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I S S U E N o . 1 6 DEPARTMENT OF
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Events
The IELM Anniversary Alumni Dinner was held this year at the China Garden Restaurant on the HKUST campus. More than 140 students, alumni and faculty members participated in this significant occasion.
The event was packed with exciting highlights and these include a lucky draw, a photo taking session at our Hong Kong Jockey Club Atrium as well as inspiring words of encouragement from Professor Fugee Tsung, Professor and Head of the IELM Department and
There was a very positive note to the recent meeting of IELM faculty members including 21 postgraduate alumni and 11 postgraduate students who gathered for a celebration lunch at the INFORMS international conference in Beijing. Prof Fugee Tsung, Prof. Jeff Hong, Prof. Cai Ning and Prof. X i a o w e i Z h a n g e n j o y e d a n e x c i t i n g r e u n i o n w i t h o u r postgraduate alumni who are currently holding posts at various prestigious academic establishments including Tsinghua University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Sun Yat-sen University, City University of Hong Kong, Huazhong University of Science and Technology and the University of Macau. Current postgraduate students were able to network and gain a great deal of valuable information from the experiences of postgraduate alumni students.
Professor Roger Cheng, Associate Dean (Undergraduate Studies), Office of the Dean of Engineering.
It has been quite a while since many graduates and professors last saw one another and they were all thrilled to be able to catch up at the dinner. It was a memorable evening and offered a unique opportunity for networking with experts from many areas of indus-try. Our students were also able to meet with alumni and gain first-hand knowledge of their own working experiences.
(CIRP) General Assembly 2012 was held in Hong Kong, with IELM Chair Professor Mitchell Tseng as Chair of the organizing commit-tee. We also proudly hosted The Asian Network for Quality Congress 2012 which attracted over 400 academics from all over the world. Many new strands of research and innovative ideas were discussed. Exciting future events include our Department’s twentieth anniversary in 2013 which will be a time for great celebration and reflection as we prepare to focus on the past as well as look to the future.
Within the Department, I am impressed to see that our students have continuously received different kinds of awards, honors and scholarships. Toys’R’us, the worldwide chain toy store with opera-tions in greater China and various South East Asia markets, has obtained a license for production of some extremely innovative products by a group of 3rd year IELM students. We were also delighted to learn that two IELM PG students obtained scholar-ships from the Institute of Industrial Engineering.
All of the above achievements have been a great boost for our department. I look forward this semester to collaborating with both colleagues and students to enrich our learning process.
Message from
the Department Head
Professor Fugee Tsung
Professor and Head IELM Department
As we start this new semester, I would first of all like to extend a very warm welcome to all our undergraduates in years 1, 2 and 3 as well as those students who will be joining the university as part of the current 3-3-4 strategy. IELM Department incorporates a diverse body of students from not only Hong Kong, but also the Mainland and other international countries. For those of you who are just starting out on your university career as well as those who are now thinking about their future careers, on behalf of all of the faculty and teaching staff, I wish you all a very productive and valuable experience at HKUST. Our faculty offers a great range of expertise with links to industry and we are very proud that former students are now part of the team. We hope that are inspired by their commitment to learning and application to research. I would also like to take the opportunity to welcome Assistant Professor Qi Qi to the Department. Qi Qi received her PhD in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University. Her research interests focus on Game Theory, Operations Research and Economics and in particular Game Theory and Mechanism Design, Internet and Computational Economics, Online Auctions, Resource Allocation as well as Optimization and Math-ematical Programming.
This summer, IELM hosted two prestigious conferences which not only provided a great opportunity for the presentation of current research but also invaluable networking within the industry. The 62nd College International pour la Recherche en Productique
IELM Anniversary Alumni Dinner
(2 March 2012)PG Alumni gathering at the INFORMS Beijing 2012
(25 June 2012)Prof. Qi Qi has been appointed as Assistant Professor to our department. She received her PhD from Stanford University. H e r r e s e a r c h a r e a s i n c l u d e internet economics, game theory, r e s o u r c e a l l o c a t i o n , o n l i n e auctions as well as optimization and mathematical programming.
