Yaping Mao is a Professor of Mathematics in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at Qinghai Normal University, China. He served as Vice-Dean of the school from 2017 to 2021. Professor Mao earned his Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Nankai University (China) in 2014. Professor Mao has directed over 20 graduate students in research projects. He got the Chebyshev grant from ICM and JSPS grant from Japan. He is one of directors of Chinese Mathematical Society and the president of Qinghai Mathematical Society. He published one book and over 70 academic research papers. Currently, he is on the editorial team of a number of journals including Journal of Interconnection Networks (World Scientific), International Journal of Computer Mathematics: Computer Systems Theory (Taylor & Francis), Theory and Applications of Graphs (Georgia Southern University), and Algebra Combinatorics, Discrete Structures and Applications (Jacodesmath Institute).
Research Interests
Ramsey Theory: in Discrete Geometry, Combinatorial Number Theory, Lattice Theory
Graphs and Its Applications: Structural Graph Theory, Extremal Graph Theory, Random Graphs
Theoretical Computer Science: Network Analysis, Parallel and Distributed Systems, Algorithm and Complexity Analysis
Mathematical Chemistry: Chemical Graph Theory
Journal Boards
Guest editor, Parallel Processing Letters, March 2022 to Present, World Scientific, Singapore
Editor, Theory and Applications of Graphs, Georgia Southern University, March 2020 to Present, USA
Editor, International Journal of Computer Mathematics: Computer Systems Theory, Taylor & Francis, August 2019 to Present, UK
Guest editor and editor, Journal of Interconnection Networks, World Scientific, May 2018 to Present, Singapore
Editor, Algebra, Combinatorics, Discrete Structures and Applications, Jacodesmath Institute, August 2017 to Present, Turkey
Selected Awards and Honors
Qinghai Youth Award of Science and Technology, December 2020, Qinghai Provincial People's Government
Distinguished Teacher of Qinghai Province, December 2020, Provincial Education Department of Qinghai
Qinghai Exellent Expert, August 2018, Qinghai Provincial People's Government
Outstanding Professional and Technical Talent of Qinghai Province, March 2017, Qinghai Provincial People's Government
Award for the Third National Young Teachers Teaching Competition, August 2016, National Committee of China Education, Science, Culture and Sports Trade Union
Excellent Leader of Natural Science and Engineering Technology of Qinghai Province, December 2018, Qinghai Provincial Department of Science and Technology
The 20th Qinghai Youth May Fourth Medal, May 2017, Qinghai Youth Federation
Outstanding Graduate, June 2014, Nankai University
First Prize of Graduate Scholarship Award, Octobor 2013, Nankai University
Academic Grants
Chebyshev Grant, International Mathematical Union, December 2021, Principal Investigator
Proposition and Development of Strong Gallai-Ramsey Theory, August 2020 to Present, Japan Academic Promotion Association, Grant number: P20324, Principal Investigator
Ramsey theory and Gallai-Ramsey number and their applications, 2021–2024, National Science Foundation of China, Grant number: 12061059, Principal Investigator
Steiner tree packing number conjectures and tree-connectivity of graphs, 2017-2019, National Science Foundation of China for the Youth, Grant number: 11601254, Principal Investigator
Generalized connectivity and Steiner distance of graphs, 2016–2018, National Science Foundation of China, Grant number: 11551001, Principal Investigator
Steiner diameter and rainbow connectivity of graphs, 2016–2018, Science Found of Qinghai Province for the Youth, Grant number: 2016-ZJ-948Q, Principal Investigator
Rainbow connection and generalized connectivity of graphs, 2013–2016, National Science Foundation of China, Grant number: 11371205, Collaborator
Spectrum properties and chromaticity of graphs, 2014–2017, National Science Foundation of China, Grant number: 11461054, Collaborator
Connectivity and algebraic properties of graphs, 2014–2017, Science Found of Qinghai Province, Collaborator
Algebraic properties and topological indices of graphs, 2012–2015, National Science Foundation of China, Grant number: 11461054, Collaborator
Algebraic graph theory and topological parameters of graphs, 2011–2013, Science Found of Qinghai Province, Grant number: 2011-ZJ-907, Collaborator
Ramsey theory and extremal graph theory and their applications, 2020, Qinghai Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, Grant number: 2012006, Principal Investigator
Mathematical technology in internet and data science, 2019, Qinghai Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, Grant number: 201905, Principal Investigator
Problems on structural graph theory and their applications, 2018, State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, Grant number: 20186300070, Principal Investigator
Some problems on structural graph theory and their applications, 2017, State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, Grant number: 20176300053, Principal Investigator
Steiner tree structural parameters, 2016, Qinghai Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, Grant number: 20166300027, Principal Investigator
2019 International Conference on Big Data and Interconnection Networks, 2019, Tianyuan Mathematical Center in Northwest China, Grant number: QY201908, Principal Investigator
Mathematics and Cultural Dissemination, 2018, Tianyuan Mathematical Center in Northwest China, Grant number: QY201812, Principal Investigator
International Conference on Graphs, Artificial Intelligence and Complex Networks, 2018, Tianyuan Mathematical Center in Northwest China, Grant number: QY201808, Principal Investigator
Graduate Students
Students for doctor’s degree: Wen Li, Chengxu Yang, Jinxia Liang
Students for master’s degree: Huifen Ge, Ping Han, Bo Zhu, Shuangshuang Zhang, He Zhang, Yuan Si, Ke Wang, Yue Li, Qinghe Tong, Jiannan Zhou, Dong He, Xiuming Wang, Xiao Xu, Yifan Yao, Zhiqiang Ma, Yujia Gao.
Students for master’s degree on mathematical education: Qian Xu, Xiaoli Xie