Fa Zhang is a professor at Beijing Institute of Technology, Zhuhai School. He received his Ph.D. degree in management science and engineering from Xi’an Jiao-tong University. His research interests include modeling and simulation, emergency management and data mining. He presided over or participated in more than 20 national and provincial research projects. He has published more than 60 papers and five monographs. He is a member of the Steering Committee of Management Science and Engineering in Guangdong and the Director of the Key Research Center of Humanities and Social Sciences. He has served as cochair of program committee for several international conferences.

Dr. Lin, Ph.D., is an associate professor who was graduated from Xi’an Jiaotong University and City University of Hong Kong. He is the executive director of the Sustainable Operation and Management System Branch of the Chinese Society of Systems Engineering, and a member of the Chinese Society of Logistics. He is mainly engaged in the research of operation management for fresh product, supply chain finance, and operation management under supply uncertainty. He has participated in many research projects, including the National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Social Science Foundation of China, and Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province. At present, he has published more than ten articles in famous journals at home and abroad.

Dr. Chengpeng Wan is Associate Professor with the Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Research Center, Wuhan University of Technology, China. Dr Wan’s major research interests include maritime safety and security, risk-based decision making in maritime field, network modelling in maritime transportation, and resilience management of transport systems. He has authored 4 book chapters and more than 30 refereed journal papers, and held more than 10 Chinese patents. He is supported by the Young Talent Project of China Association for Science and Technology. Dr Wan serves as the committee member of some international conferences in the transportation field, including the International Conference on Traffic Engineering and Transportation System (ICTETS), the International Conference on Intelligent Transportation and Vehicle Engineering (ICITVE), and the International Conference on Logistics Supply Chain Management (ILSCM). He is also a member of Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA) and China Institute of Navigation.

Dr. Mohsin Ali Balwan is currently working as the Director of Traffic Engineering Department of Sharjah Roads and Transport Authority since 2014. He was the former Director of Traffic Engineering Department of Directorate of Public Works (DPW) of Sharjah since 2009. He holds bachelors and master’s degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Sharjah. As a first Emirati, He has completed his PhD in the field of Intelligent Transportation System from Technical University of Graz in Austria. In his capacity as the Director of the Traffic Engineering Department, he manages the traffic engineering, multi-modal transport modelling, road safety, public transport planning, traffic planning and studies and the Urban Traffic Control (UTC) system sections of the department. These sections are responsible for the smooth and efficient flow of traffic, assuring the utmost safety of all the road users and pedestrians on the road network of Sharjah Emirate. He is a member of the advisory board of the Institute of Civil Engineers Sharjah, Herriot Watt University Dubai campus and Sharjah University.