Hou-An Chen
Ph.D. Student
- Email: hchen65@ncsu.edu
Hou-An Chen is a PhD student in Operations Research at North Carolina State University, specializing in modeling, data analysis and machine learning. In addition to his research, Hou-An is an active violinist with the Raleigh Civic Symphony. In his free time he enjoys classical music, cooking, traveling and taking photos.
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Research Interests
With a strong foundation in applied mathematics, Hou-An’s research includes economic matching frameworks for food bank operations and optimization heuristics for sparsity in optimization problems, bridging theoretical rigor and practical application.
Advisors
Osman Ozaltin and Umut Dur
Education
| Degree | Program | School | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| M | Operations Research | NC State Unviersity | 2024 |
| MS | Applied Mathematics | National Cheng Kung University | 2021 |
| BS | Mathematics | National Cheng Kung University | 2018 |
Awards and Honors
- 2025 | Graduate Merit Award, NC State University
