Department of Computational, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Classroom Hall Building Office 314T
210-784-2812
jliu@tamusa.edu
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Dr. Liu received a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics with teacher certification from Hebei Normal University, China, in 2007. She then completed a Master’s degree in Mathematics, specializing in analytic number theory, from Shandong University, China, in 2010. In 2016, she earned a Ph.D. in Mathematics, focusing on algebraic number theory, from Wesleyan University. Following her doctoral studies, Dr. Liu held a two-year Postdoctoral Scholar position at the University of Hong Kong before joining Texas A&M University–San Antonio in 2018 for family reasons.
Dr. Liu has undertaken research visits at several institutions, including the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI/SLMath) in Berkeley, California, the Banff International Research Station in Alberta, Canada, Seoul National University in South Korea, and Imperial College London in the UK, among others.
According to the Mathematics Genealogy Project, Dr. Liu’s academic lineage within 10 generations is as follows: Carl Friedrich Gauss → Johann Franz Friedrich Encke → Karl Christian Bruhns → Hugo Hans von Seeliger → Gustav Herglotz/Otto Ludwig Hölder → Emil Artin → Nesmith Cornett Ankeny → John Sollion Hsia → Wai Kiu Chan → Jingbo Liu.
Dr. Liu’s primary research lies in lattice representation theory and applications to lattice-based post-quantum cryptography. Her recent research work appeared in respected journals, including Bulletin des Sciences Mathématiques, Complex Analysis and Operator Theory, International Mathematics Research Notices IMRN, Journal of Algebra, Journal of Number Theory, Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra, and Transactions of the American Mathematical Society, among others. In addition, she has made essential contributions to one of the flagship conference proceedings organized by the International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR). Dr. Liu has been selected as one of the two recipients of The 2025 Mary Beth Ruskai Research Fellowship, a prestigious honor recognizing her research contributions to the field.
Dr. Liu has frequently presented her research at the American Mathematical Society meetings, symposia organized by the Association for Women in Mathematics at the University of California, Los Angeles and Texas A&M University, as well as at international conferences hosted by Imperial College London (the UK), Seoul National University (South Korea), the University of Hong Kong (China), and the University of Sydney (Australia), among others.
Dr. Liu has taught a broad range of undergraduate mathematics courses in the U.S. at both Wesleyan and A&M–San Antonio, including College Algebra, Pre-Calculus, Differential and Integral Calculus, Discrete Mathematics, Linear Algebra, Mathematical Proofs, Advanced Probability, Modern Algebra, Number Theory, and introductory Lattice Theory. She is deeply committed to providing high-quality mathematics education and fostering student engagement.
Committed to excellence in educating, particularly first-generation students, Dr. Liu is dedicated to mentoring rigorous student projects that produce quality work. Five of her mentees presented their research findings at the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) MathFest undergraduate research sessions (2021, 2023) and the American Mathematical Society (AMS)–Pi Mu Epsilon (PME) undergraduate research sessions at the Joint Mathematics Meetings (2022, 2024).
Dr. Liu served as the sole Principal Investigator and Director of the 2023 National Research Experience for Undergraduates Program (NREUP): A&M–San Antonio Summer Research Program on Lattice Reduction Theory, funded by the NSF through the MAA. Among the nationwide recipients, only seven institutions were funded in the 2023 MAA-NREUP: five—including A&M–San Antonio—received NSF grants, while two were supported by the private Tondeur Fund.
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