Meet the IORA Family

Research interest Integer programming and its application Education National University of Singapore – Aug. 2017 – PresentPh.D. Student, IORA Nanyang Technological University – Aug. 2013 – May 2017B.S. Mathematical Science Computer Skills Programming Languages C++ , R , Python , Julia Software  LaTex Work experience Panasonic R&D Center Singapore 2016 Research Summer Intern Application of LSTM to machine translation. Cargo Airport Project Leader of IORA Team Modelling design for the airport. Implementation of the system in Python. Publications and working papers Convex Reformulation of Unit Commitment Problems with Convex Production Cost Wang Q. and Teo C.P.  We provide a description of the bounded up and down times ramping polytope, and a convex hull formulation of epigraph of convex production cost over such a polytope. Does Locker Network Improve Last Mile Delivery Efficiency? Wang Q., Lyu G., He L. and Teo C.P. A project under smart nation program with IMDA on how to design the locker network for the last mile delivery problem. Teaching experience Teaching Assistant, Nanyang Technological University MH1200 – Linear Algebra I                                                             2016 MH1301 – Discrete Mathematics                                                    2017 Teaching Assistant, National University of Singapore DAO2702 – Programming for Business Analytics                           2018/2019 DBA3803/DSC3216 – Predictive Analytics in Business                    2018 Conference / Presentations CSAMSE – 2019 Convex Reformulation of Unit Commitment Problems with Convex Production Cost Informs Annual Meeting Stands Assignment in Cargo Airport
Research interest Sustainable Operations Management Maritime Studies Education National University of Singapore (NUS) – Aug 2017 – Present Ph.D. Candidate in Operations Research and Analytics Advisors: Mabel Chou and Qiang Meng Nanyang Technological University (NTU) – Aug 2013 – July 2017 B.Sc. in Maritime Studies (1st Hons.), Minor in Mathematics BI Norwegian Business School, Norway – Aug 2015 – Dec 2015 Maritime Law Selected Research LNG trading with capacitated storage assets On the toxic trade-offs in ship-recycling [about the ship-recycling business] Mitigating the financial risks behind emission cap compliance: a case in maritime transportation [about the IMO 2020] Honors and Awards NUS Graduate Research Scholarship – July 2017 to present NTU President Research Scholar – July 2015 to May 2017 Dean’s List and Academic Excellence Award (top 5%),NTU – AY2014-AY2016 (multiple times) Scholarship for Senior Middle Two Students (SM2), Singapore Ministry of Education, – Dec 2011 to June 2017 Work experience Research Engineer, NUS Civil Engineering Department Oct 2020 – Present Container haulage management (funded by Nepturne Orient Lines Fellowship) Analysis of inter-modal transportation network in the context of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor under the China-Singapore (Chongqing) Demonstrative Initiative on Strategic Connectivity (CCI-ILSTC) (Collaborators: Singapore Maritime Insitute, China Waterborne Transport Research Institute) Ship Finance Intern, Norddeutsche Landesbank (Nord/LB) May 2016 – Aug 2016 Teaching experience DAO1704X Business Analytics (AY2018/19 Fall, AY2018/19 Spring, Tutor) DAO2703 Operations and Technology Management (AY2019/20 Fall, TA) LI5202 Supply Chain Management Strategies (AY2019/20 Spring TA) Miscellaneous Ad Hoc Reviewer for Transportation Research Part B: Methodological; Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, 2014-2017 (Exam status: 13/14) Course project: Optimizing voyage charterparty (VCP) arrangement: Laytime negotiation and operations coordination [Link]