Biography

Dr. Shaochong Lin is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Data and Systems Engineering at the University of Hong Kong. Dr. Lin received his PhD degree in Management Sciences from the College of Business, City University of Hong Kong. He was a visiting researcher in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at UC Berkeley and a Postdoc Fellow at the University of Hong Kong. Dr. Lin's current research involves data-driven Operations Management, interfaces between Machine Learning and Operations Research, and their applications in real-world problems in Supply Chain Management and Smart Transportation. He is an ad-hoc reviewer for journals such as Management Science, Operations Research, and Production and Operations Management. He is serving as a program committee member for the 27th AAAI Conference (2023) on Artificial Intelligence.

Research Interests

• Data-driven Decision-making
• Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• Smart Retailing
• Smart Transportation

Selected Publications

• Y. Cheng, S. Lin, and Z.-J. M. Shen, “From social to purchase: customer selection in social group buying,” Production and Operations Management, accepted, 2024.
• S. Lin, Y. F. Chen, Y. Li, and Z.-J. M. Shen, “Data-driven newsvendor problems regularized by a profit risk constraint,” Production and Operations Management, vol. 31, pp. 1630-1644, Apr 2022.
• Y. Liu, W. Liu, S. Lin, C. Yang, K. Huang, and Z.-J. M. Shen, “Data-driven raw material robust procurement for non-ferrous metal smelter under price and demand uncertainties. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. Nov 2023.
• S. Lin, M. Bakker, and E. Leung, “Robust meal delivery service for the elderly: a case study in Hong Kong,” Nature Research Journal - Scientific Reports, vol. 12(1), pp. 1-12, Dec 2022.
• C. Liu, S. Lin, Z.-J. M. Shen, and J. Zhang, "Stochastic service network design: the value of fixed routes," Transportation Research Part E, vol. 174, 103118, Jun 2023.
• C. Liu, J. Zhang, S. Lin, and Z.-J. M. Shen, “Service network design with consistent multiple trips," Transportation Research Part E, vol. 171, 103028, Mar 2023.
• S. Lin, Q. Zhang, Y. F. Chen, L. Luo, L. Chen, and W. Zhang, “Smooth Bayesian network model for the prediction of future high-cost patients with COPD,” International Journal of Medical Informatics, vol. 126, pp. 147-155, Apr 2019.
• X. Li, S. Lin, P. Tian, and Y. P. Aneja, “Models and column generation approach for the resource-constrained minimum cost path problem with relays,” Omega, vol. 66, pp. 79-90, 2017.
• X. Li, S. Lin, S. Chen, Y. P. Aneja, P. Tian, and Y. Cui, “An iterated metaheuristic for the directed network design problem with relays,” Computers & Industrial Engineering, vol. 113, pp. 35-45, 2017.
• For more working papers, please refer to the personal website and SSRN.
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