Tianhu Deng-Department of Industrial Engineering, Tsinghua University

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The bachelors's degree in Industrial Engineering at Tsinghua requires 170 credits totally, which include: spring & fall courses 142 credits, summer practicum 13 credits, and thesis project 15 credits. The 170 credits constitution is: General

The Master of Science degree in Industrial Engineering is offered to all students who finish the Industrial Engineering program usually in 2 years. Besides the required Master's thesis, the Industrial Engineering program requires 30 credits, con

The Philosophy of Doctor degree in Industrial Engineering is offered to all students who finish the Industrial Engineering program in at least 3 to 5 years.

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Introduction Institute of Operations Research and Data Science Institute of System Operation and Digital Management Institute of Human Factors and Human-System Interaction Research Centers IE Laboratories

The Department of Industrial Engineering is devoted to solving efficiency, quality, cost and safety problems in industrial and service systems. The challenges in contemporary society are mostly complicated system problems, such as management of global production networks, establishment of efficient public healthcare systems, construction of traffic and transport systems and their operation networ

We apply state-of-the-art decision science and statistics knowledge to the development of the Chinese economy. To be specific, we use data-driven decision...

Human Factor and Ergonomics studies the correlations and interactions between human, tool, machine and environment in system, and promote the total productivity of human-machine system as well as people's health, security and the quality of life.

The research centers at the department are platforms for the collaboration and communication between the department and industries. They serve through research, technology transfer, management consulting, and continuous education & training. Below ar

The IE department has four laboratories: Human Factors Engineering Lab (HFEL), Logistics Engineering Lab (LEL), Production Engineering Lab (PEL), and Computing and Simulation Lab (CSL).
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The department is well structured by a team of 30 highly qualified faculty members, including 7 full professors, 17 associate professors, and 6 assistant professors. The founding chaired professor and department head is Dr. Gavriel Salvendy, who is a prof

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The department has one associate chair as the department-level student advisory board director. The board has an undergraduate branch and a graduate branch. Each branch is formed by class advisors, class assistants, student union, Youth League, and Scienc The IE department has eight undergraduate classes (each grade has two classes of about 70 students). Also we have two faculty members as the advisors for the freshmen, two for the sophomores, one for the juniors, and o

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The Bachelor program requires 173 credits, consisting of 136 credits in spring/fall semesters, 4 credits in senior projects, 18 credits in summer practice and military training, and 15 credits of a final thesis. The courses are classified into five catego

International programs have been initiated since 2001 including the Tsinghua-Aachen joint master program and Tsinghua-Gatech exchange program. And a two-year, professional-orientated Master's program in Management Science and Engineering (Global Manufactu

The doctoral degree program usually lasts 3 to 5 years. Students with Master's degree usually spend 3 to 4 years. The program has 22 credits consisting of 13 credits of core courses, and 5 credits of research requirements. Students without an IE related M

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Tianhu Deng, Associate Professor

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Name: Tianhu Deng Phone: +86-10-62788946 E-mail: deng13@tsinghua.edu.cn Fax: +86-10-62794399 Address: 607 South Shunde Building Homepage:

Biography

Dr. Tianhu Deng is an Associate Professor in the Dept. of Industrial Engineering, Tsinghua University, China. Dr. Deng is interested in the application of operations research methods in the fields of natural gas pipeline operation and design, process flexibility design, inventory control considering consumer behavior and supply chain management. His CNPC project was one finalist for the 2018 INFORMS Franz Edelman Prize.

Educational Background

PhD, IEOR department, UC Berkeley, US, 2008-2013
Bachelors, IE department, Tsinghua University, China, 2004-2008

Employment History

Assistant Professor, Department of IE, Tsinghua University, China, 2013-2015
Associate Professor, Department of IE, Tsinghua University, China, 2016-now

Courses

Operations Research I (Deterministic Methods) for undergraduate students
Quantitative Analyses for international graduate students
Supply Chain Management for graduate students
Strategy Management for graduate students

Research Interests

Supply Chain Management
Process Flexibility Design
Natural Gas Pipeline Transmission
Approximate Dynamic Programming

Research Projects

1.Science-foundation funded
　　Supply Chain Management and Logistics, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), 2019.1-2021.12, 1300K, PI
　　Process Flexibility Design in Unbalanced and Asymmetric Networks, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), 2015.1-2017.12, 230K, PI

2.Industry funded
　　Vehicle Routing Algorithms for Beijing Area, A Private Start-up Company, 2018.9-2019.3, 500K, PI
　　Natural Gas Pipeline Transmission, China National Petroleum Cooperation, 2013.4-2015.12, 400K, Co - PI

