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

• Optimization
• Operations management
• Transportation and logistics
• Data analytics

Selected Publications

• Zhi Pei, Mingzhong Wan, Zhong-Zhong Jiang, Ziteng Wang. An approximate algorithm for unrelated parallel machine scheduling under TOU electricity tariffs. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 18(2): 743-756, 2021.
• 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.
• Zhi Pei, Mingzhong Wan, Ziteng Wang. A new approximation algorithm for unrelated parallel machine scheduling problem with release dates. Annals of Operations Research, 285(1): 397-425, 2020.
• Keivan Nodooshan, Reinaldo Moraga, Shi-Jie Chen, Christine Nguyen, Ziteng Wang, Shayan Mohseni. Environmental and economic optimization of algal biofuel supply chain with multiple technological pathways. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 57(20): 6910-6925, 2018.
• Tiantian Nie, Ziteng Wang, Shu-Cherng Fang, John E. Lavery. Convex shape preservation of cubic L1 spline fits. Annals of Data Science, 4(1):123-147, 2017. 
• Jiahua Zhang, Shu-Cherng Fang, Yifan Xu, Ziteng Wang. A cooperative game with envy. Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization, 2017. 
• Ziteng Wang, Shu-Cherng Fang, John E. Lavery. On shape-preserving capability of cubic L1 spline fits. Computer Aided Geometric Design, 40:59-75, 2015. 
• Ziteng Wang, John Lavery, Shu-Cherng Fang. Approximation of irregular geometric data by locally calculated univariate cubic L1 spline fits. Annals of Data Science, 1(1):5–14, 2014. 
• Ziteng Wang, Shu-Cherng Fang, Wenxun Xing. On constraint qualifications: motivation, design and inter-relations. Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization, 9(4):983–1001, 2013. 
• Wenxun Xing, Shu-Cherng Fang, Ruey-Lin Sheu, Ziteng Wang. A canonical dual approach for solving linearly constrained quadratic programs. European Journal of Operational Research, 218(1):21–27, 2012.

Professional Associations and Services

• Board member, Division of Data Analytics and Information Systems, Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE), 2020 - present
• Vice president, Chicago Chapter of Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS), 2021
• Faculty advisor, NIU Student Chapter of Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS), 2021 – present.
• Faculty advisor, ISYE Graduate Colloquium, 2020 – present.

Work Experience

• NIU Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Assistant Professor (2016-present)
• FedEx Express, Senior Operations Research Analyst (2015-2016)