Bio

Shu-Cherng Fang has been appointed as the University Chair Professor of Tsinghua University (Beijing), Honorary University Professor of Northeast University (Shenyang), Honorary University Professor of Shanghai University (Shanghai), Honorary University Professor of Fudan University (Shanghai), Graduate University Advisory Professor of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Beijing), Honorary University Chair Professor of the National Chiao Tung University (Taiwan) and Honorary IEEM Chair Professor of the National Tsinghua University (Taiwan). Before joining NC State, Professor Fang was Senior Member of Research Staff at Western Electric Engineering Research Center, Supervisor at AT&T Bell Labs, and Department Manager at the Corporate Headquarters of AT&T Technologies.

Fang has published over two hundred refereed journal articles. He authored the books of Linear Optimization and Extensions: Theory and Algorithms (Prentice Hall 1993, with S. C. Puthenpura), Entropy Optimization and Mathematical Programming (Kluwer Academic 1997, with J.R. Rajasekera and H.-S. Tsao) and Linear Conic Optimization (Science Press 2013, with Wenxun Xing). He currently serves on the editorial boards of several scientific journals, including Optimization, Journal of Global Optimization, Optimization Letters, Pacific Journal of Optimization, Journal of Management and Industrial Optimization, Annals of Data Science, Systems Engineering – Theory and Practice, Journal of Systems Science and Information, Journal of Operations and Logistics, International Journal of Decision Support Systems, Chinese Journal of Management Science, Journal of Uncertainties, International Journal of Fuzzy Systems, Iranian Journal of Fuzzy Systems, Fuzzy Information and Engineering, OR Transactions and Journal of the Operations Research Society of China. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of Fuzzy Optimization and Decision Making.

Area(s) of Expertise

Shu-Cherng Fang's research interest includes linear and nonlinear programming, fuzzy optimization and decision making, soft computing and heuristic methods, logistics and supply chain management, telecommunication networks and L1 splines.

Publications

• A large language model-based method using weighted double-well potential support vector regression for foreign exchange rate robust forecasting , Applied Soft Computing (2026)
• Reformulations of Separable Quadratic Optimization Problems with Symmetric Structures via Variable Aggregation , Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications (2026)
• Sharing orders or vehicles? Multi-carrier robust service network design problem , Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review (2026)
• A Sparsity‐Driven Solution Method for the Cardinality Constrained Mean‐Variance Portfolio Selection Problem , Naval Research Logistics (NRL) (2025)
• Integrating Supply, Production, and Demand Uncertainties in Manufacturing Inventory Systems , IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management (2025)
• Mathematical modeling and optimization of multi-period fourth-party logistics network design problems with customer satisfaction-sensitive demand , Expert Systems with Applications (2025)
• A distributionally robust chance-constrained kernel-free quadratic surface support vector machine , European Journal of Operational Research (2024)
• A new global algorithm for homogeneous complex quadratic programming problems and applications , Pacific Journal of Optimization (2024)
• Collaborative supply chain network design under demand uncertainty: A robust optimization approach , International Journal of Production Economics (2024)
• Distributionally robust chance-constrained kernel-based support vector machine , Computers & Operations Research (2024)

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