In addition, she has secured a US patent in internet adver-tising. Her recent publications have appeared in the Journal of Combinational Optimization and Mathematics of Operations Research; her recent collaboration with Xiaotie Deng and Amin Saberi on Algorithmic Solutions for Envy-Free Cake Cutting will appear in Operations Research 2012. Her courses include IELM 5570 (Network Optimiza-tion in TransportaOptimiza-tion Systems) and IELM 3300 (Industrial Data Systems). Her responsibilities will also include the welfare and interests of the exchange students in our department.
Prof. Fugee Tsung’ s publication on Statistical Monitor-ing of Multistage Processes has been listed by Taylor & Francis as among the 10 most-cited articles in IIE Trans-actions 2006-2010, and also in the 10 most downloaded articles in 2011.
The paper is co-authored with Liming Xiang of Nanyang Technological University in Singapore exploring engineer-ing models that minimize quality variations in final cus-tomer product or service. Tsung and Xiang developed an approach to use engineering models based on physical and mechanical laws to represent how quality variations are transmitted from one stage to the next. The effectiveness of the proposed quality control and monitoring method is illustrated by its application to data from automobile hood manufacturing and workpiece assembly.
New Faculty Member joins IELM Department:
Professor Qi Qi
Online Thermal Manikin Laboratory Project
Prof. Ravindra Goonetilleke is collaborating with Prof Uwe Reischl (Health Sciences, Boise State University) and Reach-in, the technology service provider company which conducts experiments and explores internet medicine in a real time situation. It is an online experiment which is their first project and involves measuring the thermal characteris-tics of protective clothing worn by persons engaged in outdoor activities in various climates. The project allows anyone to conduct the experiment anywhere in the world. It allows the start-up of a manikin, adjustment of the required variables and the testing of the heat insulation of various types of gar-ments from a remote location without physical presence. To learn more about this innovative research please visit http://www.reach-in.com/demos/conduct-an-experiment.
Faculty News
Prof. Fugee Tsung’s publication listed by
Taylor & Francis in the 10 most-cited articles
in IIE Transactions
IELM Postgraduate Students Li Jian and Wu Shining
received IIE Scholarships in 2010-11 and 2011-12
IELM Postgraduate students Li Jian, supervised by Prof. Tsung and Wu Shining, supervised by Prof. Rachel Zhang received the Institute of Industrial Engineers (Hong Kong) Scholarship in 2010-11 and 2011-12.
IELM Students received Award in HKIE-MI Student
Project Competition 2011-12
A team of 2 Year 3 IELM students, Mak Wai Sum and Wong Hong Yi were awarded the second runner-up prize in the HKIE-MI Student Project Competition 2011-12. The topic of the project was “H K Shelf Out-Of-Stock Improvement with Procter & Gamble (P&G)” and the project advisor was Prof. C-Y. Lee.
The competition was organized by The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, Manufacturing and Industrial Division (HKIE-MI). It is one of the HKIE-MI's biggest events this year. The competition’s theme "Applying Frontiers Technology for Quality Living - Applica-tion of Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering Techniques" aimed to encourage students to immerse this idea into their project work so as to deepen their understanding of the importance of MI technologies to people’s lives.
HKUST co-hosted the Asian Network for Quality (ANQ) Congress 2012 this summer, together with the China Association for Quality
and Hong Kong Society for Quality. The event promoted academic research in quality, enhanced communication between quality practitioners and experts from different countries and regions, and aimed to strengthen Asia’s voice in the area globally.
ANQ comprises non-profit organizations from 39 regions in Asia. It seeks not only to improve the quality of human life by contributing to the progress of science and technology but also to the development of industry through promotional activities for research and development of quality and quality management. Taking place on the HKUST campus between 1 and 2 August, the ANQ Congress was well attended by 400 leading experts and representatives from government, academia and industry, including Mr John Hung, Secretary-General of the Hong Kong Council for Testing and Certification, Mr Qi Weiming, Chairperson of Asian Network for Quality cum Vice-President
Events
and Secretary General of China Association for Quality and Mr Lotto Lai, Chairman of the Hong Kong Society for Quality. Revolving around the theme of 'Striving for Excellence through Product and Service Quality', the delegates were earnestly engaged in discussing ways to extend quality concepts from product manufacturing to healthcare, education and other services in the hope of achieving enhanced work and life quality.
