Tom Odda Jr. Fan of Ron Graham🤹🏻who juggles Math, TCS, OR, Telecom…Kindness and Fun! Third time's a charm! PhD in TE and MS in CS @UTD_ECE, MS in IE @UMNISyE
🎉 Happy 105th Birthday 🎂, Professor Minyi Yue (June 22, 1920—January 17, 2023) — one of the founding fathers of Operations Research in China. His pioneering work in combinatorial optimization and lifelong dedication to education have inspired generations of scholars. His deep passion for clarity in reasoning and his quiet, unwavering pursuit of foundational questions have profoundly shaped my own mathematical vision since my teenage years. An inspiring mentor, a visionary thinker, and a fearless guardian of truth. ♥️
@UTDCompSci@UT_Dallas A truly extraordinary honor: “IEEE Fellow in 2001” — celebrated in Chinese-media promotion. According to an email from IEEE, Ding-Zhu Du has never been elected an IEEE Fellow???!!! Academic biography or creative fiction? @IEEEorg@UT_Dallas@UTDCompSci
@UT_Dallas A truly extraordinary honor: “IEEE Fellow in 2001” — celebrated in Chinese-media promotion. According to an email from IEEE, Ding-Zhu Du has never been elected an IEEE Fellow???!!! Academic biography or creative fiction? @IEEEorg@UT_Dallas@UTDCompSci
@UTDCompSci@UMassBoston@UT_Dallas@IEEEorg@SantaClaraUniv AAIM 2021 truly understood “academic independence”: Ding-Zhu Du as General Co-Chair, with his wife Weili Wu and his son Hongwei Du as PC Co-Chairs. Why worry about distance, recusal, or transparency when the organizing structure can feel so close-knit? @UT_Dallas@IEEEorg
@UTDCompSci@UT_Dallas What a remarkable coincidence at AAIM2026: a PC Co-Chair reportedly has 55, 39, 6 and 2 coauthored papers with Ding-Zhu Du, Weili Wu, Hongwei Du and Hongmin Du—while the other has 1 with each. What a family-network KPI scoreboard! @UMassBoston@SantaClaraUniv@UT_Dallas@IEEEorg
@UTDCompSci With Ding-Zhu Du serving as AAIM26 General Chair, his wife Weili Wu and sons Hongwei Du and Hongmin (William) Du account for 7 of the 51 accepted papers. A heartwarming family reunion or a useful case study in conflict-of-interest transparency? @UMassBoston@UT_Dallas@IEEEorg
@UTDCompSci@UMassBoston@UT_Dallas@IEEEorg@SantaClaraUniv AAIM 2021 truly understood “academic independence”: Ding-Zhu Du as General Co-Chair, with his wife Weili Wu and his son Hongwei Du as PC Co-Chairs. Why worry about distance, recusal, or transparency when the organizing structure can feel so close-knit? @UT_Dallas@IEEEorg
@UTDCompSci@UT_Dallas AAIM 2021 truly understood “academic independence”: Ding-Zhu Du as General Co-Chair, with his wife Weili Wu and his son Hongwei Du as PC Co-Chairs. Why worry about distance, recusal, or transparency when the organizing structure can feel so close-knit? @UT_Dallas@IEEEorg
@UT_Dallas AAIM 2021 truly understood “academic independence”: Ding-Zhu Du as General Co-Chair, with his wife Weili Wu and his son Hongwei Du as PC Co-Chairs. Why worry about distance, recusal, or transparency when the organizing structure can feel so close-knit? @UT_Dallas@IEEEorg
@UTDCompSci@UT_Dallas Congratulations to AAIM2026 on pioneering the “family-and-friends” model of academic excellence: 51 accepted papers, with 7 reportedly from the General Chair’s family and numerous PC members appearing among accepted authors.@UMassBoston@SantaClaraUniv@UT_Dallas@IEEEorg
@UT_Dallas Congratulations to AAIM2026 on pioneering the “family-and-friends” model of academic excellence: 51 accepted papers, with 7 reportedly from the General Chair’s family and numerous PC members appearing among accepted authors.@UMassBoston@SantaClaraUniv@UT_Dallas@IEEEorg
@UT_Dallas What a remarkable coincidence at AAIM2026: a PC Co-Chair reportedly has 55, 39, 6 and 2 coauthored papers with Ding-Zhu Du, Weili Wu, Hongwei Du and Hongmin Du—while the other has 1 with each. What a family-network KPI scoreboard! @UMassBoston@SantaClaraUniv@UT_Dallas@IEEEorg