Pan Kai
Associate Professor · Faculty of Business · The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Quick answer: Pan Kai is Associate Professor at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Pan Kai shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-10-19.
⭐ I am always looking for Ph.D. students interested in operations research and artificial intelligence with potential applications in smart city operations, energy markets, transportation, e-commerce, supply chain, and telecommunications. Prospective students with solid backgrounds are welcome to email me with your CV and transcripts. (Research Assistant / Research Associate / Postdoctoral Fellow ap
Research interests
Stochastic and Discrete Optimisation, Robust and Data-driven Optimisation, Energy Market, Smart City Operations, Marketing, Supply Chain, Transportation, Information Systems. Theories: Stochastic and Discrete Optimization, Robust and Data-Driven Optimization, Dynamic Programming, Game Theory. Applications: Energy Market, Smart City, Supply Chain, Shared Mobility, Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Models, Marketing, Transportation
Selected publications (since 2023)
"Optimized Dimensionality Reduction for Moment-based Distributionally Robust Optimization," with Shiyi Jiang, Jianqiang Cheng, and Zuo-Jun Max Shen. Operations Research, forthcoming, 2026. [DOI, arXiv, Data and Code] (This paper won the INFORMS Computing Society Best Student Paper Award in 2023.)
"Data-Driven Planning for Grid-Connected Advanced Air Mobility Networks," with Canqi Yao and Jianqiang Cheng. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, forthcoming, 2026.
"Harmonizing Sample Average Approximation and Distributionally Robust Optimization," with Ziliang Jin, Jianqiang Cheng, and Daniel Zhuoyu Long. Omega, forthcoming, 2026. [arXiv]
"Data-Driven Planning for the Location and Capacity of Hydrogen Refueling Stations," with Canqi Yao, Jianqiang Cheng, and Chong Wang. IEEE Transactions on Transpo
Frequently asked questions
Is Pan Kai hiring PhD students at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University?
Yes. As of 2026-10-19, Pan Kai's faculty page shows a PhD hiring signal: I am always looking for Ph.D. students interested in operations research and artificial intelligence with potential applications in smart city operations, energy markets, transportation, e-commerce, s.
What does Pan Kai research?
Stochastic and Discrete Optimisation, Robust and Data-driven Optimisation, Energy Market, Smart City Operations, Marketing, Supply Chain, Transportation, Information Systems. Theories: Stochastic and Discrete Optimization, Robust and Data-Driven Optimization, Dynamic Programming, Game Theory. Applic
Data last updated: 2026-10-19 · Source: phd-match.com faculty database.
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