吳　侃 教授 (Kan Wu) / 經營分析研究中心主任

吳侃

Professor / Director of Business Analytics Research Center
Email：kan@mail.cgu.edu.tw
Phone：03-2118800 # 5412

Education

  • Georgia Institute of Technology
    Ph.D in Industrial and Systems Engineering
    Minor: Management
    Thesis: New Results in Factory Physics
  • University of California at Berkeley
    Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
    Master of Engineering in Nuclear Engineering
  • National Tsing Hua University
    B.Eng. in Nuclear Engineering
    Minor: Electrical Engineering

Work Experience    

  • TEFEN, Industrial Engineering and System Analysis Ltd.
    -    Industrial Engineering Consultant (6/96 – 5/98)
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.
    -    Principal Engineer, Central Planning & Production Control Departments (6/98 – 8/2001)
    -    Internal Consultant in Manufacturing Information Technology Division (9/2001 – 7/2003)
  • Inotera Memories, Inc.
    -    Manager in Industrial Engineering Department (8/2003 – 8/2005)
  • Sensor Analytics, Inc.
    -    CTO and Founding Team Member (1/2010 – 11/2010)
  • Nanyang Technological University
    -    Assistant Professor (12/2010 – 12/2020)

Key Areas of Research

  • Industry 4.0
  • Manufacturing system
  • Queueing theory
  • Supply chain management 

Honors and Awards

  • Silver medal of Taiwan Continuous Improvement Award (with UMC team), 2018
  • Best paper award of International Symposium on Semiconductor Manufacturing Intelligence, 2016
  • Excellent paper award of International Conference on Computers & Industrial Engineering CIE 46, 2016
  • The 3rd Place for the IIE Pritsker Doctoral Dissertation Award, 2010
  • National Scholarship for Overseas Study from Taiwan Government, 2005
  • TSMC e-Operations Symposium’s Best Analysis Award, 2003
  • TSMC MITD Excellent Employee Award, 2002 
  • TSMC e-Operations Symposium’s Best Paper Award, 2002
  • TSMC Patent Star, 2002
  • Academic Achievement Award, 1993

