CURRICULUM VITAE
BIOGRAPHY
I am a Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Malaya (UM), where I also earned my Bachelor of Science in Statistics with Distinction, Master of Science, and PhD. My academic and research career is rooted in pure mathematics, with primary expertise in linear and multilinear algebra alongside quantum information sciences.
My research focuses on linear preserver problems and the geometry of matrices, particularly involving ranks, tensors, adjacency, and pure states. Currently, I serve as the Principal Investigator for the project "Taming Entanglement: A Linear Algebraic Approach" while co-researching broader applications of mathematical modeling, including urban traffic flow optimization and structural matrix theory.
My work is published in peer-reviewed journals such as Linear Algebra and its Applications, Linear & Multilinear Algebra, and the Electronic Journal of Linear Algebra. Beyond research and undergraduate teaching, I mentor PhD and Master's students in matrix theory, serve as an internal examiner and assessor for postgraduate theses, and contribute to administrative leadership and departmental committees within Universiti Malaya. I am an active member of the International Linear Algebra Society (ILAS), the European Mathematical Society (EMS), and a life member of the Malaysian Mathematical Sciences Society (PERSAMA).
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- LINEAR AND MULTILINEAR ALGEBRAFormal Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Pure Mathematics
- QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCESApplied Science And Technology, Library And Information Sciences, Specialist Topics In Library And Information Sciences
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
- Degree of Master of Science, (Science)Universiti Malaya (UM)
- Doctoral Degree (PhD), (Statistik Matematik)Universiti Malaya (UM)
- Degree of bachelor of Science(Statistic)Pass With Honours(With Distinction), (Statistics)Universiti Malaya (UM)
ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES
- Committee Members02 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 (Department)
- Committee Members18 Aug 2026 - 18 Aug 2026 (Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Science)
- Coordinator01 Oct 2025 - 31 Jul 2026 (Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Science)
- Committee Members02 Jan 2026 - 29 Jan 2026 (Department)
MEMBERSHIPS
- MEMBER INTERNATIONAL LINEAR ALGEBRA SOCIETY (ILAS), MEMBER2025 to present (International)
- MEMBER OF EUROPEAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY (EMS), MEMBER2025 to 2026 (International)
- AHLI SEUMUR HIDUP PERSATUAN MATEMATIK SAINS MALAYSIA, MEMBERSince 2025 (National)
PUBLICATIONS
Article in Journal
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Chooi, WL; Lau, J; Lim, MH (2026). Similarity preserving linear maps on square matrices revisited, LINEAR ALGEBRA AND ITS APPLICATIONS. 751, 27. doi:10.1016/j.laa.2026.08.004
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Lau, J (2026). Decomposability preserving linear maps between symmetric spaces, LINEAR ALGEBRA AND ITS APPLICATIONS. 750, 32. doi:10.1016/j.laa.2026.07.010
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Chooi, Wai leong; Lau, Jinting (2025). DERIVATIONS ON RANK K TRIANGULAR MATRICES, ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF LINEAR ALGEBRA. 41, 86-99. doi:10.13001/ela.2025.8953
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Lau, Jinting; Lim, Ming Huat (2025). Additive decomposability preserving maps between exterior powers of vector spaces, LINEAR & MULTILINEAR ALGEBRA. 73(4), 699-717. doi:10.1080/03081087.2024.2382977
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Chooi, Wai Leong; Lau, Jinting (2024). Adjacency preserving maps on symmetric tensors, LINEAR ALGEBRA AND ITS APPLICATIONS. 690, 27-58. doi:10.1016/j.laa.2024.02.029
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Chooi, Wai Leong; Lau, Jinting; Lim, Ming Huat (2024). Adjacency preserving maps between tensor spaces, LINEAR ALGEBRA AND ITS APPLICATIONS. 694, 307-334. doi:10.1016/j.laa.2024.04.018
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Lau, Jinting; Lim, Ming Huat (2024). Adjacency preserving maps between exterior powers of vector spaces, LINEAR ALGEBRA AND ITS APPLICATIONS. 686, 83-101. doi:10.1016/j.laa.2024.01.009
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Lau J., Lim M.H. (2027). Rank one nonincreasing linear maps on tensor products of Hermitian matrices, Linear Algebra and Its Applications. 752, 233-255. doi:10.1016/j.laa.2026.08.019
RESEARCH INTEREST
- Linear Preserver Problems (ranks, tensors, matrices)
- Geometry of Matrices (adjacency, tensors, matrices)
- Quantum Information Sciences (hermitian, pure states)
RESEARCH PROJECT
National
- 2025 - 2027, UNIVERSITI MALAYA RESEARCH EXCELLENCE GRANT (UMREG)Graph-Theoretic Congestion Modeling and Traffic Flow Optimization in Urban Networks: A Comparative Study of Kuala Lumpur and Sydney ( Co-Researcher)
Private
- 2025 - 2027, TAR UMT Internal Research GrantA Study of Antiderivations and Their Related Additive Maps on Triangular Matrices, Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology (TAR UMT) ( Co-Researcher)
University
- 2025 - 2027, Bantuan Khas Penyelidikan (BKP Special)TAMING ENTANGLEMENT: A LINEAR ALGEBRAIC APPROACH ( Principal Investigator(PI))
ACADEMIC/ PROF. SERVICES
Evaluation
- (2026) Evaluate The Research Progress Presentation of Dawn Alexandria Stoner (23098357/1), University, (Internal Assessor)
- (2025) Evaluate The Candidature Defense Presentation_ Abedallah Ziad Mohammad Al-shboul (23087452_1 ), University, (Internal Examiner)
- (2025) Chair The Candidature Defense Presentation_ Aliya Binti Azhar (17206846_3 ), University, (Internal Examiner)
- (2025) Check Thesis With The Title "strong Commutativity Preserving Additive Maps On Strictly Upper Triangular Matrices", University, (Internal Examiner)
SUPERVISION
Postgraduate Student
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(2026) ADDITIVE MAPS PRESERVING SOME FUNCTIONAL IDENTITIES ON MATRICES, CHUA CHIN YIE
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(2025) Commuting Additive Maps on Rank k Strictly Upper Triangular Matrices, Tan Jin Min (Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology (tar UMT))
TEACHING
Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)
- (2026) SIM1001 - Basic Mathematics
- (2026) SIM1003 - Calculus Ii