Personal Profile

Basic information

Name:

Qiaofeng Li

Administrative Post:

Technical Post:

Assistant Professor

Degree:

Dr.

Mailing Address:

Science and Technology Building, Beijing Jiaotong University

Postcode:

100044

Office Phone:

Email:

liqiaofeng@bjtu.edu.cn

Education


Aug. 2016–Jun. 2021

Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Research interests: stochastic programming, robust optimization, and supply chain network design
Advisor: Professor Zhi-Hai Zhang

Sep. 2019–Aug. 2020

Visiting Ph.D. Student, Department of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, USA

Research project: Design and analysis of relay networks and biomass/bioenergy logistics networks
Advisor: Professor Halit Üster

Aug. 2012–Jul. 2016

Bachelor of Management in Industrial Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, China

Undergraduate thesis: Optimal Appointment Scheduling for Truck-Handling Operations with Stochastic Product Arrivals
Advisors: Professor Jing Wang and Professor Zhi-Hai Zhang

Professional Experience

Jul. 2024–Present
Assistant Professor, School of Systems Science, Beijing Jiaotong University

Aug. 2021–Jun. 2024
Intelligent Supply Chain Scientist, DMT Program, JD.com

Research Field

Methodologies: Stochastic Optimization, Bilevel Programming, and Decomposition Algorithms

Applications: Transportation Network Planning, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Energy Systems Optimization, and Sustainable Supply Chains

Projects

  • National Natural Science Foundation of China, Young Scientists Fund (Category C)
    Design and Scheduling Optimization of Urban Logistics Networks Based on Integrated Metro–Low-Altitude Transportation
    January 2026–December 2028
    Principal Investigator

  • Natural Science Talent Fund of Beijing Jiaotong University
    Facility Planning and Operations Management for Renewable Energy Supply Chains under Uncertainty
    July 2024–March 2027
    Principal Investigator

  • National Key Research and Development Program of China
    Key Technologies for Integrated Source–Grid–Load–Storage Planning and Operational Optimization of Industrial Park Power Systems to Facilitate Renewable Energy Integration
    December 2025–December 2028
    Participant and Subtask Leader

  • National Natural Science Foundation of China, General Program
    Data-Driven Planning and Operations Management of Electronic Waste Recycling Networks Considering Process Flexibility and Technology Selection
    January 2022–December 2025
    Participant

  • Beijing Natural Science Foundation, General Program
    Data-Driven Planning and Operations Management of Shared-Bicycle Rebalancing and Recycling Networks
    January 2019–December 2021
    Participant

  • National Natural Science Foundation of China, General Program
    Data-Driven Planning and Operational Decision-Making for Closed-Loop Supply Chains under Uncertainty in the Quality and Quantity of Returned Products
    January 2018–December 2021
    Participant

  • Tsinghua University “Qingfeng” Scholarship Program
    Hydrogen Supply Chain Research for Renewable Energy Integration
    December 2018–December 2019
    Participant

Teaching Courses

Graduate Courses

  • Uncertain Systems Analysis
  • Nonlinear Theory and Applications
  • Integer Programming

Undergraduate Course

  • Operations Research

Paper

  1. Qiaofeng Li, Qiman Yuan, Lu Wang, Zhi-hai Zhang, Xiaohong Chen*. Robust design and planning of a bioenergy supply chain under multi-uncertainty. International Journal of Production Research, 2025: 1-24.
  2. Wang, Lu, Tianhu Deng, and Qiaofeng Li*. Can feature removal benefit the automotive manufacturers amid supply shortages? An analytical investigation. Omega, 2025, 132: 103227.
  3. Xu, Jiaqi, Qiaofeng Li, and Li Zheng*. A Robust Model for Hydrogen Supply Chain Network Design in China Under Renewable Energy Uncertainty. Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, 2025, 25(3).
  4. Jiaqi Xu, Qiaofeng Li, Jiarong Li, Zhi-Hai Zhang*, and Li Zheng. Robust Design of a Green Hydrogen Supply Chain Under Spatiotemporal Imbalance. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 2024.
  5. Qiaofeng Li, Halit Üster*, and Zhi-Hai Zhang. A bilevel model for robust network design and biomass pricing under farmers’ risk attitudes and supply uncertainty. Transportation Science, 2023, 57(5): 1296-1320.
  6. Kewcharoenwong, Panitan, Qiaofeng Li, and Halit Üster*. Lagrangean relaxation algorithms for fixed-charge capacitated relay network design. Omega, 2023, 121: 102926.
  7. Qiaofeng Li, Kanglin Liu, and Zhi-Hai Zhang*. Robust design of a strategic network planning for photovoltaic module recycling considering reclaimed resource price uncertainty. IISE Transactions, 2019, 51(7): 691-708. (The Best Application Paper in the 2021 IISE Transactions Focus Issue on Design and Manufacturing)
  8.  Kanglin Liu, Qiaofeng Li, and Zhi-Hai Zhang*. Distributionally robust optimization of an emergency medical service station location and sizing problem with joint chance constraints. Transportation research part B: methodological, 2019, 119: 79-101.


Monograph

Patent

Awards and honors

2023

  • Outstanding Talent, “Yiqilin” Talent Program, Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area (Beijing E-Town)

2018–2019

  • National Scholarship
  • Future Professor Program, Department of Industrial Engineering, Tsinghua University
  • Tsinghua Qingfeng Scholarship
  • Outstanding Student Leader, Tsinghua University

2012–2016

  • National Scholarship
  • Tianjin Municipal Government Scholarship
  • Outstanding Graduate of Nankai University

Social Appointments

  • Young Editorial Board Member, Sustainable Operations and Computers, 2024–Present
  • Reviewer for international journals, including Transportation Science, IISE Transactions, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, Omega, and Computers & Industrial Engineering