{"id":24100,"date":"2025-11-10T13:21:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T12:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saarland-informatics-campus.de\/?post_type=sic_news&#038;p=24100"},"modified":"2025-11-12T13:58:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T12:58:23","slug":"google-phd-fellowship-for-yonggang-jiang","status":"publish","type":"sic_news","link":"https:\/\/saarland-informatics-campus.de\/en\/piece-of-news\/google-phd-fellowship-for-yonggang-jiang\/","title":{"rendered":"Google PhD Fellowship for Yonggang Jiang"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"content__hd\">\n<h3 class=\"content__subttl \">The fellowship is in the area of Algorithms and Optimization.<\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"content__bd\">\n<div class=\"ce-textpic ce-right ce-intext\">\n<div class=\"ce-bodytext\">\n<p><strong>Yonggang Jiang is now supported by the Google PhD Fellowship. This program recognizes and supports outstanding doctoral candidates conducting innovative research in computer science and related fields. The financial support can run for up to two years; a reviewal will be conducted after one year.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yonggang is particularly interested in the design and analysis of algorithms. Even since his Highschool time he was more interested in topics in combinatorics than calculus or the like. He says that he finds beauty in discreet mathematics.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24104\" style=\"width: 313px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24104\" class=\" wp-image-24104\" src=\"https:\/\/saarland-informatics-campus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/yonggang-jiang.jpg\" alt=\"A figure with two rows of images showing graph diagrams. The left column shows two different unlabeled planar graphs composed of black and white vertices and black edges. The right column shows transformations or decompositions of the corresponding graphs on the left, which include additional red edges and shading (light blue ovals) highlighting clusters of vertices, possibly illustrating a concept like graph decomposition or minors in graph theory. (Provided by Yonggang Jiang.)\" width=\"303\" height=\"227\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-24104\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shortcutting graphs makes algorithms perform much better. Picture: Yonggang Jiang<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In 2021 he graduated with a Bachelor&#8217;s degree from the Computer Science and Technology Department of Nanjing University. In 2023 he joined the Max Planck Institute for Informatics as a PhD student in the department of Danupon Na Nongkai.<\/p>\n<p>His current research focuses on graph algorithms, with the goal of understanding their theoretical limits across various settings, including parallel and distributed computing.\u00a0His vision is to deepen the understanding of graph theory and algorithms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Further Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><u><a class=\"link-external\" href=\"https:\/\/yonggangjiang.github.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/yonggangjiang.github.io\/<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p><strong>Editor:<\/strong><br \/>\nBertram Somieski<br \/>\nJoint Administration<br \/>\nMax Planck Institute for Informatics<br \/>\nMax Planck Institute for Software Systems<br \/>\nTel: +49 681 9302-5710<br \/>\nE-Mail:\u00a0somieski@mpi-klsb.mpg.de<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fellowship is in the area of Algorithms and Optimization. Yonggang Jiang is now supported by the Google PhD Fellowship. This program recognizes and supports outstanding doctoral candidates conducting innovative research in computer science and related fields. The financial support can run for up to two years; a reviewal will be conducted after one year. 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