Profile
Boshi Yang
Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
Associate Professor
864-656-5198
Martin Hall O204 [Office]
Educational Background
PhD, Applied Mathematical and Computational Sciences, University of Iowa, 2015
BS, Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Zhejiang University, 2010
Research Interests
Convexification, Quadratically Constrained Quadratic Programming, Mixed-Integer Programming, Conic Programming and Applications.
Courses Taught
MATH 1060, Calculus of One Variable I.
MATH 3110, Linear Algebra.
MATH 4400/6400, Linear Programming.
MATH 8100, Mathematical Programming.
MATH 8110, Nonlinear Programming.
MATH 9880, Special Topic: Conic Programming.
DSA 8420, Advanced Mathematical Programming
Selected Publications
A. Joyce and B. Yang, "Convex Hull Results on Quadratic Programs with Non-Intersecting Constraints," Mathematical Programming, 149 (1), 253-264 (2024).
B. Yang and S. Burer, "Convex Hulls in Quadratic Space," In: P. Pardalos and O. Prokopyev (eds), Encyclopedia of Optimization, Springer, Cham (2024).
S. Jiang, J. Cheng, K. Pan, F. Qiu and B. Yang, "Data-Driven Chance-Constrained Planning for Distributed Generation: A Partial Sampling Approach," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 38 (6), 5228 - 5244 (2023)
S. Kelly, Y. Ouyang and B. Yang, "Semidefinite Representable Reformulations for Two Variants of the Trust-Region Subproblem," Operations Research Letters, 51 (6), 695-701 (2023).
A. Dietz, W. Adams and B. Yang, "A Conditional-Logic Interpretation for Miller–Tucker–Zemlin Inequalities and Extensions," Optimization Letters, 17, 245–264 (2023).
A. Fathabad, J. Cheng, K. Pan and B. Yang, "Asymptotically Tight Conic Approximations for Chance-Constrained AC Optimal Power Flow," European Journal of Operational Research, 305 (2), 738-753 (2023).
Y. Li, Q. Zhang, A. Khademi and B. Yang, "Optimal Design of Controlled Experiments for Personalized Decision Making in the Presence of Observational Covariates," The New England Journal of Statistics in Data Science, 3(1), 386-393 (2023).
A. DeVries, W. Adams and B. Yang, "Convex Hull Representations of Special Monomials of Binary Variables," Optimization Letters, 13(5), 977-992 (2019).
B. Yang, K. Anstreicher and S. Burer, "Quadratic Programs with Hollows," Mathematical Programming, 170(2), 541-553 (2018).
B. Yang and S. Burer, "Two-Variable Approach to the Two-Trust-Region Subproblem," SIAM Journal on Optimization, 26(1), 661-680 (2016).
S. Burer and B. Yang, "The Trust Region Subproblem with Non-Intersecting Linear Constraints," Mathematical Programming, 149(1), 253-264 (2015).
Memberships
Mathematical Optimization Society (MOS)
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
Honors and Awards
Faculty Teaching Award, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, 2020.
Outstanding Service to Graduate Students, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, 2019.
