Students

Students

One important motivation for me to work in academia is to have the opportunity to work with talented students. It is just so awesome that we can learn from each other!

Current Ph.D. Students

  • Weihang Ren
  • Tang Yu (Co-Advising with Dr. Xiang Zhong)
  • Yiruo Lu

Graduated Ph.D. Students

  1. Tong Zhang, Ph.D., Summer 2021.
    • First Position: JP Morgan, NY.
  2. Yanan Yu, Ph.D., Spring 2020.
    • Dissertation Title: Convex Hull Pricing and Strong Formulations for Unit Commitment.
    • First Position: Amazon, Seattle, WA.
  3. Xiaojie Wang, Ph.D., Spring 2020.
    • Dissertation Title: Distributionally Robust Stochastic Optimization in Power System and Healthcare System.
    • First Position: Nelson, Chicago, IL.
  4. Eric Blair, Ph.D., Summer 2018.
    • Dissertation Title: Models and Algorithms forPreventive Maintenance Scheduling with Hierarchical Set-Ups.
    • First Position: BAE Systems, Washington, DC.
  5. Kezuo Zhou, Ph.D., Summer 2018.
    • Dissertation Title: Polynomial-Time Algorithms and Distributional Robust Optimization Approaches for Unit Commitment Problems.
    • First Position: Expedia, Seattle, WA.
  6. Jianqiu Huang, Ph.D., Summer 2018.
    •  Dissertation Title: Strong Formulations andMultistage Stochastic Optimization Methods for Improving Power Grids Reliability.
    • Current Position: Amazon, Seattle, WA.
  7. Kai Pan, Ph.D., Summer 2016.
    • Dissertation Title: Deterministic and Stochastic Unit Commitment Problems: Convex Hulls, Strong Formulations, and Case Studies.
    • First Position:Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies, Faculty of Business, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HongKong, HK
    • Remark: His Ph.D. dissertation is awarded the first place for the 2017 Pritsker Doctoral Dissertation Award from the IISE society.
  8. Aysenur Arslan (co-advised with Dr. Jean Philippe Richard), Ph.D., Summer 2016.
    • Dissertation Title: Polyhedral Techniques for Mixed Integer Programs Arising in Production Planning and Logistics.
    • First Position: Postdoctoral, University of Bordeaux, Talence, France.
    • Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematical Engineering, National Institute of Applied Sciences of Rennes, Rennes, France.
  9. Lai Wei, Ph.D., Summer 2015.
    • Dissertation Title: “Stochastic Optimization and Control with Applications in PHEV and Inventory Management.”
    • First Position: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor (Now Associate Professor), Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
  10. Lei Fan, Ph.D., Summer 2015.
    • Dissertation Title: “Bidding Strategies and Reformulation Techniques for Gas Turbines under Deregulated Electricity Markets.”
    • First Position: General Electric (GE), New York.
    • Current Position:  Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering Technology, University of Houston, TX US.
  11. Kun Zhao, Ph.D., Summer 2015. (co-advised with Dr. Joe Hartman)
    • Dissertation Title: Mixed Integer Programming Approaches to 0-1 Knapsack Problems and Unified Stochastic and Robust Optimization on Wind Power Investment.
    • First Position: Siemens Industry, Inc, Minnesota.
    • Current Position: California ISO
  12. Chaoyue Zhao, Ph.D., Summer 2014.
    • Dissertation Title: “Data-Driven Risk-Averse Stochastic Program and Renewable Energy Integration.”
    • First Position: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, School of Industrial Engineering and Management, Oklahoma State University.
    • Current Position: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor at the University of Washington.
    • Remark: Her Ph.D. dissertation is awarded the second place for the 2015 Pritsker Doctoral Dissertation Award from the IIE society.
    • Remark: Her research work is awarded the best student paper award from the Computer and Information Systems Division of the Institute of Industrial Engineers at the 2012 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference.
  13. Jing Ma, Ph.D., Summer 2014. (co-advised with Dr. Joseph Geunes)
    • Dissertation Title: “Coordination Schemes for Two-Echelon Supply Chain and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles.”
    • Remark: His research work is awarded the best paper award in the Production Planning and Scheduling Track at the 2013 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference.
    • First Position: BHSF, Beijing, China.
  14. Ruiwei Jiang, Ph.D., Summer 2013.
    • Dissertation Title: “Data-Driven Stochastic Optimization: Integrating Reliability with Cost Effectiveness.”
    • First Position: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Department of Systems and Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, University of Arizona. Currently a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan.
    • Remark: His Ph.D. dissertation work was awarded the first place for the 2013 George Nicholson Student Paper Competition from the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences.
  15. Qianfan Wang, Ph.D., Spring 2013.
    • Dissertation Title: “Two-Stage Chance and Expected Value Constrained Stochastic Unit Commitment: Formulations, Algorithms and Case Studies.”
    • First Position: General Electric (GE), Seattle, WA
    • Remark: His Ph.D. dissertation is awarded the third place for the 2014 Pritsker Doctoral Dissertation Award from the IIE society.
  16. Zhili Zhou, Ph.D., Summer 2010.
    • Dissertation Title: “Multi-Stage Discrete Optimization Under Uncertainty and Lot-Sizing.”
    • First position: IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, New York.
    • Remark: Her Ph.D. dissertation is awarded the second place for the 2011 Pritsker Doctoral Dissertation Award from the IIE society.
  17. Kayode Badiru, Ph.D., Summer 2009.  (co-advised with Dr. Simin Pulat).
    • Dissertation Title: “Knapsack Problems: Methods, Models and Applications.”
  18. Kang-hung Yang, Ph.D., Fall 2008.
    • Dissertation Title: “A Hybrid Approach for Container Terminal Operations.”
    • First position: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor (Now Associate Professor), Department of Industrial Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University.
    • Remark: His dissertation is awarded the best Ph.D. Dissertation Award, School of Industrial Engineering, University of Oklahoma.