Shu Ma
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Mathematics
Hong Kong Baptist University
I am currently a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Hong Kong Baptist University. I received my Ph.D. in Computational Mathematics from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. I work in numerical analysis and scientific computing, with a focus on numerical methods for partial differential equations.
Research Interests
- Numerical analysis for partial differential equations
- Finite element and moving mesh finite element methods
- Meshfree methods and kernel approximation
- Low-regularity numerical methods
- Structure-preserving numerical methods
News
- Awarded @ Aug 2026: National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Young Scientists Fund (Category C) （国家自然科学基金青年科学基金项目（C类））
- Organizer @ Jun 29–Jul 3, 2026: SciCADE 2026 — Mini-Symposium MS26: Recent advances in numerical approaches for geometric partial differential equations and interfacial dynamics
- Organizer @ January 5–9, 2026: Conference on Modern Kernel Methods and Applications
On the Occasion of Robert Schaback’s 80th Birthday · Hong Kong Baptist University - Awarded @ 2025: Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation project （广东省面上项目）
- Awarded @ 2025: Hong Kong Baptist University International Activities Programme grant
Education & Work Experience
Work Experience
- 2025–
- Research Assistant Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University
Hong Kong · Under mentorship of Prof. Leevan Ling - 2024–25
- Postdoctoral Fellow, National University of Singapore
Singapore · Under supervision of Prof. Weizhu Bao - 2022–24
- Postdoctoral Fellow, City University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong · Under supervision of Prof. Weifeng Qiu
Education
- 2019–22
- Ph.D. in Computational Mathematics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong · Supervisors: Prof. Buyang Li and Prof. Yanping LinOutstanding PhD Thesis Award 2022/23, Faculty of Science, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2023). - 2017–18
- Long-Term Research Visit, University of Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA · Host: Prof. Xiaobing Feng - 2016–19
- Doctoral Studies (Direct-Entry Programme), Northwestern Polytechnical University
Xi’an, China · Supervisor: Prof. Yufeng Nie - 2012–16
- B.Sc. in Information and Computing Science, Northwestern Polytechnical University
Xi’an, ChinaNational Scholarship, Ministry of Education; First-Class Scholarship (four times, 2013–2016).
