Graduated PhDs

Wei obtained her bachelor's and master's degrees from Chongqing University in 2015 and 2018, respectively, and MPhil degree from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2022. 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, 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: Postdoctoral Fellow, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Yiwei obtained her bachelor's degree from Shanghai Maritime University in 2017, master's degree from Shanghai University in 2020, and MPhil degree from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2022. 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 in 2016 and 2019, respectively, and MPhil degree from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2021. She published papers 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 in 2018 and MPhil degree from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2020. She published 15+ papers during her 2-year MPhil and less-than-2-year PhD studies in journals such as Transportation Research Part B, Transportation Research Part C, Transportation Research Part E, Engineering, Journal of Computational Science, and Maritime Policy and Management.  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 in 2016 and master's degree from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2017. 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: Research Assistant Professor (助理研究员), Tsinghua University

Lingxiao obtained his bachelor's degree from Dalian Maritime University in 2014 and master's degree from Tongji University in 2017. 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 in 2014 and master's degree from Shanghai University in 2017. 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: Associate Professor, Shanghai University

Kai obtained his bachelor's degree from Shanghai University in 2014 and master's degree from National University of Singapore in 2016. 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: Assistant Professor, 优青, Tsinghua University