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1. BASIC INFORMATION



	Chao-Bo YAN
	Ph.D., Professor

	School of Automation Science and Engineering
	Faculty of Electronic and Information Engineering
	Xi'an Jiaotong University

	State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering
	XJTU Key Laboratory for Cyber-Physical Systems

2. RESEARCH INTERESTS

SMILE Group: Smart Manufacturing, Inventory, and Logistics Engineering

Research interests: Modeling, analysis, simulation, optimization, and design of manufacturing and service systems; Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) theory and its applications to manufacturing, logistics, and inventory systems; LLM, Motion planning and collaborative control of multi-robot systems

3. POSITIONS

2024.01—— Vice Dean, School of Automation Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University

2021.06—— Dean, Sichuan Digital Economy Industry Development Research Institute

2021.01—— Professor, School of Automation Science and Engineering, Faculty of Electronic and Information Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University

2015.01——2020.12 Associate Professor, School of Automation Science and Engineering, Faculty of Electronic and Information Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University

2012.08——2014.10 Post-doc Research Fellow, EECS, University of Michigan

4. EDUCATION

2007.09——2012.07 Ph.D, Dept. of Automation, Tsinghua University

2009.10——2010.10 Visiting student, EECS, University of Michigan

2004.09——2007.07 Master, Dept. of Automation, Tsinghua University

2000.09——2004.07 Undergraduate, School of Mechanical Eng., Xi'an Jiaotong University

1997.09——2000.07 Tianmen High School

5. ACADEMIC SERVICES

Editorial Work

2023.01—— IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (IEEE RA-L), Senior Editor

2020.01—— IEEE Conf. on Automation Science and Engineering (IEEE CASE), Editor

2019.01—— IEEE Trans. on Automation Science and Eng. (IEEE T-ASE), Associate Editor

2020.10——2022.03 International Journal of Production Research, Guest Editor

2017.09——2021.12 IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (IEEE RA-L), Associate Editor

2016.12——2019.12 IEEE Conf. on Automation Science and Eng. (IEEE CASE), Associate Editor

2017.06——2018.09 IISE Transactions, Guest Editor

Organizing Committee

IEEE CASE 2025, Program Co-Chair

IEEE CASE 2022, General Co-Chair

2018 Chinese Automation Congress

IEEE CASE 2017, Publication Chair

Reviewer

IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control

IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering

IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems

IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics

IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters

Systems Science and Control Engineering

Flexible Services and Manufacturing

Production and Operations Management

International Journal of Production Research

IISE Transactions

Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing

Results in Control and Optimization

International Journal of Modelling and Simulation

Ocean Engineering

Acta Automatica Sinica

Control Theory & Applications

6. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

IEEE, Senior Member

IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (IEEE RAS), Member

IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society (IEEE SMC), Member

Chinese Association of Automation (CAA), Member

Systems Engineering Society of China (SESC), Member

7. PUBLICATIONS

Journal papers

36. Feisheng Yang, Jiaming Liu, Yuhua Du, and Chao-Bo Yan, “Predefined-time Secure Distributed Energy Management for Microgrids against DoS Attack Based on Dynamic Event-triggered Approach,” IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, vol. 22, pp. 12791-12801, 2025.

35. Xiaoren Zhou, Meng Zhang, Jianchen Hu, Chao-Bo Yan, and Xiaohong Guan, “GISEIA-EMM: A High-Accuracy GPS-Inertial State Estimator for In-Motion Alignment Based on Extended Magnitude Matching Method,” IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 5001-5017, 2025.

34. Yizhen Li, Tao Qin*, Jinzi Zou, Huan Li, Chao-Bo Yan*, and Xiaohong Guan, “A Test Case Generation Scheduling Model Based on Running Event Interval Characteristics,” IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, vol. 22, pp. 10216-10231, 2025.

33. Qihang Fang, Gang Xiong, Meihua Zhao, Tariku Sinshaw Tamir, Zhen Shen, Chao-Bo Yan, and Fei-Yue Wang, “Probabilistic Data-driven Modeling of a Melt Pool in Laser Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing,” IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, vol. 22, pp. 4908-4925, 2025.