The ANQ Congress featured keynote speeches by Mr Masahiro Sakane, Chairman of Komatsu Ltd, Mr Gregory H Watson, Immediate Past Chairman of the International Academy for Quality and Mr Janak Mahta, President of the International Academy for Quality. They passionately shared with the audience the latest developments of quality management and the application of quality assurance concepts in today’s competitive corporate environment.
Asian Network for
Quality Congress
(31 July-3 August 2012)
The International Academy of Production Engineers has just ended with success in Hong Kong this summer attracting some 830 guests of which 818 were from overseas. Prof. Tony F. Chan, President of HKUST, delivered a memorable and thought-provoking speech for the opening ceremony. Guest keynote speakers such as Prof. Andrew Lee, CIRP President, Dr Frank Zhao, Group Vice President of Geely Automotive Company, Dr Lienjing Chen, Managing Director of Pratt & Whitney China Operations, Mr Anthony Kwok, Senior Manager of the Hong Kong Logistic and Supply China Technology Center, Mr J Lin, Executive Vice President of Hiwin Corporation Ta i w a n a n d M r C . K . C h y u S e n i o r M a n a g e r o f H i w i n Corporation Taiwan among others also shared their innovative ideas on the scientific research related to manufacturing
processes, production equipment and automation, manufacturing systems, and product design and manufacturing. The International Academy of Production Engineers i s a n e m i n e n t a c a d e m i c organization founded in the early 1950s to address issues related to modern production science and technology through scientific research and international cooperation. The organization has around 550 members from over 40 countries, with membership intentionally limited to enhance exchange and personal relationship-building. It also positively encourages the participation of industry in its activities.
During the week-long event, papers were presented on a range of topics as well as recently completed investigative projects by CIRP members. Collaborative research programs of the STCs and working groups were also discussed at this important time. The meeting affords a unique opportunity for participants to update and enhance their knowledge of the developments taking place in the manufacturing industry.
Success for the 62nd International Academy of Production Engineers
(19-25 August 2012)The two final year IELM student groups of Chung Cheuk Yee, Lam Fung Man, Tam Lee Na, and Cheung Ming Wa, Lam Shu Cheong, Wong Heung Ming, Yu Hiu Tan focused on two toy design projects for Toys’R’us, the worldwide chain toy store with operations in greater China and various South East Asia markets. The project was supervised by Prof. Ravindra
Goonetilleke and completed in approximately nine months. Currently, Toys’R’us have obtained a license to develop and market these products and they will go on sale later this year. The products are quite unique and we look forward to their sales in stores worldwide.
IELM final year student group’s toy design licensed by Toys’R’us
lELM PhD student, Hu Zhaolin, won the 3rd place
of the Pritsker Doctoral Dissertation Award from
the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE).
lELM PhD student, Hu Zhaolin, super-vised by Prof. Jeff Hong, won the 3rd place of the Pritsker Doctoral Disser-tation Award from the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE). Hu gradu-ated in 2011 and is currently Assis-tant Professor in the Department of Management Science and Engineering at Shanghai’s Tongji University.
Honors and Awards
Students
Honors and Awards
Students
A team of five IELM students, Ji Siheng, Lee Jian Long, Leung Wai Kwan, Luo Sihua and Wang Jueru were awarded the Merit Prize at the CILTHK Student Day 2012 which was held on 17 March.
Organized by The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in Hong Kong (CILTHK), CILTHK Student Day took the form of a case study competition focusing on logistics and transportation with the aim of training students to formulate solutions for a topical
problem under timed condi-tions.
With the topic "Free public transportation rides for the disabled in Hong Kong and Macau", the IELM team analyzed the primary needs of disabled people as well the privileges currently offered to them and the difficulties they faced. They also recommended many different ways to improve the current available transportation facilities for disabled people in Hong Kong.
