Kang Liu
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Senior Manager at American Express Company AI Labs |
About me
Currently I am a Senior Manager in American Express Company AI Labs, working on the company's Natural Langaue Processing R&D. I obtained my Ph.D. degree from University of Michigan, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department, majoring in Control Systems, under the guidance of Professor Semyon M. Meerkov, in August 2021, and the B.S.E degree from Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), China, in 2016.
Research
My research interests include:
Natural Language Processing,
Stochastic System Analysis and Control,
Application of Probability Theory,
Optimization.
Dissertation
The (α, β) Precision Theory for Production System Monitoring and Improvement, defended successfully on June 16th, 2021 [video] [thesis]. Committee members: Semyon M. Meerkov, Roman Kapuscinski, S. Sandeep Pradhan, Lei Ying.
Publications
K. Liu, N. Li, I. Kolmanvosky, A. Girard, "A Vehicle Routing Problem with Dynamic Demands and Restricted Failures Solved Using Stochastic Predictive Control", Proceedings of the 2019-ACC. [IEEE]
P. Alavian, Y. Eun, K. Liu (main), S. M. Meerkov and L. Zhang (alphabetical order), " The (α, β)-Precise Estimates of MTBF and MTTR: Definitions, Calculations, and Induced Effect on Machine Efficiency Evaluation, " Proceeding of the Manufacturing Modelling, Management and Control - 9th MIM 2019, Berlin, Germany. [ResearchGate]
P. Alavian, Y. Eun, K. Liu (main), S. M. Meerkov and L. Zhang (alphabetical order), "The (α, β)-Precise Estimates of MTBF and MTTR: Definition, Calculation, and Observation Time," IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. [IEEE]
P. Alavian, Y. Eun, K. Liu (main), S. M. Meerkov and L. Zhang (alphabetical order), "The (α_X, β_X)-Precise Estimates of Production Systems Performance Metrics," International Journal of Production Research. [Taylor and Francis Online]
Y. Eun, K. Liu (main) and S. M. Meerkov (alphabetical order), "Production Systems with Cycle Overrun: Modeling, Analysis, Improvability, and Bottlenecks," submitted to International Journal of Production Research.
News
1/2021, I will be serving as GSI for course EECS 560 Linear Systems Theory in Winter 2021.
5/2020, I will be serving as Activity Chair of Electrical & Computer Engineering Graduate Student Council of UMich in 2020-2021 academic year.
2/2020, I will hold an intern position at American Express (New York City) in Summer 2020.
12/2019, I will be serving as GSI for course EECS 569/MFG 564 Production System Engineering in Winter 2020.