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Yan-Fu Li, Ph.D. |
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Director, Institute for Quality & Reliability, Tsinghua University
Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Tsinghua University
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Google Scholar Page; ORCID: 0000-0001-5755-7115
Office: Shunde Building, North 410
Department of Industrial Engineering,
Tsinghua University,
Beijing, 100084, China
Tel: +86-10-6278-0197
Fax: +86-10-6278-0197
E-mail: liyanfu@tsinghua.edu.cn |
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[Summary] [Research Interests] [Research Projects] [Career Experience] [Education Background] [Teaching] [Publications] [Awards and Recognitions] [Professional Services] [Keynote Lectures and Invited Seminars] [Students Supervision] [中文版]
Summary:
Dr. Yan-Fu Li is currently the Director of the Institute for Quality & Reliability of Tsinghua University and a full Professor at the Department of Industrial Engineering in Tsinghua University, China. From 2011 to 2016, he was a faculty member at CentraleSupélec in Université Paris-Saclay, France. His research areas mainly include condition monitoring, fault detection and system reliability with the applications onto various engineering systems. Dr. Li has published over 90 peer-reviewed international journal papers with an H-index = 41. The representative papers appear on IEEE Transactions, IISE Transactions, Technometrics, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, etc. He has been continuously elected as the Highly Cited Chinese Researcher 2019-2023 by Elsevier and Top 2% Scientists Worldwide 2021-2022 by Stanford University. He is the Principal Investigator (PI) of several government projects including the key project funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China and National Key R&D Program of China. He is also experienced in industrial research, the long-term partners include the top enterprises such as Huawei, China Southern Power Grid, etc. He holds 12 national patents, 1 international patent and 1 IEEE standard. He has won multiple national society and international society search/paper awards, including the Gold Medal of Geneva International Invention Exhibition. He is currently an Associate Editor of "IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics" and "Reliability Engineering & System Safety" and was an AE for "IEEE Transactions on Reliability" (2017-2024). He is the founding Chair of IEEE Technology and Management Society Beijing Chapter, and he consistently serves as China Quality Award Judge.
For more information, please visit my lab website: http://www2.ie.tsinghua.edu.cn/rrml/
Research Interests
- Condition Monitoring & Fault Detection
- System Reliability Modeling and Assessment
- Reliability / Maintenance Optimization
Research Projects:
Government Sponsored Projects
- 2024-2026, "Research on Intelligent Maintenance of Rail Transit Infrastructure Based on the Integration of Knowledge Graph and Large Language Model ", Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation-Rail Transit Joint Research Program, L231020, CNY 300K. (PI)
- 2018-2022, "Big-data driven methodologies for high availability of the high-speed railways ", National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Key project 71731008, CNY 2.45M. (PI: Principle Investigator)
- 2017-2020, "Comparison study of quality and reliability related standards ", National Key Research and Development Program of China, 2017YFF0209505, CNY 990K. (PI)
- 2019-2022, "Prognostics and health management of the railway vehicle running gears based on digital-twin technology ", Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation-Rail Transit Joint Research Program, L191022, CNY 290K. (PI)
- 2019-2022 "Intelligent fault diagnosis and health management system of industrial robots ", National Key Research and Development Program of China, 2018YFB1306100, CNY . (participant)
- 2015-2016, "Robust Scheduling of Wind Farm Power Generation Considering System Reliability ", Hubert Curien Partnerships (PHC) PROCORE – French Ministry of Foraging Affairs and International Development and University Grants Committee of Hong Kong. EUR 9.2K. (co-PI)
- 22012-2016, "REFERENCE, Research NEtwork on FlExible Risk AssEssmeNt and DeCision SciencE", within the PEOPLE MARIE CURIE ACTIONS for International Research Staff Exchange, in the FP7-Seventh Framework Program of the European Union, EUR 384.3K. (participate)
Industry Sponsored Projects
- 2022-2024, "Long-term Cooperation Agreement on Research for Network Reliability Maintenance Innovation", Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., CNY 10.197M.
- 2022-2024, "PHM based Research on the Online Evaluation of Power Metering Devices", Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., CNY 1.7M.
- 2020-2021, "Telecommunication Network Maintenance System Modeling Technology", Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., CNY 1.056M.
- 2020-2022, "Research on Artificial Intelligence Prediction of Civil Aircraft Structural Vibration Response Based on Big Data Analysis", Shanghai Aircraft Design and Research Institute of Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, CNY 1.26M.
- 2020-2021, "Telecommunication Network Maintenance System Modeling Technology", Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., CNY 1.056M.
- 2020-2021, "Design of the intelligent maintenance system for high-speed train wheelset", Zhiqi Railway Equipment Co., LTD, CNY 800K.
- 2020-2021, "Intra-carriage noise source identification and condition-based maintenance for high-speed train wheel degradation", China Railway Xi'an Group, CNY 120K.
- 2020-2021, "Research on the inspection policy of hollow axles in high speed trains", China Railway Xi'an Group, CNY 130K.
- 2018-2020, "Optimal maintenance strategy determination under imperfect maintenance", China General Nuclear, CNY 600K.
- 2018-2019, "SDS reliability testing efficiency optimization", Huawei Machine Ltd, CNY 618K.
- 2018-2019, "Smart Meter and Measuring Terminals Security and Reliability Studies", China Southern Grid, CNY 930K.
- 2018-2019, "Standardization of evaluation flow and dataset for machine learning methods", Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, JPY 5.5MM.
