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Dr Zhiyuan Lin

Dr Zhiyuan Lin

  • Position: Lecturer
  • Areas of expertise: Transport scheduling, especially for railway rolling stock and crew; Operational Research and network flow optimisation; Efficient solution approaches for integer linear programs.
  • Email: Z.Lin@leeds.ac.uk
  • Phone: +44(0)113 343 7410
  • Location: 2.01 ITS

Profile

I have a background in Operational Research, Computational Optimisation and Computer Science. Before joining ITS, Leeds, I was a Research Fellow at School of Computing, University of Leeds, and then a lecturer at Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester.

Responsibilities

  • Module leader of TRAN5510M Railway Operations and Management
  • Module leader of TRAN5181M Public Transport Planning and Management
  • MSc student personal tutor
<h4>Research projects</h4> <p>Any research projects I'm currently working on will be listed below. Our list of all <a href="https://environment.leeds.ac.uk/dir/research-projects">research projects</a> allows you to view and search the full list of projects in the faculty.</p>

Qualifications

  • PhD in Computer Science, School of Computing, University of Leeds

Professional memberships

  • Honorary member of Decision and Cognitive Sciences Research Centre, University of Manchester

Student education

  • I presently teach modules:
    • TRAN5510M Railway Operations & Management (module leader)
    • TRAN5181M Public Transport Planning and Management (module leader)
    • TRAN5550M Railway Signalling and Control
    • TRAN3031 Public Transport Policy and Practice   
    • TRAN5032M Transport Data Collection and Analysis (fieldwork)
    • TRAN5020M Principles of Transport Modelling (lab sessions)
  • Student mentor in TRAN5912M Transport Integrated Project
  • MSc student project supervisor
<h4>Postgraduate research opportunities</h4> <p>We welcome enquiries from motivated and qualified applicants from all around the world who are interested in PhD study. Our <a href="https://phd.leeds.ac.uk">research opportunities</a> allow you to search for projects and scholarships.</p>