Jianghang Chen

Journal publications [2]

2017

Chen J., Bierlaire M. (2017). The study of the unidirectional quay crane scheduling problem: complexity and risk-aversion. European Journal of Operational Research 260 (2):613-624


@Article{ChenBier17,
  author = {{Jiang Hang} Chen and Michel Bierlaire},
  title = {The study of the unidirectional quay crane scheduling problem: complexity and risk-aversion},
  journal = {European Journal of Operational Research},
  year = {2017},
  volume = {260},
  number = {2},
  pages = {613-624},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.ejor.2017.01.007}}}

2016

Robenek T., Maknoon Y., Sharif Azadeh S., Chen J., Bierlaire M. (2016). Passenger Centric Train Timetabling Problem. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological 89 :107-126


@Article{RobeMakAzaChenBier16,
  author = {Tom\'a\v{s} Robenek and Yousef Maknoon and Shadi {Sharif Azadeh} and {Jiang Hang} Chen and Michel Bierlaire},
  title = {Passenger Centric Train Timetabling Problem},
  journal = {Transportation Research Part B: Methodological},
  year = {2016},
  volume = {89},
  pages = {107-126},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.trb.2016.04.003},
  note = {Accepted on Apr 01, 2016}}}

Book chapters [1]

2021

Sharif Azadeh S., Maknoon Y., Chen J., Bierlaire M. (2021) The Impact of Collaborative Scheduling and Routing for Interconnected Logistics: A European Case Study. In Jafar Rezaei (ed) Strategic Decision Making for Sustainable Management of Industrial Networks, Springer , Switzerland [ISBN 978-3-030-55384-5]


@InProceedings{SharMaknChenBier21,
  author = {Shadi {Sharif Azadeh} and Yousef Maknoon and {Jiang Hang} Chen and Michel Bierlaire},
  title = {The Impact of Collaborative Scheduling and Routing for Interconnected Logistics: A European Case Study},
  year = {2021},
  booktile = {Strategic Decision Making for Sustainable Management of Industrial Networks},
  editor = {Jafar Rezaei},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address = {Switzerland},
  pages = {35-56}}}

Technical reports [1]

2015

Robenek T., Maknoon Y., Sharif Azadeh S., Chen J., Bierlaire M. (2015). Passenger Centric Train Timetabling Problem. Report TRANSP-OR 150917


@TechReport{RobMakAzaChenBier15,
  author = {Tom\'a\v{s} Robenek and Yousef Maknoon and Shadi {Sharif Azadeh} and {Jiang Hang} Chen and Michel Bierlaire},
  title = {Passenger Centric Train Timetabling Problem},
  institution = {Transport and Mobility Laboratory, Ecole Polytechnique F\'ed\'erale de Lausanne},
  year = {2015},
  type = {Technical Report},
  number = {TRANSP-OR 150917},
  address = {Lausanne, Switzerland}}}

Articles in conference proceedings [5]

2014

Binder S., Chen J., Bierlaire M. (2014) Generation and evaluation of passenger-oriented railway disposition timetables. Proceedings of the Swiss Transportation Research Conference (STRC), 14 - 16 May, Ascona, Switzerland


@InProceedings{Binder_STRC2014,
  author = {Stefan Binder and {Jiang Hang} Chen and Michel Bierlaire},
  title = {Generation and evaluation of passenger-oriented railway disposition timetables},
  booktime = {Proceedings of the Swiss Transportation Research Conference (STRC), 14 - 16 May},
  year = {2014},
  address = {Ascona, Switzerland}}}

Robenek T., Chen J., Bierlaire M. (2014) The Ideal Train Timetabling Problem. Proceedings of the 14th Swiss Transportation Research Conference (STRC), 14 - 16 May, Ascona, Switzerland


@InProceedings{Robenek_STRC2014,
  author = {Tom\'a\v{s} Robenek and {Jiang Hang} Chen and Michel Bierlaire},
  title = {The Ideal Train Timetabling Problem},
  booktime = {Proceedings of the 14th Swiss Transportation Research Conference (STRC), 14 - 16 May},
  year = {2014},
  address = {Ascona, Switzerland}}}