- 2015-2016, "Methods for the construction of rule-bases by automatic learning from data recorded on railway transport components and systems", ALSTOM. EUR 36K.
- 2013-2016, "Development of methods for modeling degradation and maintenance of critical components and of a framework for integrating information and data of different nature ", Electricite’ de France (EDF)-Centrale Recherche SA (CRSA). EUR 571K.
Career Experience:
- 2022.04 – present: Director, Institute for Quality & Reliability, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
- 2018.01 – 2022.03: Deputy-Director, Institute for Quality & Reliability, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
- 2016.09 – present: Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
- 2011.01 – 2016.08: Assistant Professor - Professor, CentraleSupélec, Paris, France
- 2009.11 – 2010.10: Post-doc Research Associate, Department of Industrial & Information Engineering, University of Tennessee Knoxville, USA
- 2009.08 – 2009.10: Research Engineer, Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Education Background:
- 2005.08 – 2009.08: Ph.D. Industrial & Systems Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- 2001.09 – 2005.06: B.Eng. Software Engineering, Minor in Biological Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
Teaching:
Undergraduate level courses
- 2019 – present: 30160253 Machine Learning and Big-Data, Fall semester
- 2019 – present: 40160813 Intelligent Engineering Systems, Fall semester
Postgraduate level courses
- 2024 – present: 80168342 Deep Learning, Fall semester
- 2024 – present: 80160592 Quality and Reliability Management
- 2017 – present: 90160203 Reliability Engineering and Risk Management, Spring semester
- 2017 – 2024: 60168032 Managerial Economics, (MEM)
[Summary] [Research Interests] [Research Projects] [Career Experience] [Education Background] [Teaching] [Publications] [Awards and Recognitions] [Professional Services] [Keynote Lectures and Invited Seminars] [Students Supervision] [中文版]
Publications:
Books:
- Li, Y. F., Zio, E. 2022. System Reliability Assessment and Optimization: Methods and Applications. John Wiley & Sons.
- Peng, R., Li, Y. F., Liu, Y. 2018. Software Fault Detection and Correction: Modeling and Applications. Singapore: Springer.
Journal publications
Condition Monitoring & Fault Detection
- H. Wang, C. Li, Y. F. Li*. 2024. Large-scale visual language model boosted by contrast domain adaptation for intelligent industrial visual monitoring. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics. (In press)
- M. Qian#, Y. F. Li*#, H. Wu. 2024 Deep imbalanced separation network: a holistic fault detection framework considering class-imbalance and partial label-unknown. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics. (In press)
- H. Wang, Y. F. Li*, T. Men., L. Li. 2024. Physically interpretable wavelet-guided networks with dynamic frequency decomposition for machine intelligence fault prediction. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems. (In press)
- Y. F. Li, H. Wang, M. Sun. 2023. ChatGPT-like large-scale foundation models for Prognostics and Health Management: A survey and roadmaps. Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 109850.
- H. Wang, Y. F. Li*, T. Men. 2024. Wavelet integrated CNN with dynamic frequency aggregation for high-speed train wheel wear prediction. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. (In press).
- Y. Zhang, Y. F. Li*, M. Zhang, H. Wang. 2024. A novel health indicator by dominant invariant subspace on Grassmann manifold for state of health assessment of lithium-ion battery. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 130, 107698.
- Y. Zhang, Y. F. Li*, M. Zhang, H. Wang. 2024. A novel health indicator by dominant invariant subspace on Grassmann manifold for state of health assessment of lithium-ion battery. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 130, 107698.
- H. Wang, Y. F. Li*, J. Ren. 2024. Machine learning for fault diagnosis of high-speed train traction systems: A review. Frontiers of Engineering Management. 11(1), 62-78.
- H. Wang, M. Sun*, Y.F. Li*. 2024. A brain-inspired spiking network framework based on multi-time-step self-attention for lithium-ion batteries capacity prediction. IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics. 70(1), 3008-3017.
- H. Wu, Y.F. Li*. 2024. A multi-sensor fusion-based prognostic model for systems with partially observable failure modes. IISE Transactions, 56(6), 624-637.
- G. Xin, Q. Zhong, Y. Jin, Z. Li, Y. Chen, Y. F. Li, J. Antoni. 2024. Autonomous bearing fault diagnosis based on fault-induced envelope spectrum and moving peaks-over-threshold approach. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement. (In press)
- H. Wang, Y. F. Li*, Y. Zhang 2023. Bioinspired spiking spatiotemporal attention framework for lithium-ion batteries state-of-health estimation. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 188, 113728.
- H. Wu, Y.F. Li*. 2023. Adaptive graph-based support vector data description for weakly-supervised anomaly detection.. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. (In press).
- H. Wang, Y. F. Li*. 2023. Bioinspired membrane learnable spiking neural network for autonomous vehicle sensors fault diagnosis under open environments. Reliability Engineering & System Safety. 233, 109102.
- H. Wu, Y.F. Li*. 2023. Clustering spatially correlated functional data with multiple scalar covariates. IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, 34(10), 7074-7088.
- H. Wang, T. Men, Y. F. Li* 2022. Transformer for high-speed train wheel wear prediction with multiplex local–global temporal fusion. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement. 71, 1-12.
