Yuquan Du

Dr. Yuquan (Bill) Du is a lecturer in the Department of Maritime and Logistics Management, Australian Maritime College. His current research concentrates on scheduling models and algorithms, logistics and supply chain management, especially on the optimisation problems in ports and shipping. Dr. Du has devoted more than 10 years entirely to maritime studies since his first research project on port operations as a master’s student in 2006. Some of his studies have gained high academic or industrial reputation, such as INFORMS President’s Pick, and Industry Mention of IBM’s Optimisation Team on CPLEX. One of his papers also ranks in the MOST CITED ARTICLES since 2011 of Transportation Research Part E. He is also enthusiastic about promoting the applications of optimisation theory and solvers through his blog 'Chinese OR Tea', which has attracted more than 220,000 visits since its opening in 2008.

Biography

Dr. Du obtained his B.E. in Software Engineering in 2004 at Nankai University in China. Then, he worked as a teacher and a technical specialist in Jiangxi Vocational College of Finance and Economics between 2004 and 2006. After the two-year work, he returned to Nankai University to pursue his master's and doctor's degrees. He obtained his PhD in Control Theory and Control Engineering in June 2012. Afterwards, he worked for about one year as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Transportation Engineering in Inner Mongolia University. Motivated by his academic aspiration, in Nov 2013, he joined the Centre for Maritime Studies, National University of Singapore, and worked there as a research fellow for three years. Since Oct 2016, he has been working as a lecturer with Australian Maritime College, University of Tasmania

Teaching

• Supply Chain Management, Operations Research, Management Science, Optimisation, Ports and Shipping

Teaching expertise

• Transport Economics; Operations Research; Research Methodologies

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Nankai University (2009 — 2012)
• Master of Engineering - MEng Nankai University (2006 — 2009)
• Bachelor of Engineering - BE Nankai University (2000 — 2004)

Companies

• Senior Lecturer University of Tasmania (2021)
• Postgraduate Course Coordinator University of Tasmania (2019 — 2021)
• Lecturer University of Tasmania (2016 — 2021)
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow National University of Singapore (2013 — 2016)
• Assistant Professor Inner Mongolia University (2012 — 2013)
• Lecturer Jiangxi Vocational College of Finance and Economics (2004 — 2006)