Michigan State University (MSU), Michigan, USA
Doctoral Candidate in Mathematics
Advisor: Jun Kitagawa
Curriculum Vitae
KIYUOB JUNG
E-mail: kyjung@msu.edu
Homepage: https://kiyuobjung.com
Education
Present
Feb. 2023
Feb. 2021
Keimyung University (KMU), Daegu, Republic of Korea
B.S. in Mathematics, Minor in Philosophy
Summa Cum Laude
Publications and Preprints
- “Specular gradient methods for nonsmooth convex optimization in Euclidean spaces: a subgradient selection strategy”, preprint, arXiv:2605.25490, 2026.
- “Specular differentiation in normed vector spaces: Quasi-Mean Value and Quasi-Fermat Theorems”, preprint, arXiv:2601.10950, 2026.
- “Specular differentiation in one dimension: a quasi-mean value theorem, regularity, and discontinuities”, preprint, arXiv:2601.09900, 2026.
- “Nonsmooth Convex Optimization using the Specular Gradient Method with Root-Linear Convergence”, (with Jehan Oh), preprint, arXiv:2412.20747, 2024.
- “Primality between Consecutive Primorials”, (with Eunkyung Ko), Bulletin of the Korean Mathematical Society, Volume 58, No. 6, Pages 1377–1385, 2021.
Software and Webpage
- TeXBB, forthcoming on Microsoft Store, https://texbb.kiyuobjung.com, 2026.
- Research Workflow Guidebook (with Kiwoong Kwon), GitHub, https://research-workflow-guides.github.io, 2026.
- specular differentiation, Zenodo, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18246734, 2026.
- A 30-Year Journey: the duration of using LaTeX (with Kiwoong Kwon), https://sites.google.com/view/a-30-year-journey, 2023.
Awards and Scholarships
- Dr. Paul and Wilma Dressel Endowed Scholarship, Dept. of Math., MSU, Apr. 2026
- International Student Scholar, KMU Alumni Professor Scholarship Association, Jul. 2023
- Teaching Assistant Scholarship, KNU, Sep. 2021 – Jun. 2023
- Undergraduate Research Internship Program Scholarship, KNU, Jun. 2021 – Nov. 2021
- Academic Excellence Award (for Excellent Grade), KNU, Fall 2021, Fall 2022
- Research Assistant Scholarship, KNU, Mar. – Aug. 2021
- The Excellence Award (Summa Cum Laude), Dean of the College of Natural Sciences, KMU, Feb. 2021
- The Best Research Award (The 26th Contest for Student Academic Research), KMU President, Dec. 2019
- The Best Project Award (Industrial Mathematics Expert Problem Solving Training), National Institute for Mathematical Sciences (NIMS), Nov. 2018
- President Special Award, KMU President, 2014, 2019, 2020
- Academic Excellence Award, KMU, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2020
- National Grant, Korea Student Aid Foundation, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020
Talks
Apr. 2026
2026 Spring Central Sectional Meeting, American Mathematical Society, North Dakota, USA
“One-step numerical schemes via specular differentiation for ordinary differential equations”
Jan. 2025
Geometry and Probability 2024, Yamagata, Japan
“Nonsmooth Convex Optimization using the Specular Gradient Method with Root-Linear Convergence”
Jun. 2023
Mini Workshop for Graduate Student, Kyungpook National University BK Mathematics Education Research Organization, Daegu, Korea
“A 30-Year Journey: The Duration of Using LaTeX”
Jun. 2022
2022 YNMS Annual Meeting, Youngnam Mathematical Society, Busan, Korea
“Primality between Consecutive Primorials”
Nov. 2019
The 26th Contest for Student Academic Research, KMU
“Primality Test with Conversion and Production of Number System”
Nov. 2018
NIMS Industrial Mathematics Expert Problem Solving Training, NIMS, Yongin, Korea
“Pattern Analysis of a Boar's Movement using K-means Clustering”
Poster presentations
Feb. 2026
The 18th MSJ-SI, The Mathematical Society of Japan, Fukuoka, Japan
“Specular differentiation in normed vector spaces and its numerical applications”
Apr. 2023
2023 KMS Spring Meeting, Korean Math Society, Daejeon Metropolitan City, Korea
“The specular derivative and its application to the wave equation”
Apr. 2022
2022 KMS Spring Meeting, Korean Math Society, Virtual Conference, Korea
“Primality between Consecutive Primorials”
Dec. 2021
2021 KSIAM Annual Meeting, Korean Society for Industrial and Applied Math., Busan, Korea
“Valuation of condor spreads through a variational inequality approach”
Nov. 2021
Undergraduate Research Internship Program, College of Natural Sciences, KNU
“Numerical Simulation for Free boundary of the Option Price Determining Partial Differential Equation Model” (with Younggon Kim and Jehan Oh)
Aug. 2019
Forum on Career Leaders for Next-Generation Women's Mathematical Sciences, Korean Women in Mathematical Sciences, Seoul, Korea
“Machine Learning Model for Detecting Moving Objects” (with Chaeyoung Kim and Eunkyung Ko)
Funding and Research Support
- AI and Data enabled predictive Multiscale Modeling across STEM NSF Research Traineeship, Michigan State University, Michigan, USA, Aug. 2025 – Aug. 2026.
Granted by the National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT): DGE-2152014. - 2025 PDE Summer school: Theory and Applications of Elliptic PDE, University of California, Irvine, USA, Jun. 2025.
- Optimal Transport through the Midwest 2024, University of Wisconsin (Madison), Wisconsin, USA, Jul. 2024.
Granted by the National Science Foundation (NSF): DMS-2236447 and DMS-2308217. - Algorithms & PDE, University of Texas at Austin & Texas State University, Texas, USA, May 2024.
Granted by the National Science Foundation (NSF): DMS-2144232, DMS-2019335, and DMS-1840314. - Basic Research Laboratory, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea, Mar. 2021 – Jul. 2023.
Granted by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF). - Kyungpook National University BK Mathematics Education Research Organization, KNU, Daegu, Korea, Mar. 2021 – Jul. 2023.
Granted by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF): Level Four Brain Korea 21. - Basic Research Laboratory, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea, Mar. 2021 – Feb. 2023.
Granted by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF).
Teaching Assistant Experience
Fall 2026
MTH 234 (Multivariable Calculus), Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Math., MSU
Summer 2026
Summer Undergraduate Research Institute in Experimental Mathematics (SURIEM), Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Math., MSU
Spring 2025
MTH 309 (Linear Algebra 1), Grader, Dept. of Math., MSU
MTH 132 (Calculus 2), Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Math., MSU
Math Learning Center: MTH 133 (Calculus 2), Tutor, Dept. of Math., MSU
Fall 2024
MTH 102 (Quantitative Literacy 2), Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Math., MSU
Summer 2024
MTH 133 (Calculus 2), Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Math., MSU
Spring 2024
Math Learning Center: MTH 133 (Calculus 2) and MTH 124 (A Survey of Calculus), Tutor, Dept. of Math., MSU
Fall 2023
Math Learning Center: MTH 132 (Calculus 1), Tutor, Dept. of Math., MSU
Spring 2023
Partial Differential Equation, Grader, Dept. of Math., KNU
Fall 2022
Introduction to Functional Analysis and Ordinary Differential Equation 2, Grader, Dept. of Math., KNU
Spring 2022
Partial Differential Equation and Ordinary Differential Equation 1 & 2, Grader, Dept. of Math., KNU
Fall 2021
Analysis 2, Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Math., KNU
Aug. & Jan. 2020
Scientific Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence Application Expert Nurture Program, Instructor, Dept. of Math., KMU