Hao Zhang, Ph.D in engineering, professor, doctorial supervisor (applied economics), director of the logistics management department of Beijing Technology and Business University (BTBU). Dr. Zhang enjoys membership both in China Logistics Association and China Operations Research Society. He participates in International E-Commerce Association (Chinese branch) as a councilor and takes part in China Food Safety Research Center of BTBU, Capital Flow Circulation Research Center and Enterprise Growth and Innovation Research Center as a committee member. His research interests include: supply chain and logistics management, digital management, modeling and simulation of complex systems. He serves as a reviewer for the journals like China Soft Science, Beijing Technology and Business University (SOCIAL SCIENCE), etc... Dr. Zhang teaches courses of simulation of management system, models and methods of management decision, project management and management economics in both undergraduate and graduate level.
        Dr. Zhang has participated in more than ten projects such as National Social Science Fund Project, Beijing Philosophy and Social Science Project. He also took part in more than 50 projects commissioned by government departments or large enterprises. More than 40 papers were published in journals at home and abroad, 30 of them were indexed by EI, CSSCI and CSCD. He has published three monographs and teaching materials: "city logistics system reliability optimization research", "enterprise strategic synergy mechanism optimization" and "management science research model and method". He was awarded the outstanding paper award by China Society of Logistics, Beijing teaching achievement award by BTBU, "BaoGong" logistics award and Humanities and Social Sciences award by HeiLongJiang Province.