Huang Daren, male, Han nationality, is a native of Zhejiang province. He was born in 1945, graduated from Zhejiang University, and attended graduate school there. He became a professor of mathematics at Zhejiang University upon completion of his studies. From 1985 to 1986, he was a visiting scholar in the mathematics department of the University of South Carolina in the U.S.A.
Huang has published over 100 research papers on mathematics. In the 1980's, he made remarkable progress in his research by developing the theories of linear and non-linear approximation, optimal quadrature formulas, optional algorithms, perfect splines, and optimal interpolation. In the 1990's, his research on wavelet analysis and its applications was regarded as innovative on an international level.
Professor Huang has been awarded a second prize award of the Progress in Science and Technology Award, under the State Education Commission, and first and second prizes at the provincial and national levels for excellence in teaching. He became president of Sun Yat-Sen University in 1999.