32. Zelin Nie, Chao-Bo Yan, Feng Gao, Wei Cheng, Guanghui Zhou, and Xuefeng Chen, “Balance Between User Comfort and Energy Consumption of Two-timescale Optimization and Control in Majorization Order,” International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems, vol. 22, pp. 1856-1868, 2024.

31. Yu Lan, Qiaozhu Zhai, Chao-Bo Yan, Xiaoming Liu, and Xiaohong Guan, “Robust Approximate Dynamic Programming for Large-scale Unit Commitment with Energy Storages,” IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 7401-7412, 2024.

30. Chao-Bo Yan* and Lingchen Liu, “Problem Formulation and Solution Methodology of Energy Consumption Optimization for Two-Machine Geometric Serial Lines,” IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, vol. 22, pp. 18088-18101, 2025.

29. Qihang Fang, Gang Xiong, MengChu Zhou, Tariku Sinshaw Tamir, Chao-Bo Yan, Huaiyu Wu, Zhen Shen, and Fei-Yue Wang, “Process Monitoring, Diagnosis and Control of Additive Manufacturing,” IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 1041-1067, 2024.

28. Chen Hou, Cangqi Zhou, Qilong Huang, and Chao-Bo Yan*, “Cache Control of Edge Computing System for Tradeoff Between Delays and Cache Storage Costs,” IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 827-843, 2024.

27. Jihua Zhu, Jiaxi Mu, Chao-Bo Yan, Di Wang, and Zhongyu Li, “3DMNDT: 3D Multi-view Registration Method Based on the Normal Distributions Transform,” IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 488-501, 2024.

26. Zhi Pei, Peiqi Yang, Yujuan Wang, and Chao-Bo Yan*, “Energy Consumption Control in the Two-machine Bernoulli Serial Production Line with Setup and Idleness,” International Journal of Production Research, vol. 61, no. 9, pp. 2916-2935, 2023.

25. Zelin Nie, Wei Cheng, Guanghui Zhou, Xuefeng Chen, Chao-Bo Yan, and Feng Gao, “Consistency Guaranteed Two-Timescale Decision and Optimization of HVAC System with Ice Storage,” International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, vol. 141, 108115, pp. 1-14, 2022.

24. Lingchen Liu, Chao-Bo Yan*, and Jingshan Li, “Modeling, Analysis, and Improvement of Batch-Discrete Manufacturing Systems: A Systems Approach,” IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 1567-1585, 2022.

23. Xingrui Cheng, Chao-Bo Yan*, and Feng Gao, “Energy Cost Optimization in Two-Machine Bernoulli Serial Lines under Time-of-Use Pricing,” International Journal of Production Research, vol. 60, no. 13, pp. 3948-3964, 2022.

22. Zelin Nie, Feng Gao, and Chao-Bo Yan*, “A Multi-Timescale Bilinear Model for Optimization and Control of HVAC Systems with Consistency,” Energies, vol. 14, no. 2, 400, pp. 1-13, 2021.

21. Chao-Bo Yan* and Ziqian Zheng, “An Effective and Efficient Divide-and-Conquer Algorithm for Energy Consumption Optimization Problem in Long Bernoulli Serial Lines,” International Journal of Production Research, vol. 59, no. 23, pp. 7018-7036, 2021.

20. Dou An, Qingyu Yang, Donghe Li, Wei Yu, Wei Zhao, and Chao-Bo Yan, “Where am I Parking: Incentive Online Parking Space Sharing Mechanism with Privacy Protection,” IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 143-162, 2022.

19. Shihao Dai, Feng Gao, Xiaohong Guan, Chao-Bo Yan, Kun Liu, Jiaojiao Dong, and Lei Yang, “Robust Energy Management for a Corporate Energy System with Shift-Working V2G,” IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 650-667, 2021.

18. Chao-Bo Yan* and Ziqian Zheng, “Problem Formulation and Solution Methodology for Energy Consumption Optimization in Bernoulli Serial Lines,” IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 776-790, 2021.

17. Chao-Bo Yan*, “Analysis and Optimization of Energy Consumption in Two-Machine Bernoulli Lines with General Bounds on Machine Efficiency,” IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 151-163, 2021.