Journal Publication

  1. Yuan, M., N. Zhao, K. Wu, and Z. Chen, 2023, The Storage Location Assignment Problem of Automated Drug Dispensing Machines, Computers & Industrial Engineering, 184, 109578.
  2. Wang, Q., M. M. Zheng, C. Sun, K. Wu, E. Pan, 2023, Optimal Sourcing Decisions Considering Quantity Constraints under Rank-Dependent Utility Theory, Computers & Industrial Engineering, 178, 109130.
  3. Cheng, L., N. Zhao, M. Yuan, K. Wu, 2023, Stochastic Scheduling of Autonomous Mobile Robots at Hospitals, PLOS ONE, 1-24.
  4. Cheng, L., N. Zhao, K. Wu, and Z. Chen, 2023, The Multi-Trip Autonomous Mobile Robot Scheduling Problem with Time Windows in a Stochastic Environment at Smart Hospitals, Applied Sciences, 13(17), 9879.
  5. Xu, J., L. W. Liu and K. Wu, 2022, Analysis of a retrial queueing system with priority service and modified multiple vacations, Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods, https://doi.org/10.1080/03610926.2022.2027448 (MOST 110-2222-E-182-001-MY2)
  6. Zheng, M. M., X. Q. Shi, E. S. Pan and K. Wu, 2022, Supply Chain Analysis for Standard and Customized Products with Postponement, Computers & Industrial Engineering, 164, 107860. (MOST 110-2222-E-182-001-MY2)
  7. Chen, C. Y., M. Fathi, M. Khakifirooz and K. Wu, 2022, Hybrid Tabu Search Algorithm for Unrelated Parallel Machine Scheduling in Semiconductor Fabs with Setup Times, Job Release and Expired Times, Computers & Industrial Engineering, 165, 107915. (MOST 110-2622-8-182-002)
  8. Wu, K., E. Huang, M. C. Wang and M. M. Zheng, 2022, Job Scheduling of Diffusion Furnaces in Semiconductor Fabrication Facilities, European Journal of Operational Research, 301(1), 141-152. (MOST 110-2222-E-182-001-MY2)
    Zheng, M. M., H. Zhou, P. Jian, E. S. Pan, S. T. Zhao and K. Wu*, 2021, Supplier Selection Problem for Multiple Projects with Uncertain Demand and Project Life Cycles, Computers & Operations Research, 132, 105312. (MOST 110-2222-E-182-001-MY2)
  9. Zheng, M. M., N. Du, Z. Hui, E. Huang and K. Wu*, 2021, A Study on the Optimal Inventory Allocation for Clinical Trial Supply Chains, Applied Mathematical Modelling, 98, 161-184.
  10. Wu, K. and Y. Shen, 2021, Pathwise Stability of Multiclass Queueing Networks, Discrete Event Dynamic Systems, 31(1), 5-23.
  11. Wu, K. and Y. Shen, 2020, A Unified View on Planning, Scheduling and Dispatching for a Factory, Advanced Engineering Informatics, 46, 101188.
  12. Wu, K., Y. Shen and M. M. Zheng, 2020, A Generalization of the Theory of Constraints: Choosing the Optimal Improvement Option with Consideration of Variability and Costs, IISE Transactions, 52(3), 256-287.
  13. Zheng, M. M., S. Gavirneni, Y. Shu and K. Wu, 2019, Reactive Production with Preprocessing Restriction in Supply Chains with Forecast Updates, IISE Transactions, 51(12), 1402-1436.
  14. Khakifirooz, M., M. Fathi and K. Wu, 2019, Development of Smart Semiconductor Manufacturing: Operations Research and Data Science Perspectives, IEEE Access, 7(1), 108419-108430.
  15. Zhao, S. T., K. Wu, X. M. Yuan and M. M. Zheng, 2019, A SCOR-Based Analytical Coordination Model for an Integrated Supply Chain, IJIE, 26(4), 525-554.
  16. Zheng, M. M., K. Wu, C. Sun, and E. Pan, 2019, Optimal Decisions for a Two-Echelon Supply Chain with Capacity and Demand Information, Advanced Engineering Informatics, 39, 248-258.
  17. Zhao, H., E. Huang, R. L. Dou and K. Wu, 2019, A Multi-Objective Production Planning Problem with the Consideration of Time and Cost in Clinical Trials, Expert Systems with Applications, 124, 25-38.
  18. Wang, M, S. Srivathsan, E. Huang and K. Wu, 2018, Job Dispatch Control for Production Lines with Overlapped Time Window Constraints, IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing, 31(2), 206-214.
  19. Shen Y. and K. Wu, 2018, Stability of a GI/G/1 Queue: a Survey. Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research, 35(3), 1850015 1-15.
  20. Zhao, H., K. Wu, and E. Huang, 2018, Clinical Trial Supply Chain Design Based on the Pareto-Optimal Tradeoff between Time and Cost, IIE Transactions, 50(6), 512-524.
  21. Wu, K., N. Zhao and Y. Shen, 2018, Analysis and Approximation for the Performance of a Workstation with Various Types of Setups, International Journal of Production Research, 56(7), 2569-2610.
  22. Wu, K., S. Srivathsan and Y. Shen, 2018, Three Moment Approximation for the Mean Queue Time of a G/G/1 Queue, IIE Transactions, 50(2), 63-73.
  23. Wu, K., Y. Shen and N. Zhao, 2017, Analysis of Tandem Queues with Finite Buffer Capacity, IIE Transactions, 49(11), 1001-1013.
  24. Zhou, Y., K. Wu, Z. Meng and M. Tian, 2017, Fault detection of aircraft based on support vector domain description, Computers & Electrical Engineering, 61, 80-94.
