Yi-Kuei Lin

This presentation will focus on network reliability evaluation for a stochastic flow network where each arc has several possible capacities with a (arbitrary) probability distribution. The stochastic properties in such a flow network will be introduced first. The minimal path approach to interpret the relationship between the flow and the capacity will be adopted. Many real-life systems such as computer systems, telecommunication systems, urban traffic systems, logistics systems, electric power systems, disaster rescue systems can be regarded as stochastic flow networks. Network reliability is the probability that the system can transmit a given units of data/commodity from the source(s) to the sink(s) under some constraints. The algorithm to compute the network reliability efficiently is presented accordingly.

Biography:

Yi-Kuei Lin is currently a Lifetime Chair Professor of Industrial Engineering and Management Department/ Electronics and Electrical Engineering Department/ Communications Engineering Institute, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan. He is currently the Convener of Industrial Engineering and Management Program, National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), Taiwan since 2023. He was the President of the Operations Research Society of Taiwan during 2018 and 2019. He received a Bachelor degree in Applied Mathematics Department from National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan. He obtained his Master degree and Ph.D. degree in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management at National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan. He has the honor to get the Distinguished Research Awards from NSTC of Taiwan in 2008, 2010 and 2013, respectively. He also got the Fellow honor from the Chinese Institute of Industrial Engineering in 2021, and the Distinguished Research Fellow. He served as Dean, College of Management at Vanung University from 2003 to 2007, and Chairman, Department of Industrial Management at National Taiwan University of Science and Technology from 2012 to 2014. He is now serving as Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Reliability, Annals of Operations Research, and Quality Technology & Quantitative Management. His research interest includes performance evaluation, network reliability, operations research, and telecommunication management. He has published more than 200 papers in SCI/SSCI indexed journals.