16. Chao-Bo Yan*, Xingrui Cheng, Feng Gao, and Xiaohong Guan, “Formulation and Solution Methodology for Reducing Energy Consumption in Two-Machine Bernoulli Serial Lines,” IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 522-530, 2022.

15. Yanxiang Feng, MengChu Zhou, Feng Tian, Chao-Bo Yan, and Keyi Xing, “Deadlock Prevention Controller for Automated Manufacturing Systems Modeled by S4PR,” IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, vol. 51, no. 12, pp. 7403-7412, 2021.

14. Zelin Nie, Feng Gao, Chao-Bo Yan*, and Xiaohong Guan, “Multi-Timescale Decision and Optimization for HVAC Control Systems with Consistency Goals,” IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 296-309, 2020.

13. Xinnian Wang, Keyi Xing, Chao-Bo Yan, and MengChu Zhou, “A Novel MOEA/D for Multi-objective Scheduling of Flexible Manufacturing Systems,” Complexity, vol. 2019, pp. 1-14, 2019.

12. Chao-Bo Yan* and Lei Zhang, “Formulation and Solution Methodology for Repairman Allocation Problem in Serial Production Lines,” (in Chinese) Acta Automatica Sinica, vol. 47, no. 11, pp. 2578-2584, 2021.

11. Chao-Bo Yan*, Lars Mönch, and Semyon M. Meerkov, “Characteristic Curves and Cycle Time Control of Re-entrant Lines,” IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 140-153, 2019.

10. Jun-Qiang Wang, Feiyi Yan, Penghao Cui, and Chao-Bo Yan, “Bernoulli Serial Lines with Batching Machines: Performance Analysis and System-Theoretic Properties,” IISE Transactions, vol. 51, no. 7, pp. 729-743, 2019.

9. Chao-Bo Yan and Qianchuan Zhao, “Analytical Approach to Estimate Efficiency of Series Machines in Production Lines,” IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 1027-1040, 2018.

8. Semyon M. Meerkov and Chao-Bo Yan*, “Production Lead Time in Serial Lines: Evaluation, Analysis, and Control,” IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 663-675, 2016.

7. Semyon M. Meerkov and Chao-Bo Yan*, “Cellular Production Lines with Asymptotically Reliable Bernoulli Machines: Lead Time Analysis and Control,” IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 764-768, 2015.

6. Stephan Biller, Semyon M. Meerkov, and Chao-Bo Yan*, “Raw Material Release Rates to Ensure Desired Production Lead Time in Bernoulli Serial Lines,” International Journal of Production Research, vol. 51, no. 14, pp. 4349-4364, 2013.

5. Chao-Bo Yan and Qianchuan Zhao, “A Unified Effective Method for Aggregating Multi-machine Stages in Production Systems,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 58, no. 7, pp. 1674-1687, 2013.

4. Chao-Bo Yan, Michael Hassoun, and Semyon M. Meerkov, “Equilibria, Stability, and Transients in Re-entrant Lines under FBFS and LBFS Dispatch and Constant Release,” IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 211-229, 2012.

3. Chao-Bo Yan, Qianchuan Zhao, Ningjian Huang, Guoxian Xiao, and Jingshan Li, “Formulation and a Simulation Based Algorithm for Line-side Buffer Assignment Problem in the System of General Assembly Line with Material Handling,” IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 902-920, 2010.

2. Yanjia Zhao, Chao-Bo Yan, Qianchuan Zhao, Ningjian Huang, Jingshan Li, and Xiaohong Guan, “Efficient Simulation Method for General Assembly Systems with Material Handlings Based on Aggregated Event-Scheduling,” IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 762-775, 2010.

1. Chao-Bo Yan, Huagui Lai, and Qianchuan Zhao, “A Framework of Parallel Simulation for Multi-agent Systems,” (in Chinese) Journal of System Simulation (Supplement), vol. 22, suppl. 1, pp. 191-195, 2010.

Conference papers

41. Yao Xiao, Zhi Qu, Chao Wei, Chao-Bo Yan, and Bin Cui, “Accelerating Additive Manufacturing Slicing: A GPU-Based Parallel Algorithm for Large and Complex Mesh Models,” IEEE 21st International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE'25), accepted, Los Angeles, USA, Aug. 17-21, 2025.