- Y Zhang, Y. F. Li*. 2022. Prognostics and health management of Lithium-ion battery using deep learning methods: A review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 161, 112282. (ESI highly cited paper top 1%)
- T. Han, Y. F. Li*. 2022. Out-of-distribution detection-assisted trustworthy machinery fault diagnosis approach with uncertainty-aware deep ensembles. Reliability Engineering & System Safety. 226, 108648. (ESI highly cited paper top 1%)
- M. Qian, Y. F. Li*. 2022. A weakly supervised learning-based oversampling framework for class-imbalanced fault diagnosis. IEEE Transactions on Reliability. 71(1), 429-442.
- M. Qian, Y. F. Li*, T. Han, 2021. Positive-unlabeled learning-based hybrid deep network for intelligent fault detection. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics. 18(7), 4510-4519.
- T. Han, Y.F. Li*, M. Qian. 2021. A hybrid generalization network for intelligent fault diagnosis of rotating machinery under unseen working conditions. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement. 70: 3520011. (ESI highly cited paper top 1%)
- H. Wu, C. Zhang, Y.F. Li*. 2021. Monitoring heterogeneous multivariate profiles based on heterogeneous graphical model. Technometrics. 64(2), 210-223.
- Z. Chi, T. Zhou, S. Huang, Y. F. Li*. 2020. A data-driven approach for the health prognosis of high-speed train wheels. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability. 234(6), 735-747.
- H. Meng, Y.F. Li*. 2019. A review on prognostics and health management (PHM) methods of lithium-ion batteries. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 116, 109405. (ESI highly cited paper top 1%)
- R. Ak, Y.F. Li., V. Vitelli, E Zio. 2018. Adequacy assessment of a wind-integrated system using neural network-based interval predictions of wind power generation and load. International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems. 95, 213-226.
- J. Huang, J. W. Keung, F. Sarro, Y. F. Li, Y.T. Yu, W.K. Chan, H. Sun. 2017. Cross-validation based K nearest neighbor imputation for software quality datasets: An empirical study. Journal of Systems and Software. 132, 226-252.
- J. Liu, Y.F. Li., E. Zio, E. 2017. A SVM framework for fault detection of the braking system in a high speed train. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. 87, 401-409.
- R. Ak, Y.F. Li., V. Vitelli, E. Zio, E. L. Droguettc, C. M. C. Jacintod. 2013. NSGA-II-trained neural network approach to the estimation of prediction intervals of scale deposition rate in oil & gas equipment. Expert Systems with Applications. 40(4), 1205-1212.
System Reliability Modeling and Assessment
- Y.F. Li*, W Zhao, C. Zhang, J. Ye, H. He. 2024. A study on the prediction of service reliability of wireless telecommunication system via distribution regression. Reliability Engineering & System Safety. 250, 110291.
- T. Men, B. Liu, Y.F. Li*, Y. H. Lin, Y. Zhang. 2024. Reliability modeling and parameter estimation for high-speed train wheels subject to multi-dimensional degradation processes considering mutual dependency. IEEE Transactions on Reliability. 73(2), 1325-1340.
- S. Tang, Z. Zhang, Y. Zhang, J. Zhou, Y. Guo, S. Liu, S. Guo, Y.F. Li, L Ma, Y. Xue, Y. Liu. 2023. A survey on automated driving system testing: Landscapes and trends. ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology. 32 (5), 1-62.
- F. Wang, D. Araújo, Y.F. Li*, 2023. Reliability assessment of autonomous vehicles based on the safety control structure. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability, 237(2), 389-404.
- L. Sun, Y.F. Li*, E. Zio. 2022. Comparison of the HAZOP, FMEA, FRAM, and STPA methods for the hazard analysis of automatic emergency brake systems. ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part B: Mechanical Engineering, 8(3):031104(14 pages).
- Y.F. Li*, C. Jia. 2021. An overview of the reliability metrics for power grids and telecommunication networks. Frontiers of Engineering Management, 8(4), 531-544.
- S. Jiang, Y.F. Li*. 2021. Dynamic reliability assessment of multi-cracked structure under fatigue loading via multi-state physics model. Reliability Engineering & System Safety. 213, 107664.
- Z. Chi, R. Chen, S. Huang, Y.F. Li*, B. Zhou, W. Zhang. 2020. Multi-state system modeling and reliability assessment for groups of highspeed train wheels. Reliability Engineering and System Safety. 202, 107026.
- S. Jiang, Y.F. Li. 2020. Time-variant fatigue reliability evaluation of riveted lap joint under stationary random loading. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability. 234(4), 567-578.
- E.M. Larsen, Y. Ding, Y.F. Li, E. Zio. 2020. Definitions of generalized multi-performance multi-state k-out-of-n system and its reliability evaluations. Reliability Engineering & System Safety. 199, 105876.
- S. Wang, Y.F. Li*, Y. Wang. 2018. Hybrid uncertainty model for multi-state systems and linear programming-based approximations for reliability assessment. IISE Transactions. 50 (12), 1058- 1075. (Featured article)
- Y.H. Lin, Y.F. Li*, E. Zio. 2018. A comparison between Monte Carlo simulation and finite-volume scheme for reliability assessment of multi-state physics systems. Reliability Engineering & System Safety. 174, 1-11.
- D. Tellbach, Y.F. Li*. 2018. Cyber-attacks on smart meters in household nanogrid: modeling, simulation and analysis. Energies. 11(2), 316.
- I. Abdin, Y.F. Li*, E. Zio. 2017. Risk assessment of power transmission network failures in a uniform pricing electricity market environment. Energy. 138, 1042-1055.
- H.D. Mo, Y.F. Li*, E. Zio. 2016. A system-of-systems framework for the reliability analysis of distributed generation system accounting for the impact of degraded communication networks. Applied Energy. 183, 805-822.
