Academic Staff

 

Brief Biosketch

Dr Zhiheng Zhao (Billy) is currently a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He received PhD degree in Logistics Engineering from The University of Hong Kong in 2017. Prior to joining the ISE, he was Associate Professor in Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications and Post-Doctoral Fellow in The University of Hong Kong. His research interests include digital twin, smart manufacturing and logistics, spatial-temporal analytics, industrial IoT etc.  

 

Research Interests

• Digital Twin/ Industrial IoT
• Spatial-temporal analytics
• Smart manufacturing & logistics

 

Selected Journal Publications

1. Yang, C., Lan, S., Zhao, Z.*, Zhang, M., Wu, W., & Huang, G. Q. (2022). Edge-cloud Blockchain and IoE enabled Quality Management Platform for Perishable Supply Chain Logistics. IEEE Internet of Things Journal.
2. Zhao, Z., Zhang, M., Chen, J., Qu, T., & Huang, G. Q. (2022). Digital Twin-enabled Dynamic Spatial-temporal Knowledge Graph for Production Logistics Resource Allocation. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 108454.
3. Wu, W., Shen, L., Zhao, Z.*, Li, M., & Huang, G. Q. (2022). Industrial IoT and Long Short-Term Memory Network Enabled Genetic Indoor Tracking for Factory Logistics. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics.
4. Zhao, Z., Zhong, R. Y., Kuo, Y. H., Fu, Y., & Huang, G. Q. (2021). Cyber-physical spatial temporal analytics for digital twin-enabled smart contact tracing. Industrial Management & Data Systems, 121(5), 1082-1106.
5. Zhao, Z., Shen, L., Yang, C., Wu, W., Zhang, M., & Huang, G. Q. (2020). IoT and digital twin enabled smart tracking for safety management. Computers & Operations Research, 128, 105183.
6. Zhao, Z., Lin, P., Shen, L., Zhang, M., & Huang, G. Q. (2020). IoT edge computing-enabled collaborative tracking system for manufacturing resources in industrial park. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 43, 101044.
7. Zhao, Z., Zhang, M., Xu, G., Zhang, D., & Huang, G. Q. (2020). Logistics sustainability practices: an IoT-enabled smart indoor parking system for industrial hazardous chemical vehicles. International Journal of Production Research,58(24), 7490-7506.
8. Lin, P., Shen, L., Zhao, Z., & Huang, G. Q. (2019). Graduation manufacturing system: synchronization with IoT-enabled smart tickets. Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, 30(8), 2885-2900.
9. Zhao, Z., Zhang, M., Yang, C., Fang, J. and Huang, G.Q., (2018). Distributed and collaborative proactive tandem location tracking of vehicle products for warehouse operations. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2018, 125, pp.637-648.
10. Zhao, Z., Fang, J., Huang, G. Q., & Zhang, M. (2017). Location management of cloud forklifts in finished product warehouse. International Journal of Intelligent Systems, 32(4), 342-370.