Academic Staff

Brief Biosketch

Prof. Ming LI is currently an Assistant Professor at Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE), the Assistant Director of PolyU Academy for Artificial Intelligence (PAAI) and the Associate Director of Artificial Intelligence Research Centre @PolyU-Daya Bay Technology and Innovation Research Institute, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Prior to joining ISE, Prof. Li was a Lecturer at School of Intelligent Systems Science and Engineering, Jinan University and Post-Doctoral Fellow at the HKU-ZIRI Laboratory for Physical Internet (pi-Lab), The University of Hong Kong. He received his PhD degree and master’s degree (Distinction) from Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, in 2018 and 2013 respectively. He also obtained dual bachelor’s degrees in Computer Science (major) and Finance (minor) at South China University of Technology in 2012. He has conducted research projects in the field of Generative AI, Blockchain and Cyber-Physical System for Smart Manufacturing and Logistics with substantial government and industrial grants over 20 million HK dollars. He has published more than 100 papers on leading international journals and top conferences, including IEEE T-II, IJPE, JMS, RCIM, and etc. He has also obtained more than 40 patents and copyrights. He is the Core Member of the 2019 Guangdong Special Support Talent Program – Innovation and Entrepreneurship Leading Team. Now he is senior member of IEEE and CCF, a member of HKIE, ASME, IISE and IET, as well as the co-founder of CommaTech, a leading logistics SaaS provider, and InfiX AI, a start-up generative AI provider funded by ITC RAISe+.

Research Interests

• Large Language Models
• Blockchain and Secure Multi-party Computation
• Digital Twin/Cyber-Physical System
• Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Technology
  

Selected Journal Publications

1. Li, M., Harish, A. R., Yu, C., Yu, Y., Zhong, R. Y., & Huang, G. Q. (2025). Blockchain-Based Medical Data Asset Sharing Framework for Healthcare 4.0. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 21 (4), 2779-2788.
2. Yuan, Z., Li, M.*, Liu, C., Han, F., Huang, H., Dai, H., (2025). Chat with MES: LLM-driven user interface for manipulating garment manufacturing system through natural language. Journal of Manufacturing Systems, 80, 1093-1107
3. Li, Z., Liang, F., & Li, M.* (2025). A fuzzy dematel-based delegated Proof-of-Stake consensus mechanism for medical model fusion on blockchain. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 64, 103095.
4. Harish, A. R., Liu, X., Li, M.*, Zhong, R. Y., & Huang, G. Q. (2025). The new supply chain information sharing Renaissance through crypto valuation mechanism of digital assets. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 195, 103962.
5. You, Y., & Li, M.* (2025). Limited data-driven router bandwidth configuration for cyber physical internet. Expert Systems with Applications, 265, 126003.
6. Li, Z., Li, M.*, Li, A., & Lin, Z. (2024). Blockchain-based collaborative data analysis framework for distributed medical knowledge extraction. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 190, 110099.
7. Li, M., Fu, Y., Chen, Q., & Qu, T. (2023). Blockchain-enabled digital twin collaboration platform for heterogeneous socialized manufacturing resource management. International Journal of Production Research, 61(12), 3963-3983.
8. Li, M., Li, M. *, Ding, H., Ling, S., & Huang, G. Q. (2022). Graduation-inspired synchronization for industry 4.0 planning, scheduling, and execution. Journal of Manufacturing Systems, 64, 94-106.
9. Li, M., Shao, S. *, Li, Y., Zhang, H., Zhang, N., & He, Y. (2022). A Physical Internet (PI) based inland container transportation problem with selective non-containerized shipping requests. International Journal of Production Economics, 245, 108403.
10. Li, M., Li, Z. *, Huang, X., & Qu, T. (2021). Blockchain-based digital twin sharing platform for reconfigurable socialized manufacturing resource integration. International Journal of Production Economics, 240, 108223.

Committees/Professional Services

• Guest Editor of Special Issue on “Data Analytics and Blockchain in Transport Systems”, Sustainability, 2021-2022 (SSCI/SCI, IF=3.251)

• Organizing Committee of The Annual International Conference for Chinese Scholars in Industrial Engineering (CSIE2020) and the 11th Forum for the Council of Chinese Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management Department Heads (CIEDH2019), 2020, Zhuhai, China.
• Organizing Committee of The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Marine Logistics Development Summit Forum, 2020, Zhuhai, China.
• Organizing Committee of The 11th CIRP International Conference on Industrial Product Service Systems (CIRP IPS2 2019), 2019, Zhuhai, China.
• Organizing Committee of The 19th Asia Pacific Industrial Engineering and Management Systems (APIEMS2018), 2018, Hong Kong.
• Organizing Committee of The Annual International Conference for Chinese Scholars in Industrial Engineering (CSIE2016) and the 7th Forum for the Council of Chinese Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management Department Heads (CIEDH2016), 2016, Hong Kong.
• Session Chair of Special Session “Smart Buildings and Community”, 2019 IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
• Session Co-Chair of Special Session “PSS Value Network Innovation and Operations Management A”, 11th CIRP International Conference on Industrial Product Service Systems (CIRP IPS2 2019), Zhuhai, China.