- Y.H. Lin, Y.F. Li*, E. Zio. 2016. Reliability assessment of systems subject to dependent degradation and random shock processes. IIE Transactions. 48(11), 1072-1085. (Featured article)
- Y.H. Lin, Y.F. Li, E. Zio. 2016. A reliability assessment framework for systems with degradation dependency by combining binary decision diagrams and Monte Carlo simulation. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems. 46(11), 1556-1564.
- Y.H. Lin, Y.F. Li, E. Zio. 2016. Component importance measures for components with multiple dependent competing degradation processes and subject to maintenance. IEEE Transactions on Reliability. 65(2), 547-557.
- Y.H. Lin, Y.F. Li*, E. Zio. 2015. Fuzzy reliability assessment of systems with multiple dependent competing degradation processes. IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems. 23(5), 1428-1438.
- Y.F. Li*, S. Valla, E. Zio. 2015. Reliability assessment of generic geared wind turbines by gtst-mld model and Monte Carlo simulation. Renewable Energy. 83, 222-233.
- Y.H. Lin, Y.F. Li*, E. Zio. 2015. Integrating random shocks into multi-state physics models of degradation processes for component reliability assessment. IEEE Transactions on Reliability. 64(1), 154-166.
- Y.F. Li, R. Peng. 2014. Availability modeling and optimization of dynamic multi-state series–parallel systems with random reconfiguration. Reliability Engineering & System Safety. 127, 47-57.
- Y.F. Li*, Y. Ding, E. Zio. 2014. Random fuzzy extension of the universal generating function approach for the reliability assessment of multi-state systems under aleatory and epistemic uncertainties. IEEE Transactions on Reliability. 63(1), 13 - 25.
- Z. Yang, Y.X. Chen, Y.F. Li, E. Zio, R. Kang. 2014. Smart electricity meter reliability prediction based on accelerated degradation testing and modeling. International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems. 56, 209-219.
- Y.F. Li*, E. Zio, Y.H. Lin. 2012. A multistate physics model of component degradation based on stochastic petri nets and simulation. IEEE Transactions on Reliability. 61(4), 921-931.
- Y.F. Li*, E. Zio. 2012. A multi-state model for the reliability assessment of a distributed generation system via universal generating function. Reliability Engineering & Systems Safety. 106, 28–36.
- Y.F. Li*, E. Zio. 2012. Uncertainty analysis of the adequacy assessment model of a distributed generation system. Renewable Energy. 41, 235-244.
- Y. Ding, E. Zio, Y.F. Li, L. Cheng, Q. W. Wu. 2012. Definition of multi-state weighted k-out-of-n: F systems. International Journal of Performability Engineering. 8(2), 217-219.
- Y.F. Li, R. Peng. 2015. Service reliability modeling of distributed computing systems with virus epidemics. Applied Mathematical Modelling. 39(18), 5681-5692.
- C.T. Lin, Y.F. Li*. 2014. Rate-based queueing simulation model of open source software debugging activities. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering. 40(11), 1075 – 1099.
- Y.S. Dai, Y.P. Xiang, Y.F. Li, L.D. Xing. 2011. Consequence oriented self-healing and autonomous diagnosis for highly reliable systems and software. IEEE Transactions on Reliability. 60(2), 369 – 380.
- X. Li, Y.F. Li, M. Xie, S.H. Ng. 2011. Reliability analysis and optimal version-updating for open source software. Information and Software Technology. 53(9), 929-936.
- R. Peng, Y.F. Li, W.J. Zhang, Q.P. Hu. 2014. Testing effort dependent software reliability model for imperfect debugging process considering both detection and correction. Reliability Engineering & System Safety 126, 37–43.
- R. Peng, Y.F. Li*, J.G. Zhang, X. Li. 2015. A risk-reduction approach for optimal software release time determination with the delay penalty cost. International Journal of Systems Science. 46(9), 1628-1637.
Reliability / Maintenance Optimization
- H. Zhang, Y.F. Li*, M. Xie, C, Zhang. 2024. Two-stage distributionally robust optimization for joint system design and maintenance scheduling in high-consequence systems. IISE Transactions. 56(8), 793-810.
- W. Zheng, H. Zhang, Y.F. Li*. 2024. A systematic approach to the high-level maintenance scheduling for high-speed trains in China. IEEE Transactions on Reliability. 73(1), 142-155.
- C.W. Shao, Y.F. Li*, Z. Yang, C.Y. Shen, S.Z. Liu, Z. Yang, 2023. Risk-sharing mechanism design in non-cooperative multi-defender stackelberg defense resources allocation game. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. (In press).
- H. Zhang, Y.F. Li*. 2022. Integrated optimization of test case selection and sequencing for reliability testing of the mainboard of Internet backbone routers. European Journal of Operational Research. 299(1), 183-194.
- H. Zhang, Y.F. Li*. 2022. Robust optimization on redundancy allocation problems in multi-state and continuous-state series–parallel systems. Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 218, 108134.
- J Xu, Z Liang, Y.F. Li, K Wang. 2022. Generalized condition-based maintenance optimization for multi-component systems considering stochastic dependency and imperfect maintenance. Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 211, 107592.
- S Dong, Y Xue, S Brinkkemper, Y.F. Li. 2022. Multi-objective integer programming approaches to Next Release Problem—Enhancing exact methods for finding whole pareto front. Information and Software Technology, 147, 106825.
