Graduated PhDs

Tianfang obtained his bachelor's degree from Henan Polytechnic University and master's degree from Tianjin University. He wins HKSAR Government Scholarship Fund—Talent Development Scholarship. His research has been published in Mathematics and Electronic Research Archive during his less-than-3-year PhD study.

Current appointment: Translational Startup Postdoctoral Fellow, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Yidan obtained her bachelor's degree from Southwest Jiaotong University and master's degree from Tongji University. During her PhD study, she visited University of Liverpool as an exchange student  for three months. Her research has been published in Transportation Research Part B, Naval Research Logistics, Transportation Research Part D, Transportation Research Part E, Computers & Industrial Engineering, Ocean and Coastal Management, ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, and Mathematics during her 2.5-year PhD study.

Current appointment: Postdoctoral Fellow, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Ying obtained her bachelor's degree from Huazhong University of Science and Technology and master's degree from Tsinghua University. During her PhD study, she visited University of Michigan for six months as an exchange student. Her research has been published in Transportation Research Part B, Naval Research Logistics, Transportation Research Part C, International Journal of Production Research, Computers & Industrial Engineering, Mathematics, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, Applied Sciences, and Electronic Research Archive during her 2.5-year PhD study. She won Third Place of Best Cluster Paper Competition, Socially Responsible Track of 2026 Informs Annual Meeting.

Current appointment: Assistant Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Xi obtained her bachelor's degree from China University of Geosciences (Beijing) and master's degree from Wuhan University. During her PhD study, she visited Norwegian University of Science and Technology for three months as an exchange student. Her research has been published in Energy, Transportation Research Part C, Transportation Research Part D, Transportation Research Part E, Journal of the Operational Research Society, Journal of Cleaner Production, Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, and Electronic Research Archive during her less-than-3.5-year PhD study.

Current appointment: Postdoctoral Fellow, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Haoqing obtained her bachelor's degree from University of Science and Technology Beijing and master's degree from University of Chinese Academy of Science. During her PhD study, she visited University of Toronto for 12 months as an exchange student. She was awarded PolyU Best Research Postgraduate Student of the Year 2024 (Youtube video) (only two awardees in PolyU). Her research has been published in Transportation Science,  Naval Research Logistics, Automation in Construction, Transportation Research Part E, Transportation Research Part C, Maritime Policy and Management, Computers & Industrial Engineering, Advanced Engineering Informatics, Journal of Cleaner Production, Annals of Operations Research, Journal of Air Transport Management, Mathematics, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, Electronic Research Archive, and Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain during her less-than-3-year PhD study. She won Elsevier 2024 Best Paper Award in Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain. 

Current appointment: Research Assistant Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Xuecheng obtained his bachelor's degree from Dalian Maritime University and master's degree from Wuhan University. His research has been published in Transportation Research Part B, Naval Research Logistics, European Journal of Operational Research, Transportation Research Part D, ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, Transportmetrica A, Computers & Industrial Engineering, Ocean and Coastal Management, Mathematics, Applied Sciences, Sustainability, Electronic Research Archive, and Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain during his 2-year PhD study.

Current appointment: Research Assistant Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Zhong obtained his bachelor's degree from Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University and master's degree from Imperial College London. During his PhD study, he visited Delft University of Technology for six months as an exchange student. His research has been published in Transportation Research Part C, Transport Policy, Maritime Policy and Management, Advanced Engineering Informatics, and Ocean and Coastal Management during his less-than-4-year PhD study.

Current appointment: RGC Junior Research Fellow, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Yu obtained her bachelor's degree from Luojia College of Wuhan University and master's and MPhil degrees from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Her research has been published in Ocean and Coastal Management, Mathematics, Remote Sensing, Sustainability, Multimodal Transportation, and Journal of Shipping and Trade during her 2-year MPhil and less-than-3-year PhD studies.

Current appointment: Lecturer, Jiangxi Vocational College of Finance & Economics

Wei obtained her bachelor's and master's degrees from Chongqing University and MPhil degree from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. During her PhD study, she visited Erasmus University for six months as an exchange student. Her research has been published in Transportation Research Part B, Transportation Research Part E, Maritime Policy and Management, Annals of Operations Research, Computers & Industrial Engineering, Ocean and Coastal Management, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, and Communications in Transportation Research during her 2-year MPhil and less-than-2-year PhD studies.

