ICIIL 2025 Keynote Speakers
Prof. Hai Yang, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China
Prof. Hai Yang is a Chair Professor at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, where he is recognized as a leading expert in transportation research. His work has been published in top-tier international journals, including Transportation Research, Transportation Science, and Operations Research, earning him a high ranking in both publications and citations within the transportation field. Throughout his career, Prof. Yang has received numerous prestigious awards, such as the 2020 Frank M. Masters Transportation Engineering Award and the 2021 Francis C. Turner Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers. In addition, he was honored with the National Natural Science Award by the State Council of the People's Republic of China in 2011. Prof. Yang was appointed as a Chang Jiang Chair Professor by the Ministry of Education of China and served as the Editor-in-Chief of Transportation Research (TR) Part B: Methodological from 2013 to 2018, a highly regarded journal in transportation studies. Currently, he is a member of the Distinguished Editorial Board for TR Part B and the Scientific Council for TR Part C: Emerging Technologies, and he also serves as an Advisory Editor for Transportation Science.
Speech Title: Mathematics, Economics and Artificial Intelligence for On-demand Mobility Services
Abstract: Application-based taxi and car service e-hailing systems have revolutionized urban mobility by providing on-demand ride services that are timely and convenient. The integration of mathematics and economics is crucial for the development of efficient and sustainable on-demand mobility services, which ultimately benefit customers. This talk will explore the latest developments and research issues in ride-sourcing markets, including demand forecasting, surge-pricing, matching, pricing, and ride-pooling, optimal resource allocation, and the impact of ride-pooling on traffic congestion. Additionally, we will discuss topics such as competition, third-party platform-integration, Pareto-efficient market regulations, and the analysis of human mobility and network property using big car trajectory data.
Prof. Dr. Voon Boo Ho, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Sarawak, Malaysia
Prof. Dr. Voon is a professor of marketing at Universiti Teknologi MARA Sarawak, Malaysia. He is an experienced researcher who has published many papers and a few books in service management and marketing, strategic value-chain, and educational administration research. His book chapter on ‘Confucian values for service excellence’ can provide strategic insights. He has years of experience in education and banking in Sarawak before joining the academia. He teaches various strategic marketing and research methodology courses as well as supervised learners at bachelor degree and postgraduate levels. His innovations such as ServEx Scale, BEHAVE, BLUE-SEA, eDioms (Chinese Marketing), Marketing Research MOOC, MyServEx system, and RehabServE have won prestigious awards locally and internationally. MyServEx is commercialized. His consultancy projects on service management, customer experience and product development have helped the clients, and Sarawak government. His current research projects include socio-economic development service, rehabilitation service excellence, homestay service management, and personal service attitudes.
Speech Title: Leveraging Inclusive Service Innovation for Sustainability
Abstract: Inclusive service innovation to care for the persons with special needs is recommendable for sustainability. Good understanding and effective measurement of service culture for excellence are essential even for NGOs such as the community-based rehabilitation (CBR) centres. The target customers are the CBR’s trainees (i.e., persons with disability) and employees. In this inclusive service innovation, it is imperative to ensure consistent and continuous superior service to the target stakeholders. The parents/guardians also need to be empowered to care for their special children. This keynote speech will share a rehabilitation service management in Malaysia (Sarawak, Borneo) with the intended co-value creation for mutual benefits of the stakeholders. There is essentially a service excellence-value chain for sustainability. The service excellence culture (RehabServE) is multi-dimensional and impactful on the satisfaction, behavioural intentions, and health outcomes. The sustainable rehabilitation service culture can help to co-create and co-serve the persons with disabilities (PwDs) to achieve and sustain the triple bottom-lines of sustainability (i.e., natural environment, cost-effectiveness, and social inclusivity) for better quality of life of the parents/guardians and persons with special needs.