- C.W. Shao, Y.F. Li*,2021. Multistage attack-defense graph game analysis for protection resources allocation optimization against cyber attacks considering rationality evolution. Risk Analysis. (In press).
- C.W. Shao, Y.F. Li*,2021. Optimal defense resources allocation for power system based on bounded rationality game theory analysis. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. vol. 36, no. 5, pp. 4223-4234.
- S.Z. Liu, C.W. Shao, Y.F. Li*, Z. Yang, 2021. Game attack-defense graph approach for modeling and analysis of cyberattacks and defenses in local metering system. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. 19(3), 2607-2619.
- Y. Xue, Y.F. Li*. 2020. Multi-objective integer programming approaches for solving the multicriteria test-suite minimization problem: towards sound and complete solutions of a particular search-based software-engineering problem. ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology, 29(3), Article 20.
- S.M. Wang, Y.F. Li*, T. Jia. 2020. Distributionally robust design for redundancy allocation. INFORMS Journal on Computing. 32 (3), 620-640.
- M. Du, Y.F. Li*. 2020. An investigation of new local search strategies in memetic algorithm for redundancy allocation in multi-state series-parallel systems. Reliability Engineering and System Safety. 195, 106703.
- H. Wu, Y.F. Li*. 2020. Optimal inspection and maintenance for a repairable k-out-of-n: G warm standby system. Reliability Engineering and System Safety. 193, 106669.
- S. Zhang, M.Y. Du, J.J. Tong, Y.F. Li*. 2019. Multi-objective optimization of maintenance program in multi-unit nuclear power plant sites. Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 188, 532-548.
- M.X. Sun, Y.F. Li*, E. Zio. 2019. On the optimal redundancy allocation for multi-state series-parallel systems under epistemic uncertainty. Reliability Engineering & System Safety 192, 106019.
- H. Long, Z.J. Zhang, M.X. Sun, Y.F. Li. 2018. The data-driven schedule of wind farm power generations and required reserves. Energy. 149, 485-495.
- Y.H. Lin, Y.F. Li*, E. Zio. 2018. A framework for modeling and optimizing maintenance in systems considering epistemic uncertainty and degradation dependence based on PDMPs. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics. 14(1), 210-220.
- R. Mena, M. Hennebel, Y.F. Li, E. Zio. 2016. A multi-objective optimization framework for risk-controlled integration of renewable generation into electric power systems. Energy. 106, 712-727.
- R. Rocchetta, Y.F. Li*, E. Zio. 2015. Risk assessment and risk-cost optimization of distributed power generation systems considering extreme weather conditions. Reliability Engineering & System Safety. 136, 47-61.
- E. Kuznetsova, C. Ruiz, Y.F. Li, E. Zio. 2015. Analysis of robust optimization for decentralized microgrid energy management under uncertainty. International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems. 64, 815-832.
- R. Mena, M. Hennebel, Y.F. Li, C. Ruiz, E. Zio. 2014. A risk-based simulation and multi-objective optimization framework for the integration of distributed renewable generation and storage. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews. 37, 778-793.
- R. Mena, M. Hennebel, Y.F. Li, E. Zio. 2014. A self-adaptable hierarchical clustering differential evolution for optimal integration of renewable distributed generation. Applied Energy. 133, 388-402.
- E. Kuznetsova, Y.F. Li, C. Ruiz, E. Zio. 2014. An integrated framework of agent-based modelling and robust optimization for microgrid energy management. Applied Energy. 129, 70 – 88.
- Y.F. Li*, N. Pedroni, E. Zio. 2013. A memetic evolutionary multi-objective optimization method for environmental power unit commitment. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. 28(3), 2660 – 2669.
- E. Kuznetsova, Y.F. Li, C.R. Mora, E. Zio, G. Ault, K. Bell. 2013. Reinforcement learning for microgrid energy management. Energy. 59, 133–146.
- Y.F. Li*, G. Sansavini, E. Zio. 2013. Non-dominated sorting binary differential evolution for the multi-objective optimization of cascading failures protection in complex networks. Reliability Engineering & System Safety. 111, 195–205.
- Y.F. Li*, S.H. Ng, M. Xie, T.N. Goh. 2010. A Systematic Comparison of Metamodeling Techniques for Simulation Optimization in Decision Support Systems. Applied Soft Computing. 10, 1257-1273.
Chinese Journal Papers
- 韩特, 李彦夫, 雷亚国, 李乃鹏, 李响. (2022). 融合图标签传播和判别特征增强的工业机器人关键部件半监督故障诊断方法. 机械工程学报, 58(17), 116-124.
- 李彦夫, 韩特. (2022). 基于深度学习的工业装备 PHM 研究综述. 振动, 测试与诊断, 42(5), 835-426.
- 李彦夫, 门天立. 2019. 列车车轮多边形磨损及其噪音研究综述. 振动、测试与诊断. 39(6), 1113-1152.
International Standard
- Service Reliability Indicators of Telecommunications Networks, IEEE 3106-2024, June 2024. Available: https://standards.ieee.org/ieee/3106/10955/
Book Chapters
- H. Meng, Y.F. Li. 2020. State of health prognostics of lithium-ion batteries. In Stochastic Models in Reliability Engineering. ed. Lirong Cui, Ilia Frenkel, Anatoly Lisnianski, Page: 245-262.. CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group.
