Dr. Wang Songhao joined the Business School of Southern University of Science and Technology in 2021 as an assistant professor. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Industrial Systems Engineering and Management from National University of Singapore in 2020. Before joining Sustech he worked as an AI researcher in Noah’s Ark Lab Huawei Hong Kong research center. His main research areas are operations research simulation optimization Bayesian optimization statistical modeling and machine learning. His papers are accepted by top journals in operations research like INFORMS Journal on Computing.

Educational Background:

• Ph.D. Industrial Systems Engineering and Management National University of Singapore 2015-2020
• B.S. Theoretical and Applied Mechanics University of Science and Technology of China 2011-2015

Research Interest：

• operations research simulation optimization Bayesian optimization statistical modeling and machine learning

Journal Papers:

1. Songhao Wang, Szu Hui Ng, and William Benjamin Haskell. A multilevel simulation optimization approach for quantile functions. INFORMS Journal on Computing 34.1 (2022): 569-585.
2. Qun Meng, Songhao Wang*, and Szu Hui Ng. Combined global and local search for optimization with gaussian process models. INFORMS Journal on Computing 34.1 (2022): 622-637.