Professor Wu, male, was born in 1962. He is a former (Level 3) Professor at Shanghai University. He has completed postdoctoral research in the Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, as well as in the Department of Mathematics at Nanjing University. He is currently serving as the Director of the Department of Basic Courses.
His primary research interests include analytic number theory, convex geometric analysis, global optimization theory and algorithms, game theory, and economic informatics. He has achieved numerous accolades in teaching and academic research, including:
- In 1987, his book The Riemann Hypothesis was published and later won the First Prize for National Educational Books in 1988.
- That same year, his paper An Improvement of a Theorem by Chen Jingrun on the upper bound coefficient estimate of “1+1” produced results that still remain the best in the world.
Major honors include:
- 2005: National Excellent Teacher Award from Baosteel Education Fund
- 2006: Distinguished Teaching Award of Shanghai University
- 2007: Lead contributor to Advanced Mathematics, which was recognized as a Municipal-Level Flagship Course in Shanghai
- 2008: First Prize in Teaching Achievements at Shanghai University (lead contributor)
- 2009: Second Prize in Shanghai Municipal Teaching Achievements (lead contributor)
During his tenure at Shanghai University, he led students to outstanding achievements in the National Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling, with teams from the undergraduate division frequently ranking in the top three in Shanghai (and winning multiple national first prizes), and teams from the junior college division (Shanghai University Vocational College) maintaining the highest award rate in the city.
To date, he has published 12 academic books and over 80 papers in well-known domestic and international journals.
