Jin Ziliang received his Bachelor of Management Science degree in Industrial Engineering from South China University of Technology, China (2018), and Master of Science degree in Production Engineering and Management from KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden (2020). He is currently pursuing his Doctor of Philosophy under the supervision of Dr Pan Kai, sponsored by Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS). His research interests include stochastic optimisation, robust and data-driven optimisation, and integer programming.

Yang Ying received her Bachelor's Degree (2020) from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and Master's Degree (2023) from Tsinghua University. She is interested in Data Analytics in Maritime Research, Shipping Operations Management. Her research is published on Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, Electronic Research Archive, Transportation Research Part E. She is currently a PhD student under the supervision of Prof. Hans Wang Shuaian.