Name

In Chinese (Mandarin) it is 李宣賢 (Pinyin : li xuan xian). The last character in Japanese is pronounced Ken, is my English name given to me by my mother who speaks Japanese.

Life Story

  • From birth to 8, I lived in Taipei, Taiwan.
  • From 8 to 11, I lived in Tokyo, Japan.
  • From 11 to 14, I lived in Paris, France.
  • From 14 to 18, I lived in Shanghai, China.
  • From 18 to 22, I lived in London, UK.
  • From 22 to now, I am living in Oxford, UK.

Languages

  • Chinese (Mandarin) is my mother tongue. This is what I speak with my parents.
  • Since 8, I have been attending schools with a fully English environment. I would say my English is in fact better than my Chinese. This is what I speak with my sister, friends, pretty much anyone who are not my parents.
  • I know enough French to not be scared of mathematical papers in French.
  • I have a JLPT N2 certificate for Japanese.

Mathematical interests

  • p-adic locally analytic local Langlands
  • Fargues–Scholze

Musical interests

I am the founder and organiser of the Oxford student band Sentacki.

Musical skills acquired over the years:

  • Songwriting
  • Production using Ableton
  • Transcription
  • Arrangement
  • Singing
  • Jazz piano
  • Electric bass
  • Electric guitar