Education

B.S. in Mathematics, HebeiNormal College, 1991;

M.S. in Mathematics, HebeiNormal University, 1994;

Ph.D. in Mathematics, CapitalNormal University, 2006.

Work Experience

Lecturer at HebeiUniversity of Economics and Business, 1994-2002;

Lecturer at School ofMathematical Sciences, Hebei Normal University, 2002-2007;

Associate Professor at Schoolof Mathematical Sciences, Hebei Normal University, 2007-present.

Undertake scientific research projects

(01) “Quantum groups andtheir applications on algebraic combinatorics”, A2013205021, 2013-2015, NaturalScience Foundation of Hebei Province of China;

(02) “Representations ofthe Terwilliger algebras and their applications”, A2019205089, 2019-2021,Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province of China;

(03) “The Terwilligeralgebras and spectral characterizations of distance-regular graphs”,A2023205009, 2023-2025, Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province of China.

Publications

Books

(01) Gao Suogang, Hou Bo,Guo Jun, Distance-Regular Graphs and Related Algebras, Beijing: Science Press, 2017.

Journalpapers

Algebraic Combinatorics

(01) Bo Hou, Suogang Gao*,The shape of some linear transformations, Linear Algebras and its applications,2010, 433(11–12): 2088–2095.

(02) Bo Hou, SuogangGao*, Some properties of sharp Hessenberg pairs, Linear Algebra and its Applications,2011, 435(8): 1987–1996.

(03) Bo Hou, SuogangGao*, The structure of some linear transformations. Linear Algebras and itsapplications, 2012, 437(9): 2110–2116.

(04) Bo Hou, SuogangGao*, Leonard pairs and Leonard triples of q-Racahtype from the quantum algebra Uq(sl2),Communications in Algebra, 2013, 41(10): 3762–3774.

(05) Na Kang, BoHou, Suogang Gao*, q-inverting pairsof shape 1,2,1, Linear and Multilinear Algebra, 2013, 61(10): 1307–1328.

(06) Suogang Gao,Yan wang, Bo Hou*, Classification of Leonard triples of Racah type, LinearAlgebra and its Applications, 2013, 439(7): 1836–1861.

(07) Bo Hou, LijuanWang, Suogang Gao*, The classification of Leonard triples that have BannaiItotype and odd diameter, Linear Algebras and its applications, 2013, 439(9): 2667–2691.

(08) Bo Hou, PanpanShen, Ran Zhang, Suogang Gao, On the non-existence of tight Gaussian 6-designson two concentric spheres, Discrete Mathematics, 2013, 313(12): 1002–1010.

(09) Suogang Gao,Liwei Zhang, Bo Hou*, The Terwilliger algebras of Johnson graphs, LinearAlgebras and its applications, 2014, 443: 164–183.

(10) Bo Hou, JingWang, Suogang Gao*, Totally bipartite Leonard pairs and totally bipartiteLeonard triples of q-Racah type, Linear Algebras and its applications, 2014, 448:168–204.

(11) Na Kang, BoHou, Suogang Gao*, The traces associated with a sharp tridiagonal system,Linear Algebras and its applications, 2014, 457: 1–11.

(12) Bo Hou, LiweiZhang, Suogang Gao*, The Leonard triples extended from given Leonard pairs ofBannai/Ito type, Linear and Multilinear Algebra, 2014, 62(8): 1091–1104.

(13) Bo Hou, LongmeiYang, Suogang Gao*, Affine transformations of a sharp tridiagonal pair, LinearAlgebras and its applications, 2014, 462: 16–38.  

(14) Bo Hou, SuogangGao*, Hypercube and tetrahedron algebra, Chinese Annals of Mathematics, SeriesB, 2015, 36(2): 293–306.

(15) Bo Hou, YanhuaLiu, Suogang Gao*, The Leonard triples having classical type, Linear Algebrasand its applications, 2015, 467: 202–225.

(16) Xiaojuan Gao,Suogang Gao, Bo Hou*, The Terwilliger algebras of Grassman graphs, LinearAlgebras and its applications, 2015, 471: 427–448.