  25. Huang, E. and K. Wu, 2017, Job Scheduling at Cascading Machines, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 14(4), 1634-1642.
  26. Ng, K. K. H., C. K. M. Lee, S. Z. Zhang, K. Wu and William Ho, 2017, A Multiple Colonies Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm for a Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem and Re-routing Strategies under Time-Dependent Traffic Congestion,
  27. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 109, 151-168.
  28. Zheng, M. M. and K. Wu, 2017, Smart Spare Parts Management Systems in Semiconductor Manufacturing, Industrial Management & Data Systems, 117(4), 754-763.
  29. Zhou, Y., Y. Wang, X. Chen, L. Zhang, K. Wu, 2017, A Novel Path Planning Algorithm Based on the Plant Growth Mechanism, Soft Computing, 21(2), 435-445.
  30. Zhang, S, C. K. M. Lee, K. Wu and K. L. Choy, 2016, Multi-objective Optimization for Sustainable Supply Chain Network Design Considering Multiple Distribution Channels, Expert Systems With Applications, 65, 87-99.
  31. Huang, E., P. Mital, M. Goetschalckx and K. Wu, 2016, Optimal Assignment of Airport Baggage Unloading Zones to Outgoing Flights, Transportation Research Part E, 94, 110-122.
  32. Wu, K., Y. Zhou and N. Zhao, 2016, Variability and the Fundamental Properties of a Production Line, Computers & Industrial Engineering, 99, 364-371.
  33. Zhao, S. T., K. Wu and X. M. Yuan, 2016, Optimal Production-inventory Policy for An Integrated Multi-Stage Supply Chain with Time-Varying Demand, European Journal of Operational Research, 255(2), 364-379.
  34. Wu, K., N. Zhao, L. Gao and C. K. M. Lee, 2016, Production Control Policy for Tandem Workstations with Constant Service Times and Queue Time Constraints, International Journal of Production Research, 54(21), 6302-6316.
  35. Zhao, S. T., K. Wu and X. M. Yuan, 2016, Optimal Integer-Ratio Inventory Coordination Policy for an Integrated Multi-Stage Supply Chain, Applied Mathematical Modelling, 40, 3876-3894.
  36. Zheng, M. M., K. Wu and Y. Shu, 2016, Newsvendor Problems with Demand Forecast Updating and Supply Constraints, Computers & Operations Research, 67, 193-206.
  37. Wu, K., N. Zhao, and C. K. M. Lee, 2016, Queue Time Approximation for a Cluster Tool with Job Cascading, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 13(2), 1200-1206.
  38. Wu, K., and N. Zhao, 2015, Analysis of Dual Tandem Queues with a Finite Buffer Capacity and Non-overlapping Service Times and subject to Breakdowns, IIE Transactions, 47(12), 1329-1341.
  39. Zhao, N., Z. T. Lian and K. Wu, 2015, Analysis of a MAP/PH/1 Queue with Discretionary Priority Based on Service Stages, APJOR, 32(6), 1550042-1-1550042-22.
  40. Wu, K., and N. Zhao, 2015, Dependency among Single Server Queues in Series and Its Applications in Productivity Improvement, European Journal of Operational Research, 247(1), 245-258.
  41. Kim, G., K. Wu and E. Huang, 2015, Optimal Inventory Control in a Multi-Period Newsvendor Problem with Non-Stationary Demand, Advanced Engineering Informatics, 29 (1), 139-145.
  42. Zheng, M. M., Y. Shu and K. Wu, 2015, On Optimal Emergency Orders with Updated Demand Forecasts and Limited Supply, International Journal of Production Research, 53 (12), 3692-3719.
  43. Wu, K., 2014, Taxonomy of Batch Queueing Models in Manufacturing Systems, European Journal of Operational Research, 237(1), 129-135.
  44. Wu, K., 2014, Classification of Queueing Models for Manufacturing Systems with Interruptions: a Review, International Journal of Production Research, 52(3), 902-917.
  45. Ou Y., Z. Wu, K. M. Lee, and K. Wu, 2013, An Adaptive CUSUM Chart with Single Sample Size for Monitoring Process Mean and Variance, Quality and Reliability Engineering International, 29(7), 1027-1039.
  46. Wu, K., and L. F. McGinnis, 2013, Interpolation Approximations for Queues in Series, IIE Transactions, 45(3), 273-290.
  47. Wu, K., and L. F. McGinnis, 2012, Performance Evaluation for General Queueing Networks in Manufacturing Systems: Characterizing the Trade-Off between Queue Time and Utilization, European Journal of Operational Research, 221(2), 328-339.
  48. Wu, K., L. F. McGinnis, and B. Zwart, 2011, Queueing Models for a Single Machine Subject to Multiple Types of Interruptions, IIE Transactions, 43(10), 753-759.
  49. Wu, K., L. F. McGinnis, and B. Zwart, 2011, Approximating the Performance of a Batch Service Queue Using the M/Mk/1 Model, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 8, 95-102.
  50. Wu, K. and K. Hui, 2008, The Determination and Indetermination of Service Times in Manufacturing Systems, IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing, 21, 72-82.
  51. Wu, K., 2005. An Examination of Variability and its Basic Properties for a Factory, IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing, 18, 214-221.

