Ray Y. Zhong

Assistant Professor
Email:zhongzry@hku.hk
Tel:3917 7966
Office:HW 8-6

Biography

Dr. Ray Y.Zhong (Runyang Zhong)is an Assistant Professor in The Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, The University of Hong Kong. He was alecturer in The Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Auckland, New Zealand from 2016-2019. Ray gained his M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Signal & Information Processing and Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering from the Guangdong University of Technology (China) and The University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong) respectively. His research interests include Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled manufacturing, Big Data in manufacturing & SCM and data-driven APS. He has published over 160 papers in international journals and conferences. Ray serveas editorial boards andguest editors for several well-known international journals: International Journal of Production Economics,Computers & Industrial Engineering: An International Journal, International Journal of Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, etc.In addition, he has participated in a set of projects sponsored by the National R&D department, HK ITF and HKU. He is a member of HKIE, ASME (USA), IET (UK), IEEE (USA) and LSCM HK.
Ray was awarded the 2018 IJPR Best Paper with the title of"Big Data Analytics for Physical Internet-based intelligent manufacturing shop floor",Best Conference Paper Award with the title of"Analysis of RFID Datasets for Smart Manufacturing Shop Floors" in15th IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control,New Zealand Chinese Youth Scientist Award (NZCYSA) 2017?and the Young Author Prize in the 15th IFAC/IEEE/IFIP/IFORS Symposium on Information Control Problems in Manufacturing.

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Research Interests

Smart Prefabrication Construction Supply Chain Management
Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled Manufacturing
Big Data Analytics for Manufacturing
Smart Robotics
Advanced Planning and Scheduling
Data-driven Food Supply Chain Management?

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Editor & Editorial Board Membership

Area Editor, Computers & Industrial Engineering
Associate Editor (Asia), International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing
Associate Editor, International Journal of Internet Manufacturing and Services

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Selected Publications

Guo, D. Q., Li, M. X., Lyu, Z. Y., Kang, K., Wu, W., Zhong, R. Y., & Huang, G. Q. Synchroperation in Industry 4.0 Manufacturing. International Journal of Production Economics. 10.1016/j.ijpe.2021.108171.
Lo, C. K., Chen, C.H., & Zhong, R. Y.* (2021). A Review of Digital Twin in Product Design. Advanced Engineering Informatics. 10.1016/j.aei.2021.101297.
Tatiparthi, S., De Costa, Y.; Whittaker, C., Hu, S.H., Yuan, Z. G., Zhong, R.Y., Zhuang, Wei-Qin. (2021) Development of Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) Sensors Suitable for Smart-Monitoring Applications in Sewer Systems. Water Research, 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117107.
Zhao, Z. H., Zhong, R. Y., Kuo, Y, H., Fu, Y. L., & Huang, G. Q. (2021). Cyber-physical Spatial Temporal Analytics for Digital Twin-enabled Smart Contact Tracing. Industrial Management and Data Systems. 10.1108/IMDS-11-2020-0634.
Wang, B., Farooque, M., Zhong, R. Y., Zhang A., Liu, Y. P. (2021). Internet-of-Things Enabled Accountability in Source Separation for Sustainable Household Waste Management. Journal of Cleaner Production. 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.126773.
Li, Z., Zhong, R. Y., Tian, Z. G., Dai, H. N., Huang, G. Q., Wang, W.M., Barenji, A. V. (2021). Industrial Blockchain: A state-of-the-art Survey. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing. 10.1016/j.rcim.2021.102124.
Zhong, R. Y., & Xu, X. (2021). Next Generation Industrial and Manufacturing Technologies. Computers & Industrial Engineering. 10.1016/j.cie.2021.107127.
Wang, J. L., Xu, C. Q., Zhang, J.,* Zhong, R.Y. (2021). An Inequal Learning Approach on Boundary Distance for 3D Point Cloud Segmentation. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics. 10.1109/TII.2020.**.
Fang, P. C.,* Yang, J. J., Liao, Q. M., & Zhong, R. Y. (2021). Flexible worker allocation in aircraft final assembly line using multi-objective evolutionary algorithm. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics. 10.1109/TII.2021.**.
Wu, L.H., Zhang, J., Zhong, R. Y., & Wang, J. L. (2021). A performance model of automated material handling systems with double closed-loops and shortcuts in 300mm semiconductor wafer fabrication systems. Journal of Manufacturing Systems. 10.1016/j.jmsy.2020.12.006.
Kong, X. T. R., Kang, K., & Zhong, R. Y. (2021). Cyber physical system-enabled on-demand logistics trading for sustainability. International Journal of Production Economics. 10.1016/j.ijpe.2020.108005.
Aheleroff, S.,* Xu, X., Zhong, R. Y., & Lu, Y. Q., (2021). Digital Twin as a Service (DTaaS) in Industry 4.0 An Architecture Reference Model. Advanced Engineering Informatics. 10.1016/j.aei.2020.101225.
Jiang, J. C., Newman, S., & Zhong, R. Y.* (2021). A Review of Multiple Degrees of Freedom for Additive Manufacturing Machines. International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing. 10.1080/**X.2020.**.
Li, M. X., Zhong, R. Y., Qu, T., & Huang, G. Q.* (2021). Spatio-Temporal Out-Of-Order Execution for Advanced Planning and Scheduling in Cyber-Physical Factories. Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing. 10.1007/s10845-020-01727-2.