(17) Bo Hou, YuchunXu, Suogang Gao*, The classification of Leonard triples of Bannai/Ito type witheven diameters, Communications in Algebra, 2015, 43(09): 3776–3798.

(18) Huan Liu, BoHou, Suogang Gao*, Leonard triples, the Racah algebra, and some distance-regular graphs ofRacah type, Linear Algebras and its applications, 2015, 484: 435–456.

(19) Na Kang, BoHou, Suogang Gao*, Leonard triples of Krawtchouk type, Linear and MultilinearAlgebra, 2015, 63(12): 2341–2358.

(20) Sha Chang,Suogang Gao, Bo Hou*, The Leonard triples with quantum parameter being not aunit root, Linear and Multilinear Algebra, 2015, 63(12): 2546–2560.

(21) Hong Yue, BoHou, Suogang Gao, Note on the tight relative 2-designs on H(n, 2), DiscreteMathematics, 2015, 338: 196–208.

(22) Bo Hou, MengWang, Suogang Gao*, The classification of finite-dimensional irreduciblemodules of Bannai-Ito algebra, Communications in Algebra, 2016, 44(3): 919–943.

(23) Man Sang,Suogang Gao, Bo Hou*, Leonard pairs and quantum algebra Uq(sl2).Linear Algebras and its applications, 2016, 510: 346–360.

(24)Yan wang, Bo Hou, Suogang Gao*, Leonard triples extended from a given totallyalmost bipartite Leonard pair of Bannai/Ito type, Linear Algebras and itsapplications, 2017, 519: 111–135.

(25)Yan wang, Bo Hou, Suogang Gao*, Totally almost bipartite Leonard pairs andLeonard triples of q-Racah type, Linear and Multilinear Algebra, 2017, 65: 235–255.

(26) Lihang Hou, BoHou, Suogang Gao*, The folded (2D+1)-cube and its uniform posets, ActaMathematicae Applicatae Sinica, English Series, 2018, 34(2): 281–292.

(27)Lina Bu, Bo Hou, Suogang Gao*, The classification of finite dimensionalirreducible modules of the Racah algebra, Communications in Algebra, 2019,47(5): 1869–1891.

(28)Lihang Hou, Yali Song, Bo Hou*, A note on the algebra Uq(sl2), Communicationsin Algebra, 2019, 47(5): 2220–2226.

(29)Xue Li, Bo Hou, Suogang Gao*, Tridiagonal pairs of type III, Electronic Journalof Linear Algebra, 2019, 35: 555–582.

(30)Bo Hou, Juan Zhao, Lihang Hou*, Classical Leonard pairs having LB TD form,Linear and Multilinear Algebra, 2020, 68(3): 622–634.

(31)Lihang Hou, Bo Hou, Suogang Gao*, Wei-Hsuan Yu, New code upper bounds for thefolded n-cube, Journal of Combinatorial Theory, Series A, 2020, 172: 105182.

(32)Bo Hou, Yunjing Shan, Suogang Gao*, The Hilton–Milner theorem for attenuatedspaces, Discrete Mathematics, 2020, 343: 112120.

(33)Yi Tian, Lihang Hou, Bo Hou, Suogang Gao*, D-magic labelings of the foldedn-cube, Discrete Mathematics, 2021, 344: 112520.

(34)Lihang Hou, Bo Hou, Na Kang, Suogang Gao, The Terwilliger algebra of the halvedn-cube from the viewpoint of its automorphism group action, European Journal ofCombinatorics, 2022, 101: 103480.

(35)Jing Li, Yan Wang, Bo Hou, Weidong Gao, Suogang Gao*, Non-bipartite distance-regulargraphs with diameters 5, 6 and a smallest eigenvalue, Graphs andCombinatorics, 2022, 38: 55.

(36) Yi Tian, Cong Lin, Bo Hou, Lihang Hou, Suogang Gao*, Further study ofdistance-regular graphs with classical parameters with b<1, Discrete Mathematics, 2024, 347: 113817.

