Optimization Methods and Applications,
University of Florida, Gainesville, February 26-28, 2004.
- International Teaching Assistant (ITA) Panel of Pre-Autumn Workshop,
Universiy of Washington, Seattle, September 16, 2002.
- International Teaching Assistant (ITA) Panel of Pre-Autumn Workshop,
Universiy of Washington, Seattle, September 18, 2001.
- International Conference on Optimization and Control,
National Cheng Kung University, Tainan,
Taiwan, June 2-4, 2001.
Colloquium/Seminar Talks
- Colloquium of Department of Mathematics, National Tai-Tung University, Tai-Tung,
Taiwan, June 6, 2008.
- Colloquium of Department of Mathematics, South China University of Technology,
Guangzhou, China, March 20, 2008.
- Colloquium of Department of Mathematics, Tianjin University, Tianjin,
China, March 17 and 18, 2008.
- Colloquium of Department of Applied Mathematics, Beijing Jiaotong University,
Beijing, China, March 12 and 14, 2008.
- Seminar of Department of Applied Mathematics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University,
Hong Kong, March 10, 2008.
- Colloquium of Department of Applied Mathematics , National Sun Yat-Sen
University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, March 15, 2007.
- Colloquium of Department of Mathematics , National Taiwan Normal
University, Taipei, Taiwan, March 7, 2007.
- Seminar of Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering,
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan,
December 26-27, 2006.
- Colloquium of Department of Mathematics,
Beijing Jiaotong University, China, December 19, 2006.
- Seminar of Department of Decision Sciences, National University of Singapore,
Singapore, October 6, 2006.
- Colloquium of Department of Mathematics,
National Tsing-Hua University, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan,
April 17, 2006.
- Seminar of Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering,
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan,
December 20, 2005.
- Colloquium of Mathematics Department, National Taiwan Normal
University, Taipei, Taiwan, September 14, 2005.
- Colloquium of Mathematics Department, National Taiwan
University, Taipei, Taiwan, November 22, 2004.
- Colloquium of Applied Mathematics Department, National Dong Hwa
University, Hualien, Taiwan, April 2, 2004.
- Colloquium of Mathematics Department, National Taiwan Normal
University, Taipei, Taiwan, March 31, 2004.
- Colloquium of Mathematics Department, Tong Hai
University, Taichung, Taiwan, March 29, 2004.
- Colloquium of Mathematics Department, National Cheng Kung
University, Tainan, Taiwan, March 26, 2004.
- Colloquium of Applied Mathematics Department, National Sun Yat-Sen
University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, March 25, 2004.
- Colloquium of Mathematics Department, National Kaohsiung Normal
University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, March 24, 2004.
- Joint UW Optimization Seminar, University of Washington,
Seattle, May 6, 2003.
- Joint UW Optimization Seminar, University of Washington,
Seattle, April 16, 2002.
- Colloquium of Mathematics Department, National Taiwan Normal
University, Taipei, Taiwan, May 29, 2001.
Professional Activities
- Organizer, Mini Workshop on Optimization, Department of Mathematics, National
Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan, October 18, 2007.
- Coordinator of local organizing committee, The Annual Meeting of Taiwanese Mathematics Society,
Department of Mathematics, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan,
December 8-10, 2006.
- Organizer, Workshop on Optimization 2006, Department of Mathematics, National Taiwan
Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan, December 8-10, 2006.
- Co-organizer, Optimization Day, Department of Mathematics, National Taiwan Normal
University, Taipei, Taiwan, March 2, 2006.
- Co-organizer, Workshop on Optimization 2005, Department of Mathematics, National Taiwan
Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan, November 29-30, 2005.
Referee Experiences
- Optimization.
- Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics.
- Information Sciences.
- Applied Mathematics and Optimization.
- Journal of Nonlinear and Convex Analysis.
- Computational Optimization and Applications.
- International Journal of Operations Research.
- Optimization Letters.
- Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications.
- Pacific Journal of Optimization.
- Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research.
Visiting Experiences
- University of Washington, June- September, 2008, contact with Prof. Paul Tseng.
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Beijing Jiaotong University, Tianjin University,
and South China University of Technology, March 9-21, 2008, hosted by Prof. Liqun Qi,
Prof. Naihua Xiu, Prof. Zheng-Hai Huang, and Prof. Shaohua Pan.
- National University of Singapore, October 5-11, 2006, hosted by Prof. Jie Sun,
Prof. Melvyn Sim, and Prof. Defeng Sun.
Fields of Interests
- Continuous Optimization.
- Nonsmooth Analysis.
- Operations Research.