UIC's Faculty of Business and Management (FBM) hosted the first Conference on Transport and Supply Chain Resilience and Digital Transformation on 14 to 15 November 2023, gathering scholars and experts from Beijing, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Shaanxi, Liaoning, Hong Kong and more to discuss the new directions and perspectives of transport and supply chain resilience research in the era of digital transformation.
UIC Provost and Honorary Vice Chairman of the Conference, Prof Patrick Chau, introduced UIC's recent development and achievements to the guests in his opening speech. He mentioned that as a liberal arts university, UIC focuses on teaching and has made great strides in research.
UIC Vice President (Research and Development) and Dean of Graduate School Prof Jia Weijia further described UIC's research development. He said that UIC has established several provincial laboratories and research centres in related fields. FBM's labs and research centre are under construction, and more cooperation and communication with various units are expected.
Acting Dean of FBM and chair of the Conference organising committee, Prof Adolf Ng, said that transport and supply chains around the world are currently facing various potential risks, especially the lack of reliable methodologies to enhance the resilience of supply chains. This conference aims to explore and quantify the risks and establish new theoretical and methodological frameworks for developing strategies for resilient transport systems in the digital transformation era.
The meeting invited ten experts and scholars to present their reports and share views on related topics with each other.
Prof Liu Luchuan of UIC's FBM hosts the opening ceremony
Ningbo University Faculty of Maritime and Transportation, Prof Yang Zhongzhen, hosts the academic sharing meeting
Transportation School of Shanghai Maritime University, Prof Zheng Shiyuan, hosts the academic sharing meeting
Dean of School of Transportation Engineering of Chang'an University, Prof Ge Ying'en, on submission of manuscripts to international journals
School of International Trade and Economics of the University of International Business and Economics, and Director of China Transportation Economy Research Centre, Prof Jiang Changmin, on airline profits and social welfare outcomes
School of Geographic Sciences in East China Normal University, Prof Wang Liehui, on the Belt and Road Initiative
School of Maritime Economics and Management of Dalian Maritime University, Prof Jia Peng, on high-dimensional mapping of maritime transport emissions
School of Computer Science of University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Dr Jin Huan, on the emission control policies
Researcher of the College of Urban and Environmental Sciences of Peking University, Dr Ma Liang, on urban traffic and travel behaviour
Institute of Enterprise Management of Dalian Maritime University, Dr Xu Mengqiao, on global container marine transport system
Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Dr Yang Dong, on harbour group identification
Faculty of Business and Management of UIC, Dr Chen Peimin, on transport optimisation control problem
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Dr Wang Kun, on transport infrastructure to cope with climate hazards
In addition to this, postgraduate students from various universities shared their research findings at the conference.
Group photo
From MPRO
Reporter: Cecilia Yu
Photographer: Li Bohan, Luo Duo'er, Season Li
Editor: Deen He