40. Cheng Li, Ziang Huang, Chao-Bo Yan*, and Jianchen Hu, “Dual-Replanning Tree: Fast Multi-Query Path Planning in Dynamic Environments,” IEEE 21st International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE'25), accepted, Los Angeles, USA, Aug. 17-21, 2025.

39. Jing Zhou, Min Hu, Shuaipeng Li, Yuyang Wang, Yifeng Guo, Xin Dong, Jian Cui, Yibo Li, Yunpeng Song, Zhongmin Cai, Wuai Zhou*, and Chao-Bo Yan*, “A Contrastive Learning Approach to Paraphrase Identification,” IEEE 21st International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE'25), accepted, Los Angeles, USA, Aug. 17-21, 2025.

38. Xuanhao Huang, Yuanxiang Li, Chao-Bo Yan*, and Jianchen Hu, “Lexicographic Optimization-Based Model Predictive Control Framework for Rigid-Formation-Based Collaborative Transportation,” IEEE 21st International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE'25), accepted, Los Angeles, USA, Aug. 17-21, 2025.

37. Xuanhao Huang and Chao-Bo Yan*, “An Efficient and Unified Method for Extracting the Shortest Path from the Dubins Set,” IEEE 21st International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE'25), accepted, Los Angeles, USA, Aug. 17-21, 2025.

36. Xu Ma, YongKang Zhang, and Chao-Bo Yan*, “Energy Consumption Optimization for Three-Machine Bernoulli Serial Lines with Time-Sensitive Constraint,” IEEE 21st International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE'25), accepted, Los Angeles, USA, Aug. 17-21, 2025.

35. Zeyuan Chen, Tongxin Gou, Sheng Zhang, and Chao-Bo Yan*, “Energy Consumption Optimization for Two-Machine Bernoulli Batch Serial Lines,” IEEE 21st International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE'25), accepted, Los Angeles, USA, Aug. 17-21, 2025.

34. Xu Ma, YongKang Zhang, and Chao-Bo Yan*, “Energy Consumption Optimization for Two-Machine Bernoulli Serial Lines with Time-Sensitive Constraint and General Bounds on Machine Efficiencies,” IEEE 21st International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE'25), accepted, Los Angeles, USA, Aug. 17-21, 2025.

33. Yi Ai, Sheng Zhang, and Chao-Bo Yan*, “Evaluation and Optimization of Screening Strategies for Cancers with Age-Specific Incidence Rates,” IEEE 21st International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE'25), accepted, Los Angeles, USA, Aug. 17-21, 2025.

32. Shuaipeng Li, Pinghui Wang, Huajie Gao, and Chao-Bo Yan, “Few-shot Knowledge Extraction for Manufacturing Domain Based on Large Language Models,” IEEE 21st International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE'25), accepted, Los Angeles, USA, Aug. 17-21, 2025.

31. Sheng Zhang, Lingchen Liu, and Chao-Bo Yan*, “Energy Consumption Optimization for Two-Machine Bernoulli Serial Lines Producing Perishable Products,” IEEE 20th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE'24), pp. 3454-3459, Bari, Italy, Aug. 28-Sep. 1, 2024.

30. Chao-Bo Yan* and Sheng Zhang, “Energy Consumption Optimization for Two-Machine Synchronous Exponential Serial Lines,” IEEE 19th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE'23), pp. 1-6, Auckland, New Zealand, Aug. 26-30, 2023.

29. Xu Ma, Sheng Zhang, Lingchen Liu, and Chao-Bo Yan*, “Energy Consumption Optimization for Two-Machine Bernoulli Serial Lines with Time-Sensitive Constraint,” IEEE 19th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE'23), pp. 1-6, Auckland, New Zealand, Aug. 26-30, 2023.

28. Shunqian Zhou, Junhu Wei, and Chao-Bo Yan*, “A Multi-stage Algorithm for the Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem with Two-dimensional Loading and Time Windows,” IEEE 18th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE'22), pp. 1703-1708, Mexico City, Mexico, and Chengdu, China, Aug. 20-24, 2022.

