Biography

I have a multidisciplinary background with a B.E. in mechanical engineering, M.S. in statistics, and Ph.D. in industrial engineering, respectively. My research interests are data science for advanced manufacturing, occupational safety, and healthcare systems. My research has been broadly supported by NSF, NIOSH, MxD, etc. My research has been recognized by several best paper awards from INFORMS and IISE. I received the Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award from the SME in 2023 and University at Buffalo Exceptional Scholar - Young Investigator Award in 2023. I am a member of IISE, INFORMS, IEEE, and ASME.

Employment 

Associate Professor, College of Engineering, University of Georgia (August 2023 – )

Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University at Buffalo (2017 – 2023; tenured in April 2023)

Graduate Student Research/Teaching Assistant, Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech (2012-2017)

Education

Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering (Adviser: Dr. Ran Jin), Virginia Tech, 2012-2017

M.S. in Statistics, Virginia Tech,  2012-2015

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology,  2008-2012