Canrong Zhang is a Professor in the Research Center for Digital Production and Smart Logistics, Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University. He obtained his PhD degree in 2010 from the Industrial Engineering Department of Tsinghua University, and Bachelor degree in 2005 from the Industrial Engineering Department of Xi'an Jiaotong University.
His research focuses on the application of operations research and data analytics techniques to problems in production, logistics and supply chain management. He has published more than fifty articles in mainly premier journals, including Transportation Science, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, INFORMS Journal on Computing, IISE Transactions, European Journal of Operational Research, Naval Research Logistics, etc. He has been awarded the Distinguished Young Scholar by Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province.
His study has gained over 15 research grants including four granted by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and one by the National Key R&D Program of China. In addition, he is also active in academia-industry collaboration. His research works have been translated into a series of optimization systems, ranging from tactical planning and operational scheduling to online dispatching and sequencing, which benefit several companies including Huawei Hisilicon Co., Ltd and Five Continents International Container Terminal in Tianjin Seaport.
Dr. Zhang is actively engaged in the professional services for the research community. He presently is serving as an Area Editor for Computers & Industrial Engineering: An International Journal. In addition, he provides reviewing service for multiple journals, and also chaired or co-chaired several conference programs or sessions.
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