EDUCATION

    Hong Kong Unversity of Science and Technology                                      Hong Kong, China

    Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Decision Analytics                                     2017.09-2021.11

    Nanjing Unversity                                                                                            Nanjing, China

    Bachelor in Industrial Engineering                                                                     2013.09-2017.06

    Nanjing Unversity                                                                                            Nanjing, China

    Bachelor in Financial Engineering                                                                     2013.09-2017.06

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

    University of Science and Technology of China                                           Hefei, China

    Associate Professor in School of Management                                                  2022.12 - present

    Hong Kong Unversity of Science and Technology                                       Hong Kong, China

    Post-doctoral Fellow in Industrial Engineering and Decision Analytics              2021.09-2022.12

RESEARCH INTEREST

    Applications: Appointment scheduling; Resource planning; Service system management

    Methodology: Dynamic programming; Integer programming; Algorithm design

PUBLICATION

   1. Yan Zhu, Zhixin Liu, Xiangtong Qi. (2024). Nonsequential appointment scheduling with a random number of requests. Production and Operation Management. 33(1): 184–204.

GRANTS

  1. Principal investigator, Scheduling non-infectious surgeries in a healthcare alliance during an epidemic, National Natural Science Foundation of China (Youth Program),  300K RMB, 2025.1-2027.12.

WORKING PAPER

    1. Yan Zhu, Lindong Liu, Xiangtong Qi. Joint resource planning among hospitals during an epidemic.