(Samuel)
Qing-Shan JIA
[CV]
2010.12-,
Associate Professor, CFINS,
Department of Automation,
2006.8-2010.11,
Lecturer, CFINS,
Department
of Automation,
2010.4-6,
Visiting Scholar, Department of Electronic and Computer
Engineering, The
2006.8-2007.2,
Research Scholar, School of Engineering and Applied
Sciences,
- Ph.D., Control Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, July 2006 (Cum Laude)
- Bachelor of Engineering, Automation, Tsinghua University, July 2002
- Event-Based
Optimization
- Performance
Evaluation and Optimization of Complex Systems
- Stochastic
Optimization
For graduate students
- Performance Evaluation and Optimization of Complex Systems, since 2007.
- Modeling and Optimization of Complex Networked Systems (jointly with Prof. Shiji Song), since 2008.
Students
Master
Students
Lei, Yulin
(2011), Shen, Jianxiang
(2010), Guo, Ying (2009), Su, Zhonghua
(2009)
Bachelor
Theses
Wen, Zhe (2012), Lu, Sicong (2012),
Li, Mingxia (2012), Zhu, Lin (2011), Zhou, Yuyao (2011), Yin, Xiaoqi (2010),
Shen, Jianxiang (2010),
Sun, Shupeng (2010), Guo,
Ying (2009), Qi, Ji (2009),
Wang, Bin (2009), Zhu, Yuancheng (2009), Sun, Biao
(2009), Zhen, Zining (2008), Liu, Guangfu
(2008), Wei, Chengyong (2008), Ge,
Yuankai (2008)
Summer
Internship
Yin, Xiaoqi (2009), Shen, Jianxiang (2009), Qi, Ji (2008)
Publications
Monograph
1. Ho, Y.-C., Zhao, Q.-C., and Jia, Q.-S., Ordinal Optimization: Soft Optimization for Hard Problems, New York, NY: Springer, 2007. ISBN-10: 0387372326, ISBN-13: 978-0-387-37232-7.
Book
Chapter
1.
Cao, X.-R., Zhao, Y., Jia, Q.-S., and Zhao, Q., “An Introduction to Event-Based
Optimization: Theory and Applications,” Chapter 19, F.L. Lewis and D. Liu, Reinforcement Learning and Approximate
Dynamic Programming for Feedback Control, Wiley, to appear.
Peer-Reviewed
International Journal Papers
1.
Jia,
Q.-S., “Efficient computing
budget allocation for simulation-based policy improvement,” IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and
Engineering, to appear. DOI: 10.1109/TASE.2011.2181164.
2.
Jia,
Q.-S., “On solving
event-based optimization with average reward over infinite stages,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control,
Vol. 56, No. 12, pp. 2912-2917, Dec. 2011.
3.
Jia,
Q.-S., “An adaptive
sampling algorithm for simulation-based optimization with descriptive
complexity preference,” IEEE Transactions
on Automation Science and Engineering, Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 720-731, Oct.
2011.
4.
Jia,
Q.-S., “On solving optimal
policies for finite-stage event-based optimization,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol.
56, No. 9, pp. 2195-2200, Sept. 2011.
5. Jia, Q.-S.,
“On state aggregation to approximate complex value functions in large-scale
Markov decision processes,” IEEE
Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 56, No. 2, pp. 333-344, 2011.
6. Jia, Q.-S.,
“A structural property of optimal policies for multi-component maintenance
problems,” IEEE Transactions on
Automation Science and Engineering, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 677-680, 2010.
7. Jia, Q.-S.
and Zhao, Q.-C., “Strategy optimization for controlled Markov process with
descriptive complexity constraint,” Special
Issue on Control Science and Engineering of Science in China Series F, Vol.
52, No. 11, pp. 1993-2005, 2009.
8. Jia, Q.-S.,
Ho, Y.-C., and Zhao, Q.-C., "Comparison of selection rules for ordinal
optimization," Mathematical and
Computer Modelling, Vol. 43, No. 9-10, pp.
