EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, June 2006

Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

M.S. in Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, Dec 2002

Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

B.E. in Electronic Engineering, July 2000

Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.

RESEARCH INTEREST

· Applied statistical methods

· Design of experiment methodology and application

· Computer Simulation of stochastic systems

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor, Industrial and Management Systems Engineering Department, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 2006–Present.

Research Assistant, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 2002–2006.

Intern, General Motors R&D, Warren, MI, 06/2004 – 08/2004.

PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles

J. Liu* and F. Yang, 2011, “Transient analysis of general queueing systems via simulation-based transfer function modeling,” submitted to the ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation (TOMACS).

F. Yang, 2010, “Neural network metamodeling for cycle-time based performance profiles in manufacturing,” European Journal of Operations Research 205 (1): 172-185.

J. Liu*, F. Yang, H. Wan and J. W. Fowler, 2011, “Capacity planning through queueing analysis and simulation-based statistical methods: a case study for semiconductor wafer fabs,” International Journal of Production Research 49 (15): 4573-4591.

Z. Geng*, F. Yang and N. Wu, 2011, “Optimum design of sensor arrays via simulation-based multivariate calibration,” Sensors & Actuators: B. Chemical 156 (2): 854-862.

F. Yang, J. Liu, B. L. Nelson, B. E. Ankenman and M. Tongarlak, 2011, “Metamodeling for cycle time-throughput-product mix surfaces using progressive model fitting,” Production Planning and Control 22 (1): 50-68.

F. Yang, B. E. Ankenman and B. L. Nelson, 2008, “Estimating Cycle Time Percentile Curves for Manufacturing Systems via Simulation,” INFORMS Journal on Computing 20 (4): 628-643.

F. Yang, B. E. Ankenman and B. L. Nelson, 2007, “Efficient generation of cycle time-throughput curves through simulation and metamodeling,” Naval Research Logistics 54: 78-93.

*WVU students under supervision of Dr. Feng Yang

Book Chapter

B. E. Ankenman, J. M. Bekki, J. W. Fowler, G. T. Mackulak, B. L. Nelson and F. Yang, 2010, “Simulation in production planning, an overview with emphasis on recent developments in cycle time estimation,” Chapter 19 in Planning Production and Inventories in the Extended Enterprise: A State of the Art Handbook, Volume 1, eds. By K. G. Kempf, P. Keskinocak, and R. Uzsoy, Springer.

Refereed Proceedings

J. Liu*, Chihui Li*, F. Yang, H. Wan and Reha Uzsoy, 2011, “Production planning for semiconductor manufacturing via simulation optimization,” Proceedings of the 2011 Winter Simulation Conference, accepted.

F. Yang, and J. Liu, 2010, “Transient analysis of general queueing systems via simulation-based transfer function modeling,” Proceedings of the 2010 Winter Simulation Conference, 1110-1122.

J. Liu, F. Yang, 2008, “Evaluating the transient behavior of queueing systems via simulation and transfer function modeling,” Proceedings of the 2008 Winter Simulation Conference, 516-524.

J. Xu, F. Yang and H. Wan, 2007, “Controlled sequential bifurcation for software reliability study,” Proceedings of the 2007 Winter Simulation Conference, 281-288.

F. Yang, J. Liu, M. Tongarlak, B. E. Ankenman and B. L. Nelson, 2007, “Metamodeling for cycle time-throughput-product mix surfaces using progressive model fitting,” Proceedings of the 2007 Winter Simulation Conference, 322-330.

F. Yang, B. E. Ankenman and B. L. Nelson, 2005, “Estimation of percentiles of cycle time in manufacturing simulation,” Proceedings of the 2005 Winter Simulation Conference, 475-484.

R. T. Johnson, F. Yang, B. E. Ankenman and B. L. Nelson, 2004, “Nonlinear regression fits for simulated cycle time vs. throughput curves for semiconductor manufacturing,” Proceedings of the 2004 Winter Simulation Conference, 1951-1955.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND SERVICES

Member, Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS), 2001- Present.

Member, INFORMS Simulation Society, 2003- Present.

Judge, INFORMS QSR (Quality, Statistics, and Reliability) Best Student Paper, 2008.

Judge, Student Paper Contest, IIE 2006 Region IV Conference, West Lafayette, IN, Feb 10-12, 2006.

Academic Co-Chair, INFORMS Northwestern Student Chapter, 2005-2006.

TEACHING

IENG 455 Simulation by Digital Methods

IENG 756 Introduction to Applied Stochastic Processes

HONORS/AWARDS

“Transient Analysis of Manufacturing Systems: A Simulation-Based Transfer Function Modeling Approach for Responsive Production Planning,” $196,815, NSF, 2011-2014; Role: PI; Responsibility: 100%.

“Efficient Design of Biological Experiments for Dose-Response Modeling in Nanomaterial Toxicology Studies,” $196,815, NSF, 2011-2014; Role: PI; Responsibility: 100%.

“Bioactivity of engineered fiber-shaped nanomaterials,” $900,000, NIH, 2009-2012 (PI: A. Holian and N. Wu); Role: Co-PI; Share: $191,051.

“Sensitivity Analysis of Reliability for Structure-Based Software via Simulation,” $49,900, the NASA Office of Safety and Mission Assurance (OSMA) Software Assurance Research Program (SARP) managed through the NASA Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Facility, Fairmont, West Virginia, 2006-2007; Role: PI; Responsibility: 100%.