Faculty Research

Department of Industrial Engineering

ZHAO Xiujie

Department of Industrial Engineering

电子邮箱:xiujiezhao@tju.edu.cn

研究方向:Quality Management; Statistics;

Biography

【Personal Profile】

Xiujie Zhao is an Associate Professor with the College of Management and Economics, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China. Dr. Zhao is a member of the Faculty of the Peiyang Scholars Program of Tianjin University. He received the B.E. degree from Tsinghua University, the M.S. degree from the Pennsylvania State University and the Ph.D. degree from City University of Hong Kong, all in industrial engineering. He visited University of Grenoble Alpes and University of Cambridge in 2017 and 2018, respectively. His research interests include accelerated reliability testing, degradation modeling, maintenance optimization and design of experiments. His papers have appeared in IISE Transactions, European Journal of Operational Research, Journal of Quality Technology, IEEE Transactions on Reliability, Reliability Engineering& System Safety, among others. His paper was featured by the Industrial and Systems Engineer Magazine. He has been the PI or co-PI for several grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

【Education and Career】

Time Institution Degree/Position
2019.9-now Tianjin University Associate Professor
2019.3-2019.7 Institute of High Performance Computing, A*STAR Research Scientist
2018.9-2019.1 City University of Hong Kong Research Assistant
2015-2018 City University of Hong Kong Ph.D.
2013-2015 Pennsylvania State University – University Park M.S.
2009-2013 Tsinghua University B.E.
Publications

【Journal Paper】

1. Liu, B., Pandey, M. D., Wang, X., Zhao, X.* (in press). A finite-horizon condition-based maintenance policy for a two-unit system with dependent degradation processes. European Journal of Operational Research. doi:10.1016/j.ejor.2021.03.010

2. Zhao, X., Liang, Z.*, Parlikad, A. K., and Xie, M. (in press). Performance-oriented risk evaluation and maintenance for multi-asset systems: A Bayesian perspective. IISE Transactions. doi:10.1080/24725854.2020.1869871

3. Wang, X., Liu, B and Zhao, X.* (2021). A performance-based warranty for products subject to competing hard and soft failures. International Journal of Production Economics, 233, 107974,

4. Zhao, X., Chen, P.*, Gaudoin, O., and Doyen, L. (2021). Accelerated degradation tests with inspection effects. European Journal of Operational Research, 292(3), 1099-1114.

5. Liu, B., Zhao, X.*, Liu, Y. and Do, P. (in press). Maintenance optimisation for systems with multi-dimensional degradation and imperfect inspections. International Journal of Production Research.

6. Liu, B., Shen, L.*, Xu, J., and Zhao, X. (2020). A complimentary extended warranty: Profit analysis and pricing strategy. International Journal of Production Economics, 229, 107860.

7. Wang, X., Zhao, X., and Liu, B.* (2020). Design and pricing of extended warranty menus based on the multinomial logit choice model. European Journal of Operational Research, 287(1), 237-250.

8. Liu, B., Zhao, X., Liu, G. and Liu, Y*. (2020). Life cycle cost analysis considering multiple dependent degradation processes and environmental influence. Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 197, 106784.

9. Zhao, X.*, He, K., Kuo, W. and Xie, M. (2020). Planning accelerated reliability tests for mission-oriented systems subject to degradation and shocks. IISE Transactions, 52(1), 91-103.

10. Feng, Q., Zhao, X., Fan, D., Cai, B., Liu, Y., and Ren, Y*. (2019). Resilience design method based on meta-structure: A case study of offshore wind farm. Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 186, 232–244.

11. Wei, G., Zhao, X., He, S.* and He, Z. (2019). Reliability modeling with condition-based maintenance for binary-state deteriorating systems considering zoned shock effects. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 130, 282-297.

12. Xu, J.*, Zhao, X. and Liu, B. (2019). Parameter estimation for load-sharing system subject to Wiener degradation process using E-M algorithm. Quality and Reliability Engineering International, 35(4), 1010-1024.

13. Liu, Y.*, Liu, B., Zhao, X. and Xie, M. (2019). Development of RVM-based multiple-output soft-sensors with serial and parallel stacking strategies. IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 27(6), 2727 – 2734.

14. Zhao, X.*, Gaudoin, O., Doyen, L. and Xie, M. (2019). Optimal inspection and replacement policy based on experimental degradation data with covariates. IISE Transactions, 51(3), 322-336

15. Zhao, X.*, Pan, R., del Castillo, E. and Xie, M. (2019). An adaptive two-stage Bayesian model averaging approach to planning and analyzing accelerated life tests under model uncertainty. Journal of Quality Technology, 51(2), 181-197.

16. Zhao, X.*, Pan, R. and Xie, M. (2019). Bayesian planning of step-stress accelerated degradation tests under various optimality criteria. Applied Stochastic Models in Business and Industry, 35(3), 537-551.

17. Zhao, X.*, He, S., He, Z. and Xie, M. (2018). Optimal condition-based maintenance policy with delay for systems subject to competing failures under continuous monitoring. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 124, 535-544.

