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Dr. Li Xin Stephen is now a research assistant professor at Department of Mathematics and Information Technology, The Education University of Hong Kong (EduHK). Dr. Li obtained the Ph.D degree from City University of Hong Kong (CityU). Before that, he got a master degree from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) and a bachelor degree from Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST).

Data Science and Business Analytics
Mathematics Modeling and Optimization
Computing and Intelligent Algorithms
Machine Learning for Combinatorial Optimization

Journal Papers

• Xin LI, Yanchun PAN, Siqiang JIANG, Qiang HUANG, Zhimin CHEN, Mingxia ZHANG, Zuoyao ZHANG (2021). “Locate vaccination stations considering travel distance, operational cost, and work schedule,” Omega. 101:102236.
• Xiaohu QIAN, Shu-Cherng FANG, Mingqiang YIN, Min HUANG, Xin LI (2021). “Selecting green third party logistics providers for a loss-averse fourth party logistics provider in a multiattribute reverse auction” Information Sciences. 548: 357-377.
• Jin WANG, Xin LI, Jing Chu, Kwok-Leung Tsui (2020). “A two-stage approach for resource allocation and surgery scheduling with assistant surgeons,” IEEE Access. 8: 49487–49496.
• Xin LI, Z. X. WANG, Felix T. S. CHAN, S. H. CHUNG (2019). “A genetic algorithm for optimizing space utilization in aircraft hangar shop,” International Transactions in Operational Research. 26(5): 1655-1675.
• Xin LI, Jin WANG, Richard Y. K. FUNG (2018). “Approximate dynamic programming approaches for appointment scheduling with patient preferences,” Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, 85: 16-25.
• Xin LI, Richard Y. K. FUNG. (2018) “A dynamic scheduling algorithm for single-arm two-cluster tools with flexible processing times,” Engineering Optimization. 50(2): 329–346.
• Xin LI, Richard Y. K. FUNG. (2017) “Optimal multi-degree cyclic solution of multi-hoist scheduling without overlapping,” IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. 14(2): 1064-1074.
• Xin LI, Richard Y. K. FUNG. (2016) “Optimal K-unit cycle scheduling of two-cluster tools with residency constraints and general robot moving times,” Journal of Scheduling, 19(2): 165-176.
• Xin LI, Felix T. S. CHAN, S. H. CHUNG (2015). “Optimal multi-degree cyclic scheduling of multiple robots without overlapping in robotic flowshops with parallel machines,” Journal of Manufacturing Systems. 36: 62-75.
• Bing-hai ZHOU, Xin LI, Richard Y. K. FUNG (2015). “Dynamic scheduling of photolithography process based on Kohonen neural network,” Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing. 26(1): 73-85.
• Xin LI, Richard Y. K. FUNG (2014). “A mixed integer linear programming solution for single hoist multi-degree cyclic scheduling with reentrance,” Engineering Optimization. 46(5): 704-723. 2014.05

Conference Papers

• Xin LI, Haibin CHEN (2021). “Physical therapy scheduling of inpatients based on improved Genetic Algorithm,” 2021 4th International Conference on Advanced Algorithms and Control Engineering (ICAACE 2021). Sanya, China. Jan. 29-31.
• Xin LI, Yanchun PAN, Richard Y. K. FUNG (2019). “Optimal scheduling of the reentrant multi-degree cyclic multi-hoist scheduling problem,” 2019 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management. Macau, China. Dec. 15-18.
• Xin LI, Jin WANG, Yanchun PAN (2019). “A MILP model of scheduling physical therapies with coupled operations in a basic setting rehabilitation center,” The 16th International Conference on Service Systems and Service Management (ICSSSM2019). Shenzhen, China, July 13-15.
• Xin LI, Suling LIU, Yanchun PAN, Hainan GUO (2018). “Surgery Scheduling Study of Deputy Surgeons and Assistants Based on MIP,” The 15th International Conference on Service Systems and Service Management (ICSSSM2018). Hangzhou, China, July 21-22.
• Yanchun PAN, Xin LI, Mingxia Zhang, et al. (2017). “Multimodal Transportation Network Optimization with Environmental and Economic Performance Considered: An Ongoing Research,” The 14th International Conference on Service Systems and Service Management (ICSSSM2017). Dalian, China, June 16-18.
• Xin LI, Richard Y. K. FUNG (2013). “A mixed integer linear programming approach for multi-degree cyclic multi-hoist scheduling,” 2013 Asia Pacific Industrial Engineering and Management Systems Conference. Cebu, Philippines, Dec. 3-6, paper no.1288.
• Xin LI, Richard Y. K. FUNG. (2013) “A mixed integer linear programming approach for multi-degree cyclic multi-hoist scheduling problems without overlapping,” 2013 IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering. Madison Wisconsin, USA, Aug. 17-21, pp. 274–279.
• Xin LI, Richard Y. K. FUNG (2013). “Scheduling single-armed cluster tools with time window constraints using differential evolution algorithm,” Workshops Evolutionary Techniques in Planning and Scheduling (EVOPS) in the 23rd International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling. Rome, Italy, Jun. 10-14, 2013.

• Principal Investigator, “Research on rehabilitation scheduling with coupled and preemptive operations in time slots and continuous time simultaneously”, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), No.71802139, 2019-2021.
• Principal Investigator, “Optimal models and algorithms to schedule automated manufacturing systems with multiple material handling robots”, Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province China, No.2017A030310417, 2017-2019.
• Co-PI, “Crew scheduling and optimization of staff in airports (Guangzhou, Xi’an, Beijing, Shenyang, Nanjing and Nanning) and/or the 400 call center”. Three consecutive consulting projects for Shenzhen Airline, Nos. SZA021-1912094, SZA021-2001027, SZA021-1903030, 2019-2020.