Optimization of Regional Industrial Structures and ApplicationsBy Yaoguo Dang

Dr. Yaoguo Dang is the director of Department of Management Science and Engineering at College of Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China. He is the vice director of the Institute for Grey Systems Studies and also of Post-Evaluation Center in Jiangsu Province. He also serves as the vice president of the Grey Systems Society of China. He is the secretary-general of Chinese Agricultural Systems Engineering Youth Seminar. He is also an advisor for doctoral students in management science and engineering disciplines.

Dr. Dang has directed and participated in more than 30 research projects at provincial and national levels. He has published more than 100 research papers in national and international journals and more than nine books. Over the years, he has been awarded national and provincial prizes nine times for his outstanding achievements in scientific research and applications. He has won many accolades for his excellent achievements. He was selected as the excellent young scholar of Henan province in 1998. He was recognized as the training object selected as the training object by "333 high-level talents project" of Jiangsu province. He was selected as the young leader in science and technology of "333 high-level talents" of Jiangsu province in 2007.

Dr. Dang serves as a member of the editorial board of some professional journals such as Journal of Grey System (Taiwan) and Grey Systems: Theory and Applications (USA).

Dr. Sifeng Liu received the bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Henan University, China in 1981, the MS degree in economics, and the PhD degree in systems engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, in 1986 and 1998, respectively. He was a visiting professor at Slippery Rock University in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania and Sydney University in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. At present, Professor Liu is the founding director of the Institute for Grey Systems Studies and the dean of College of Economics and Management of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He is also a distinguished professor and guide for doctoral students in management science and systems engineering disciplines.

Dr. Liu’s main research activities are in grey systems theory and regional technical innovation management. He has directed more than 50 projects at the national, provincial, and ministerial levels, has participated in international collaboration projects, and has published over 200 research papers and 16 books. Over the years, he has been awarded 18 provincial and national prizes for his outstanding achievements in scientific research and applications. In 2002, he was recognized by the World Organization of Systems and Cybernetics. Dr. Liu has won several accolades such as the "National Excellent Teacher" in 1995, "Excellent Expert of Henan Province" in 1998, "Excellent Science and Technology Staff in Jiangsu Province" in 2002, "Expert Enjoying Government’s Special Allowance" in 2000, "National Expert with Prominent Contribution" in 1998, "National Advanced Individual for Returnee" and "Achievement Award for Returnee" in 2003, and "Outstanding Managerial Personnel of China" in 2005.

Dr. Liu is a member of the evaluation committee of Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), a member of the standing committee for teaching guide in management science and engineering of the Ministry of Education, China. He also serves as an expert on soft science at the Ministry of Science and Technology, China. Professor Liu currently serves as the chair of the Technical Committee of the IEEE SMC on Grey Systems, as the president of Grey Systems Society of China (GSSC), as vice president of Chinese Society for Optimization, Overall Planning and Economic Mathematics (CSOOPEM), as co-chair of Beijing Chapter and Nanjing Chapter of IEEE SMC, as vice president of Econometrics and Management Science Society of Jiangsu Province (EMSSJS), and as vice president of Systems Engineering Society of Jiangsu Province (SESJS), as a member of the Nanjing Decision Consultancy Committee. He serves as the editor-in-chief of Grey Systems: Theory and Application, a member of the editorial board of over 10 professional journals, including The Journal of Grey System (UK), Scientific Inquiry (USA), Journal of Grey System (Taiwan), Chinese Journal of Management Science, Systems Theory and Applications, Systems Science and Comprehensive Studies in Agriculture, and the Journal of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Dr. Yuhong Wang received the master’s degree and PhD degree in management science from College of Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in 2006 and 2010, respectively. He is currently with School of Business, Jiangnan University, China. He has been to the Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas from August 2008 to August 2009 in a joint trained PhD student program between University of Arkansas and Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics sponsored by China Scholarship Council.

Yuhong’s research interests focus mainly on grey systems theory, evidential reasoning, and their applications in industrial economics and reliability engineering. He has participated in some research projects and published some research papers in international journals such as Expert Systems with Applications, International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems, The Journal of Grey System, System Engineering Theory and Practice, and so on. He also participated in international conferences such as IEEE SMC, RAMS, IEEE, and GSIS.