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Zihan Tan
DIMACS Algorithms Research
Graph Theory Algorithms
Combinatorial Optimization
Discrete Mathematics
About
Zihan Tan joined the Department of Computer Science & Engineering in 2025 as an assistant professor. He received his PhD in computer science from the University of Chicago (2022). Prior to his time at the University, he served as an assistant professor at Rutgers University, as well as a postdoctoral associate in DIMACS at Rutgers.
Research Performance Summary
2014-2026
Active Research Span
First Recorded Paper
On the meeting time for two random walks on a regular graph
Year:
2014
Citations:
2
Venue:
arXiv preprint arXiv:1408.2005
Latest Recorded Paper
Simple Length-Constrained Expander Decompositions
Year:
2026
Citations:
0
Venue:
2026 SIAM Symposium on Simplicity in Algorithms (SOSA)
Last 10 Years Publication Activity
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Publication Venues and Collaboration
Journal, Conference, and Book Publication Breakdown
Top Coauthors
Tan
Chen
Chuzhoy
Research Impact by Period
Papers
8
Citations
3
Avg. Citations / Paper
0.4
H-Index
1
Papers
21
Citations
371
Avg. Citations / Paper
17.7
H-Index
9
Papers
3
Citations
314
Avg. Citations / Paper
104.7
H-Index
3
Papers
1
Citations
2
Avg. Citations / Paper
2
H-Index
1
Contact and Professional Links
Detected Research Keywords
Emulators Planar Graphs
Graph Crossing Number
Length Constrained Expander
Constrained Expander Decompositions
Inequalities Projected Volumes
Projected Volumes Constructible
Volumes Constructible Region