Scarinci R., Lopez G., Chen J., Bierlaire M. (2014) Optimization of the network design of a futuristic transport system based on moving walkways. Proceedings of the Swiss Transportation Research Conference (STRC), 14 - 16 May, Ascona, Switzerland


@InProceedings{Scarinci2014_STRC,
  author = {Riccardo Scarinci and Guillaume Lopez and {Jiang Hang} Chen and Michel Bierlaire},
  title = {Optimization of the network design of a futuristic transport system based on moving walkways},
  booktime = {Proceedings of the Swiss Transportation Research Conference (STRC), 14 - 16 May},
  year = {2014},
  address = {Ascona, Switzerland}}}

2013

Chen J., Atasoy B., Robenek T., Bierlaire M., Thémans M. (2013) Planning of feeding station installment for electric urban public mass-transportation system. Proceedings of the 13th Swiss Transportation Research Conference (STRC), 24-26 April, Ascona, Switzerland


@InProceedings{ChenAtasRobeBierThemSTRC2013,
  author = {Jingmin Chen and Bilge Atasoy and Tom\'a\v{s} Robenek and Michel Bierlaire and Micha\"el Th\'emans},
  title = {Planning of feeding station installment for electric urban public mass-transportation system},
  booktime = {Proceedings of the 13th Swiss Transportation Research Conference (STRC), 24-26 April},
  year = {2013},
  address = {Ascona, Switzerland}}}

Robenek T., Chen J., Bierlaire M. (2013) Exploratory Analysis of Demand Interaction in the Planning of Passenger Railway Service. Proceedings of the 13th Swiss Transportation Research Conference (STRC), 24-26 April, Ascona, Switzerland


@InProceedings{Robenek_STRC2013,
  author = {Tom\'a\v{s} Robenek and {Jiang Hang} Chen and Michel Bierlaire},
  title = {Exploratory Analysis of Demand Interaction in the Planning of Passenger Railway Service},
  booktime = {Proceedings of the 13th Swiss Transportation Research Conference (STRC), 24-26 April},
  year = {2013},
  address = {Ascona, Switzerland}}}

Research projects [1]

2012

myTOSA: catenary-free 100% electric urban public mass-transportation system

myTOSA is a simulation tool for the dimensioning, commercial promotion and case study set-up for ABB's revolutionary "catenary-free" 100% electric urban public mass-transportation system TOSA 2013. The objective of the project is to provide a simulation tool that will allow ABB to perform the proper dimensioning, promote the commercial idea and allow for specific study cases for the implementation of ABB's new public electric transportation concept, namely TOSA 2013.
- Mar 01, 2012 - Sep 30, 2013
- Sponsor: Commission pour la technologie et de l'innovation, Office Fédéral de la formation professionnelle et de la technologie.
- Principal investigator: Michel Bierlaire
- Project manager: Jianghang Chen
- Collaborators: Bilge Atasoy, Tom�s Robenek

EPFL courses [4]

Spring 2014

Decision-aid methodologies in transportation.
- Level: Master
- Section: Civil Engineering
- Lecturers: Amanda Stathopoulos, Jianghang Chen
- Teaching assistants: Iliya Markov, Anna Fernandez Antolin
- Webpage: http://transp-or.epfl.ch/courses/decisionAid2014
Optimization and Simulation.
- Level: PhD
- Section: Doctoral program in Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Lecturers: Michel Bierlaire, Riccardo Scarinci, Jianghang Chen
- Teaching assistants: Tom�s Robenek, Marija Nikolic
- Webpage: http://transp-or.epfl.ch/courses/OptSim2014/

