On June 7, 2024, at the invitation of the School of Management, Associate Professor Wang Wei from Xi'an Jiaotong University and Associate Research Fellow Wang Xiaolin from Sichuan University respectively delivered academic reports entitled UAV Path Planning for Geological Hazard Hidden Danger Inspection and Warranty Menu Design and Pricing Based on Discrete Choice Model in Lecture Hall 214. The lecture was hosted by Associate Professor Li Chenglong from the School of Management, with attendance of some young faculty members and graduate students.
Wang Wei focused his presentation on the model construction of UAV inspection path planning. In response to the two major challenges—how to improve the energy efficiency of UAVs during inspections in geological hazard-prone areas and how to design path plans incorporating environmental information—he elaborated on the methods proposed by his research team. He further suggested predicting the urgency of inspecting each hazard site based on factors such as its stability status and risk level, and dynamically adjusting UAV inspection routes accordingly.
Wang Xiaolin’s talk centered on extended warranty research, pointing out that the key to extended warranty menu design lies in selecting an appropriate model. He argued that the Multinomial Logit (MNL) model, which is widely applied in economic and financial fields, can address the design and pricing of extended warranty menus across multiple scenarios. This model enables the provision of customized extended warranty menus for different consumer groups in both one-dimensional and two-dimensional menu design, and can integrate price competition in the extended warranty market for reasonable pricing, thus offering new and applicable solutions for the extended warranty industry.
The presentations delivered by the two scholars were rich in content, with in-depth step-by-step analysis of the issues, benefiting all teachers and students present. The event concluded with a lively interactive Q&A session, where both speakers patiently answered the questions raised by the audience, creating a vibrant on-site atmosphere.
Speaker ProfilesWang Wei, PhD, is an Associate Professor and Master’s Supervisor at the School of Management, Xi'an Jiaotong University. His research interests include spatiotemporal data-driven smart emergency management, system reliability and maintainability modeling and optimization, intelligent operation and maintenance and fault diagnosis of complex equipment, intelligent transportation systems, and operations research optimization algorithms. In recent years, he has presided over 5 research projects at various levels, including the Youth Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Annual Project of Shaanxi Provincial Social Science Fund. He has also participated in more than 20 projects at all levels, such as Major/General Projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Major Projects of the National Social Science Fund of China, National Key R&D Program projects, Major Theoretical and Practical Issues Research Projects of Shaanxi Provincial Philosophy and Social Sciences, and Science and Technology Projects of China Southern Power Grid. He has published more than 30 papers in important domestic and international academic journals and conferences, including
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics (IEEE TII),
Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review (TR-E),
Reliability Engineering & System Safety (RESS),
Computers & Industrial Engineering (CIE),
Energy,
IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (IEEE TASE),
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Engineering (IEEE TIM),
IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification (IEEE TTE),
Expert Systems with Applications (EAAI),
IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion (IEEE TEC),
Journal of Field Robotics (JFR), and
International Journal of Geographical Information Science (IJGIS). He serves as an editorial board member of several international academic journals and has long acted as a peer reviewer for more than 30 well-known domestic and international academic journals.
Wang Xiaolin is a Distinguished Associate Research Fellow and Doctoral Supervisor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Business School, Sichuan University. He is a recipient of the National Young Talent Program (Overseas High-Level Young Talents), a member of the Sichuan Provincial High-Level Talent Program, and a selected candidate for the "Double Hundred Talent Project" of Sichuan University. He previously served as an Assistant Professor (Research) at the Business School, Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He holds a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree from Southeast University, and a PhD degree from City University of Hong Kong. His main research interests include reliability improvement, maintenance decision-making, warranty analysis, and operations management based on data analytics, stochastic modeling, and optimization theory. He has presided over 2 projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, 1 project of the Humanities and Social Sciences Research Fund of the Ministry of Education, and 1 project supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities. In recent years, he has published more than 20 papers in high-level academic journals, including European Journal of Operational Research, IEEE Transactions on Reliability, IISE Transactions, International Journal of Production Economics, International Journal of Production Research, and Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, with 18 papers as the sole/first/corresponding author. He serves as a Young Director of the Stochastic Service and Operations Management Branch of the Operations Research Society of China, a Young Editorial Board Member of Industrial Engineering Journal, an Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Reliability and Safety, and an anonymous reviewer for more than 30 SCI/SSCI journals.
Written by/Gao Haoran Reviewed by/Jia Ming
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