报 告 人：Professor Yufeng Zhang
单 位：University of Birmingham（UK）
会议地点：活动中心 327
报告时间：2024年 9月 27 日（Friday）9:00-10:30am
邀 请 人：王忠杰 教授 主 持 人： 刘明义 助理教授
题目：Theoretical Foundations of High Value Engineering and Research Issues
Abstract: In this talk Professor Yufeng Zhang will outline the theoretical foundations of high value engineering focusing on the concept of engineering innovation, the engineering value chain and global engineering services. More recent work extends the scope of discussion to include business eco-systems and social systems. Directions for future research toward AI-enabled value creation set research agenda around human-machine integration, creativity and sustainability.
Bio: Yufeng Zhang is Professor of Operations Management at the University of Birmingham. His work is transdisciplinary across management, engineering and social systems. He had an industrial career with a multinational manufacturer and continues working closely with industry to help companies cope with complex challenges and opportunities in sustainable supply chains, global network operations and digital transformation.
He received his undergraduate degrees in Mechanical Engineering (BEng) and International Finance (BEng) from Shanghai Jiao Tong University; earned his MSc in Global Production Engineering from the Technical University of Berlin; gained his PhD in Engineering at the University of Cambridge. After that he stayed at Cambridge as a Research Associate with the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM). He moved to Birmingham in 2009 for a Lectureship in Operations Management, and then was promoted to a Senior Lecturer in 2013 and a Reader in 2018.
He supervised over 20 PhDs, delivered 60 invited talks, and published 100+ pieces of research output including books and research articles with top journals of the field. He completed major research projects total value exceeding £2million. He had senior leadership roles with the University. He is Fellow of the Alan Turing Institute and Independent Scientific Advisor to Innovate UK BridgeAI to help UK organizations to harness the power of AI.
