Zhijian Lai

Zhijian Lai

Postdoc at Peking University

Teaching

Teaching Assistant, College of Policy and Planning Sciences, University of Tsukuba

I will be a teaching assistant for:

I was a teaching assistant for:

Mathematics Tutoring for Graduate Admission Examination, Graduate School for Policy and Planning Sciences, University of Tsukuba

I was officially employed as a subject tutor to support the international students preparing for the MPPS and MSE entrance exams.

  • “Linear Algebra” for entrance exams in Aug. 2021.
  • “Calculus” for entrance exams in Dec. 2019.
  • “Calculus” for entrance exams in Aug. 2019.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, I uploaded the course videos to the Bilibili platform to help those students in need.

University-High School Collaboration Project: Optimizing Issues in the Community.

This project is supported by the Japan Science and Technology Agency. Its aim is to enable high school students to identify problems within their living environment and propose solutions using optimization models (e.g., MILP) and solvers (e.g., Xpress, Gurobi).

From 2019 to 2021 , I served as a TA, during which time my responsibilities included guiding a group and overseeing the following topics:

  • Developing a self-study schedule program to maximize efficiency. (2021)
  • Selecting evacuation shelters during disasters. (2020)
  • Leveling out the number of people using the school cafeterias. (2019)
  • Ease congestion by determining stops on the Tobu Isezaki Line. (2019)