About me
I am currently a Flatiron Research Fellow at the Flatiron Institute, part of the Simons Foundation, where I work with Prof. Shidong Jiang and Leslie Greengard. I received my Phd degree in 2023 from the School of Mathematical Science and the Institute of Natural Sciences at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, where I was fortunately advised by Prof. Zhenli Xu. I obtained my B.S. in Mathematics from Zhiyuan College (Zhiyuan Honors Program) in 2017. (Updated 05/22/2025)
Research Interests
My current research interests lie in computational mathematics and computational physics, with a focus on developing fast algorithms and machine learning interatomic potentials for long-range systems, kernel-independent functional approximations, numerical solutions of PDEs, and their high-performance implementations.

Publications
- X. Gao, Q. Zhou, Z. Gan and J. Liang, Accurate Error Estimates and Optimal Parameter Selection in Ewald Summation for Dielectrically Confined Coulomb Systems, accepted by J. Chem. Theory Comput. (2025).
- Z. Gan, X. Gao, J. Liang and Z. Xu, Random batch Ewald method for dielectrically confined Coulomb systems, accepted by SIAM J. Sci. Comput. (2025).
- J. Liang, Z. Xu and Q. Zhou, Error estimate of the u-series method in molecular dynamics simulations, Appl. Comput. Harmon. Anal. 77 (2025), 101759.
- C. Chen, J. Liang and Z. Xu, Random batch sum-of-Gaussians algorithm for molecular dynamics simulations of Yukawa systems in three dimensions, J. Comput. Phys. 531 (2025), 113922.
- Z. Gan, X. Gao, J. Liang and Z. Xu, Fast algorithm for quasi-2D Coulomb systems, J. Comput. Phys. 524 (2025), 113733.
- W. Gao, T. Zhao, Y. Guo, J. Liang, H. Liu, M. Luo, Z. Luo, W. Qin, Y. Wang, Q. Zhou, S. Jin, and Z. Xu, RBMD: A molecular dynamics package enabling to simulate 10 million all-atom particles in a single graphics processing unit, accepted by Commun. Comput. Phys. (2024).
- L. Li, J. Liang, and Z. Xu, Comment on `Pressure of Coulomb systems with volume-dependent long-range potentials’, J. Phys. A: Math. Theor., 58 (2025), 088001.
- J. Liang, Z. Xu and Y. Zhao, Energy stable scheme for random batch molecular dynamics, J. Chem. Phys., 160(2024), 034101.
- J. Fu, J. Liang, B. Perthame, M. Tang, and C. Zhong, Confined run-and-tumble model with boundary aggregation: long time behavior and convergence to the confined Fokker-Planck model, Math. Mod. Meth. Appl. Sci., Vol. 33, No. 13, pp. 2743-2783, 2023.
- J. Liang, Z. Xu and Q. Zhou, Random batch sum-of-Gaussians method for molecular dynamics simulations of particle systems. http://arxiv.org/abs/2205.13824. SIAM J. Sci. Comput., 45 (2023), B591-B617.
- J. Liang, P. Tan, L. Hong, S. Jin, Z. Xu and L. Li, A random batch Ewald method for charged particles under the isothermal-isobaric ensemble. J. Chem. Phys., 157 (2022), 144102.
- Z. Gao, J. Liang and Z. Xu, A kernel-independent sum-of-exponentials method, J. Sci. Comput., 93, 40 (2022).
- J. Liang, Z. Xu and Y. Zhao, Improved random batch Ewald method in molecular dynamics simulations, J. Phys. Chem. A., 126 (2022), 22, 3583–3593.
- J. Liang, J. Yuan and Z. Xu, HSMA: An O(N) electrostatics package implemented in LAMMPS, Comput. Phys. Commun., 276(2022), 108332.
- J. Liang, P. Tan, Y. Zhao, L. Li, S. Jin, L. Hong and Z. Xu, Superscalability of the random batch Ewald method. J. Chem. Phys., 156 (2021), 014114.
- J. Liang, Z. Xu and Y. Zhao, Random-batch list algorithm for short-range molecular dynamics simulations. J. Chem. Phys., 155 (2021), 044108.
- J. Liang, Z. Gao and Z. Xu, A kernel-independent sum-of-Gaussians method by de la Vallée-Poussin sums. Adv. Appl. Math. Mech., 13(2021), pp. 1126-1141.
- J. Liang, P. Liu and Z. Xu, A high-accurate fast Poisson solver based on harmonic surface mapping algorithm. Commun. Comput. Phys., 30(2021), 210-226.
- J. Liang, J. Yuan, E. Luijten and Z. Xu, Harmonic surface mapping algorithm for molecular dynamics simulations of particle systems with planar dielectric interfaces. J. Chem. Phys., 152(2020), 134109.
- Q. Zhao, J. Liang and Z. Xu, Harmonic surface mapping algorithm for fast electrostatic sums. J. Chem. Phys., 149(2018), 084111.
Preprints
- X. Gao, S. Jiang, J. Liang, Z. Xu, Q. Zhou, A fast spectral sum-of-Gaussians method for electrostatic summation in quasi-2D systems.
- L. Ji, J. Liang, Z. Xu, Machine-learning interatomic potentials for long-range systems.
- J. Liang, L. Lu, A. Barnett, L. Greengard, S. Jiang, Accelerating Fast Ewald Summation with Prolates for Molecular Dynamics Simulations.
Talks and Posters
Invited Talks
- May 2025, SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems (DS25), Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, Denver.
- Jul. 2024, International Conference on Scientific Computation and Differential Equations (SciCADE), National University of Singapore, Singapore.
- Sep. 2023, Workshop on analysis and computation for interacting particle systems, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
- Aug. 2023, Minisymposium talk, ICIAM 2023, Tokyo, Japan.
- Jun. 2023, Mini-Workshop on Scientific Computing: Algorithm and Modeling, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
- Dec. 2021, Conference on Computing Technology 2021, Guangfulin Chancellery Hotel.
- Oct. 2021, Project Startup Meeting, “Technology Innovation Major Action Plan” of Shanghai Science and Technology Commission, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
- Sep. 2019, The 2nd SJTU-HKBU Joint Workshop, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Posters
- Aug. 2023, The First International Congress of Basic Science (ICBS), the Yanqi Lake Beijing Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Applications.
- Jun. 2021, Mathematics in Action (MiA2021): Modeling and Analysis in Molecular Biology and Electrophysiology, Duke Kunshan University
- Dec. 2019, The 15th Congress on Computational Methods of Science and Engineering, Shanghai Maritime University.
Patent
- 2021, Method and System for Calculating Particle Interactions, Publication Number: CN 112733416 A.
- 2022, A near-field acceleration method for the random batch Ewald method, Application Number: 2022103716431.
- 2022, A random batch sum-of-Gaussians method for molecular dynamics simulations, Application Number: 202210449795.9.
Honors and Awards (2017-)
- 2023, Selected for the “Siyuan” Postdoctoral Overseas Fellowship Program
- 2022, The 7th Academic Star of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (10 students from various disciplines at Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
- 2022, National Scholarship
- 2022, Shanghai Outstanding Doctoral Graduates
- 2021, Shanghai Advanced Research Base of Modern Analysis Scholarship
- 2021, National Scholarship
- 2019, Kaiyuan scholarship (12 of students at Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
- 2018, Zhefu Tao scholarship
- 2017, Honorary Graduate at Zhiyuan College