Dr. Zhongshuo CHEN is an Assistant Professor at the School of Intelligent Finance and Business, Entrepreneur College, Xi’an-Jiaotong-Liverpool University. He obtained his Bachelor of Management degree in Logistics Management from Dalian Maritime University (DMU) and his Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Maritime Studies from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. Prior to joining XJTLU, he worked as a Senior Consultant at Maritime Advisory SEAPI of DNV.

Dr. Chen’s research interests include maritime decarbonisation, sustainable shipping, alternative marine fuels, life cycle assessment, ship emissions, machine learning, etc. His papers were published in top-tier transportation and engineering journals, such as Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment (TRD), Ocean Engineering, Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence (EAAI), International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (IJHE), etc. 

Dr. Chen serves as a committee member of the Committee of Youth Scientific & Technological Professional, China Communications and Transportation Association. He also serves as a youth member of the technical committee of the World Transport Convention. Dr. Chen holds the membership of several international, regional and national associations, such as International Association of Maritime Economists, Asia Pacific Neural Network Society, Systems Engineering Society of China (中国系统工程学会), China Intelligent Transportation Association (中国智能交通协会), China Highway & Transportation Society (中国公路学会), Chinese Society of Optimization, Overall Planning and Economic Mathematics (中国优选法统筹法与经济数学研究会), Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration, etc.

Dr. Chen serves as the Executive Guest Editor of TRD. He also serves as an editorial board member of a few academic journals, such as Transportation Safety and Environment (TSE), Digital Transportation and Safety (DTS), and Journal of Highway and Transportation Research and Development. Dr. Chen has served as the session chair for ICONIP2023, and the international scientific committee for IAME2025. He is also the reviewer for leading journals such as TRD, Information Fusion, EAAI, Transport Policy, Ocean & Coastal Management, IJHE, Computers & Electrical Engineering, and others. He is also the recipient of several awards, including the Jiangsu Provincial Double-Initiative Award and the Nanyang Award from NTU.

Dr. Chen has an interest in supervising Ph.D. students in maritime studies, shipping transportation, and maritime supply chain & logistics, with a focus on decarbonisation and digitalisation. If you are interested, please send your CV and related materials to Zhongshuo.Chen@xjtlu.edu.cn.

陈中硕博士在大连海事大学获得物流管理学士学位，在新加坡南洋理工大学获得理学硕士和工学博士学位。他曾在DNV新加坡海事咨询部门担任高级顾问。陈博士的研究方向包括海事脱碳、航运替代燃料、机器学习等，在相关领域发表学术论文10余篇，主持和参与政府及企业委托项目十余项。陈博士现担任中国交通运输协会青科委委员，世界交通运输大会技术委员会青年委员，《Transportation Research Part D》期刊客座编委、《公路交通研究（英文）》、《交通安全与环境（英文）》、《数字交通与安全》期刊青年编委以及十余本SCI/SSCI期刊审稿专家。欢迎对海事研究、航运物流领域有学术追求的同学申请读博， 联系方式zhongshuo.chen@xjtlu.edu.cn。

Maritime decarbonisation and sustainable shipping

Alternative marine fuels and applications

Life cycle assessment

Machine learning

Ship fuel consumption and emissions

PhD candidate interview

PhD supervision

Student supervision (undergraduates and postgraduates)

IFB001 Analytical Skills for Intelligent Business

IFB101TC Analytical Tools in Management Science

IFB209TC Logistics and Distribution

IFB301TC Final Year Project

Assistant Professor, School of Intelligent Finance and Business, XJTLU, 2023 - Present

Senior Consultant, Maritime Advisory SEAPI, DNV Singapore, 2022 - 2023

Teaching Assistant, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 2018 - 2022

Operation Manager, PetroChina International Northeast, Shipping Agency Branch, 2014 - 2016

Jiangsu Provincial Double-Initiative Award (2024年江苏省“双创博士”)

NTU Certificate of Merit 2023, Nanyang Technological University

Nanyang Award 2020 (The highest recognition in NTU)

Nanyang Technological University Research Scholarship 2018-2022 (Full PhD scholarship)