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Jianyu Xu is currently an associate professor in Management, IBSS, Xian-Jiaotong Liverpool University. Jianyu got his Bachelor degree in Statistics from Peking University in 2012. Later, he got his Phd degree jointly in Statistics from Chinese Academy of Sciences and in System Engineering and Engineering Safety from City University of Hong Kong. His research interest is in reinforcement learning, quality and reliability engineering and industrial statistics.
Research interests
Industrial Statistics
Operations Management
Reinforcement Learning
Education/Academic qualification
Joint-PhD, City University of Hong Kong, 2018
PhD, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2017
Bachelor, Peking University, 2012
Research areas
- Operations and Supply Chain Management
- Reinforcement learning
- Reliability and maintenance
Person Types
- Staff
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Condition-based maintenance for systems with high-dimensional degradation indices based on machine learning methods
Xu, J. (PI)
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Governmental Research Project
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IDF: End-to-end dynamic rebalancing strategies for the bike-sharing systems
Xu, J. (PI), Zhao, X. (Team member), Wang, X. (Team member) & Liu, B. (Team member)
22/02/24 → 1/03/26
Project: Internal Research Project
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Risk-aversion in reinforcement learning
Xu, J. (PI)
1/02/20 → 30/09/22
Project: Internal Research Project
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Returnable package transportation Optimization Platform
Liu, G. (PI), 孙延安 (Team member), 项阳 (Team member), Li, L. (Team member), Chen, L. (Team member), Wang, X. (Team member), Xu, J. (Team member), Chen, J. (Team member), Lin, J. (Team member), Ni, Z. (Team member), 崔越 (Team member), 张权 (Team member) & 王嘉兴 (Team member)
1/07/19 → 30/06/22
Project: Internal Research Project
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Suzhou Municipal Key Laboratory of Supply Chain Excellence
Chen, J. (PI), Liu, G. (Team member), Xu, J. (Team member), Lin, J. (Team member), Qian, L. (Team member), Chen, L. (Team member), Lockstroem, M. (Team member), Ni, Z. (Team member), Li, Y. (Team member), Chu, J. (Team member), Li, L. (Team member), Fang, J. (Team member) & Zhang, R. (Team member)
1/10/08 → 1/10/11
Project: Governmental Research Project
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Online Planning of Power Flows for Power Systems Against Bushfires Using Spatial Context
Xu, J., Sun, Q., Yang, Y., Mo, H. & Dong, D., 7 Feb 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Automatica.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dynamic rebalancing strategies for dockless bike-sharing systems
Liu, R., Xu, J., IRIS, C. & Chen, J., Jul 2025, In: International Journal of Production Economics. 285, 109634.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus) -
Energy-Efficient UAV routing problem based on approximate cellular decomposition for geohazards monitoring
Han, Z., Fang, C., Wang, W. & Xu, J., Nov 2025, In: Computers and Operations Research. 183, 107154, 107154.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Planning Bayesian Reliability Demonstration Tests via a Generalized Test Statistic
Li, Z., Xu, J., Wang, C. & Wang, X., 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: European Journal of Operational Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Distributionally Robust Resilience Optimization of Post-Disaster Power System Considering Multiple Uncertainties
Zhang, C., Li, Y.-F., Zhang, H., Wang, Y., Huang, Y. & Xu, J., Nov 2024, In: Reliability Engineering and System Safety. 251, 110367Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
32 Citations (Scopus)