People

Current Ph.D. students:

Ying Fu
University Of Wisconsin-Madison (Started Fall 2022)
Contact: ying.fu@wisc.edu
Office: ME 3221
Areas of Interest:
Machine Learning, Prognostics, Optimization

Jiahui Zhang
University Of Wisconsin-Madison (Started Fall 2022)
Contact: jzhang2584@wisc.edu
Office: ME 3221
Areas of Interest:
Statistical Modeling, Statistical Analysis

Xin Xia
University Of Wisconsin-Madison (Started Spring 2025)
Contact: xxia65@wisc.edu
Office: ME 3221
Areas of Interest:
Deep Reinforcement Learning, Deep Learning, Optimization

Ph.D. Graduates:

  • Abdallah Chehade (graduated in summer 2017). Thesis: Data-Driven Approaches for Condition Monitoring and Predictive Analytics. First position: Assistant professor, department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, University of Michigan-Dearborn
  • Xiaochen Xian (graduated in summer 2019). Thesis: Big Data Modeling and Monitoring in Complex Systems. First position: Assistant professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Florida
  • Changyue Song (graduated in summer 2020). Thesis: Internet of Things-Enabled Degradation Modeling, Inference, and Prognosis. First position: Assistant professor, School of Systems and Enterprises, Steven Institute of Technology
  • Honghan Ye (graduated in summer 2021). Thesis: Intelligent Maintenance and Monitoring Strategy for Smart Manufacturing Systems. First position: Data Scientist, 3M
  • Minhee Kim (graduated in summer 2022). Thesis: System Informatics and Data Analytics for Smart and Connected Systems – Going Beyond Accuracy. First position: Assistant professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Florida
  • Wenjun Zhu (graduated in summer 2022, co-advised with Prof. Jingshan Li). Thesis: Modeling and Analysis of Patient Transitions in Healthcare Delivery Systems. First position: Research Scientist, GNS Healthcare
  • Ziqian Zheng (graduated in summer 2024). Thesis: Advanced Process Modeling and Monitoring of Complex Data in Intelligent and Connected Systems. First position: General Software Engineer, WeRide Corp.
  • Haoqian Li (graduated in fall 2024). Thesis: Reinforcement Learning for Online Process Monitoring with Dynamic Partial Observations. First position: Applied Scientist, Amazon.
  • Ye Kwon Huh (graduated in summer 2025). Thesis: Explainable Prognostics and Data-driven Modeling of Complex Data in Smart and Connected Systems. First position: Quantitative Analytics Specialist, Wells Fargo.

Master students:

  • Guangda Shi (independent study, 2015)
  • Qi Chen (independent study, 2015)
  • Quan Chen (independent study, 2015)
  • Swaminathan Ramesh-Sashi (independent study, 2016)
  • Sommer Ahmad (independent study, 2016)
  • Suraj Subhash Thatte (independent study, 2016)
  • Ting Lei (independent study, 2016)
  • Nam Young Kim (2017 spring independent study)
  • Scott Bonk (Research assistant, 2016-2017; Current position: Product Manager at Belvedere Trading, LLC)
  • Wenjun Zhu (2018 spring independent study; continued her Ph.D. study in ISyE department at UW-Madison in 2018 fall)
  • Congfei Zhang (2018 fall independent study); Current position: Research Scientist at Kwai Inc.)
  • Chao-sheng Wu (2022 spring research volunteer)
  • Lingyun Xiao (2022-2023, research assistant)

Undergraduate students:

  • Bingjie Liu (summer research study, 2014; joined IOE Ph.D. program at University of Michigan)
  • Jiamin Chen (funded by NSF REU, 2015; joined master program in Operations Research at Columbia University)
  • Alyssa Krueger (funded by NSF REU, 2015)
  • Claire Stamborski (funded by NSF REU, 2016)
  • Scott Bonk (funded by NSF REU, 2016; joined the ISyE graduate program at UW-Madison)
  • Yingxin Jia (undergraduate research assistant, 2019)
  • Laura Zhou (volunteer study, 2024)
  • Douglas Weittenhiller III (independent research study, 2025)
  • Gavin Mlnarik (independent research study, 2025)

Visiting Scholars and Students:

  • Di Wang, Peking University, 9/2018-11/2019
  • Dr. Xi Zhang, Peking University, 7/2018 - 11/2018
  • Dr. Xi Wang, Beijing Jiaotong University, 12/2017 - 12/2018
  • Yue Liu, Zhejiang University, 9/2017-9/2018
  • Andy Wang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 12/2015-5/2016
  • Dr. Baiyong Men, Acoustic Well Logging Lab, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), 12/2014 - 12/2015

Lab Openings:

    My lab has opennings for Ph.D. students. Students from top universities with background in statistics, computer science and engineering are encouraged to apply. If you are interested, I encourage you to send your information (e.g. resume, transcripts, and TOEFL/GRE scores) to kliu8@wisc.edu. Accepted Ph.D. students will be provided with full financial support.