Dr. Jian-Ping Li

Assistant Professor

Area         School of Engineering
                Faculty of Eng & Digital Technologies
E-mail     J.P.Li@bradford.ac.uk

Phone     +441274234539

一. Biography

  Jian-Ping Li is a lecturer in Engineering Optimisation and the Director of Postgraduate Research in the faculty of Engineering and Informatics. He used to be an associate professor in Hebei Institute of Science and technology in China in 1997. He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from University of Manchester (2004) within 2 years and an M.Sc degree in Mechanical Optimisation from Nanjing University of Science and Technology in 1989. He worked as a visitor on engineering optimisation in the Department of Engineering, Cambridge University in 2000-2001. Jian-Ping has extensive track record on the development of optimisation methodologies, such as boundary theory and algorithms for reliability optimisation, general conjugate vector methods for minimax optimisation problems and species conserving genetic algorithms for multimodal optimisation. Jian-Ping has published more than 90 papers and some papers are published in the related leading journals, such as Evolutionary Computation, IEEE on Reliability, Chemical Journal etc. Current research interests revolve around modelling complex systems, the development of modelling and optimisation system (MoS), and the application of his research on optimisation algorithms to solve different kinds of complex engineering problems by collaborating with different people.

二. Research

1. Optimisation theory and algorithms

(1) Species conservation genetic algorithm (SCGA)

(2) Multiobjective optimisation using genetic algorithms

(3) Boundary theory and algorithm

(4) Heuristic optimisation methods

(5) Continuous minimax optimisation

2. Engineering Optimisation

(1) Engine calibration optimization

(2) Mechanical optimisation

(3) Truss Structure optimisation

(4) Reliability and maintainability

(5) Service modelling and optimisation

(6) Mechanical failure modelling in virtual reality environment.

(7) Effect of material inhomogeneity on reliability

(8) System reliability optimisation

(9) Maintainability design

3. Programming in researches

   (1) Modelling and Optimization System (MoS)

三. Professional activities

1. Committees(6)

(1) Faculty RKT committee, (1 October 2016)

(2) Member IEEE CIS Task Force on Multi-modal Optimization

(3) University PGR Forum, (1 October 2016)

(4) Member, Chinese Plant Engineering Society.

(5) Member IEEE

(6) Faculty PGR committee, (1 October 2016)

2. Employment(2)

(1) Cambridge University - (1 January 2000)

(2) Hebei Institute of Science and technology - Associate professor (1 January 1997)

3. Other activities(4)

(1) Senior Member: Senior member, Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society. Certificate No. 0    3330146.

(2) Chairman ; Member: Social Activities Chairman of Bradford Chinese School, 2013- membe  r of the Trust Board of Bradford Chinese School, 2011-2013.

(3) External Examiner: External Examiners 2013 University of Manchester; 2011 University of Essex; 2011 University of Hull; 2009 University of Loughborough.

(4) Co-organiser & Chair: Conferences Co-organiser on niching optimization, 2013 IEEE Congress Evolutionary Computation (CEC). Co-organiser on niching optimization, 2011 IEEE Congress Evolutionary Computation (CEC). Session chair on Engineering Optimisation, 2011 the 11th Annual Workshop on Computational Intelligence (UKCI2012). Session chair on Engineering Optimisation, 2011 the 11th Annual Workshop on Computational Intelligence (UKCI2011). Invited Speaker, Structural Engineering Convention, IISc, Bangalore, India, Dec. 14-16,2005. Keynote talk, 2004, International Conference on Reliability, Maintainability and Safety (ICRMS). Session chair on reliability optimization

4. Professional associations(2)

(1) IEEE CIS Task Force on Multi-modal Optimization, Member (1 May 2015)

(2) IEEE Members, Member (1 August 2007)

四. Publications

1. Conference publication (10)

(1) Sdn-based Comet Mobile Aeronautical Communications Network Using Network Codi

ng And Lisp

Doanh Kim Luong, Muhammad Ali, Fouad Benamrane, Yim-Fun Hu, Ibrahim Ammar, Jian-Ping

Li (2018) 37th AIAA/IEEE Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC).1

(2) Flight Parout: A Simulation Platform For Intelligent Flight Path Reroutes For Adverse Weather

Babatope S. Ayo, Yim Fun Hu, Jian-Ping Li (2018) 37th AIAA/IEEE Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC). 1

(3) Validating CRRM for aeronautical communications using a formal description technique

Hu Y.;Pillai P.;Li J.;Ayo B. (2017) 35th AIAA International Communications Satellite Systems Conference, ICSSC 2017.