Conference Paper

  1. Sun C., H. Zhou, M. M. Zheng, T. Xia, S. Du, J. Lin and K. Wu, Ordering Problem with Known Capacity in a Smart Factory, IEEE International Conference on Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems 2019.
  2. Yinzhi Zhou and Kan Wu, Heuristic Approach for the Scheduling of Diffusion Area with Time Window Constraints, IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering 2017.  
  3. Yinzhi Zhou and Kan Wu, Simulated Annealing Framework with a Greedy Randomized Procedure for Diffusion Scheduling, IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration 2017.
  4. Yinzhi Zhou and Kan Wu, Heuristic Simulated Annealing Approach for Diffusion Scheduling in a Semiconductor Fab, The 16th IEEE/ACIS International Conference on Computer and Information Science 2017.
  5. Wu, K. and N. Zhao, Mean Queue Time Approximation for a Workstation with Cascading, Winter Simulation conference 2016.  
  6. Wu, K., Myths of the Theory of Constraints and the Clarification, International Conference on Computers & Industrial Engineering CIE 46, 2016.
  7. Wu, K., Theory of Constraints: The Myths and Clarification, International Symposium on Semiconductor Manufacturing Intelligence 2016.
  8. Wu, K. and N. Zhao, Dependence among Tandem Queues and the Second Moment Result on the Theory of Constraints, Winter Simulation conference 2015.  
  9. Wu, K., N. Zhao, Yijun Xu and Zhang Wu, Approximating the Performance of a Station Subject to Changeover Setups, Winter Simulation conference 2014.  
  10. Wu, K., Classifications for Batch Service Queues in Production Systems, IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering 2014.  
  11. Wu, K., and N. Zhao, G/G/1 Models for a Single Machine under Different Types of Interruptions, IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management 2013.
  12. Wu, K., Characterizing the Trade-Off between Queue Time and Utilization of a Manufacturing System, IIE Asian Conference 2013.
  13. Wu, K., and N. Zhao, Interpolation Approximations for the Performance of Two Single Servers in Series, IIE Asian Conference 2013.
  14. Wu, K., and N. Zhao, Analysis for Tandem Queues with Finite Buffer Capacity and Nonoverlapping Service Times subject to Time-Based Preemptive Interruptions, SMMSO 2013.
  15. Wu, K., L. F. McGinnis, and B. Zwart, Interpolation Approximations for the Performance of Two Single Servers in Series, SMMSO 2011.
  16. Wu, K., L. F. McGinnis, and B. Zwart, Queueing Models for Single Machine Manufacturing Systems with Interruptions, Winter Simulation conference 2008.  
  17. Wu, K., L. F. McGinnis, and B. Zwart, Compatibility of Queueing Theory, Manufacturing Systems and SEMI Standards, IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering 2007.  
  18. McGinnis, L. F., E. Huang, and K. Wu, Systems Engineering and Design of High-Tech Factories, Winter Simulation conference 2006.  
  19. Wu, K. and K. Hui, A Variable Cost-Cycle Time based Theory of Tool Management, ISSM 2002.

Book 

  1. Wu, K., 2014, New Results in Factory Physics, Scholars’ Press, ISBN-13: 978-3-639-66279-5, ISBN-10: 3639662792

License Agreement (with Industry)

  1. Wu, K., Wang M. C. Job Scheduling for Furnaces in a Semiconductor Fabs, 6/28/2016 (CA-LIC-16-004) XXXXX
  2. Wu, K., A Novel Algorithm for Intelligent Decision Making in Production Systems, 11/22/2016 (CA-LIC-16-049)
  3. Wu, K., Production Line Control Through Process-Based Simulation, 11/22/2016 (CA-LIC-16-050)
  4. Wu, K., Cyber-Physical Systems for a Smart Factory, 9/25//2017 (CA-LIC-17-051)

US Patent 

  1. Wu, K., K. Hui, T. Chen, and R. Chien, Method and apparatus for measuring optimality for master production schedules, 1/28/2003 (US PAT. Serial NO. 353237)
  2. Wu, K., W. J. Hung, and S. C. Tu, Fabrication facility cycle time approximation method employing historic work in process cycle time correlation, 1/27/2004 (US PAT. NO. 6,684,118)
  3. Wu, K., C. C. Lo, P. C. Lai, H. J. Chen, R. Chieh, and W. J. Hung, Balancing work release based on both demand and supply variables, 5/10/2005 (US PAT. NO. 6,892,106)
  4. Wu, K., and W. J. Hung, Control System and Methods for Managing a Production Process Operating Under Time Constraints, 5/30/2006 (US PAT. NO. 7,054,703)
  5. Wu, K., S. C. Tu, and C. C. Lo, Method to turn off machines during-turn down period while achieving minimum cost and required cycle time, 3/11/2008 (US PAT. NO. 7,343,353)
  6. Chou H. C., K. Wu, F. Wang, and L. L. Chen, Method to provide a filter for the capture program of IBM/DB2 data replication, 6/09/2005 (US PAT. NO. 729003)

