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Yanfang MO

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Dr. Yanfang Mo is currently a VPRDO Research Assistant Professor with the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), where she also received a PhD degree, advised by Prof. Li QIU. She was mentored by Prof. Pravin VARAIYA, during her visit to Univerisity of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley). She was a postdoc at City University of Hong Kong (CityU), working with Prof. S. Joe QIN, Prof. Minghua CHEN, and Prof. Lishuai LI. She will be joining the Department of Computing Decision Sciences, Lingnan University as an Assistant Professor.

CV/E-mail: [ymoaa at connect.ust.hk] or [eeyfmo at ust.hk]

Research Interests

I have dedicated myself to the development of smart cities via principle-based and data-driven approaches. My primary focus lies at the intersection of data science, decision-making, control, and applied mathematics, with their applications to smart grid and intelligent transportation. My interest spans various areas, including data analytics, statistical learning, online and combinatorial optimization, partial order programming, matrix theory, graph theory, game theory, and control theory.

PhD, Mphil, RA, PostDoc, and Visiting Scholar Opportunities

Dr. Yanfang Mo will be joining the Department of Computing Decision Sciences, Lingnan University as an Assistant Professor. Highly motivated students and postdocs are encouraged to explore opportunities within her group, working on developing smart cities via principle-based and data-driven approaches. Successful Mphil/PhD candidates will be provided with a full scholarship. Excellent PhD candidates will be nominated to apply the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship. If you have the passion, feel free to send your resume along with an explanation of your motivations and aspirations.

I am confident that we can chat and uncover potentials about the topics toward smart cities, including but not limited to

  • Data science for smart cities such as reduced-dimensional dynamic data analytics;

  • Partial order programming (POP), e.g., optimization with majorization-ordered objectives;

  • Resource allocation in smart cities, including online optimization and unmanned traffic management (UTM);

  • Emerging lifestyles for smart cities, like demand-centered service design.

The following qualities will greatly enhance our intellectual journey:

  • Curiosity and self-motivation;

  • Sharing and respecting;

  • Lifelong learning;

  • Dedication.

Selected Publications

  1. Y. Mo and S. J. Qin, "Probabilistic reduced-dimensional vector autoregressive modeling with oblique projections," 1st-round review under Automatica, 2024. [arXiv] [Joe's talk at the USC Marshall School of Business]

  2. Y. Mo, Q. Lin, M. Chen, and S. J. Qin, "Real-time peak-demand minimization with energy storage using competitive ratio," 1st-round review under Automatica, 2024. [arXiv]

  3. X. He, L. Li*, Y. Mo, J. Huang, and S. J. Qin, "A distributed route network planning method with congestion pricing for drone delivery services in cities," Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, vol. 160, no. 104536, 2024. [Link]

  4. Y. Mo*, W. Chen, K. You, and L. Qiu, "Optimal (0,1)-matrix completion with majorization ordered objectives," Automatica, vol. 160, no. 111430, 2024. (Regular Paper) [Link]

  5. Y. Mo*, W. Chen, S. Z. Khong, and L. Qiu, "A structure-tensor approach to integer matrix completion in indivisible resource allocation," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 67, no. 9, pp. 4541–4554, 2022. (Full Paper) [Link]

  6. Y. Mo, Q. Lin, M. Chen, and S. J. Qin, “Optimal peak-minimizing online algorithms for large-load users with energy storage,” in IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), 2021. (Best Poster Award) [Link]

  7. Y. Mo*, W. Chen, L. Qiu, and P. Varaiya, "Market implementation of multiple-arrival multiple-deadline differentiated energy services," Automatica, vol. 116, no. 108933, 2020. [Link]

News

  • [04/2024] I delivered a talk titled “Majorization-Related Partial Order Programming: Basic Problems, Theory, and Applications” at ZJU Yuquan Campus. [slides]

Selected Honors and Awards

  • IEEE INFOCOM 2021 Best Poster Award

  • Overseas Research Award, HKUST 2017

  • Hong Kong PhD Fellowship 2014/15

  • Chunhui Scholarship, Zhejiang University, 2014

Hobbies

Hiking, basketball, squash …