David Gao is a the Alex Rubinov chair professor of mathematics in the Faculty of Sciences and Technology at the Federation University Australia. His research interests span a broad range of topics, including nonlinear analysis and mechanics, mathematical modeling, simulation and control of complex systems, global optimization, and information technology. He has published over 10 books and 180 refereed papers and is a founding editor of the series Advances in Mechanics and Mathematics.
Dr. Vittorio Latorre received his PhD in the Department of Computer, Control and Management Engineering at the Sapienza University of Rome. His research interests include global optimization, chaotic dynamics, information technology, and large-scale computation.
Dr. Ning Ruan is a senior research fellow in the Faculty of Sciences and Technology at the Federation University Australia. Her research interests include global optimization, operations research, sensor network, system engineering, applied mathematics,