1150-1171, 2006.
9.
Jia, Q.-S., Shi, L., Mo, Y., and Sinopoli,
B., “On optimal partial broadcasting of wireless sensor networks for Kalman filtering,” IEEE
Transactions on Automatic Control, DOI: 10.1109/TAC.2011.2164739.
10.
Li, J., Jia, Q.-S., Guan,
X., and Chen, X., “Tracking a moving object via a sensor network with a partial
information broadcasting scheme,” Information
Sciences, Vol. 181, pp. 4733-4753, 2011.
11. Shi,
L., Jia, Q.-S., Mo, Y., and Sinopoli, B., “Sensor scheduling over a packet-delaying
network,” Automatica,
Vol. 47, No. 5, pp. 1089-1092, 2011.
12. Zhao,
Q.-C., Jia, Q.-S., and Cao, Y., "How much
spare capacity is necessary for the security of resource networks?" Physica A: Statistical and Theoretical Physics,
Vol. 373, pp. 861-873, Jan. 2007.
13. Ho,
Y.-C., Jia, Q.-S., and Zhao, Q.-C., "The
equivalence between ordinal optimization in deterministic complex problems and
in stochastic simulation problems," Discrete
Event Dynamic Systems: Theory and Applications, Vol. 16, pp. 405-411, 2006.
14. Guan,
X., Xu, Z., and Jia, Q.-S., “Energy-efficient buildings
facilitated by microgrid,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 243-252, 2010.
15. Zhao,
Y., Chen, X., Jia, Q.-S., Guan, X., Zhang, S., and
Jiang, Y., “Long-term scheduling for cascaded hydro energy systems with annual
water consumption and release constraints,” IEEE
Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp.
969-976, 2010.
16. Shen,
Z., Zhao, Q.C., and Jia, Q.-S., “Quantifying heuristics in the
ordinal optimization framework,” Discrete
Event Dynamic Systems: Theory and Applications, Vol. 20, pp. 441-471, 2010.
17. Shen,
Z., Zhao, Q.C., Jia, Q.-S., and Sun, J., “Universal
alignment probability revisited,” Journal
of Optimization Theory and Applications, 141: 371-376, 2009.
18. Zhao,
Q.C., Ho, Y.C., and Jia, Q.S., "Vector ordinal
optimization," Journal of
Optimization Theory and Applications, Vol. 125, No. 2, pp. 259-274, May
2005.
19. Xia,
L., Zhao, Q.C., and Jia, Q.-S., “A structure property of
optimal policies for maintenance problems with safety-critical components,” IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and
Engineering, Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 519-531, Jul. 2008.
Peer-Reviewed
Domestic Journal Papers
1. Song,
C., Guan, X., Zhao, Q., and Jia, Q.-S.,
“Remanufacturing planning based on constrained ordinal optimization,” Frontiers in Electrical and Electronic
Engineering in China, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 443-452, in English.
2. Zhao,
L, Yuan, R.-X., Guan, X.-H., and Jia, Q.-S., “Bursty propagation model for incidental events in blog
networks,” Journal of Software, Vol.
20, No. 5, pp. 1384-1392, May 2009, in
Chinese.
3. Zhu,
H.-J., Cai, Z.-X., Liu, H.-M., Jia, Q.-S., Ni, Y.-X., and Wu, F.F., "Coordinate optimization
algorithm of fuzzy controller in multi-infeed AC/DC
power systems," Proceedings of the
Chinese Society of Electrical Engineering, Vol. 26, No. 13, pp. 7-13, 2006,
in Chinese.
Peer-Reviewed
International Conference Papers
1. Jia, Q.-S., “On computing
budget allocation for finding the simplest good enough design,” the 18th IFAC World Congress, Milan, Italy, Aug. 28-Sept. 2, 2011.
2. Jia, Q.-S., “Efficient
computing budget allocation for simulation-based policy improvement,” Asian Control Conference 2011,
Kaohsiung, Taiwan, China, May 15-18, 2011.
