Zichong Lyu

Dr Zichong Lyu is a researcher at the Hertfordshire Business School, specializing in optimization and decision-making in complex systems. His work integrates operations research, business analytics, and data science to address challenges in healthcare workforce planning, patient pathway optimization, and logistics operations.

Education

• PhD in Mechanical Engineering (University of Canterbury, Christchurch)

Research Interests: Focused on enhancing system resilience through stochastic modeling, hub-and-spoke architectures, and discrete-event simulation. Key applications include sustainable freight networks, last-mile delivery optimization, and climate change adaptation in logistics.

Article Trends: Recent publications emphasize sustainable transportation systems, with a focus on electric vehicle adoption, stochastic optimization of urban freight networks, and resilience planning for climate-related disruptions. Methodologies include simulation-based modeling, cluster analysis, and multi-objective optimization frameworks.

Research Groups: Active member of the Business and Digital Research Group and Sustainability Research Group at the University of Hertfordshire.