Grant and Project

  1. The GlaxoSmithKline-Singapore Sustainability Partnership for Green and Sustainable Manufacturing: Reducing Excess Production of the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient during Early-Phase Development, S$593,160, Principal Investigator (M4060884), Supported by EDB and GSK, 07/2012~12/2018
  2. Start-Up Grant, Taxonomy of Batching Models in Manufacturing Systems, S$100,000, Principal Investigator (M4080193), Supported by NTU, 03/2011~12/2013
  3. Start-Up Grant, Perceptual Reasoning and Tracking with Applications to Multi Sensor Systems, S$100,000, Principal Investigator (M4080830), Supported by NTU, 01/2012~07/2014
  4. MOE Academic Research Funding Tier 1 Grant, S$198,600, Principal Investigator (M4010996), Supported by Singapore MOE, 03/2012~02/2015
  5. MOE Academic Research Funding Tier 1 Grant: Productivity Enhancement for Food Production Lines, S$180,000, Principal Investigator (M4011107),  Supported by Singapore MOE, 11/2013~04/2016
  6. Singapore Food Industries: Productivity Enhancement for Retort Tray Meal Automation and Integration, S$20,000, Principal Investigator (M4061159.053), 04/2013~12/2013
  7. Systems on Silicon Manufacturing Cpmpany: Productivity Enhancement at SSMC, S$65,280, Principal Investigator (M4061377), 09/2013~08/2014
  8. Globalfourdries, Inc.: Implementation of Furnace Scheduling Algorithm, License Evaluation, 06/2015~ 05/2016
  9. United Microelectronics Corporation, Move Target Setting System through the Simulation Optimization Approach, S$80,000, Principal Investigator (M4061845), 04/2016~10/2018
  10. CoE Industry Collaboration Grant, S$62,500, Principal Investigator (M4061845), 04/2016~03/2018
  11. Centre of Healthcare Assistive & Robotics Technology, Patient Waiting Time Reduction in the Out-Patient Drug Dispensing Process – The Application of Cyber Physical Systems in the Healthcare Systems, S$200,000, Principal Investigator (M4081819), 06/2016~11/2017
  12. NTU-Delta Corporate Laboratory for Cyber Physical Systems Solutions: Factory Design and Development for Low Volume High Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems, S$267,100, Principal Investigator (M4061925), Supported by Delta and NRF, 07/2016~06/2019
  13. National Robotic Programme – Robotics for Construction 4.0, Design and Development of Cyber-Physical Systems for Smart Prefabricated Prefinished Volumetric Construction, S$1,596,100, Principal Investigator, Supported by A*STAR, 04/2019~04/2022
  14. Ministry of Science and Technology, Proactive Pull Production Systems of a Smart Factory: Theory and Applications (工業4.0智能工廠之主動拉式生產系統的理論與應用), NT$1,652,000, Principal Investigator (110-2222-E-182 -001-MY2), 07/2021~06/2023
  15. Ministry of Science and Technology & 友達數位科技服務股份有限公司, Smart Health Check Center - Apply IoT and artificial intelligence to optimize the health check process and enhance customer experience (智慧健檢中心-應用物聯網和人工智能來優化健檢流程和提升顧客體驗), NT$3,410,000, Principal Investigator (MOST 110-2622-E-182-008 & 110-2622-E-182-001), 11/2021~3/2024
  16. Ministry of Science and Technology & 新漢股份有限公司, Cyber-Physical Production Systems for Electronic Assembly Lines (電子組裝智慧工廠之網實融合生產系統), NT$3,450,000, Principal Investigator (MOST 110-2622-8-182-002), 11/2021~10/2022
  17. 長庚醫學研究計畫 (CMRP), 藥劑部人力資源優化管理系統, NT$2,350,000, Co-PI, 8/2023~7/2022
  18. National Science and Technology Council & 新漢股份有限公司, Digital Twins for the Production Control, Material Planning and Order Management of Smart Electronic Assembly Lines (電子組裝智慧工廠之生產排程、物料規劃和訂單管理之數位雙生系統), NT$4,941,540, Principal Investigator (NSTC 112-2622-E-182-003), 11/2023~10/2024
  19. Ministry of Economic Affairs (經濟部科研成果價值創造計畫), Production and Sales Decision Management System of a Smart Factory (智慧工廠之產銷決策管理系統), NT$7,500,000, Principal Investigator, 1/2024~12/2024

