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About
Mingming Xu (Mindy)
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Institution
Clemson University
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School
Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
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Hello, I'm Mingming Xu (Mindy).

I am a third-year Ph.D. student in the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences at Clemson University, advised by Prof. Hao Hu. My research focuses on using semidefinite programming (SDP) to solve combinatorial optimization problems.

Beyond research, I enjoy art, musicals, and staying active on the court. Always happy to connect, so feel free to reach out!

Education
Ph.D. in Mathematics 2023 – present
Clemson University · Clemson, SC, USA
M.S., Operational Research with Data Science 2022
The University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh, UK
B.A., Mathematics & B.S., Statistical Science 2021
University of Minnesota Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN, USA
Semidefinite Programming
Combinatorial Optimization
Integer Programming
Graph Theory
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Papers

Selected Papers

Peer-reviewed articles, preprints, and conference proceedings.

2026
SDP Approach to Quadratic Vertex-Disjoint Paths Problem
Mingming Xu, Hao Hu
Preprint
arXiv
2025
A Primal Approach to Facial Reduction for SDP Relaxations of Combinatorial Optimization Problems
Hao Hu, Mingming Xu
Optimization Online
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Teaching
Clemson
STAT 3090: Introductory Business Statistics
Teaching Assistant
Fall 2023 · Spring 2024 · Summer 2024
Talks
2026
INFORMS Optimization Society Conference · Atlanta, GA, USA · March 20–22
Invited Talk
2025
INFORMS Annual Meeting · Atlanta, GA, USA · October 19–22
Invited Talk
2025
Math for All · Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA · April 5
Contributed Talk
2025
Graduate Student Seminar (GSS) · Clemson University · October 16
Seminar