Current appointment: Associate Professor (特聘副研究员), Sichuan University

Yiwei obtained her bachelor's degree from Shanghai Maritime University, master's degree from Shanghai University, and MPhil degree from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. During her PhD study, she visited Erasmus University for six months and National University of Singapore for six months as an exchange student. Her research has been published in Production and Operations Management, International Journal of Production Economics, Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research, Mathematics, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, Electronic Research Archive, Sustainability, and Communications in Transportation Research during her 2-year MPhil and less-than-2-year PhD studies.

Current appointment: Research Assistant Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Jingwen obtained her bachelor's and master's degrees from Dalian Maritime University and MPhil degree from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Her research has been published in Transportation Research Part B, Naval Research Logistics, Mathematics, Sustainability, Communications in Transportation Research, and Maritime Transport Research during her 2-year MPhil and less-than-2-year PhD studies. Her paper is rated as Top Cited Paper among work published in an issue between 1 January 2021 and 15 December 2022, Naval Research Logistics.

Current appointment: Research Assistant Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Ran obtained her bachelor's degree from Hohai University and MPhil degree from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Her research has been published in Transportation Research Part B, Transportation Research Part C, Transportation Research Part E, Engineering, Journal of Computational Science, Maritime Policy and Management, Communications in Transportation Research, Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research, Frontiers of Engineering Management, Maritime Business Review, Journal of Shipping and Trade, Multimodal Transportation, Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain, Electronic Research Archive, Sustainability, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, Ocean Engineering, and Transport Policy during her 2-year MPhil and less-than-2-year PhD studies.  She won the Best Student Paper Award for 2019 KES International Conference on Smart Transport Systems, Malta, 2019, had an Excellent Paper at the World Transport Convention 2021, Xi'an, China, 2021, and won Elsevier 2022 Early Career Researcher Paper Award in Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain. 

Current appointment: Assistant Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Wei obtained her bachelor's degree from Dalian Maritime University and master's degree from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. During her 4-year PhD studies at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, she visited Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for two years as an exchange student/visiting scholar. Her PhD research has been published in Transportation Research Part B, Management Science, INFORMS Journal on Computing, Naval Research Logistics, Transportation Research Part C, Transportation Research Part E, and Journal of the Operational Research Society.  She won the Best Student Paper Award for 2018 KES International Conference on Smart Transport Systems, Australia, the INFORMS Transportation Science and Logistics Society (TSL) Cross-region Doctoral Grant in 2019, and ICS Harvey J. Greenberg Research Award in 2023. 

Current appointment: Assistant Professor, 优青 (海外), Tsinghua University

Lingxiao obtained his bachelor's degree from Dalian Maritime University and master's degree from Tongji University. During his 3-year PhD studies at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, he visited University of Minnesota for three months as an exchange student. His PhD research is published in Transportation Research Part B, Transportation Science,  Operations Research, European Journal of Operational Research, Transportation Research Part E, International Journal of Production Economics, and Transport Review. 

Current appointment: Assistant Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Dan obtained her bachelor's degree from Zhejiang Normal University and master's degree from Shanghai University. During her 3-year PhD studies at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, she visited National University of Singapore for three months as an exchange student. Her PhD research is published in Transportation Research Part B, Transportation Science, Operations Research, Naval Research Logistics, Transportation Research Part C, Transportation Research Part E,  International Journal of Production Economics, and Frontiers of Engineering Management. Her paper is rated as Top Cited Paper among work published in an issue between 1 January 2021 and 15 December 2022, Naval Research Logistics. 

Current appointment: Professor, 优青, Shanghai University

Kai obtained his bachelor's degree from Shanghai University and master's degree from National University of Singapore. During his 3-year PhD studies at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, he visited Carnegie Mellon University for three months as an exchange student. His PhD research is published in Transportation Research Part B, Transportation Science, Operations Research, IISE Transactions, Naval Research Logistics, European Journal of Operational Research, Transportation Research Part C, Transportation Research Part E, Maritime Policy and Management, and Maritime Business Review. He won the Second Prize of the 16th China Society of Logistics Annual Meeting Best Paper Award 2017, Student Paper Merit Award of the 6th International Symposium on Reliability Engineering and Risk Management (6ISRERM) Singapore 2018, and Honorable Mention in the 2019 Anna Valicek Competition. 

Current appointment: Associate Professor, 优青, Tsinghua University