Biography

Prof. Zuo-Jun Max Shen, an International Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), is an internationally leading scholar in the fields of artificial intelligence and supply chain optimization. He currently serves as Chair Professor jointly in the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Business and Economics at The University of Hong Kong, as well as Senior Advisor to the President and Dean of the Graduate School. After obtaining his PhD from Northwestern University in 2000, he taught at the University of Florida and subsequently at UC Berkeley, where he served as Chair of the Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research.

In 2021, he joined The University of Hong Kong as Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research), leading the establishment of several innovation platforms and research institutes. He is an INFORMS Fellow and a POMS Fellow, and has received numerous prestigious international awards in the field of intelligent decision-making, including the Franz Edelman Award, the Wagner Prize, and the Gartner Award. His innovations in AI-driven supply chain optimization have earned high recognition from the international academic community, while delivering significant improvements in global sustainability and operational efficiency for enterprises.