3. Jia, Q.-S., “A rollout
method for finite-stage event-based decision processes,” the 10th International Workshop on Discrete Event Systems,
Berlin, Germany, Aug. 30-Sept. 1, 2010. 257-262.
4. Jia, Q.-S., “On solving
optimal policies for event-based dynamic programming,” the 29th Chinese Control Conference, Beijing, China,
Jul. 29-31, 2010. 1511-1516.
5. Jia, Q.-S., “Improved
constrained ordinal optimization for simulation-based constrained
optimization,” the Joint 48th
IEEE Conference on Decision and Control and 28th Chinese Control
Conference, Shanghai, China, Dec. 16-18, 2009. 2315-2320.
6. Jia, Q.-S., “An adaptive
sampling algorithm for simulation-based optimization with descriptive
complexity constraints,” the 1st
IEEE Youth Conference on Information, Computing, and Telecommunications
(YC-ICT2009), Beijing, China, Sept. 20-21, 2009. 118-121.
7. Jia, Q.-S., “Engine
maintenance policy optimization with succinct value function representation,” The 7th Asian Control Conference,
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, Hong Kong, China, Aug. 27-29, 2009.
1548-1553.
8. Jia, Q.-S., “A
potential-based method for finite-stage Markov decision processes,” Proceedings of the 2008 American Control
Conference, Seattle, Washington, USA, Jun. 11-13, 2008, 5029-5034.
9. Jia, Q.-S., “Coordination
of supply chains with downside-risk-averse agents,” the 11th International Symposium on Logistics, Beijing, China, Jul.
9-11, 2006.
10. Jia, Q.-S. and Guo, Y., “Event-based evacuation in outdoor environment,” the 24th
Chinese Control and Decision Conference, Taiyuan, China, May 23-25, 2012.
11. Jia, Q.-S. and Shi, L., “On optimal partial broadcasting of wireless
sensor networks for Kalman filtering,” 2011 American Control Conference, San
Francisco, CA, USA, Jun. 29-Jul. 1, 2011.
12. Jia, Q.-S. and Guo, Y., “Discovering the
knowledge hierarchy of MathWorld for web
intelligence,” Proceedings of the 6th
International Conference on Fuzzy Systems and Knowledge Discovery, Tianjin,
China, Aug. 14-16, 2009, 535-539.
13. Jia, Q.-S. and Zhao, Q., “How topology affects security: An upper bound
of electric power network security,” Proceedings
of the 17th IFAC World Congress, Seoul, Korea, Jul. 6-11, 2008,
12947-12952.
14. Jia, Q.-S. and Zhao,
Q.-C., "A svm-based method for engine
maintenance strategy optimization," In: Proceedings of the 2006 IEEE
International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA2006), Hilton in
the Walt Disney World Resort, Orlando, Florida, USA, May 15-19, 2006. pp.
1066-1071.
15. Jia, Q.-S., Xie, M., and Wu, F. F., “Ordinal optimization based
security dispatching in deregulated power systems,” the Joint 48th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control and
28th Chinese Control Conference, Shanghai, China, Dec. 16-18,
2009.
16. Jia, Q.-S., Zhao, Q.-C.,
and Ho, Y.-C., “A method based on Kolmogorov
complexity to improve the efficiency of strategy optimization with limited
memory space,” In: Proceedings of the
2006 American Control Conference (ACC2006),
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Jun. 14-16, 2006. pp.
3105-3110.
17. Jia, Q.-S., Shen, J.-X., Xu, Z.-B., Guan, X., “Simulation-based policy
improvement for power management in buildings,” Asian Control Conference 2011, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, China, May 15-18,
2011.
18. Shen, J.-X. and Jia, Q.-S., “Computing budget allocation in policy improvement for
building energy management,” Proceedings of the 2012 Industrial and Systems
Engineering Research Conference, edited by G. Lim and J. W. Herrmann, Orlando,
FL, USA, May 19-23, 2012. 10 pages.
