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Chung-Li Tseng

Operations Management Group
UNSW Business School 
The University of New South Wales 
Sydney NSW 2052, Australia 
Office: Quadrangle Building, Room 2087 
Phone: +61 2 9385-9704 
Email:  

Education

Ph.D., Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, UC Berkeley, 1996
M.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, UC Davis , 1992
B.S., Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University , Taipei, Taiwan, 1988

 

Professional Experience

 

Nov. 2009 - present, Associate Professor, UNSW Business School , The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Sep. 2007 - Nov. 2009, Senior Lecturer, The Australian School of Business , The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Aug. 2004 - Aug. 2007, Associate Professor, Department of Engineering Management, University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, Missouri, US

Aug. 1998 - 2004, Assistant Professor, Project Management Program, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, US

Apr. 2001 - 2004, Affiliate Faculty, Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computation Program, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, US 

Feb. 1997 - July 1998, Risk Management Manager, Edison Enterprises, City of Industry, California, US 
May 1995 - Jan. 1997, Operations Research Analyst, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, San Francisco, California, US 

 

Research Interests

Operations Management and Analysis

Healthcare Management

Financial Engineering (Asset Valuation, Real Options), Risk Management 

Project and Asset Management 
Optimization

 

Awards 

 

Best Paper Award, the 31st Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Kohala Coast, HI, Jan. 6-9 1998. 

2nd Prize in Best Publication Award in Environment-Sustainability, ENRE, INFORMS, 2013. 

Richard R. Torrens Award, ASCE, 2015. 

 

Selected Publications (also visit my Google Scholar page)

 
W. Chen, C. L. Tseng, and S. Yang, "Improving Hand Hygiene Process Compliance through Process Monitoring in Healthcare," Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, DOI 10.1287/msom.2018.0768.
C. L. Tseng, Y. Zhan, Q. Zheng, and M. Kumar, "A MILP Formulation for Generalized Geometric Programming Using Piecewise-Linear Approximations," European Journal of Operational Research, 245, 360-370, 2015.
Y. Li, C. L. Tseng, and G. Hu, "Is Now a Good Time for Iowa to Invest in Cellulosic Biofuels?: A Real Options Approach Considering Decision Lead Times," International Journal of Production Economics, 167, 97-107, 2015.
Y. Chen and C. L. Tseng, "Inducing Clean Technology in the Electricity Sector: Tradable Permits or Carbon Tax Policies?, " Energy Journal, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 149-174, 2011.
C. L. Tseng, T. Zhao, and C. Fu, "Contingency Estimation Using a Real Options Approach, " Construction Management and Economics, vol. 27, pp. 1073-1087, 2009.
C. L. Tseng and K. Lin, "A Framework Using Two-Factor Price Lattices for Generation Asset Valuation, " Operations Research, vol. 55, no. 2, pp. 234-251, 2007.
C. L. Tseng, K. Lin, and S. K. Sundararajan, "Managing Cost Overrun Risks in Project Funding Allocation, " Annals of Operations Research, vol. 131, no. 1, pp. 127-153, 2005.
C. L. Tseng and G. Barz, "Short-term Generation Asset Valuation: a Real Options Approach," Operations Research, vol. 50, no. 2, pp. 297-310, 2002. 
C. L. Tseng, C. A. Li and S. S. Oren, " Solving Unit Commitment by a Unit Decommitment Method," Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, vol. 105, no. 3, pp. 707-730, 2000. 

 

Media Coverages

 
"Carbon Pricing: The Real Dirt on Tax vs. Permits," Knowledge @ ASB, May 10, 2011.
"Carbon Pricing: The Real Dirt on Tax vs. Permits," Business Spectator, May 10, 2011.
Interviewed by Sky News Live, May 17, 2011.
"Why do hospital staff neglect to wash their hands?" BusinessThink, Oct 17, 2018.

 

Invited Seminars 

City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
George Mason University
HEC Montreal, Canada
Johns Hopkins University
National Central University, Taiwan
National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
Naval Postgraduate School
Old Dominion University
Texas A&M University
University California, Davis
University College Dublin, Ireland
University College London, UK
University of Arkansas, Little Rock
University of Maryland
University of Missouri-Rolla
University of Oklahoma
Warwick Business School, UK
Yuan Ze University, Taiwan

 

Reviewing Activities for Journals  (41 Journals)

Annals of Operations Research
Applied Energy
Applied Mathematics and Optimization
Australian Society for Operations Research (ASOR) Bulletin
Automation in Construction
Autosoft Journal
Chemosphere
Computers and Industrial Engineering
Construction Management and Economics
Decision Support Systems
Electrical Power & Energy Systems, The International Journal
Engineering Economist, The International Journal
Energy, The International Journal
Energy and Buildings
Energy Economics
Energy Structures
European Journal of Operational Research
IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation
IEEE Transactions on Power Systems
IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation
IEEE Power Engineering Letters
IET Generation, Transmission, and Distribution
International Finance
Iranian Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control
Journal of Energy Engineering, ASCE
Journal of Infrastructure Systems, ASCE
Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing
Journal of Management and Decision Making, The International Journal
Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, ASCE
Leonardo
Management Science
Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Optimisation, The International Journal
Naval Research Logistics
Neurocomputing
Operations Research
Pacific Journal of Optimization
Politics and Policy Journal
Review of Financial Economics
Simulation and Process Modelling, The International Journal
The Energy Journal

 

Reviewing Activities for Agencies 

National Science Foundation, USA
Economic & Social Research Council, UK
British Council, UK
Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong

 

Society Membership  

Member, Institute For Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
Senior Member,  IEEE Power Engineering Society (IEEE PES)
Member,  American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
 

Professional Services  

Editor-in-Chief,  Journal of Energy Engineering, ASCE, 2012 - Present (Impact Factor: 1.343)
Associate Editor,  Journal of Energy Engineering, ASCE, 2002 - 2012
Editorial Board,  Journal of Infrastructure Systems, ASCE, 2009
Editorial Board,  International Journal of Electronic Business Management, 2005 - Present
President, Energy, Natural Resources, and Environment (ENRE) Section, INFORMS, 2002 - 2004
Vice President, Energy, Natural Resources, and Environment (ENRE) Section, INFORMS, 2001 - 2002
 

Who's Who  

Who's Who in America, 2003 - Present

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