Publications

Tianhu Deng, Zuo-jun (Max) Shen, Process Flexibility Design in Unbalanced Networks, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 15(1): 24-32, 2013
Tianhu Deng, Zuo-jun (Max) Shen, J. George Shanthikumar, Statistical Learning of Service-Dependent Demand in a Multiperiod Newsvendor Setting, Operations Research, 62(5): 1064-1076, 2014
Tianhu Deng, Ying-ju Chen, Zuo-jun (Max) Shen, Optimal Pricing and Scheduling Control of Product Shipping, Naval Research Logistics, 62(3): 215-227, 2015
Tianhu Deng, Minimization of Compressor Power in A Compressor Station with Multiple Different Compressors, Journal of Energy Engineering, 142(4): 04015048, 2016
Ruoran Chen, Tianhu Deng, Simin Huang, Ruwen Qin, Optimal Crude Oil Procurement under Fluctuating Price in an Oil Refinery, European Journal of Operational Research, 245(2): 438-445, 2015
Runze Chen, Hongbin Sun, Qinglai Guo, Zhigang Li, Tianhu Deng, Wenchuan Wu, Boming Zhang, Reducing Generation Uncertainty by Integrating CSP with Wind Power: An Adaptive Robust Optimization-Based Analysis, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 6(2): 583-594, 2015
Xiaoyu Ma, Tianhu Deng, Boxiong Lan, Demand Estimation and Assortment Planning in Wireless Communications, Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering, 25(4): 398-423, 2016
Zhiwei Xu, Tianhu Deng, Zechun Hu, Yonghua Song, Jianhui Wang, Data-Driven Pricing Strategy for Demand-Side Resource Aggregators, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 9(1): 57-66, 2016
Mengying Xue, Tianhu Deng*, Dingzhi Liu, CNPC Uses an Iterative Two-stage Convex Relaxation Approach to Operate Natural Gas Pipelines, Interfaces, 46(6): 533-546, 2016
Xiaoyu Ma, Tianhu Deng, Mengying Xue, Zuo-jun (Max) Shen, Boxiong Lan, Optimal Dynamic Pricing of Mobile Data Plans in Wireless Communications, Omega-International Journal of Management Science, 66: 91-105, 2017
Qiankai Qing, Tianhu Deng, Hongwei Wang, Capacity Allocation under Downstream Competition and Bargaining, European Journal of Operational Research, 261(1): 97-107, 2017
Mingchao Wan, Yihui Huang, Lei Zhao, Tianhu Deng, Jan C Fransoo, Demand Estimation under Multi-Store Multi-Product Substitution in High Density Traditional Retail, European Journal of Operational Research, 266(1): 99-111, 2018
Tianhu Deng, Yong Liang, Shixuan Zhang, Jingze Ren, Shuyi Zheng, A Dynamic Programming Approach to Power Consumption Minimization in Gunbarrel Natural Gas Networks with Non-Identical Compressor Units, INFORMS Journal on Computing, accepted, 2018
Jianghua Zhang, Yang Liu, Yingxue Zhao, Tianhu Deng, Emergency Evacuation Problem for a Multi-source and Multi-destination Transportation Network: Mathematical Model and Case Study, Annals of Operations Research, accepted, 2018
Yong Liang, Tianhu Deng, Zuo-jun (Max) Shen, Demand-Side Energy Management under Time-Varying Prices, IISE Transactions, 51(4): 422-436, 2019
Jingkuan Han, Yingjun Xu, Dingzhi Liu, Yanfang Zhao, Zhongde Zhao, Shuhui Zhou, Tianhu Deng, Mengying Xue, Junchi Ye, Zuo-jun (Max) Shen, Operations Research Enables Better Planning of Natural Gas Pipelines, INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics, 49(1): 23-39, 2019
Weimiao Liu, Tianhu Deng*, Jianbin Li, Product Packing and Stacking under Uncertainty: A Robust Approach, European Journal of Operational Research, 277(3): 903-917, 2019
Mengying Xue, Tianhu Deng, Zuo-jun (Max) Shen, Optimizing Natural Gas Pipeline Transmission with Nonuniform Elevation: A New Initialization Approach, Naval Research Logistics, 66(7): 547-564, 2019
Weimiao Liu, Kanglin Liu, Tianhu Deng, Modeling, Analysis, and Improvement of An Integrated Chance-constrained Model for Level of Repair Analysis and Spare Parts Supply Control, International Journal of Production Research, accepted, 2019
Shixuan Zhang, Sheng Liu, Tianhu Deng, Zuo-jun (Max) Shen, Transient-State Natural Gas Transmission in Gunbarrel Pipeline Networks, INFORMS Journal on Computing, accepted, 2019
Lu Wang, Wenqing Ai, Tianhu Deng, Zuo-Jun (Max) Shen, Changjing Hong, Optimal Production Ramp-Up in the Smartphone Manufacturing Industry, Naval Research Logistics, accepted, 2019
Chengfan Hou, Mengshi Lu, Tianhu Deng, Zuo-Jun (Max) Shen, Coordinating Project Outsourcing through Bilateral Contract Negotiations, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, accepted, 2020