Spring 2013

Decision-aid methodologies in transportation.
- Level: Master
- Section: Civil Engineering
- Lecturers: Michel Bierlaire, Jianghang Chen
- Teaching assistants: Evanthia Kazagli, Tom�s Robenek
- Webpage: http://transp-or.epfl.ch/courses/decisionAid2013
Optimization and Simulation.
- Level: PhD
- Section: Doctoral program in Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Lecturers: Michel Bierlaire, Bilal Farooq, Jianghang Chen
- Teaching assistants: Aur�lie Glerum, Antonin Danalet
- Webpage: http://transp-or.epfl.ch/courses/OptSim2013/

MSc theses [1]

2014

Development of a urban distribution model and a strategic decision making tool for Singapore’s freight transport planning, Alexis Dubil (Civil Engineering)
- Supervision: Michel Bierlaire, Jianghang Chen
- External expert: Der Horng Lee

Semester projects [4]

2014

Optimisation of the network design of a futuristic transport system based on moving walkways, Guillaume Lopez

Supervision: Riccardo Scarinci, Jianghang Chen, Michel Bierlaire
In a hypothetical future where the use of private cars will be limited in cities, the need of movement will be satisfied by a mix of transport modes like public transport, cycling, walking and other innovative systems. One of these possible futuristic systems, focus of this project, is an urban network of moving walkways, i.e. a moving conveyor system for pedestrian like the one used in airports. This project aims to study and optimize the network design of this innovative transport system of moving walkways, exploring various network configuration and system characteristics to understand which specification could satisfy at best the increased demand. Given the origin destination demand and trip distribution, the variables of the optimization problem should be defined such that indexes of performance, e.g. overall traveling time and cost, are minimized. Example of design variables for this innovative transport system are: number of links to be equipped with moving walkways, moving pathway speed and system capacity that can be related to energy consumption and construction cost. Methodologies from mathematical optimization, transport network design, simulation and scripting will be used for complete this project.

2013-2014

Vehicle dispatching problem in physical internet hub and spoke model, Alexis Dubil (Civil Engineering)

Supervision: Jianghang Chen
The call for sustainability in logistics section promotes the idea of Physical Internet (PI). The approach of PI aims to universally interconnect logistics networks as the digital internet did with computer networks. In the world of physical internet, consumer goods are encapsulated in smart and secured containers (i.e., PI containers) and are routed in logistics networks with the similar pattern that digital packets are handled in the internet.

Vehicle routing problem coupling with bin packing, Buytaert Gabrielle (Communication Systems)

Supervision: Jianghang Chen
The call for sustainability in logistics section promotes the idea of Physical Internet (PI). The approach of PI aims to universally interconnect logistics networks as the digital internet did with computer networks. In the world of physical internet, consumer goods are encapsulated in smart and secured containers (i.e., PI boxes) and are routed in logistics networks with the similar pattern that digital packets are handled in the internet. In this student project, we focus on the last mile problem in the PI. After PI boxes arrive their final designated PI hub, given clients� addresses and the information of the trucks (e.g., truck weight and volume capacities) available at this hub, the decision makers aim to assign the minimal number of trucks to deliver all the arrived PI containers to their destinations in a cost-effective way. This is a typical Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) but with the side constraint that we need to take the dimensions of the PI boxes (in 3D) into account when loading and/or unloading occur. This problem is termed vehicle routing problem coupling with bin packing. Its essential constraints that the student need to consider are: 1. The available number of vehicles is bounded; 2. Vehicle weight and volume capacities cannot be exceeded; 3. The loading and unloading need to follow the policy of �Last-in-first-out�.

2013

Optimization of Paris' Metro System, Thomas Cibils (Mathematics)

Supervision: Tomás Robenek, Jianghang Chen, Michel Bierlaire
The Metrolab (a joint venture between RATP (R�gie Autonome des Transports Parisiens) and Alstom) would like to conduct analysis of their current metro system in terms of metro schedules and pedestrian congestion in the stations. The aim of this project is to use optimization techniques to design more flexible dynamic timetables and partially to handle the pedestrian congestion in the stations. This project will be offered only for spring semester 2013.