- Y.H. Lin, Y.F. Li, E. Zio. 2018. Reliability assessment of systems with dependent degradation processes based on piecewise-deterministic markov process. In Recent Advances in Multi-State Systems Reliability, Page: 213-225. Springer, Cham.
- Y.F. Li, E. Zio. 2018. RAMS optimization principles. In Handbook of Safety Principles. ed. Niklas Moller, Sven Ove Hansson, Jan-Erik Holmberg, Carl Rollenhagen. John Wiley & Sons, NJ, USA.
- Y.F. Li, E. Zio, Y.H. Lin. 2012. Methods of solutions of inhomogeneous continuous time markov chains for degradation process modeling. In Applied Reliability Engineering and Risk Analysis. Probabilistic Models and Statistical Inference. Dedicated to the Centennial of the birth of Boris Gnedenko, renowned Russian mathematician and reliability theorist. ed. Alex Karagrigoriou, Anatoly Lisnianski, Andre Kleyner, Ilia Frenkel. Wiley.
- C.J. Xiong, Y.F. Li, M. Xie, S.H. Ng, T.N. Goh. 2009. Service reliability and availability analysis of distributed software systems considering malware attack. In Advances in Software Engineering, vol. 36 of Communications in Computer and Information Science. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. Page: 313-320. ISSN: 1865-0929. (ISTP)
Computer Science Top Conference Papers:
- Y. Xue, Y.F. Li*. Multi-objective integer programming approaches for solving optimal feature selection problem. 40th International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE40), May 27-June 3, 2018, Gothenburg, Sweden.
[Summary] [Research Interests] [Research Projects] [Career Experience] [Education Background] [Teaching] [Publications] [Awards and Recognitions] [Professional Services] [Keynote Lectures and Invited Seminars] [Students Supervision] [中文版]
Awards and Recognitions:
- 2024: Gold Medal, Geneva International Invention Exhibition
- 2024: "Global Top 2% Scientist (Career Long Impact)" Stanford & Elservier
- 2023: "Editor Featured Article" IEEE Transactions on Reliability
- 2022: Nomination Award of the Application Award of the Chinese Operations Research Society
- 2021: Best Student Paper Award, DAIS, IISE Annual Conference
- 2021: Finalist, Data Challenge, QSR, INFORMS
- 2019-2023: Highly Cited Chinese Researchers, Elsevier
- 2020-2023: Global Top 2% Scientist , Stanford University
- 2018: "Featured Research" ISE Magazine / Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers.
- 2016: Qualification aux fonctions de professeurs des universités, Ministère de l'Education nationale, de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche, France
- 2015: Habilitation à diriger des Recherches (HDR) on Informatique (Computer Engineering), Université de Lorraine, France
- 2014-2016: Who’s Who in the world 2014-2016, Marquis, USA
- 2014: Outstanding Reviewer, Applied Soft Computing Journal, Elsevier, The Netherlands
- 2011: Top 10 graduates 2001-2011, all Schools of Software Engineering, China
- 2010: Best Student Paper Award, IEEE Technology Management Council, Singapore Chapter
Professional Services:
Journal Editorships:
- IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, Associate Editor (2024 - present)
- Reliability Engineering & Systems Safety, Associate Editor (2023 - present)
- IEEE Transactions on Reliability, Associate Editor (2017-2024)
- IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, Guest Editor (2022)
- International Journal of Reliability, Quality and Safety Engineering, Editorial Board Member (2024 - present)
- Journal of Vibration, Measurement & Diagnosis (Chinese Journal), Editorial Board Member (2020 - present)
Conference Services:
General Chair/Co-Chair
- The 5th International Conference on System Reliability and Safety Engineering (SRSE 2023), Beijing, China, 2023
- The 2nd International Workshop on Reliability of Autonomous Intelligent Systems (RAIS 2022), Online, 2022
- Annual Conference of the Institute of Quality and Reliability of Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 2018-2023
- The 2nd International Conference on Reliability Systems Engineering (ICRSE 2017), Beijing, China, 2017
Track Leader, Session Chair/Moderator
- Track co-Leader: ‘Optimization of Reliability, Maintenance and Safety’, ESREL2020-PSAM15, Venice, Italy, June 21-26, 2020.
- Invited session Chair: ‘Predictive Maintenance’, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, USA, October 20-23, 2019.
- Special session co-Chair: ‘Predictive Maintenance’, 11th International Conference on Mathematical Methods in Reliability (MMR2019), 3-7 June, 2019, HK, China.
- Invited session Co-Chair: ‘Prognostic and Health Management’, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, USA, November 4-7, 2018.
- Special session Chair: ‘AI for PHM’, IEEE International Conference on Prognostics and Health Management (PHM2018), Seattle, WA, USA, June 11-13, 2018.
- Session Moderator: The Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS 2018), Reno, NV, USA, Jan 22-25, 2018.
- Special session Co-Chair: ‘Networks/Clouds - Resilience, Maintenance and Security’ at the 10th International Conference on Mathematical Methods in Reliability (MMR2017).
- Special session Co-Chair: ‘Reliability and risk modeling, and optimization of energy systems’ at the 8th International Conference on Mathematical Methods in Reliability (MMR2013).
- Special session Co-Chair: ‘Reliability and Risk Modeling and Optimization of Energy Systems’ at 2012 International Conference on Quality, Reliability, Risk, Maintenance, and Safety Engineering (QR2MSE 2012).