Combinatorial Optimization

(01)Yuezhong Zhang, Lihang Hou, Bo Hou, Weili Wu, Ding-Zhu Du, Suogang Gao*, On themetric dimension of the folded n-cube, Optimization Letters, 2020, 14: 249–257.

(02)Shaojing Du, Suogang Gao, Bo Hou, Wen Liu*, An Approximation Algorithm Forsubmodular hitting set problem with linear penalties, Journal of CombinatorialOptimization, 2020, 40: 1065–1074.

(03)Xin Hou, Wen Liu, Bo Hou*, An approximation algorithm for the k-prize-collecting multicut on a treeproblem, Theoretical Computer Science, 2020, 844: 26–33.

(04)Xiaozhi Wang, Xianyue Li, Bo Hou, Wen Liu, Lidong Wu, Suogang Gao*, A greedyalgorithm for the fault-tolerant outer-connected dominating set problem,Journal of Combinatorial Optimization, 2021, 41: 118–127.

(05)Yufei Huang, Bo Hou, Wen Liu, Lidong Wu, Stephen Rainwater, Suogang Gao*, Onapproximation algorithm for the edge metric dimension problem, TheoreticalComputer Science, 2021, 853: 2–6.

(06)Chenfei Hou, Suogang Gao, Wen Liu, Weili Wu, Ding-Zhu Du, Bo Hou*, Anapproximation algorithm for the submodular multicut problem in trees withlinear penalties, Optimization Letters, 2021, 15: 1105–1112.

(07)Jiawen Gao, Suogang Gao, Wen Liu, Weili Wu, Ding-Zhu Du, Bo Hou*, Anapproximation algorithm For the k-generalizedSteiner forest problem, Optimization Letters, 2021, 15: 1475–1483.

(08)Xin Wang, Suogang Gao, Bo Hou, Lidong Wu, Wen Liu*, Approximation algorithmsfor the submodular edge cover problem with submodular penalties, TheoreticalComputer Science, 2021, 871: 26–133.

(09)Xiaodan Jia, Bo Hou, Wen Liu*, An approximation algorithm for the generalizedprize-collecting Steiner forest problem with submodular penalties, Journal ofthe Operations Research Society of China, 2022, 10: 183–192.

(10)Hongye Zheng, Suogang Gao, Wen Liu, Weili Wu, Ding-Zhu Du, Bo Hou*,Approximation algorithm for the parallel-machine scheduling problem withrelease dates and submodular rejection penalties, Journal of CombinatorialOptimization, 2022, 44: 343–353.

(11)Jiaxuan Zhang, Suogang Gao, Bo Hou, Wen Liu*, An approximation algorithm forthe group prize-collecting Steiner tree problem with submodular penalties, Computationaland Applied Mathematics, 2022, 41: 274.

(12) MengmengHe, Bo Hou, Wen Liu, Weili Wu, Ding-Zhu Du, Suogang Gao*, Agreedy algorithm for the connected positive influence dominating set in k-regular graphs, Pure andApplied Mathematics Quarterly, 2022, 18(6): 2461–2478.

(13) Hongye Zheng, Suogang Gao, Wen Liu, Bo Hou*, Anapproximation algorithm for the parallel-machine customer order scheduling withdelivery time and submodular rejection penalties, Journal of the OperationsResearch Society of China, online, 2022.

(14)Jinshuang Guo, Wen Liu, Bo Hou*, Anapproximation algorithm for P-prize-collectingset cover problem, Journal of the Operations Research Society of China, 2023,11: 207–217.

(15) JiaxuanZhang, Suogang Gao, Bo Hou, Wen Liu*, An approximation algorithmfor the clustered path travelling salesman problem, Journalof Combinatorial Optimization, 2023, 45: 104.

(16)Hongye Zheng, Suogang Gao, Wen Liu, Weili Wu, Ding-Zhu Du, Bo Hou*, Improvedapproximation algorithm for the parallel-machine customer order scheduling withdelivery time and submodular rejection penalties, Optimization Letters, online,2023.