Profile
Dr Wei Huang, Senior Lecturer in Computing
Dr. Wei Huang joined University of Bedfordshire in November 2004 as a Lecturer (permanent position) and then became a Senior Lecturer in January 2007. He has multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary research interests in Computer Optimisation, Operations Research, and Mobile Network Planning and Optimisation. Specifically, he has been involved in many research works in production scheduling and optimisation, computer network security countermeasure selection and optimisation, mobile network base station selection and optimisation, web application development for SME, and adaptive planning for machining of complex low-rigidity components.
Dr. Wei Huang was appointed as a Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham in the UK and had conducted post-doctoral research funded by British EPSRC for three years before he joined the University of Bedfordshire in 2004. He obtained his PhD degree from Computer Science Department of Loughborough University in the UK, and obtained his BSc and MSc degree from South China University of Technology.
External Funded Projects
- EPSRC funded project – (£60,864). Dr. Wei Huang is the principal project supervisor. The project involves the development of novel model and techniques for the selection and optimization of network security countermeasures. Having identified and analysed network vulnerabilities the work focuses on developing optimal strategies (solutions) to increase the network security and balance the conflicting multi-objectives such as the network risks and security investment costs. (2009-2012).
- KEEP (Knowledge Partners East of England) project - £45,511 from East England Development Agency (EEDA) with the support of EXXCOM Ltd., a telecom and IT service provider. Dr. Wei Huang is the principal supervisor for the project and a full time associate for 12 months (01/2006-12/2006). The project developed a novel lifecycle methodology for web application development in SME (Small Medium-sized Enterprise) like Exxcom and developed advanced graphical and tabular components to improve Exxcom’s reporting web services for telecommunication utilisation and cost analysis.
- EPSRC funded project (at the University of Nottingham): Adaptive Planning for Machining of Complex Low-Rigidity Components (supported by 5 companies including Rolls-Royce and Siemens). Dr. Wei Huang was a research fellow within this project and developed a novel numerical model and an advanced simulation system for the predication of part deflection of low-rigidity parts during machining.
Research Student Supervision (PhD and MSc by Research)
- Constraint-based planning and optimization of wireless communication networks (First supervisor of a PhD student, 2009-2012)
- Network security countermeasure selection problem: model and optimization methods (First supervisor of a PhD student, 2009-2012)
- Recover-based Rescheduling and Optimisation for Batch Production Operations (First supervisor of a MSc by Research student, 2011-2012)
- Practical Models and Optimization Methods for Inter-Cell Interference Coordination in Self-Organizing Cellular Networks (Second supervisor for a PhD student project completed in 2011)
His PhD Research (at Loughborough University, UK)
His PhD thesis is Scheduling of Batch Processing Plants: Constraint Model and Computer Scheduling System. This research project developed a constraint-based optimization model and approach for complex batch process scheduling problems and developed an optimisation system integrating a scheduler and a route planner that are able to schedule and reschedule batch processing plants including pipeless plants.
Publications
Selected External Academic and Research Links (Peer Esteem)
- Selected External Academic and Research Links (Peer Esteem)
- Associate Editor for International Journal of Computer Application in Technology (Since 2011)
- Member of British Computer Society (MBCS)
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK.
- External examiner for PhD students at De Montfort University, UK (2011 and 2007)
- Internal examiner for PhD students at University of Bedfordshire (2011 and 2009)
- Internal examiner for a MPhil student at University of Bedfordshire (2009)
- Conference session chair for the (IEEE) 17th International Conference on Automation and Computing (ICAC2011).
- Conference session chair for the 14th and 16th International Conference on Automation and Computing (ICAC 2008 and ICAC2010).
- Paper reviewer for Knowledge-Based Systems (2009)
- Paper reviewer for Journal of Combinatorial Optimization (2008)
- Paper reviewer for the 16th European Conference on Information Systems (2008)
- Paper reviewer for IEEE Wireless Communication (2006)
- IPC member and paper reviewer for IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control (ICNSC07), London, UK, April 15-17, 2007.
- Paper reviewer for Annual International Conference on Automation and Computing (2005 - present)
- Paper reviewer for International Journal of Systems Science (2004)
Teaching and Administrative Experience
Dr. Wei Huang teach and facilitate learning across all undergraduate and postgraduate levels in terms of lectures, tutorials, and seminars, which are involved in the following units:
- Mobile Network Planning and Design
- Mobile Applications
- Object-Oriented Programming and Software Engineering
- Applied Programming
- E-Commerce: Tools and Techniques
- Java, C# and .NET
- XML and Web Services
- Database
He is the UG deputy academic director in the department and contributes to the management of undergraduate courses. He has supervised and done viva for more than 100 BSc and MSc final projects.
Contact Details
Dr Wei Huang
T: +44 (0)1582 743766
