Professional Profile
Dr. Jian Gao
Jian Gao is an Associate Professor and Master's Supervisor from Jining, Shandong Province. He currently serves as the Director of the Anhui International Joint Research Center for Ecological Simulation and Control of Wanjiang River Basin Populations.
Education: Earned his B.S. from Wuhan Textile University in 2013, M.S. from Jiangsu Normal University in 2017, and Ph.D. from University of Shanghai for Science and Technology in 2021.
Academic Achievements: Promoted to Associate Professor in December 2021. Published nearly 30 SCI-indexed papers as first or corresponding author. Serves as a reviewer for several international academic journals.
Academic Service: Reviewer for Physical Review E, Chaos, Chaos, Solitons and Fractals, Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation, Chemical Physics, Chemical Physics Letters, and IEEE Access.
Research Areas
Nonlinear Dynamics
- Analysis of dynamical behaviors in complex systems
- Chaos theory and its applications
- Bifurcation theory and stability analysis
- Pattern formation mechanisms in spatiotemporal systems
Pattern Dynamics
- Pattern formation mechanisms in biological systems
- Spatial patterns in reaction-diffusion systems
- Theory and applications of Turing patterns
- Complex patterns in discrete systems
Collective Behavior
- Dynamical modeling of animal group movement
- Hierarchical structures in biological collectives
- Effect of visual lateralization on collective behavior
- Swarm intelligence and self-organization
Complex Systems
- Ecosystem modeling and stability analysis
- Spread and control strategies of invasive species
- Dynamics of temperate forest ecosystems
- Complex network studies in social systems
Personal Interests
Teaching Courses
Undergraduate Courses
Mathematics & Computational Science
- Numerical Solutions of Differential Equations
- Advanced Mathematics
- Linear Algebra
- Selected Topics in Mathematical Software
Graduate Courses
Advanced Topics
- Nonlinear Dynamics
- Literature Review
- Research Project Guidance
- Academic Writing for Graduate Students
Honors & Awards
Anhui Provincial Outstanding Young Faculty Cultivation Project (Key)
Selected for Anqing Normal University's Outstanding Young Faculty Talent Program with research funding support.
Anqing Normal University "Tianzhu Scholar" Award Program
Selected for Anqing Normal University's high-level talent program with research funding support.
Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Doctoral dissertation highly recognized for its innovation, theoretical depth, and application value.
First Prize, Yangtze River Delta Forum on Scientific Ethics and Academic Style
Shanghai Outstanding Doctoral Graduate
Awarded for outstanding academic achievements.
First Prize, Best Poster Presentation, System Science Conference
Research achievements highly recognized in the field of system science.
Outstanding Volunteer Teacher Award, Qinghai Province
Recognized for outstanding performance during teaching volunteer work in Guide County, Hainan Prefecture, Qinghai Province.
Research Projects
Spatial Distribution and Control of Invasive Pests in Temperate Deciduous Forests Based on Pattern Dynamics
- Role: Principal Investigator
- Project ID: No. 12205006
- Duration: 2022-2025
- Funding Agency: National Natural Science Foundation of China
Patterns and Control of Spatial Distribution of Invasive Pests in Temperate Deciduous Forests
- Role: Principal Investigator
- Project ID: No. 2022AH030107
- Duration: 2022-2024
- Funding Agency: Anhui Provincial Department of Education
Tianzhu Scholar Talent Program
- Role: Principal Investigator
- Duration: 2023-2026
- Funding Agency: Anqing Normal University
In-situ Monitoring of Product Water Dynamics and Transfer Mechanisms in Non-humidified PEM Fuel Cells
- Role: Co-Investigator
- Project ID: No. 21776119
- Duration: 2017-2020
- Funding Agency: National Natural Science Foundation of China
Population Ecological Simulation and Conservation
- Role: Core Participant
- Project Type: Innovation Team Project
- Duration: 2022-2025
- Funding Agency: Anhui Provincial Department of Education
Academic Publications
Representative Publications (*Corresponding Author)
Full Publication List (First or Corresponding Author)
Patents
Method for Obtaining Leadership Structures Within Biological Groups
- Application No.: CN 202410122890.1
- Application Date: June 11, 2024
- Inventors: Jian Gao, Zhen Wang, Chuansheng Shen
Method for Detecting Performance of Digital Camera CCD Through Turing Pattern Structure
- Application No.: CN 202410567890.1
- Application Date: February 10, 2024
- Inventors: Jian Gao, Bin Xu, Chuansheng Shen
Prediction Method for Density Distribution Patterns of Pest Populations in Deciduous Forests
- Patent No.: ZL 2023 1 1238823.3
- Application Date: September 22, 2023
- Grant Date: January 7, 2025
- Inventor: Jian Gao
Research Team
Associate Professor Jian Gao leads a complex systems research team dedicated to cutting-edge research in nonlinear dynamics, pattern dynamics, and population ecology. The team currently consists of 2 professors, 3 associate professors, 5 lecturers, 3 doctoral students, and 12 master's students.
Research News
Team Publishes New Discovery on Collective Behavior in Physical Review Research
Associate Professor Jian Gao's team has made a significant breakthrough in the study of leadership structures in collective motion, with research findings published in Physical Review Research. The study reveals the universality of tree-like leadership structures in animal group movement.
Team Receives Key Project Funding from Anhui Natural Science Foundation
The project "Mechanism of Spatial Distribution of Invasive Pests in Temperate Deciduous Forests" led by Associate Professor Jian Gao has received key project funding from the Anhui Natural Science Foundation, with a grant amount of ¥500,000 and a research period of 3 years.
Master's Student Huimin Zhang Wins Outstanding Thesis Award
Master's student Huimin Zhang's thesis "Formation Mechanism of Turing Patterns in Discrete Systems" has been awarded the Anhui Provincial Outstanding Master's Thesis Award, with research findings published in Physical Review E.