- Combinatorial optimization, Approximation algorithms
- Network optimization, Social network
- Algorithmic game theory, Network game

- Doctor of Sci. (1989) in Operations Research and Cybernetics,
  Institute of Applied Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Bachelor of Sci. (1985) in Applied Mathematics,
  Department of Applied Mathematics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

- Institute of Applied Mathematics (IAM),  Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
  (1989.11 ~ 1998.12, assistant professor, associate professor, full professor)
- Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science (AMSS),  Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
  (1999.1 ~ 2022.12, full research professor)
- Rutgers Center for Operations Research (RUTCOR), The State University of New Jersey, USA.
   (1990.01 ~ 1990.12, post-doctor fellow)
- Discrete Mathematics and Computer Science (DIMACS), National Science and Technology  Foundation Center of USA.
  (1991.01 ~ 1991.09, post-doctor fellow)
- Japan Advanced Institute Science and Technology (JAIST),  Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
   (1993.10 ~ 1994.09, visiting associate professor)
- City University of Hong Kong (CityU), Kowloon, Hong Kong, SAR of China.
  (1998.12 ~ 2000.12, research fellow; 2001.09 ~ 2001.11 and 2004.09 ~ 2004.11, senior research fellow)

Professional Memberships
- Member of National Committee of China Association for Science and Technology (2016 ~ 2020)
- Member of Executive Council of Chinese Mathematical Society (2004 ~ 2011)
- Member of Executive Council of Operations Research Society of China (2005 ~ 2020), President (2013 ~ 2020), General Secretary (2009 ~ 2012)
- Member of American Mathematical Society (1994 ~ )
- Member of IEEE Computer Society (1997 ~ 2017)

Professional Editorships
- On editor board of Journal of Combinatorial Optimization (1997 ~ ).
- On editor board of Discrete Mathematics, Algorithms and Applications (2009 ~ ).
- On editor board of Acta Mathematica Sinica (English Series) (2009 ~ )
- On editor board of Acta Mathematica Sinica (Chinese Series) (2009 ~ )
- On editor board of Acta Mathematicae Applicate Sinica (Chinese Series) (2002 ~ 2006; 2016 ~ )
- Associate Editor-in-Chief of Acta Mathematicae Applicate Sinica (English Series) (2016 ~ )
- On editor board of Journal of Systems Science and Math Science (Chinese Series) (2004 ~ 2013)
- On editor board of Mathematica Applicata (1999 ~ 2011).
- Editor-in-Chief of Operations Research Transactions (2016 ~ 2020).
- Associate Editor-in-Chief of Journal of the Operations Research Society of China (2016 ~ 2024).
- Co-guest-editor of Algorithmica (2010).
- Co-guest-editor of Theoretical Computer Science (2010).
- Reviewer of Mathematical Reviews (1992 ~ ).

On Scientific/Program Committees of
- NUMTA'2016 (International Conference on Numerical Computations: Theory and Algorithms)
- AAAC'2008/2009/2014 (Annual Meeting of Asian Association for Algorithms and Computation)
- AAIM'2010 (International Conference on Algorithmic Aspects in Information and Management)
- COCOA'2007/2009/2013 (International Conference on Combinatorial Optimization and Applications)
- COCOON'1998/2006/2007/2008/2013/2014 (Annual International Computing and Combinatorics Conference)
- ENOPT'2007 (International Workshop on Energy Optimization in Wireless Sensor Networks)
- FAW'2009 (International Frontiers of Algorithmics Workshop )
- ICOTA'2010 (International Conference on Optimization: Techniques and Applications)
- IEEE HiPC'2009 (International Conference on High Performance Computing)
- IEEE ICCCN'2000 (International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks)
- ISAAC'1994/2007/2009 (Annual International Symposium on Algorithm and Computation)
- IWOCA'2007/2008/2009 (International Workshop on Combinatorial Algorithms)
- MSN'2005 (International Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Networks)
- SENSORCOMM'2008 (International Conference on Sensor Technologies and Applications)
On Organization Committees of
- COCOA'2009/2011/2014 (International Conference on Combinatorial Optimization and Applications)
- COCOON'1995/1997/2001/2005  (Annual International Computing and Combinatorics Conference)
- GTCA'2007/2010 (International Symposium on Graph Theory, Combinatories and Algorithms)
- ISAAC'2005 (Annual International Symposium on Algorithm and Computation)
- ISAM'2009 (International Symposium on Applied Mathematics)
- ISFOR'2011 (International Symposium on Frontiers of Operations Research)
- ISORA'1995/1997/1998 (International Symposium on Operations Research and its Applications)
- SINO-GER'2013 (The Sino-German Symposium on Operations Research)
- SOA'2012 (International Symposium on Optimization and its Applications)
- WASA'2006 (International Conference on Wireless Algorithms, Systems and Applications)
- WINE'2014 (The Conference on Web and Internet Economics)

Monographs

- D.-Z. Du, X.-D. Hu, Steiner Tree Problems in Computer Communication Networks 
   2007, World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, Singapore.
-  X.-H. Jia, X.-D. Hu, D.-Z. Du, Multiwavelength Optical Networks 
   2002, Kluwer Academic Publishers,Norwell,MA,USA.

- D.-Z. Du, K.-I. Ko, X.-D. Hu, Design and Analysis of Approximation Algorithms
   2011, Higher Education Press，Beijing, China (in Chinese)
- D.-Z. Du, K.-I. Ko, X.-D. Hu, Design and Analysis of Approximation Algorithms 
   2011, Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York
- D.-Z. Du, P. M. Pardalos, X.-D. Hu, W.-L. Wu, Introduction to Combinatorial Optimization
  2022, Springer Cham

Proceedings

-  D.-Z. Du, X.-D. Hu, P. M. Pardalos, Combinatorial Optimization and Applications
    Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 5573, 2009, Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York
-  X.-D. Hu, J. Wang, Computing and Combinatorics 
    Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 5092, 2008, Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York

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