Jin Peng received the B.S. in mathematics in 1981, the M.S. degree in operations research & control theory from Central China Normal University in 1997, and the Ph.D degree in operations research & control theory from Tsinghua University in 2003, respectively. As a visiting scholar, he carried on further studies at University of New South Wales in Australia from 1993 to 1994. Now he is a professor at Huanggang Normal University, Hubei, China. His primary research interests include graph theory, uncertain programming, intelligent systems and their applications in various uncertain decision systems such as scheduling, vehicle routing problems. Mr. Peng has published more than 40 papers in various journals or conference proceedings. He has also successfully conducted two key projects of natural science in Hubei Province and taken part in several highly competitive research projects. Dr. Peng has served as the co-chairs of program committes, secretary-general, or members of organizing committees in several conferences or academic societies.

1. Educational Background

1. Ph.D. 2001-2003, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Tsinghua University, China
   Ph.D Dissertation: Birandom Theory and Birandom Optimization
2. M.S., 1995-1997, Central China Normal University, China
   M.S. Thesis: Some Research Results on Edge-graceful Graphs
3. B.S., 1978-1981, Department of Mathematics, Central China Normal University, China
4. Visiting Scholar, 1993-1994, University of New South Wales, Australia

2. Employment History

1. Professor, Department of Mathematics, Huanggang Normal University, 2003-
2. Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Huanggang Normal University, 1995-2003
3. Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, Huanggang Teachers College, 1988-1993
4. Assistant, Department of Mathematics, Huanggang Teachers College, 1983-1988

3. Research Interests

1. Graph Theory: graphic labelling
2. Uncertain Programming: stochastic programming, fuzzy programming, rough programming, birandom programming
3. Intelligent Systems: genetic algorithms, neural networks, simulations, hybrid intelligent algorithms
4. Applications: scheduling, vehicle routing problem

4. Professional Activities

1. Vice-Chairman, Youth Working Committee, Operations Research Society of China (2003-2005)
2. Member of the Executive Council, Uncertainty Society of China (2003-2007)
3. Secretary-General, Youth Working Committee, Operations Research Society of China (2001-2003)
4. Secretary-General, Second International Conference on Information, Beijing, July 24-27, 2002
5. Member, Youth Working Committee, Operations Research Society of China (1999-2001)
6. Member, Operations Research Society of China (ORSC) (1999-)
7. Member, Chinese Mathematical Society (CMS) (1996-)
8. Member, China Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (CSIAM) (2001-)
9. Deputy Secretary-General, Mathematical Society of Huanggang City (1995-)
10. Associate Editor, Proceedings of the Fourth National Youth Conference on Operations Research and Management, Huairou, China, October 17-20, 2001.
11. Secretary-General, The Fifth National Youth Conference on Operations Research and Management, Daqing, China, August 16-19, 2003.
12. Member, Organizing Committee, The Third International Conference on Information and Management Sciences, Dunhuang, China, June 5-10, 2004.
13. Chair, Program Committee, The Sixth National Youth Conference on Operations Research and Management, Qinhuangdao, China, July 16-20, 2004.