27. Mingsheng Ma, Shuaipeng Li, Yuanlin Chang, Sheng Zhang, Chenhong Li, Xu Gong, Huiying Xu, Feng Gao, Xiaoyu Cao, and Chao-Bo Yan*, “Efficient and Accurate Simulation of Origin-Destination Flow in Telecommunication Systems,” IEEE 18th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE'22), pp. 1696-1701, Mexico City, Mexico, and Chengdu, China, Aug. 20-24, 2022.

26. Lingchen Liu and Chao-Bo Yan*, “Analysis and Improvement of Batch-Batch Production Systems,” IEEE 18th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE'22), pp. 1690-1695, Mexico City, Mexico, and Chengdu, China, Aug. 20-24, 2022.

25. Yi Ai, MengYing Wang, Xiaoguang Xue, and Chao-Bo Yan*, “An Efficient Heuristic Algorithm for Flexible Job-Shop Scheduling Problem with Due Windows,” IEEE 18th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE'22), pp. 142-147, Mexico City, Mexico, and Chengdu, China, Aug. 20-24, 2022.

24. Xuke Fu, Deming Wang, Jianchen Hu, Junhu Wei, and Chao-Bo Yan*, “Leader-Follower Based Two-AGV Cooperative Transportation System in 5G Environment,” IEEE 18th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE'22), pp. 67-72, Mexico City, Mexico, and Chengdu, China, Aug. 20-24, 2022.

23. Zhiqiang Huang, Yuanlin Chang, and Chao-Bo Yan*, “An Empirical/Analytical Estimation Method of Cycle Time in Re-entrant Lines,” (in Chinese) China Automation Congress (CAC’21), pp. 246-251, Beijing/Kunming, China, Oct. 22-24, 2021/Aug. 11-13, 2022.

22. Yingbiao Cheng, Xuke Fu, and Chao-Bo Yan*, “Design of Deadlock-free Traffic Rule and Throughput Analysis in A Typical Automatic Sorting System,” (in Chinese) China Automation Congress (CAC’21), pp. 240-245, Beijing/Kunming, China, Oct. 22-24, 2021/Aug. 11-13, 2022.

21. Xi Zhang, Li Li, and Chao-Bo Yan, “Robust Controller Placement Based on Load Balancing in Software Defined Networks,” IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing, and Control (ICNSC’20), pp. 1-6, Nanjing, China, Oct. 30-Nov. 2, 2020.

20. Chao-Bo Yan* and Lingchen Liu, “Energy Consumption Optimization in Two-Machine Geometric Serial Lines,” IEEE 16th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE'20), pp. 831-836, Hong Kong, China, Aug. 20-21, 2020.

19. Wei Chian Tan, Kie Hian Chua, Chao-Bo Yan*, I-Ming Chen, “Learning Engineering Properties with Bag-of-Tricks: For the Automated Evaluation of a Piping Design,” IEEE 16th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE'20), pp. 1273-1278, Hong Kong, China, Aug. 20-21, 2020.

18. Chao-Bo Yan* and Ziqian Zheng, “Energy Consumption Optimization in Three-Machine Bernoulli Serial Lines,” IEEE 15th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE'19), pp. 590-595, Vancouver, Canada, Aug. 22-26, 2019.

17. Xingrui Cheng, Chao-Bo Yan*, and Feng Gao, “Energy Cost Optimization in Two-Machine Bernoulli Serial Lines Under Time-of-Use Pricing,” IEEE 15th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE'19), pp. 91-96, Vancouver, Canada, Aug. 22-26, 2019.

16. Chao-Bo Yan*, “Energy Consumption Optimization in Two-Machine Bernoulli Serial Lines with Limits on Machine Efficiency,” IEEE 15th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE'19), pp. 85-90, Vancouver, Canada, Aug. 22-26, 2019.

15. Li Li, Nana Du, Huanyu Liu, Ruifang Zhang, and Chao-Bo Yan, “Towards Robust Controller Placement in Software-defined Networks against Links Failure,” IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on Integrated Network Management (IM’19), pp. 216-223, Washington DC, USA, Apr. 8-12, 2019.

14. Chao-Bo Yan*, Xingrui Cheng, Feng Gao, and Xiaohong Guan, “Energy Consumption Optimization in Two-Machine Bernoulli Serial Lines,” IEEE 14th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE'18), pp. 1302-1307, Munich, Germany, Aug. 20-24, 2018.