19. Xu, Z., Jia, Q.-S., Guan, X., Wu, J., Wang, D., and Chen, S., “Optimal
scheduling of storage devices for building energy saving,” the 10th
World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation, Beijing, China, July 6-8,
2012.
20. Guo, Y. and Jia, Q.-S., “Simulation-based policy improvement for large-scale
evacuation,” The 2011 International Conference on Computational Intelligence and
Software Engineering (CiSE2011), Wuhan, China, December 9-11, 2011.
21. Su, Z.-H., Jia, Q.-S., and Song, C., “Ordinal optimization-based Multi-Energy
System Scheduling for Building Energy Saving,” 2011 International Conference on Intelligent Computing, Zhengzhou,
Henan, China, August 11-14, 2011.
22. Xu, X.-Y., Jia, Q.-S., Chen, X., Guan, X.-H., and Jiang, Z.-Y., “Analysis of
energy saving potential using shadings and natural ventilation in four major
cities in China,” the 30th
Chinese Control Conference, Yantai, China, Jul.
22-24, 2011.
23. Li,
L., Jia, Q.-S., Wang, H.-T., Yuan, R., Guan,
X., “A near optimal solution for network topology reconfigurations with limited
link resources,” The 2011 World Congress
on Intelligent Control and Automation, Taiwan, 2011.
24. Wang,
H.-T., Jia, Q.-S., Song, C., Yuan, R., and Guan,
X., “Estimation of occupancy level in indoor environment based on heterogeneous
information fusion,” the 49th
IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Dec. 15-17,
2010. 5086-5091.
25. Li,
J., Jia, Q.-S., Guan, X., and Chen, X., “Tracking
moving object via a sensor network with partial information broadcasting
scheme,” the Joint 48th IEEE
Conference on Decision and Control and 28th Chinese Control
Conference, Shanghai, China, Dec. 16-18, 2009. 4643-4648.
26. Zhen,
Z.-N., Jia, Q.-S., Song, C., and Guan, X.-H., “An
indoor localization algorithm for lighting control using rfid,”
IEEE Energy 2030: Towards
A Sustainable Energy Infrastructure, Atlanta, GA, USA, Nov. 17-18,
2008. 1-6.
27. Wang, H.-T., Zhao, Q.-C., Jia, Q.-S., and Guan, X.-H., “Efficient
topology optimization for a wired networked system by adding wireless
communication,” 2012 American Control
Conference, Montréal, Canada, Jun. 27-29, 2012.
28. Li,
J., Chen, X., Jia, Q.-S., and Guan, X.,
“Prediction-based activation in wsn tracking,” the 6th International Conference
on Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Networks (MSN’10), Hangzhou, China, Dec. 20-22,
2010. 97-102.
29. Zhao,
Y., Chen, X., Jia, Q.-S., Guan, X., and Wang, H.,
“Dynamic water resources planning with locational
release and annual consumption constraints,” the 49th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control,
Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Dec. 15-17, 2010. 3932-3937.
30. Sun,
B., Luh, P. B., Jia, Q.-S., Jiang, Z., Wang, F., and Song, C. “An integrated control
of shading blinds, natural ventilation, and HVAC systems for energy saving and
human comfort,” the 6th IEEE Conference
on Automation Science and Engineering, Toronto, Canada, Aug. 21-24, 2010.
7-14.
31. Pan,
L.L., Chen, T., Jia, Q.-S., Yuan, R.X., Wang, H.T., and
Ding, R., “An occupant behavior model for building energy efficiency and
safety,” Proceedings of the 2nd
International Symposium on Computational Mechanics and the 12th
International Conference on the Enhancement and Promotion of Computational
Methods in Engineering and Science, Vol. 1233, pp. 191-196, May 21, 2010.
32. Zhao,
Y., Zhao, Q., Jia, Q.-S., Guan, X., and Cao, X.-R.,
“Event-based optimization for dispatching policies in material handling systems
of general assembly lines,” the 47th IEEE
Conference on Decision and Control, Cancun, Mexico, Dec. 9-11, 2008.
