Wei Qi -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.

PEOThe current PEO is:Employ industrial engineering theories, and analytical and management skills for incre
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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

Dr. Gavriel Salvendy Chair of the Review Board
University Distinguished Professor
University of Central Florida,and President Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida
Member of National Academy of Engineering, US

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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

The students are required to participate in extracurricular activities in order to prepare themselves with not only knowledge in IE, but also Teamwork and interpersonal skills, Leadership, and Social responsibilities. The university-level student advisor
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Undergraduate Program Master's Program Ph.D. Program

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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Wei Qi, Associate Professor

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Name: Wei Qi Phone: E-mail: qiw{at}tsinghua.edu.cn Fax: Address: Homepage:

Academic Appointments

2022-present: Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Tsinghua University.

2017-2022: Assistant Professor and (Tenured) Associate Professor in Operations Management at the Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University.

2016-2022: Postdoc Fellow and Strategic Advisor, China Energy Group, Energy Analysis and Environmental Impacts Division at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Education

PhD, IEOR, UC Berkeley.
MS, Process Systems Engineering, UCLA.
BS, Chu Kochen College and Automation, Zhejiang University.

Research Interests

Smart-city operations:

· Climate-resilient cities (e.g., seawater intrusion prevention, planning against extreme rainfalls)

· Agile and autonomous logistics (e.g., autonomous mobile stores, last-mile crowdshipping, online facility location)

· Energy, mobility, and their citywide synergy (e.g., energy storage, battery swapping, shared autonomous electric vehicles）

· Sharing economy (e.g., vehicle sharing, energy omni-sharing)

For Prospective Students

Please send an email to me if you are interested in working with me as an undergrad student, a PhD student, or a postdoc researcher.

Biography

Wei Qi is a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at Tsinghua University. He is also an adjunct professor in operations management at the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University, where he was a tenured associate professor. He also served as Strategic Advisor of the China Energy Group, Energy Analysis, and Environmental Impacts Division at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. His research has contributed to smart-city operations concerning urban energy, mobility, retail logistics, and climate adaptation. The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), and the Fonds de Recherche du Québec (FRQ) have supported his research. The outcomes of his research have appeared in journals and proceedings including Operations Research, Management Science, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, IEEE Transactions in Power Systems, and Neurips. Wei earned a Ph.D. from UC Berkeley, an M.S. from UCLA, and a B.E. from Zhejiang University, China.

Wei received academic awards including INFORMS SOLA Chuck ReVelle Rising Star Award, INFORMS ENRE Best Publication Award in Energy, INFORMS TSL Best Paper Award, etc. Joint work with students received recognition, such as being a finalist for the 2023 INFORMS Undergraduate Research Prize. As a recognition of his teaching efforts, he received the 2020 Distinguished Teaching Award from the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University.

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