5. Selected Papers in Recent Years

1. Peng J. and Li W., Sensitivity analysis of constraint matrix under elementary row transformation. Journal of Central China Normal University (Natural Science Edition), 1998 (Special Issue on Mathematical Programming), 145-149.
2. Li W. and Peng J., Some new results concerning group testing with two defectives. Mathematical Theory and Application, 1999, 19 (3): 138-140.
3. Peng J., Some research results on edge-graceful graphs. Journal of Central China Normal University (Natural Science Edition), 1999, 33(4): 480-486.
4. Peng J., On edge-graceful trees. Proceedings of the Third National Youth Conference on Operations Research and Management, (China Higher Education Press Beijing & Springer-Verlag Heidelberg), Beijing, China, August 12-15, 1999, pp116-118.
5. Peng J. and Li W., Edge-gracefulness of CmXCn. Proceedings of the Sixth Conference of Operations Research Society of China, (Hong Kong: Global-Link Publishing Company), Changsha, October 10-15, 2000, pp942-948.
6. Peng J., Evolutionary algorithm: A survey. Proceedings of the Sixth Conference of Operations Research Society of China, (Hong Kong: Global-Link Publishing Company), Changsha, October 10-15, 2000, pp61-70.
7. Peng J., Scheduling in uncertain environments: models and algorithms. Proceedings of The Fourth National Youth Conference on Operations Research and Management, (Hong Kong: Global-Link Publishing Company), Huairou, Beijing, China. October 10-15, 2001. pp14-20.
8. Peng J. and Song K., Expected value goal programming models for fuzzy scheduling problem. Proceedings of the Tenth IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems, Melbourne, Australia, December 2-5, 2001. pp292-295.
9. Peng J. and Hao J.-K., Modeling single machine scheduling problems in fuzzy random environments. Proceedings of the First International Conference on Electronic Business: Information and Technology Management for Competitive Advantages, Hong Kong, December 19-21, 2001. pp393-395.
10. Peng J. and Liu B., Uncertain Programming: Current Status and Future Prospects. Operations Research and Management Science, 2002, 11(2): 1-10.
11. Peng J. and Iwamura K., Three types of scheduling models in random fuzzy environments. Proceedings of First International Conference on Information and Management Science, Xi'An, China, May 27-31, 2002. pp 214-218.
12. Peng J. and Liu H., Modeling fuzzy scheduling problems with stochastic information. Asian Information-Science-Life, 2002, 1(4):
13. Peng J. and Yang M., Stochastic scheduling problems with incomplete information. Proceedings of Second International Conference on Information, Beijing, China, July 24-27, 2002. pp 208-213.
14. Peng J. and Iwamura K., Flow shop scheduling models with parameters represented by rough variables. Tsinghua Science and Technology, 2003, 8(1): 55-59.
15. Peng J. and Liu B., Stochastic goal programming models for parallel machine scheduling problems. Asian Information-Science-Life, 2002, 1(3):
16. Peng J. and Song K., Fuzzy flow-shop scheduling models based on credibility measure. Proceedings of the 12th IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems, St. Louis, MO, USA, May 25-28, 2003. pp1423-1427.
17. Peng J., Wang W., and Mao J., A new class of geodetic blocks obtained by subdividing Petersen graph. Operation Research Transactions, 2003, 7(3): 29-37.
18. Liu B. and Peng J., Uncertainty theory and its axiomatic foundations, Proceedings of the First Annual Conference on Uncertainty, Daqing, China, August 16-19, 2003, p.1-11.
19. Peng J., Birandom programming: theory, models and algorithm, (Plenary Talk), Proceedings of the Fifth National Youth Conference on Operations Research and Management, Daqing, China, August 16-19, 2003, p.168-180.
20. Peng J. , Models and algorithm for flow-shop scheduling in birandom environment. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Information and Management Science, Chengdu, China, August 24-30, 2003. pp 93-99.
21. Peng J. and Liu B., Parallel machine scheduling models with fuzzy processing times. Information Sciences, to be published.
22. Peng J. and Liu B., Birandom variable and birandom programming. Computer & Industrial Engineering, accepted.

6. Research Projects

1. "Construction of Geodetic Graphs and their Relationships", Key Project of Natural Science, Education Commission of Hubei Province, No. 97A075, 1998-1999.
2. "Birandom Programming with its Applications in Scheduling", Key Project of Natural Science, Hubei Provincial Department of Education, No. 2001A43007, 2001-2003.
3. "Uncertain Programming: Modelling, Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications", National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 69804006, 1999-2001.
4. "Metaheuristics for Solving Large-Scale Uncertain Programming Models", Sino-French Joint Laboratory for Research in Computer Science, Control and Applied Mathematics (LIAMA), 2000-2001.
5. "Metaheuristics for Solving Large-Scale Uncertain Programming Models", China-French Joint Project, Ministry of Science and Technology, PRA SI 00-01, 2001-2002.
6. "Uncertain Programming and Hybrid Intelligent Algorithms", Tsinghua Science Foundation, 2002-2003.
7. "Hybrid Intelligent Algorithms and Applications", State Key Laboratory of Intelligent Technology and Systems, Tsinghua University, 2002-2003.
8. "Random Fuzzy Programming and Hybrid Intelligent Algorithms", National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 60174049, 2002-2004.
9. "Metaheuristics for Solving Large-Scale Uncertain Programming Models", Sino-French Joint Laboratory for Research in Computer Science, Control and Applied Mathematics (LIAMA, No.00-05), 2003.
10. "Systems Reliability Models in Various Uncertain Environments", Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (No.20020003009), Ministry of Education of China, 2003-2005.