Associate Professor, School of Management and Engineering, Nanjing University
Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=qaGMvXEAAAAJ
Operations Research: Integer Programming, Combinatorial Optimization, Exact Algorithms, Heuristics, Mechanism Design, Machine Learning
Computational Logistics: Routing, Packing, Transportation Service Procurement, Resouce Scheduling, Sharing
Wei, L., Lai, M., Lim, A., and Hu, Qian*. A branch-and-price algorithm for the two-dimensional vector packing problem. European Journal of Operational Research. 2020, 281(1), 25-35.
Minghui Lai, Weili Xue, and Qian Hu. An ascending auction for freight forwarders' collaboration in capacity sharing. Transportation Science. 2019, 54(3): 1175-1195. DOI
Mo Zhang, Qian Hu*. An effective evoluntionary algorithm for the biobjective full truckload transportation service procurement problem. Computers & Industrial Engineering. 2019, 127: 1012-1023. DOI
Ting Wang, Roberto Baldacci, Andrew Lim, Qian Hu*. A branch-and-price algorithm for scheduling of deteriorating jobs and flexible periodic maintenance on a single machine. European Journal of Operational Research. 2018, 271 (3): 826-838. DOI
Lijun Wei, Qian Hu*, Andrew Lim, Qiang Liu. A best-fit branch-and-bound algorithm for the unconstrained two-dimensional non-guillotine cutting problem. European Journal of Operational Research. 2018, 270 (2): 448-474. DOI
Kun He, Huan Yang, Yan Jin*, Qian Hu, PengLi Ji. The orthogonal packing and scheduling problem: model, heuristic and benchmark. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics: Systems. Accepted & Forthcoming. DOI
Qian Hu*, Lijun Wei, Andrew Lim. The two-dimensional vector packing problem with general costs. Omega-International Journal of Management Science. 2018. 74: 59-69. DOI
Qian Hu, Wenbin Zhu*, Andrew Lim, Hu Qin. A branch-and-price algorithm for the two-dimensional vector packing problem with piecewise linear cost function. European Journal of Operational Research. 2017, 260 (1): 70-80. DOI
Minghui Lai, Xiaoqiang Cai, Qian Hu. An iterative auction for carrier collaboration in truckload pickup and delivery. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review. 2017, 107: 60-80. DOI
Lijun Wei*, Qian Hu, Stephen C. H. Leung, Ning Zhang. An improved skyline based heuristic for the 2D strip packing problem and its efficient implementation. Computers & Operations Research. 2017, 80: 113-127. DOI
Qian Hu*, Zhenzhen Zhang, Andrew Lim. Transportation service procurement problem with transit time. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological. 2016, 86: 19-36. DOI
Qian Hu, Andrew Lim, Wenbin Zhu*. The two-dimensional vector packing problem with piece-wise linear cost function. Omega-International Journal of Management Science. 2015, 50: 43-53. DOI
Qian Hu, Andrew Lim*. An iterative three-component heuristic for the team orienteering problem with time windows. European Journal of Operational Research. 2014, 232(2): 276-286. DOI
Yuxin Che, Ying Liu, Qiang Gao, Andrew Lim, Qian Hu. The single polybag loading problem. EURO/ALIO International Conference 2018 on Applied Combinatorial Optimization, Bologna, June 25-27, 2018. DOI
Qian Hu, Andrew Lim, Wenbin Zhu. The two-dimensional vector packing problem with courier cost structure. Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Industrial, Engineering & other Applications of Applied Intelligent Systems (IEA/AIE 2013). Amsterdam, the Netherlands, June 17-21, 2013. DOI