Professional Activities
Associate Editor of Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, from 2019
Associate Editor of International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics (IJSTL), from 2012.
Associate Editor of International Journal of Inventory Research (IJIR), from 2015.
Associate Editor of Modern Supply Chain Research and Applications, from 2019.
Conference Roles
- Keynote speech, by Invitation (2017 - 2018)
- Keynote speaker, by Invitation (2018 - 2019)
- Keynote speaker, by Invitation (2018 - 2019)
- Logistics 2024 Webinar of Influential papers in Logistics, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Webinar, 2024)
- The 2nd International Conference on Innovative Intelligent Industrial Production and Logistics, by Invitation (Valletta, Malta, 2021)
- Smart methods and techniques for sustainable Supply Chain Management at The 2021 International Conference Advances in Production Management Syste, by Invitation (Nantes, France, 2021)
- The 2021 International Research Conference on Maritime Affairs, by Invitation (Hotel Riviera, Carcavelos, Portugal, 2021)
- The 2022 annual conference of the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME), by Invitation (Busan, South Korea, 2022)
- The 2022 International Research Conference on Maritime Affairs, by Invitation (Online, 2022)
- The 3rd International Conference on Innovative Intelligent Industrial Production and Logistics, by Invitation (2022)
- The 6th edition of the international conference of Logistics Operations Management, by Invitation (Strasbourg University, France, 2022)
- The 4th International Conference on Innovative Intelligent Industrial Production and Logistics, by Invitation (Rome, Italy, 2023)
- The 7th edition of the International Conference on Logistics Operations Management, by Invitation (Marrakech, Morocco, 2024)
- The 5th International Conference on Innovative Intelligent Industrial Production and Logistic, by Invitation (Porto, Portugal, 2024)
Editorships
- Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review (Invited Associate Editor, 2018 - 2025)
- International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics (Invited Associate Editor, 2012 - 2025)
- International Journal of Inventory Research (IJIR) (Invited Associate Editor, 2015 - 2025)
- Modern Supply Chain Research and Applications (Invited Associate Editor, 2018 - 2025)
- Operations Research (Reviewer,)
- IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control (Reviwer)
- European Journal of Operational Research (Reviwer)
- Transportation Research Part B: Methodological (Reviwer)
- Transportation Science (Reviewer,)
- Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review (Reviwer)
- IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (Reviewer,)
- IIE Transactions (Reviewer,)
- Journal of Scheduling (Reviewer,)
- International Journal of Production Economics (Reviwer)
- International Journal of Production Research (Reviwer)
- Journal of Operational Research Society (Reviewer,)
- Computers and Operations Research (Reviewer,)
- Computers and Industrial Engineering (Reviewer,)
- Transport Reviews (Reviewer,)
- International Journal of Logistics Management (Reviewer,)
- International Journal of Sustainable Transportation (Reviewer,)
- Annals of Operations Research (Reviewer,)
- International Journal of Logistics: Research and Applications (Reviewer,)
- Flexible Services & Manufacturing Journal (Reviewer,)
- International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics (Reviwer)
- Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review (Invited Editorial Advisory Board, 2013 - 2018)
- International Journal of Supply Chain and Inventory Management (Invited Member of Editorial Advisory Board, 2014 - 2025)
- Logistics Research (Invited Member of Editorial Advisory Board, 2014 - 2025)
- Research in Transportation Economics (Invited Guest Editor, 2010 - 2011)
- International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics (Invited Guest Editor, 2008 - 2009)
Examination Roles
- MSc Operations programmes at Newcastle University (PGT, 2016 - 2020)
- Durham University, MSc in Business Analytics (PGT, 2023 - 2027)
- Imperial College London, PhD (2024)
- Technical University of Denmark, PhD (2023)
- University of Sydney, PhD (2023)
- University of Tasmania, PhD (2022)
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University, PhD (2020)
- Imperial College London, PhD (2019)
- Brunel University London, PhD (2018)
- Imperial College London, PhD (2017)
- Liverpool John Moores University, PhD (2016)
- University of Portsmouth, PhD (2015)
- University of Huddersfield, PhD (2014)
- Southampton University, PhD (2013)
- Brunel University, PhD (2013)
- Imperial College of Science, PhD (2012)
- University of Hull, PhD (2011)
- Cardiff University (Wales), PhD (2011)
- University of Newcastle upon Tyne, PhD (2011)
- University of Bristol, PhD (2009)
Expert Opinions
- External reviewers for research grants, Invited (National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2020 - 2021)
- External assessor of professorship, Invited (University of Portsmouth, 2024)
- External assessor of a professorship, Invited (University of Essex, 2023)
- External Assessor of Research Proposals, Invited (Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation, 2017 - 2024)
- Member of International Peer Review college, Invited (National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Korea,, 2015)
- External assessor of Research Proposals, Invited (Australian Research Council (ARC), 2014 - 2024)
- External reviewer of Research Proposals, Invited (Research Grants Council (RGC), Hong Kong, 2011)
- External Reviewer of Research Proposals, Invited (Research Council of Norway, 2018 - 2019)
- Review of Proposal, Invited (Hong Kong RGC, 2017 - 2024)
- Reviewer of Proposal, Invited (Royal Society, 2017 - 2018)
- Reviewer of Proposal, Invited (British Council, 2017 - 2018)
- Assessment Committee for an Associate Professor, Invited (Aalborg University, 2017 - 2018)
- External reviewer for a Professorship, Invited (Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2017 - 2018)
Internal Administrative or Committee Roles
- ULMS Research and Impact Committee Member (School / Institute, 2015 - 2018)
- Member of UoL Institutional peer review college (University, 2015 - 2024)
- Director of Study for MSc Operations and SCM programme (School / Institute, 2017 - 2020)
- Director of Education in the Department of Operations & Supply Chain Management (School / Institute, 2021 - 2022)
- Mentor (School / Institute, 2018 - 2024)
- Research Plan reviewer and PDR reviewer (School / Institute, 2018 - 2024)
- Line manager of PDRA in Transport Logistics Analytics (Department, 2024 - 2025)
- Line manager of PDRA in Maritime Digitalisation and Decarbonisation (Department, 2024 - 2026)
Media Appearances
- Liverpool2 deep sea container terminal, BBC North West Tonight evening news (Invited, November 2016)
Professional Body Memberships
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Member, 2006 - 2008)
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Senior Member, 2008 - 2030)
- Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (Memeber, 2021 - 2030)
- Advance HE (Fellow, 2019 - 2030)