13. Zelin Nie, Feng Gao, Chao-Bo Yan, and Xiaohong Guan, “Realizability Guaranteed Multi-Timescale Optimization Decision for Home Energy Management,” IEEE 13th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE'17), pp. 875-881, Xi'an, China, Aug. 20-23, 2017.

12. Chao-Bo Yan* and Qianchuan Zhao, “Efficiency Analysis of Series Machines under Operation-Dependent-Failures,” IEEE 13th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE'17), pp. 476-481, Xi'an, China, Aug. 20-23, 2017.

11. Xingrui Cheng, Feng Gao, Chao-Bo Yan, Xiaohong Guan, Kun Liu, Siyun Chen, Nana Yao, and Jing Cai, “Permutation Flow Shop Scheduling with Delay Time under Time-Of-Use Electricity Tariffs,” 12th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation (WCICA'16), pp. 2743-2748, Guilin, China, Jun. 12-15, 2016.

10. Semyon M. Meerkov and Chao-Bo Yan*, “Production Lead Time in Serial and Re-entrant Lines: Analysis and Control,” 10th Conference on Stochastic Models of Manufacturing and Service Operations (SMMSO’15), pp. 145-152, Volos, Greece, Jun. 1-6, 2015.

9. Semyon M. Meerkov and Chao-Bo Yan*, “A Method for ‘Sweet Point’ Operation of Re-entrant Lines,” 15th IFAC Symposium on Information Control Problems in Manufacturing (INCOM’15), pp. 1646-1651, Ottawa, Canada, May 11-13, 2015. (Young Author Prize)

8. Semyon M. Meerkov and Chao-Bo Yan*, “Production Lead Time in Exponential Serial Lines: Analysis and Control," 53rd Conference on Decision and Control (CDC’14), pp. 4887-4892, Los Angles, USA, Dec. 15-17, 2014.

7. Semyon M. Meerkov and Chao-Bo Yan*, “Cellular Production Lines with Asymptotically Reliable Bernoulli Machines: Performance Analysis and Lead Time Control,” 52nd Conference on Decision and Control (CDC’13), pp. 5468-5473, Florence, Italy, Dec. 10-13, 2013.

6. Semyon M. Meerkov and Chao-Bo Yan, “Production Lead Time Problem: Formulation and Solution for Bernoulli Serial Lines,” 2013 IFAC Conference on Manufacturing Modeling, Management, and Control (MIM’13), pp. 706-711, Saint Petersburg, Russia, Jun. 19-21, 2013. (Best paper award)

5. Michael Hassoun, Semyon M. Meerkov, and Chao-Bo Yan, “Statics and Dynamics of Re-entrant Production Lines,” Proceedings of the 18th World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC’11), pp. 11628-11635, Milan, Italy, Aug. 28-Sep. 2, 2011.

4. Chao-Bo Yan, Huagui Lai, and Qianchuan Zhao, “A Framework of Parallel Simulation for Multi-agent Systems,” (in Chinese) China Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference (CGNCC'09), pp. 712-716, Beijing, China, Nov. 14-15, 2009.

3. Chao-Bo Yan, Qianchuan Zhao, Ningjian Huang, Guoxian Xiao, and Jingshan Li, “Line-side Buffer Assignment in General Assembly Line Systems with Material Handling,” Preprints of the 13th IFAC Symposium on Information Control Problems in Manufacturing (INCOM’09), pp. 1239-1244, Moscow, Russia, Jun. 3-5, 2009.

2. Yanjia Zhao, Chao-Bo Yan, Qianchuan Zhao, Ningjian Huang, Jingshan Li, and Xiaohong Guan, “Efficient Simulation for Serial Production Lines Based on Aggregated Event-Scheduling,” IEEE 4th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE'08), pp. 406-411, Washington DC, USA, Aug. 23-26, 2008.

1. Chao-Bo Yan and Qianchuan Zhao, “Advances in Assignment Problem and Comparison of Algorithms,” (in Chinese) Proceedings of 27th Chinese Control Conference (CCC'08), vol. 3, pp. 607-611, Kunming, China, Jul. 16-18, 2008.