The 2025 Yau Science Award (Mathematics) has officially announced its list of finalists across China’s northern, eastern, and southern regions. These talented young mathematicians showcase exceptional creativity and rigor in areas including graph theory, optimization, reinforcement learning, and mathematical modeling. Their research not only demonstrates deep theoretical insight but also connects mathematics with real-world phenomena.

Northern Region Finalists

School 853 – The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China (Beijing No.11 School)
Advisors: Wang Yichuan, Hu Yucheng
Student: Fang Manlin
Paper: To Hear or Not to Hear: An Evolutionary Question of the Moths’ Binary Ear Against Diverse Bat Predators

School 900 – Beijing Normal University Affiliated Experimental High School
Advisor: Chang Lingyun
Student: Sun Haochen
Paper: Generalization and Optimization of the Nash-Q Algorithm in Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning

School 1592 – Beijing Normal University Affiliated Experimental High School
Advisor: Liu Jin
Student: Yang Ruotian
Paper: Constructing Arbitrary Positive Hausdorff Dimensions via Smale Horseshoe

Eastern Region Finalists

School 609 – Jinling High School, Nanjing
Advisor: Yan Tao
Student: Wang Luobin
Paper: A Fast Algorithm for Solving Systems of Absolute Value Equations

School 804 – Shanghai Foreign Language School Affiliated to Shanghai International Studies University
Advisor: Lu Shoubo
Student: Wang Ao
Paper: Mathematical Modeling for Physician Scheduling in Fever Clinics Based on Dynamic Mixed Integer Programming

School 1380 – Nanjing Foreign Language School
Advisor: Li Jiaxin
Students: Yin Yuchen, Zhang Jiajing
Paper: Einstein Metric on 5-Regular Graph

School 1429 – Shanghai High School International Division
Advisor: Zhu Yating
Student: Chanyeon Hwang
Paper: Investigation on the Trends of Particular Cosine Products

Southern Region Finalists

School 529 – Shenzhen College of International Education (SCIE)
Advisor: Jianzhong Chen
Student: Zhou Yuhan
Paper: On an Inverse Problem of Bermond’s Conjecture

School 537 – BASIS International School Guangzhou
Advisor: Zhao Yue
Student: Huang Weile
Paper: Scheme-Theoretic and Set-Theoretic Complete Intersection of Points

School 592 – Guangdong Experimental High School
Advisors: Wang Jian, Cheng Tianfang
Student: Huang Qichao
Paper: Mathematical Model and Application for Analyzing Running Styles in 100-Meter Sprint Events

School 1390 – The High School Affiliated to South China Normal University
Advisors: Gui Peng, Zhang Zanbo
Students: Han Zhuoyi, Liu Yufei
Paper: Cycle Structures and Girth-Solving Algorithms in Circular Directed Graphs