Welcome! I am an associate professor in Industrial and Systems Engineering at Northern Illinois University. I like to solve research problems and practical challenges in operations research, industrial engineering, and the industry. You may find more information about me and my work below and on other pages of this site. Please don't hesitate to contact me.
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Bio: Dr. Ziteng Wang is an associate professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Northern Illinois University. His research interests include operations research, data analytics, and machine learning methods for supply chain, transportation, health, and production systems. He also works with companies in manufacturing, automobile, and transportation sectors to achieve strategic and operational excellence. Dr. Wang’s research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Illinois Innovation Network (IIN), University of Illinois System, and industry partners. Sponsored by NIH’s AIM-AHEAD program, Dr. Wang directs NIU’s AI Lab for Early Autism Diagnosis and Screening (AI-LEADS) to advance AI-powered early autism detection techniques. He received his doctoral and master’s degrees in industrial engineering from North Carolina State University, and his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Tsinghua University, China. His research has been published in journals such as Naval Research Logistics, Transportation Research Part B, European Journal of Operational Research, and Annals of Data Science. He received the 2022 IISE best logistics and supply chain track paper award. Dr. Wang served as the president of INFORMS Chicago Chapter and a board member of the DAIS division of IISE. He is also the founding faculty advisor of the INFORMS NIU Student Chapter. He currently serves on the INFORMS subdivision council.
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