18. Zhao, X.*, Liu, B. and Liu, Y. (2018). Reliability modeling and analysis of load-sharing degrading systems. IEEE Transactions on Reliability, 67(3), 1096-1110.

19. Zhao, X.*, He, S. and Xie, M. (2018). Utilizing experimental degradation data for warranty cost optimization under imperfect repair. Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 177, 108-119.

20. Liu, Y.*, Liu, B., Zhao, X. and Xie, M. (2018). A mixture of variational canonical correlation analysis for nonlinear and quality-relevant process monitoring. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 65(8), 6478-6486.

21. Zhao, X.*, Xu, J. and Liu, B. (2018). Accelerated degradation tests planning with competing failure modes. IEEE Transactions on Reliability, 67(1), 142-155.

22. Mulenga, K.*, Zhao, X., Xie, M. and Chikamba, C. (2018). Investigating the root causes of major failures of critical components – With a case study of asbestos cement pipes. Engineering Failure Analysis, 84, 121–130.

23. Zhao, X.* and Xie, M. (2017). Using accelerated life tests data to predict warranty cost under imperfect repair. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 107, 223–234.

24. Feng, Q., Bi, X., Zhao, X., Chen, Y. and Sun, B.* (2017). Heuristic hybrid game approach for fleet condition-based maintenance planning. Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 157, 166–176.

【Conference Paper】

1. Zhao, X., Liang Z., Parlikad, A. K. and Xie, M. (2018). Dynamic imperfect condition-based maintenance for systems subject to nonlinear degradation paths. In 10th IMA International Conference on Modelling in Industrial Maintenance and Reliability (MIMAR). doi:10.19124/ima.2018.001.32

2. Zhao, X. and Xie, M. (2017). Modeling step-stress accelerated degradation tests with the bivariate inverse Gaussian process. In 10th International Conference on Mathematical Methods in Reliability (MMR 2017), Grenoble, France.

3. Liu, B., Zhao, X., Yeh, R.-H. and Kuo, W. (2016). Imperfect inspection policy for systems with multiple correlated degradation processes. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 49(12), 1377–1382. doi: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2016.07.758

4. Zhao, X. and Xie, M. (2016). Warranty cost prediction based on accelerated degradation

testing data. In 46th International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering (CIE46).

5. Zhao, X., Xie, M. and Feng, Q. (2016). Reliability and performance modeling for mission-oriented k-out-of-n system under common cause failures. In: 2016 11th International Conference on Reliability, Maintainability and Safety (ICRMS). IEEE, 1–6.

6. Zhao, X., Pan, R. and Xie, M. (2016). Planning step-stress accelerated degradation tests - a Bayesian perspective. In ALT2016: 6th International Conference on Accelerated Life Testing and Degradation Models.

7. Liu, B., Xu, J. and Zhao, X. (2016). Parameter estimation for load-sharing systems with degrading components. In Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM), 2016 IEEE International Conference on (pp. 1310–1314). IEEE.

【Awards】

1. Member of teaching group of the National Refined Course “Quality Management” directed by Prof. Zhen He, awarded by Ministry of Education of China

2. Excellent instructor of undergraduate thesis project, College of Management and Economics (CoME), Tianjin University

3. Featured Article in the Industrial and Systems Engineer Magazine, “Planning accelerated reliability tests for mission-oriented systems subject to degradation and shocks” by X. Zhao, K. He, K. Way and M. Xie, Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers

4. Faculty of the Peiyang Scholars Program, Class B: Tenured Associate Professor, Tianjin University

5. Research Tuition Scholarship, School of Graduate Studies, City U of HK

6. Outstanding Academic Performance Award (OAPA), for academic year 2016-2017, School of Graduate Studies, City U of HK

7. Excellent Paper Award, the 46th International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering (CIE46) 2016, for the paper “Warranty cost prediction based on accelerated degradation testing data” by X. Zhao, and Min Xie

Projects

【Research Projects】

1. National Natural Science Foundation of China, youth project (72002149): “Design of maintenance and warranty policies for degrading products subject to dynamic environments”, PI, 2021-2023

2. National Natural Science Foundation of China, key project (72032005): “Warranty Management and After-sales Operation Optimization of Equipments in the Environment of Internet-of-Things”, Co-PI, 2021-2025

3. National Natural Science Foundation of China, general project (71971181): “Study of Remaining Useful Life Modeling and Predictive Maintenance Strategy for Complex Systems with Dependently Degraded Components”, Co-PI, 2020-2023

Academic & social Service

【Academic Part-time jobs】

Serves as session chair, panelist or program committee member in international conferences, including the ICRMS 2018, MMR 2019, IEEE-PHM 2020, INFORMS 2020, IEEE CASE2021.

Ad-hoc referee for the following journals:

Computers & Industrial Engineering, Communications in Statistics - Simulation and Computation, Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning, and Policy, Engineering Optimization, IEEE Access, IEEE Transactions on Reliability, IISE Transactions, International Journal of Production Research, Journal of Quality Technology, Journal of Transportation Safety & Security, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability, Quality Engineering, Quality Technology & Quantitative Management, Reliability Engineering & System Safety.