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Ray Y. Zhong

Assistant Professor
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Tel:

3917 7966

Office:

HW 8-6

Biography

Ray Y. ZHONG (Runyang ZHONG) is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Data and Systems Engineering, The University of Hong Kong (HKU). He has an interdisciplinary education background in Computer Science and Technology (BSc), Digital Signal Processing (MSc), and Industrial Engineering (PhD). Before joining HKU, he was a lecturer in Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Auckland, New Zealand. Since joining HKU in January 2019, Ray won over HK$ 20 million external peer-reviewed competitive grants from Research Grants Council (RGC), the Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC) of Hong Kong, Public Policy Research (PPR) Funding Scheme, Environment and Conservation Fund, etc.

Ray is one of well-known leading researchers in systems analytics with the following research fields: 2nd in Construction Informatics, 7th in Manufacturing Systems, 20th in Big Data Analytics from Google Scholar. He authored over 270 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers with total citation from Google Scholar is over 18,500 (H-index: 64, i10-index: 180), and is one of the HKU researchers ranked by Clarivate Analytics in the top 1% worldwide by citations since 2019.

Ray is an active member in the professional societies in the above two research fields, such as IEEE Senior Member, Members of ASME, IET, HKIE, and LSCM HK. He also serves as Area Editor and Associate Editors for some leading journals, such as Computers & Industrial Engineering, International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, and International Journal of Manufacturing Research. He has gained several awards from his contributions and leadership in the above research fields, such as the High-impact Paper Award from Engineering.


Research Interests

  • Manufacturing Systems
  • Big Data Analytics
  • Construction Informatics
  • Construction Analytics

Editor & Editorial Board Membership

  • Area Editor, Computers & Industrial Engineering
  • Associate Editor, International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing
  • Associate Editor, International Journal of Manufacturing Research
  • Associate Editor, International Journal of Internet Manufacturing and Services

Selected Publications

  • Jiang, Y. S., Li, M. X., Ma, J., Zhong, R. Y.*, Huang, G. Q. (2024) Data-driven Out-of-Order (OoO) model for synchronized planning, scheduling, and execution in fit-out construction management. Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering. doi/10.1111/mice.13203
  • Yang, Y., Li, M., Yu, C., & Zhong, R. Y. (2024). Digital twin-enabled visibility and traceability for building materials in on-site fit-out construction. Automation in Construction, 166, 105640.
  • Jiang, Y., Liu, Q., Zhao, S., Zhang, T., Fan, X., Zhong, R. Y., & Huang, G. Q. (2024). Heterogeneous intensity-based DBSCAN (iDBSCAN) model for urban attention distribution in digital twin cities. Digital Engineering, 2, 100014.
  • Ng, C.-l., Li, M., Zhong, R. Y., Qu, X., & Huang, G. Q. (2024). Establishing carbon footprints for modular integrated construction logistics using cyber-physical internet routers. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 133, 104259.
  • Jiang, Y., Su, S., Zhao, S., Zhong, R. Y., Qiu, W., Skibniewski, M. J., . . . Huang, G. Q. (2024). Digital Twin-Enabled Synchronized Construction Management: A Roadmap from Construction 4.0 towards Future Prospect. Developments in the Built Environment, 100512.
  • Raza, M. H., Besklubova, S., & Zhong, R. Y. (2024). Economic analysis of offsite and onsite 3D construction printing techniques for low-rise buildings: A comparative value stream assessment. Additive Manufacturing, 89, 104292.
  • Yin, L., Li, T., Li, G., Besklubova, S., Zhong, R. Y., & Zhao, S. (2024). Cyber-physical internet based intelligent operation platform for off-site construction supply chain management. Enterprise Information Systems, 18(6), 2346743.
  • Zhao, S., Zhong, R. Y., Jiang, Y., Besklubova, S., Tao, J., & Yin, L. (2024). Hierarchical spatial attention-based cross-scale detection network for Digital Works Supervision System (DWSS). Computers & Industrial Engineering, 192, 110220.
  • Raza, M. H., Khan, M., & Zhong, R. Y. (2024). Investigating the impact of alkaline activator on the sustainability potential of geopolymer and alternative hybrid materials. Materials Today Sustainability, 26, 100742.
  • Zhao, S., Zhong, R. Y., Xu, C., Wang, J., & Zhang, J. (2024). A dynamic inference network (DI-Net) for online fabric defect detection in smart manufacturing. Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, 1-16.
  • Lu, W., Lou, J., Ababio, B. K., Zhong, R. Y., Bao, Z., Li, X., & Xue, F. (2024). Digital technologies for construction sustainability: Status quo, challenges, and future prospects. npj Materials Sustainability, 2(1), 10.
  • Pan, Y., Zhong, R. Y., Qu, T., Ding, L., & Zhang, J. (2024). Multi-level digital twin-driven kitting-synchronized optimization for production logistics system. International Journal of Production Economics, 271, 109176.