2173-2178.
33. Xia,
L., Zhao, Q., and Jia, Q.-S., "The SRLF rule in
multi-unit joint replacement maintenance problem and its optimality," 12th INFORMS/APS Conference, June 23-25,
2004, Beijing, China.
34. Song,
C., Guan, X., Zhao, Q., and Jia, Q.,
"Planning remanufacturing systems by constrained ordinal optimization
method with feasibility model," 44th
IEEE Conference on Decision and Control and European Control Conference ECC
2005, Seville, Spain, Dec. 12-15, 2005. pp. 4676-4681.
Peer-Reviewed
Domestic Conference Papers
1.
Xu, X.,
Jia, Q.-S., and Guan, X., “Simulation-based
optimization for policy of HVACs and natural ventilation during the building
start-up period,” 2011 Chinese Automation Congress, Beijing, China, Nov. 26-29,
2011. In Chinese.
Honors,
Awards, and Scholarships
As a faculty member: Year 2007-2011
1. The
First Class Award for Excellent Service as Teacher-In-Charge-of-a-Class, 2011.
2. 2010
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Outstanding Reviewer.
3. 2010
QSI Best Application Paper Award Finalist in IEEE Conference on Automation
Science and Engineering (CASE2010) for the paper entitled “An Integrated
Control of Shading Blinds, Natural Ventilation and HVAC Systems for Energy
Saving and Human Comfort,” Biao Sun, Peter Luh, Qing-Shan Jia, Ziyan Jiang, Fulin Wang, and Chen Song, Aug.
21-24, 2010, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
4. Included
in Marquis Who’s Who in Science and Engineering (2011-2012), 2010.
5. Included
in Marquis Who’s Who in the World (2011), 2010.
6. National
Natural Science Award, Second Prize, 2009. Project title: Theories and Methods
for the Optimization of Discrete Event Dynamic Systems. Contributors:
Xi-Ren Cao, Qian-Chuan Zhao, Xi Chen, and Qing-Shan Jia.
7. Included
in Marquis Who’s Who in the World (2010), 2009.
8. Nominated
for 2008 National Best PhD Thesis Award (in China), 2008.
9. Included
in Marquis Who’s Who in the World (2009), 2008.
10. Best
presentation in session, the 2008 American Control Conference, 2008.
11. Included
in Marquis Who’s Who in Science and Engineering (2008-2009), 2007.
As a student: Year 2000-2006
1. The
First Class Ph.D. Dissertation of Tsinghua
University, 2006.
2. Excellent
Ph.D. Graduate of
3. The
First Class Guang-Hua Scholarship of
4. The
Third Class Graduate Student Internship Scholarship of
5. The
Second Class Guang-Hua Scholarship of
6. The
First Class Award of the 4th Discussion Forum of PhD Students in the
Department of Automation,
7. The
First Class Award of the 3rd Discussion Forum of PhD Students in the
Department of Automation,
8. Excellent
Graduate of
9. The
First Prize of “2002 SCILAB CONTEST” (with Yong-Lei Zhou, Li Xia, Zhi-Xi Wan, and Jian-Bin Han),
organized by LIAMA, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and INRIA, France, sponsored
by Ambassade de France, SCAC, and the National
High-Tech 863 Program of China, April 2002.
10. The
First Class Scholarship of Tsinghua University for
Excellence in Studying, sponsored by Schneider-electric (
11. The
Second Class Scholarship of Tsinghua University for
Integrative Distinction, sponsored by Schneider-electric (
12. The
Undergraduate Internship Award of Tsinghua
University, 2000.
Mailing
Address:
Center for Intelligent and Networked Systems (CFINS)
Department of Automation
Tsinghua University
Beijing 100084
China
Office:
FIT-3-618, Tsinghua
University
Tel:
+86-10-6277-3006
Fax:
+86-10-6279-6115
Email:
jiaqs at tsinghua dot edu dot cn
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