Jiajia Yu 余佳珈

Phillip Griffiths Assistant Research Professor in Department of Mathematics Duke University Office: 120 Science Drive, 222 Physics Building, Durham, NC, 27708 Email: jiajia dot yu at duke dot edu Google scholar   ORCID   Github CV I am actively seeking tenure-track faculty positions starting Fall 2026.

Research Interests

My research focuses on optimal control, mean-field control and games, and their inverse problems, with applications in machine learning, generative modeling, sampling, and biology. I work at the intersection of applied analysis, scientific computing, and data science.

Employment

• 2023.08-2026.07 Duke University, Department of Mathematics , Durham, NC
  Phillip Griffiths Assistant Research Professor
  Mentors: Prof. Hongkai Zhao and Prof. Xiuyuan Cheng. I also work closely with Prof. Jian-Guo Liu.

Education

• 2018-2023 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Troy, NY
  Ph.D. in Mathematics
  Advisor: Prof. Rongjie Lai

• 2013-2017 Beijing Normal University, School of Mathematical Sciences, Beijing, China
  B.S in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics

Upcoming Events/Talks

• [2025.10] PSU-Purdue-UMD Joint Seminar on Mathematical Data Science, online
  Invited speaker, Learning and inference in mean-field games