Invited Talk / Presentation

  1. Characterizing the Performance of Manufacturing Systems, Department of Industrial Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, Dec. 10th, 2010.
  2. Queueing Models for a Single Machine Subject to Multiple Types of Interruptions, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Phoenix, USA, Oct. 14th-17th, 2012.
  3. Introduction of Industry 4.0 – The Smart Factory in Semiconductor Manufacturing, Department of Industrial Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, Sep. 26th, 2016.
  4. Theory of Constraints: The Myths and Clarifications, Department of Automation, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, Oct. 28th, 2016.
  5. Introduction of Industry 4.0, Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, National Tsinghua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Dec. 15th, 2017.
  6. Industry 4.0 - The background, concepts and applications, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Dec. 13th, 2017.
  7. Theory of Constraints: The Myths and Clarifications, Department of Industrial Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Dec. 18th, 2017.
  8. Implementation of Cyber-Physical Production Systems in a Smart Fab, Taiwan Dagstuhl Seminar 2018, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Feb. 6th, 2018.
  9. Industry 4.0 and its Applications, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, May. 6th, 2019.
  10. From TOC to Industry 4.0, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, May 23rd, 2019.
  11. When Real Intelligence meets the Artificial One – Implementation and Realization of a Smart Factory, Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, National Tsinghua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Oct. 2nd, 2019.

Keynote Speech / Plenary Talk

  1. Interpolation Approximations for Queues in Series, International Symposium on Semiconductor Manufacturing Intelligence, Taipei, Taiwan, Aug. 16th-18th, 2014
  2. Industry 4.0 and its Application in the Semiconductor Industry, Annual Conference of Chinese Industrial Engineering Institution, Changsha, China, May 19th-20th, 2018.
  3. When Real Intelligence meets the Artificial One – Implementation and Realization of a Smart Factory, The 25th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, Ma’anshan, China, August 23rd-26th, 2019.
  4. 4When Real Intelligence meets the Artificial One – Implementation and Realization of a Smart Factory, The 1st Intelligent Manufacturing Summit, Shenzhen, China, November 1st, 2019.

Editorship

  1. Associate Editor of Asia Pacific Journal of Operational Research 
  2. Associate Editor of IEEE CASE 2014

Service & Other Contribution

  1. Session Chair at IEEE CASE 2007 Conference (September 22-25, Scottsdale, AZ, USA)
  2. Session Chair at IIE Asian 2013 Conference (July 18-20, Taipei, Taiwan)
  3. Session Chair at IEEE CASE 2014 Conference (August 18-22, Taipei, Taiwan)
  4. Session Chair at International Symposium on Semiconductor Manufacturing Intelligence 2014 (August 16-18, Taipei, Taiwan)
  5. Session Chair at Winter Simulation conference 2014 (December 7-10, Savannah, GA, USA)
  6. Session Chair at International Symposium on Semiconductor Manufacturing Intelligence 2015 (October 16-18, Daejeon, South Korea)
  7. Session Chair at IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology 2016 (March 14-17, Taipei, Taiwan)
  8. Technical Committee Member of Winter Simulation Conference 2014 (December 7-10, Savannah, GA, USA)
  9. Organizer/Chair of Modeling and Analysis of Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference 2015 (December 6-9, Los Angeles, CA, USA)
  10. Program Committee Member of Modeling and Analysis of Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference, 2016 – 2019 
  11. Program Committee of International Symposium on Semiconductor Manufacturing Intelligence 2015 (October 16-18, Daejeon, South Korea)
  12. Session Co-Chair at IEEE CASE 2017 Conference (August 20-23, Xi’an, China)
  13. Program Committee Member of International Symposium on Semiconductor Manufacturing Intelligence 2018 (February 7-9, Hsinchu, Taiwan) 
  14. IEEE Technical Committee of Semiconductor Manufacturing Automation 
  15. IEEE Technical Committee of Sustainable Production and Service Automation 

Local Service Contribution

  1. Visiting Consultant of Singapore Health Sciences Authority, 2018-2020
  2. Judge of the Singapore Science and Engineering Fair 2015
  3. Area Expert in the Steering Committee of the Industry 4.0 in the Future of Manufacturing, Singapore, 2016
  4. TechExpert of Singapore Intellectual Property Intermediary (IPI) from 2019