(4) Adverse weather avoidance considering flight level changes

Ayo B.;Hu Y.;Li J. (2017) 7th International Conference on Innovative Computing Technology, INTECH 2017., 144-148.

(5) Discrete Cuckoo Search for Resource Constrained Project Scheduling Problem

Bibiks K.;Hu F.;Li J.;Smith A. (2015) Proceedings - IEEE 18th International Conference on Computational Science and Engineering, CSE 2015., 240-245.

(6) Truss topology optimization with species conserving genetic algorithm

Li J.;Campean F. (2014) 2014 14th UK Workshop on Computational Intelligence, UKCI 2014 - Proceedings.

(7) Sandra fault analysis and simulation

Ali M.;Cheng Y.;Li J.;Hu Y.;Pillai P.;Pillai A.;Xu K. (2013) Integrated Communications, Navigation and Surveillance Conference, ICNS.

(8) Species based evolutionary algorithms for multimodal optimization: A brief review

Li J.;Li X.;Wood A. (2010) 2010 IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence, WCCI 2010 - 2010 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, CEC 2010.

(9) Reliability-inspired species conservation for multimodal functions

Li J.;Campean F.;Wood A. (2010) 2010 UK Workshop on Computational Intelligence, UKCI 2010.

(10) Random search with species conservation for multimodal functions

Li J.;Wood A. (2009) 2009 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, CEC 2009., 3164-3171.2. Peer reviewed journal(13)

(1) Modelling and optimisation of a multistage Reverse Osmosis processes with permeate reprocessing and recycling for the removal of N-nitrosodimethylamine from wastewater using Species Conserving Genetic Algorithms

Al-Obaidi, M.A.; Li, Jian-Ping; Alsadaie, S.M.; Kara-Zaitri, Chakib; Mujtaba, Iqbal M. (2018)

(2) Improved discrete cuckoo search for the resource-constrained project scheduling problem

Bibiks K.;Hu Y.;Li J.;Pillai P.;Smith A. (2018) Applied Soft Computing Journal. 69, 493-503.

(3) Discrete Flower Pollination Algorithm for Resource Constrained Project Scheduling Problem

Kirils Bibiks, Jian-Ping Li, Yim Fun Hu (2017) International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security. 13

(4) Optimisation of reverse osmosis based wastewater treatment system for the removal of chlorophenol using genetic algorithms

Al-Obaidi, M.A.; Li, Jian-Ping; Kara-Zaitri, Chakib; Mujtaba, Iqbal M. (2017)

(5) A content-based protection model for Chinese character

Li Q.;Li J.;Liu Q.;Zhang L. (2017) Control and Intelligent Systems. 45, 109-116.

(6) Truss topology optimization using an improved species-conserving genetic algorithm

Li J. (2015) Engineering Optimization. 47, 107-128.

(7) Truss topology optimization using an improved species-conserving genetic algorithm

Li, Jian-Ping (2015)

(8) Species-conserving particle swarm optimisation for multimodal functions

Li J.;Wood A. (2009) International Journal of Modelling, Identification and Control. 8, 290-300.

(9) An adaptive species conservation genetic algorithm for multimodal optimization

Li J.;Wood A. (2009) International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 79, 1633-1661.

(10) Mechanical failure analysis in a virtual reality environment

Li, Jian-Ping; Thompson, Glen P. (2009)

(11) Engineering design optimization using species-conserving genetic algorithms.

Li, Jian-Ping; Balazs, M.E.; Parks, G.T. (2007)

(12) A method to take account of inhomogeneity in mechanical component reliability calculations

Li, Jian-Ping; Thompson, Glen P. (2005)

(13) A species conserving genetic algorithm for multimodal function optimization.

Li, Jian-Ping; Balazs, M.E.; Parks, G.T.; Clarkson, P.J. (2002)