Chunwei Song
{{Short description|Chinese mathematician}}
Chunwei Song is a Chinese mathematician who specializes in combinatorics, graph theory, and intellectual history. He is a professor of mathematics at Peking University.
Education and career
Song received his Ph.D. in 2004 from the University of Pennsylvania, with the dissertation Combinatorial Theory of -Schröder Polynomials, Parking Functions and Trees under the supervision of Professor James Haglund.{{mathgenealogy|84520}}
Prior to joining Peking University, Song held visiting faculty positions at Boston College in Massachusetts and Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan. From 2005 to 2006, he served as a visiting associate professor in the [https://educ.titech.ac.jp/is/ Department of Mathematical and Computing Science] at the Tokyo Institute of Technology (now Science Tokyo). In 2010, he was a visiting associate professor at the University of Delaware.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.1201/9781003509912/lattice-path-combinatorics-special-counting-sequences-chunwei-song|title=Lattice Path Combinatorics and Special Counting Sequences : From an Enumerative Perspective|journal=Taylor & Francis|doi=10.1201/9781003509912/lattice-path-combinatorics-special-counting-sequences-chunwei-song}}
Research contributions
Song is the author of Lattice Path Combinatorics and Special Counting Sequences: From an Enumerative Perspective, CRC Press, Boca Raton, ISBN 978-1032671758.
Coauthored with [https://www.genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu/id.php?id=40048 Chen Dayue ({{zhi|陈大岳}})] and Xu Zhongqin ({{zhi|许忠勤}}), Song is a main editor of the tribute volume Ding Shisun and Chinese Mathematics ([https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/g408#t=aboutBook 《丁石孙与中国数学》]).{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/g408|title=丁石孙与中国数学|first1=大岳|last1=陈|first2=忠勤|last2=许|first3=春伟|last3=宋|date=December 7, 2017|publisher=Global Publishing|doi=10.1142/g408}}
Song also has scholarly interests in Chinese and East Asian intellectual history. He is the author of Heroes Brought Buddhism to the East of the Sea: A Fully Annotated Translation of The Preface of Haedong Kosŭng Chŏn, published in Sino-Platonic Papers (Issue 183).
Academic talks
In 2014, Song gave a talk at Academia Sinica titled The Art of Lattice Path Combinatorics and Combinatorial Statistics.[https://www.math.sinica.edu.tw/f59addca-1da6-47fd-9bb8-18d087da6088/posts/1477 The Art of Lattice Path Combinatorics and Combinatorial Statistics]
In 2021, Song delivered an invited talk at the 14th International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME 14) at its Thematic Afternoon activities.[https://www.icme14.org/ueditor/jsp/upload/file/20210706/1625563450124047209.pdf TA11: Chinese Mathematics Curriculum, Teaching and College Entrance Examination]
In 2022, he gave a Plenary Address at the 11th National Forum on Mathematics Culture organized by the Chinese Mathematical Society.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cms.org.cn/Uploads/20240528/0acf7d1986e8ca99a97c7b2eff9af625.pdf|title=11th National Forum on Mathematics Culture}}
Editorial boards
Song is on the editorial boards of Enumerative Combinatorics and Applications,{{Cite web|url=https://ecajournal.haifa.ac.il/#editorial-board|title=Enumerative Combinatorics and Applications|website=ecajournal.haifa.ac.il}}
Advances and Applications in Discrete Mathematics,{{Cite web|url=https://pphmjopenaccess.com/index.php/aadm/about/editorialTeam|title=Editorial Team | Advances and Applications in Discrete Mathematics|website=pphmjopenaccess.com}}
Frontiers of Mathematics,{{Cite web|url=https://link.springer.com/journal/11464/editorial-board|title=Frontiers of Mathematics|website=SpringerLink}}
and several other academic journals.
Recognition and influences
Song was a Council Member of both the 12th and the 13th Councils of the Chinese Mathematical Society.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cms.org.cn/upload/editor/file/20170510/10150933184.pdf|title=12th Council of the Chinese Mathematical Society}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cms.org.cn/home/news/news_details/id/341.html|title=中国数学会第十三届理事会和监事会名单|website=www.cms.org.cn}}
In 2023, Song became an elected delegate of the Beijing Municipal People's Congress.{{Cite web|url=https://xinwen.bjd.com.cn/content/s638146f5e4b06154fc8419a6.html|title=北京市第十六届人民代表大会代表选举产生，全名单公布|website=xinwen.bjd.com.cn}}
As a scholar, he contributes opinion pieces to prominent media outlets such as [https://phtv.ifeng.com/english/pw.shtml Phoenix Weekly], Southern Metropolis Daily, and The Daily Pakistan. His writings engage diverse audiences across various countries, offering insightful and impactful perspectives on a wide range of themes.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ifengweekly.com/art_zz.php?zz=%E5%AE%8B%E6%98%A5%E4%BC%9F%EF%BC%88%E5%8C%97%E4%BA%AC%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%A6%E6%95%B0%E5%AD%A6%E7%A7%91%E5%AD%A6%E5%AD%A6%E9%99%A2%E6%95%99%E6%8E%88%EF%BC%89|title=作者：宋春伟（北京大学数学科学学院教授）-凤凰周刊|website=www.ifengweekly.com}}
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