Prof. Paul Tae-Woo Lee, Zhejiang University, China
Paul Tae-Woo Lee is a PhD Supervisory Professor of Maritime Transport and Logistics and the Director of the Maritime Logistics and Free Trade Islands Research Centre at Ocean College, Zhejiang University [浙江大学港航物流与自由贸易岛硏究中心主任] and High-Level Overseas Talent of Zhejiang Province (2017) [(2017 年 浙江省’千人计划’专家)]. He holds a Ph.D. degree from Cardiff University in the UK. He has been a Visiting Scholar at, among others, The Faculty of Economics and Politics at the University of Cambridge in the UK, the Institute of Marine Studies at the University of Plymouth, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, The MPA Visiting Professor at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and a Visiting Professor at PhD Logistics Program in Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. He is currently Adjunct Professor at RMIT University in Melbourne Australia. He is also a regular speaker at international conferences, including the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), UN Economic and Social Commission of Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement, China Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), Supply Chain Asia (Singapore), and Vietnam Academy for Social Sciences (VASS). In particular, Paul is currently a consultant for UNESCAP and has published several reports about maritime connectivity, green shipping corridors, sustainable future port development, and smart ports over the last four years. Professor Lee has published nine books, more than 200 journal papers, and guest-edited 26 special issues of distinguished international journals. Following Editor-in-Chief of two international journals in the supply chain, logistics, trade, and maritime transportation, he is currently an Associate Editor of Transportation Research Part E. He is alsothe Book Editor of Elsevier’s China Transportation Series (Scopus indexed) and Anthem Book Series of Supply Chain Management, Maritime Transport and Logistics (Scopus indexed). Professor Lee served the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) as co-opt Vice President, Secretary of IAME, and Council member since its inception in 1992. He is a founding member of the Asian Logistics Round Table (established in 2007), Yangtze River Research Innovation and Belt (established in 2017), and a founding member and Secretary-General of Global Research Network-Belt and Road Initiative (established in 2016).
Speech Title: Smart, Green, and Connected: How 6th‑Generation Ports Are Shaping the Future of Container Hub Logistics
Abstract:The digitalization, decarbonization, and sustainability (DDS) associated with the COVID-19 pandemic's impacts have become focal issues in maritime transportation and logistics. This presentation addresses the 6th-generation ports (6GP) model in the context of the DDS, which integrates artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, internet of things (IoT), and cloud systems with new concepts of economies (i.e., economies of flow, connection, and fusion technology). Having considered the contribution of the 6GP model to advancing port devolution theory, this presentation also discusses a business development strategy and policy, as well as the way ahead for stakeholders, including mega ship carriers, logistics providers, port authorities, policymakers, in container hub ports and global supply chains.
Prof. Kun An, Tongji University, China
Kun An is currently a professor with College of Traffic and Transportation Engineering at Tongji University. Dr. An received her Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2014. She worked as lecturer, senior lecturer in the Institute of Transport Studies, Department of Civil Engineering at Monash University, Australia from 2016-2019. Her research interests include transit network design considering stochastic demand, logistic system management and design, shared mobility, electric vehicle charging management. She has published 2 book chapters and 40+ peer-reviewed papers on top journals including Transportation Research Part ABCDE. She has obtained multiple research projects including NSFC projects in China, and ARC Discovery Project in Australia. She served as referee for top journals in the field of Transportation, Discovery projects and Linkage projects for Australia Research Council.
Speech Title: Optimizing Electric Bus Depots for Public Charging and Vehicle-to-Grid Integration
Abstract: The uneven distribution of public charging infrastructure presents a major challenge for private electric vehicle (EV) adoption. In many Chinese cities, bus depots host underutilized chargers during daytime operations, creating an opportunity to serve private EVs without compromising electric bus (EB) charging needs. This study proposes a novel framework for repurposing bus depot chargers, incorporating uncertainties in EB/EV charging demand and EV arrival times. A two-stage stochastic optimization model is developed to maximize bus operator revenue while ensuring EB operational priorities.Using a real-world case study from Shanghai, we demonstrate the model’s practical viability: the depot transitions from a charging cost of 10,747 CNY to a projected profit of 1,733 CNY under the proposed system. Furthermore, we evaluate the benefits of integrating vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology, which enables load shifting and peak-hour energy discharge. Results indicate that V2G operation significantly reduces grid peak-valley load differences and fluctuations while marginally improving photovoltaic energy consumption. Compared to unmanaged charging, the V2G-enabled system enhances grid stability and operator profitability.