Technical Program Committee Member
- The Annual European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL) 2015 - present
- Congrès Lambda Mu 22, Le Havre, France, Oct 12-15, 2020
- International Conference on Reliability Maintainability and Safety (ICRMS 2018), Shanghai, China, Oct. 17-19, 2018
- Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM 14), Los Angeles, CA, USA, Sep. 16-21, 2018
- IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM), 2015 – present
- The 11th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management Conference and the Annual European Safety and Reliability Conference 2012 (PSAM 11 & ESREL 2012), Helsinki, Finland, 2012
- Congrès Lambda Mu 20, Saint Malo, France, 2016
- The 21th IEEE Pacific Rim International Symposium on Dependable Computing (PRDC 2015), Zhangjiajie, China, 2015
- The 20th IEEE Pacific Rim International Symposium on Dependable Computing (PRDC 2014), Singapore, 2014
- The 24th IEEE International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering (ISSRE 2013), Pasadena, CA, USA, 2013
- The First International Conference on Advances and Trends in Software Engineering (SOFTENG 2015), Barcelona, Spain, 2015
- The International Workshop on Reliability Technologies in The 10th International Conference on Digital Technologies (DT 2014), Zilina, Slovak Republic, 2014
- The 2013 Prognostics and System Health Management Conference (PHM 2013), Milano, Italy, 2013
Professional Society Services/Memberships:
- IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society, Beijing Chapter, Chair, 2024-present
- IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), Senior Member, 2014-present
- IISE (Institute for Industrial and System Engineers), Senior Member, 2022-present
- IEEE Reliability Society, AdCom member, 2020-2022
- IEEE Transportation Electrification Community, Steering Committee member, 2020-2022
- IISE (Institute for Industrial and System Engineers), Member, 2014-present
- INFORMS (Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences), Member, 2012-present
- Executive committee member, ASICEF (Association des Scientifiques et des Ingénieurs Chinois en France), 2013-2017
- Vice president of the System Reliability Division of System Engineering Society of China, 2018-present
- Executive Committee Member of the Reliability Chapter of Chinese Operations Research Society, 2017-present
- Executive Committee Member of Industrial Engineering Chapter of Chinese Society of Optimization, Overall Planning and Economic Mathematics, 2018-present
- Executive Committee Member of Uncertainty Chapter of Chinese Artificial Intelligence Society, 2017-present
[Summary] [Research Interests] [Research Projects] [Career Experience] [Educational Background] [Teaching] [Publications] [Awards and Recognitions] [Professional Services] [Keynote Lectures and Invited Seminars] [Students Supervision] [中文版]
Keynote Lectures and Invited Seminars:
- Keynote lecture "Recent Research Progresses on Optimal System Reliability Design", The 11th Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Advanced Reliability and Maintenance Modeling (APARM 2024), Nagoya Campus, Aichi University, Nagoya City, Japan, August 26-30, 2024.
- Invited seminar "Prognostics and Health Management of Complex Engineering Systems – Applications on to High-Speed Train System", Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, July 25, 2024.
- Plenary lecture "Recent Research Progresses in Reliability of Autonomous Systems", The 34th European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL 2024), Cracow, Poland, June 23-27, 2024.
- Distinguished Research Seminar,“Recent Research Progresses on Optimal System Reliability Design”, Distinguished Research Seminar Series, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China, March 28, 2024.
- Keynote lecture “Service Reliability of Wireless Telecommunication Networks – for the Purpose of Scientific Maintenance”, 2023 BrainLink X-Lab Day, PHM & Reliability Engineering, Pyeongchang, South Korea, Dec 5-9, 2023.
- Keynote speech “PHM of Complex Engineering Systems – Methods and Applications”, Symposium on Applied Mathematics and Data Science 2023, Hong Kong Education University, Hong Kong, China, July 18-19, 2023.
- Keynote lecture “PHM of Complex Engineering Systems – Methods and Applications”, The 4th International Conference on System Reliability and Safety Engineering (SRSE 2022), Guangzhou Virtual Conf., China, Dec. 15-18, 2022.
- Plenary lecture, "Reliability of Telecom Networks", The 32nd European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL 2022), Dublin, Ireland, Aug 28 - Sep 1, 2022.
- Keynote lecture, "Research Progresses on the Availability of High-Speed Rail Systems", The 11th International Conference on Quality, Reliability, Risk, Maintenance, and Safety Engineering & The 4th International Conference on Reliability Systems Engineering (QR2MSE2021&ICRSE2021), Chengdu, China, Oct 27-30, 2021.
- Keynote lecture “RAMS2 Optimization”, 2018 International Conference on Management and Operations Research (ICMOR), Beijing, China, July 7-9, 2018.
- Plenary Lecture “Reliability and Maintain Optimization in Various Industrial Systems”, 12th Summer Safety & Reliability Seminars SSARS 2018, Gdansk/Sopot, Poland, June 24 - June 30, 2018.
- Keynote lecture “A Review on High Speed Railway Maintenance Studies”, 2nd Workshop on Railway Operation for Safety and Reliability, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, November 17, 2017.
- Invited seminar on “Development of machine learning methods for system reliability assessment - in the new era”. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Tokyo University, Tokyo, Japan, November 15, 2017.
- Keynote lecture “On the Cyber Security of Nuclear Power Plants”, ASRAM2017, Asian Symposium on Risk Assessment and Management 2017, Yokohama, Japan, November 13-15, Japan.
- Invited seminar on “Reliability assessment and optimization of new energy systems”. Warwick Business School, Warwick University, Coventry, United Kingdom, January 29, 2015.
