Team
Team
Lingge Zhang (2016-2021)
Thesis title: Three essays in computable equilibrium analysis: tariff, pricing, and shipping.
His PhD research is published in Maritime Policy & Management, Transportation Research Part E and Energy.
Placement: Postdoc at Shenzhen University, Research and Development Centre at China Merchants Group
Lu Li (2022-2025)
Thesis title: Advancing maritime governance and management through empirical methodologies: practical and policy insights
Her PhD research is published in Transportation Research Part A, Transportation Research Part D, Transport Policy, and Ocean and Coastal Management.
Second place in the MEL Best Doctoral Thesis Award at IAME 2025 in Bergen, Norway
Placement: Research Assistant Professor, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Dong Chen (2022-2025)
Thesis title: Three essays on issues in sustainable shipping management: ballast water, market turmoil, seafarers’ rights
Her PhD research is published in Marine Pollution Bulletin, Maritime Policy & Management, and Transport Policy.
Placement: China COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation Co., Ltd.
Chengkun Li (2022-2025)
Thesis title: Global port vulnerability and sustainability in a risky world: empirical evidence from congestion, natural disasters, and geopolitical tensions
Her PhD research is published in Marine Pollution Bulletin, Maritime Policy & Management, and Transport Policy.
Best student paper award, International Forum on Shipping, Ports and Airport (IFSPA) 2024, Nanyang Technological University, June 2024
Best paper award, (500 Euro award), Annual Conference of International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME 2025), Bergen, Norway, Jun 2025.
Placement: Research Assistant Professor, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Jing Zhang (2021-2025)
Thesis title: Evaluating port performance: insights from the ship perspective
Her PhD research is published in Transportation Policy, Ocean & Coastal Management.
Placement: Research and Development Centre at China Merchants Group
Graduated PhD students under my Co-supervisor
Han, Tingting (2017-2022)
Thesis title: Three essays on Evaluating Shipping Industry Changes
Her PhD research is published in Maritime Policy & Management, Transport Policy and Transportation Research Part A.
Best paper award, 2022 International Postgraduate Interdisciplinary Forum on Smart Shipping and Green Future, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Sep, 2022
Second best student paper award, The 10th International Conference on Logistics and Maritime System (LOGMS 2021), Zhejiang University, Oct, 2021
Placement: Research and Development Centre at China Merchants Group
Current PhD students under my chief supervision
Yuxu Lu (In progress since 2022)
He obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees from Wuhan University of Technology.
He has published over 30 journal papers in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, Ocean Engineering, Ocean & Coastal Management, Knowledge-Based Systems, Reliability Engineering & System Safty and etc. (https://scholar.google.com.hk/citations?user=XXge2_0AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao)
He won the PolyU PhD Scholars International Collaborative Research Fellowship (ICRF)
Tianyu Shang (In progress since 2023)
She obtained his bachelor's degree from Zhongnan University of Economics and Law and a master's degree from University of International Business and Economics.
She has published multiple journal papers in Transportation Research Part D, Transportation Research Part A and Transportation Research Part E.
Ruqi Zhou (In progress since 2023)
She obtained his bachelor's degree from Huazhong University of Science and Technology and a master's degree from Nanyang Technological University.
She has published a journal paper in Transportation Research Part D and Transport Policy.
Xiang Yue (In progress since 2024)
He obtained his bachelor's degree from Southeast University and a master's degree from the National University of Singapore.
He has published a journal paper in Journal of Transport Geography.
Xiaoyu Li (In progress since 2024)
He obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees from Shanghai Jiaotong University
He has published journal paper in Ocean Engineering, Transportation Research Part D, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
Yinwei Feng (In progress since 2025)
He obtained his bachelor's degree from Jilin University and a master's degree from Dalian Maritime University.
He has published more than 10 journal papers iSSCI/SCI journal, including Transportation Research Part E, Transportation Research Part C, Ocean Engineering, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, etc.
Xingyu Liu (In progress since 2026)
He obtained his bachelor's degree from the University of Tsukuba and a master's degree from Leiden University.
Ran An (In progress since 2026)
She obtained her bachelor's degree from Hebei University of Technology and her master's degree from Beijing Jiaotong University.
She has published two journal papers in Transportation Research Part A and the Journal of Transport Geography.
Xin Mao (In progress since 2026)
She obtained her bachelor's degree from Wuhan University of Technology and a master's degree from Nanyang Technological University.
She has published multiple journal papers in Ocean & Coastal Management, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Journal of Transport Geography and Reliability Engineering & System Safety.
Yue Kuang (In progress since 2026)
She obtained her bachelor's degree in Economics from Sun Yat-sen University in 2025.
Xiaoxin Huang (In progress since 2021)
She obtained his bachelor's degree from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications and master's degree from Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
During her PhD study, she has published multiple papers in Maritime Policy & Management.
Congcong Zhao (In progress since 2023)
He obtained his master's degree from Wuhan University of Technology.
He has published over 15 journal papers in Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Transport Policy, Ocean& Coastal Management, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Reliability Engineering & System Safty, Ocean Engineering, and etc.
He won the PolyU Research Student Attachment Programme (RSAP)
Haifeng Ding
He obtained his PhD degree from Shanghai Maritime University.
He has published papers in SCI/SSCI-indexed journals, including Reliability Engineering & System Safety, Ocean Engineering, and Applied Ocean Research.
Lingye Zhang
He obtained his PhD degree from Dalian Maritime University.
He has published papers in SSCI/SCI journals, including Transportation Research Part E, Ocean Engineering, and Maritime Economics and Logistics. etc. during his stay
He obtained the title of Associate Professor at Dalian Maritime University following his postdoctoral work at PolyU.
Xiaoshu Ding
She obtained her PhD degree from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology .
Kaisen Yang
He obtained his Master’s degree from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and his Bachelor’s degree from Southwest Minzu University.
He has published papers in SSCI/SCI-indexed journals, including IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, and Reliability Engineering & System Safety, among others.
He is currently pursuing his PhD degree at Peking University, where he continues his research in maritime systems, artificial intelligence, and network science.
Tingting Han (2022-2026)
She obtained her bachelor's degree from University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and master's degree from Shandong University.
During her PhD study, her work has been published in Maritime Policy & Management, Transport Policy and Transportation Research Part A.
She is now working as postdoc under my supervision at Hong Kong Polytechnic University.