Ziteng Wang, Ph.D.

Education

• Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering, North Carolina State University (2015)
• M.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering, North Carolina State University (2011)
• B.S. in Mathematics, Tsinghua University, Beijing (2010)

Research Interests

• Operations research and computational optimization
• AI and machine learning models and applications
• Supply chain management, transportation and logistics
• Healthcare for all

Selected Publications

• Qihuan Zhang, Ziteng Wang, Min Huang, Huihui Wang, Xingwei Wang, Shu-Cherng Fang. 2025. Collaborative supply chain network design under demand uncertainty: A robust optimization approach. International Journal of Production Economics, 279: 109465.
• Milijana Buac, Gabriela Ibarra, Ricardo Torres, Sinan Onal, Allison Gladfelter, Ziteng Wang. 2023. The urgent need for neuroscience research to consider culture when assessing the development of gait in autistic children: A scoping review. Journal of Integrative Neuroscience, 22(2), 51.
• Qihuan Zhang, Ziteng Wang, Min Huang, Yang Yu, Shu-Cherng Fang. 2022. Heterogeneous multi-depot collaborative vehicle routing problem. Transportation Research Part B, 160: 1-20.
• Ziteng Wang, Manfei Xie. 2022. Data approximation by L1 spline fits with free knots. Computer Aided Geometric Design, 92: 102064.
• Ziteng Wang, Yue Dai, Shu-Cherng Fang, Zhong-Zhong Jiang, Yifan Xu. Inventory transshipment game with limited supply: Trap or treat. Naval Research Logistics, 67(6): 383-403, 2020.

Professional Associations and Services

• Member, INFORMS Subdivision Council, 2023-present
• Board member, Division of Data Analytics and Information Systems, Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE), 2020-2022
• President, Chicago Chapter of Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS), 2022
• Faculty advisor, INFORMS NIU Student Chapter, 2021-present

Work Experience

• Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Northern Illinois University
  • Associate Professor (2016-2023)
  • Assistant Professor (2023-present)
• FedEx Express, Senior Operations Research Analyst (2015-2016)