- Invited seminar on “Non-Homogeneous Redundancy Allocation in Series-Parallel Multi-State Systems”. Laboratoire d'Informatique (LIX), École Polytechnique, Paris, France, June 6, 2014.
- Invited talk on “Optimization of Energy Components and Systems with Respect to Reliability and Risk”. EDF R&D-Chatou, Paris, France, June 27, 2013.
- Invited seminar on “Reliability assessment and optimization of energy components and systems”, Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, February 15, 2013.
- Invited presentations on “Sciences des systèmes et défi energétique” and “Risk modelling, simulation, optimization of complex energy systems: some examples of work in progress”. Commission « Energie » du Conseil Scientifique, Supelec, Paris, France, 30 May, 2012.
- Invited lectures on “Bayesian belief networks for reliability and risk analysis” and “Petri nets modelling”, Department of Energy, Polytechnic University of Milan, Milan, Italy, May 14-18, 2012.
- Invited seminar on “Modeling, simulation & optimization of complex energy systems” Department of Electrical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 16, 2011.
Students Supervision:
Postdoc research fellow:
In Position
- 2024-present, Yuanming SONG, Ph.D. University of Southampton, UK
- 2024-present, Ruiguan LIN, Ph.D. NUAA, China
- 2023-present, Dun LI, Ph.D. Ecole Polytechnique, France & Shanghai Maritime University, China
- 2023-present, Yunfei SHAO, Ph.D. Wichita State University, USA (ShuiMu Tsinghua Scholar)
- 2023-present, Zisheng WANG, Ph.D.Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China (ShuiMu Tsinghua Scholar)
- 2022-present, Wei ZHAO, Ph.D. Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China
- 2020-present, Muxia SUN, Ph.D. University of Paris-Saclay, France
Completed
- 2018-2020, Huixing MENG, Ph.D. Ecole Polytechnique, France, Now Associate Professor in Beijing Institute for Technology, China
- 2019-2021, Shan JIANG, Ph.D. (Excellent Graduate) BUAA, China, Now Associate Professor in Central Minzu University, China, China
- 2020-2022, Te HAN, Ph.D. Tsinghua University, China, (ShuiMu Tsinghua Scholar), Now Associate Professor in Beijing Institute for Technology, China
- 2021-2023, Ying ZHANG, Ph.D. University of Technology Sydney, Australia, Now Assistant Professor in University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Ph.D. Students:
Currently Enrolled
- Chen JIANG (2020-present), thesis title TBD
- Huan WANG (2021-present), thesis title TBD
- Luyao WANG (2022-present), thesis title TBD
- Bowen GUAN (2023-present), thesis title TBD
- Ziying LI (2024-present), thesis title TBD
Graduated
- Ronay AK (2011-2014), thesis title ‘Modeling, simulation and analysis of energy systems’ (co-supervisor). (Thesis defended in July 2014, was a Guest Researcher at National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA)
- Elizaveta KUZNETSOVA (2011-2014), thesis title ‘Agent-based modeling of micro-grid systems’ (co-supervisor). (Thesis defended in March 2014, was a Post Doctoral Fellow at National University of Singapore
- Yan-Hui LIN (2012-2015), thesis title ‘An Holistic Framework of Degradation Modeling for Reliability Analysis and Maintenance Optimization of Nuclear Safety Systems’ (co-supervisor). now Associate Professor at BUAA University, China
- Rodrigo MENA (2012-2015), thesis title ‘Advanced simulation modeling and optimization for distributed generation systems’ (co-supervisor). was a Post Doctoral Fellow at Politecnico di Milano
- Muxia SUN (2013-2019), thesis title ‘The reliability assessment and optimization of arbitrary-state monotone systems with epistemic uncertainty’. now Postdoc research follow at Tsinghua University
- Hanxiao ZHANG (2017-2022), thesis title 'Research on Redundancy Allocation Problem for Multi-State Systems: Modeling and Algorithmic Approaches'. (was PostDoc at City University of Hong Kong, now Assistant Professor at Beijing Jiaotong University)
- Chuanzhou JIA (2017-2022), thesis title 'Research on Maintenance and Rescue for Networked Critical Infrastructure'. (now at CITIC Group Corporation)
- Feipeng WANG (2017-2023), thesis title 'Research on the Reliability of Autonomous Driving Vehicle Systems'. (now Public Servant at Beijing Municipal)
- Hui WU (2018-2022), thesis title 'Data-Driven Anomaly Detection and Remaining Useful Life Prediction Methods for Complex Industrial Systems'. (Directly appointed Associate Professor at Harbin Institute of Technology (Weihai))
- Tianli MEN (2018-2023), thesis title 'Prognostics and Health Management (PHM) for High-Speed Train Wheel'. (now at an investment Company at Shanghai)
- Chengwu SHAO (2018-2023), thesis title 'Optimization of Defensive Resource Allocation for Cyber-Physical Systems based on Attack-Defense Game'. (now Public Servant at Zhejiang Provincial Government)
- Min QIAN (2019-2024), thesis title 'Research on Class Imbalance and Missing Label Issues in Intelligent Fault Detection for Industrial Equipment'. (now at Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd)
- Chen ZHANG (2019-2024), thesis title 'Optimization of Composite Maintenance Strategies for Complex Systems'. (now at Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd)
Master by Research Students:
- Yanan WANG (2020-2023)
- Wenqiang ZHENG (2020-2023)
- Meng-Yu DU (2017-2020)
- Denise TELLBACH (2016-2019)
- Shou-Zhou LIU (2016-2019)