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  • 2016 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to Petri nets and their applications to automated manufacturing systems

Overview

Zhiwu Li is affiliated with the Macau University of Science and Technology in China. Their research spans multiple domains within computer science and engineering, focusing on areas that include computational theory, manufacturing engineering, and artificial intelligence.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Computer Science
  • Engineering

The scientist's contributions extend to several subfields such as:

  • Computational Theory and Mathematics
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Zhiwu Li has focused research efforts on topics including:

  • Petri Nets in System Modeling
  • Formal Methods in Verification
  • Distributed systems and fault tolerance
  • Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems
  • Business Process Modeling and Analysis
  • Energy Load and Power Forecasting
  • Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Information Sciences
  • IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Systems
  • IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
  • IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering
  • IEEE Access

Collaborations have been made with several co-authors, notably:

  • Witold Pedrycz (52 co-authored works)
  • Naiqi Wu (51 co-authored works)
  • Xiubin Zhu (27 co-authored works)
  • Jianzhou Wang (25 co-authored works)
  • Christoforos N. Hadjicostis (25 co-authored works)

Selected recent papers authored by or involving Zhiwu Li include:

  • A stacking-based ensemble learning method for earthquake casualty prediction, 2020, Applied Soft Computing
  • Exact and metaheuristic algorithms for the vehicle routing problem with a factory-in-a-box in multi-objective settings, 2022, Advanced Engineering Informatics
  • Prediction of home energy consumption based on gradient boosting regression tree, 2021, Energy Reports
  • Recycling of spent Lithium-ion Batteries: A comprehensive review for identification of main challenges and future research trends, 2022, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments
  • An Enhanced Social Engineering Optimizer for Solving an Energy-Efficient Disassembly Line Balancing Problem Based on Bucket Brigades and Cloud Theory, 2022, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics

Zhiwu Li received the IEEE Fellow award in 2016 for contributions to Petri nets and their applications to automated manufacturing systems.

Best Publications

  • Elementary siphons of Petri nets and their application to deadlock prevention in flexible manufacturing systems

    ZhiWu Li;MengChu Zhou

  • Deadlock Resolution in Automated Manufacturing Systems: A Novel Petri Net Approach

    Zhi Wu Li;Meng Chu Zhou

  • Deadlock Control of Automated Manufacturing Systems Based on Petri Nets—A Literature Review

    ZhiWu Li;NaiQi Wu;MengChu Zhou

  • Improving Risk Evaluation in FMEA With Cloud Model and Hierarchical TOPSIS Method

    Hu-Chen Liu;Li-En Wang;ZhiWu Li;Yu-Ping Hu

  • A Survey and Comparison of Petri Net-Based Deadlock Prevention Policies for Flexible Manufacturing Systems

    Zhi Wu Li;Meng Chu Zhou;Nai Qi Wu

  • Exact and metaheuristic algorithms for the vehicle routing problem with a factory-in-a-box in multi-objective settings

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  • Design of a Maximally Permissive Liveness- Enforcing Petri Net Supervisor for Flexible Manufacturing Systems

    YuFeng Chen;ZhiWu Li;M Khalgui;O Mosbahi

  • On Controllability of Dependent Siphons for Deadlock Prevention in Generalized Petri Nets

    Zhiwu Li;Mi Zhao

  • Verification of State-Based Opacity Using Petri Nets

    Yin Tong;Zhiwu Li;Carla Seatzu;Alessandro Giua

  • A Maximally Permissive Deadlock Prevention Policy for FMS Based on Petri Net Siphon Control and the Theory of Regions

    Zhiwu Li;MengChu Zhou;MuDer Jeng

  • Two-Stage Method for Synthesizing Liveness-Enforcing Supervisors for Flexible Manufacturing Systems Using Petri Nets

    ZhiWu Li;MengChu Zhou

  • Pareto-Optimization for Scheduling of Crude Oil Operations in Refinery via Genetic Algorithm

    Yan Hou;NaiQi Wu;MengChu Zhou;ZhiWu Li

  • Resource-Oriented Petri Net for Deadlock Avoidance in Flexible Assembly Systems

    Naiqi Wu;MengChu Zhou;ZhiWu Li

  • Improved Fuzzy Bayesian Network-Based Risk Analysis With Interval-Valued Fuzzy Sets and D–S Evidence Theory

    Yue Pan;Limao Zhang;ZhiWu Li;Lieyun Ding

  • Fuzzy Petri nets for knowledge representation and reasoning

    Hu-Chen Liu;Jian-Xin You;ZhiWu Li;Guangdong Tian

  • Design of a maximally permissive liveness-enforcing supervisor with a compressed supervisory structure for flexible manufacturing systems

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  • Optimal Supervisory Control of Flexible Manufacturing Systems by Petri Nets: A Set Classification Approach

    YuFeng Chen;ZhiWu Li;MengChu Zhou

  • Clarifications on the Definitions of Elementary Siphons in Petri Nets

    ZhiWu Li;MengChu Zhou

  • Control of Elementary and Dependent Siphons in Petri Nets and Their Application

    ZhiWu Li;MengChu Zhou

  • A stacking-based ensemble learning method for earthquake casualty prediction

    Shaoze Cui;Yunqiang Yin;Dujuan Wang;Zhiwu Li;Zhiwu Li

  • Design of Liveness-Enforcing Supervisors for Flexible Manufacturing Systems Using Petri Nets

    Zhi Wu Li;He Suan Hu;An Rong Wang

  • A new integrated MCDM model for sustainable supplier selection under interval-valued intuitionistic uncertain linguistic environment

    Hu-Chen Liu;Hu-Chen Liu;Mei-Yun Quan;ZhiWu Li;ZhiWu Li;Ze-Ling Wang

  • Operation patterns analysis of automotive components remanufacturing industry development in China

    Guangdong Tian;Guangdong Tian;Guangdong Tian;Honghao Zhang;Honghao Zhang;Yixiong Feng;Hongfei Jia

Frequent Co-Authors

MengChu Zhou
MengChu Zhou New Jersey Institute of Technology
NaiQi Wu
NaiQi Wu Macau University of Science and Technology
Alessandro Giua
Alessandro Giua University of Cagliari
Abdulrahman Al-Ahmari
Abdulrahman Al-Ahmari King Saud University
Witold Pedrycz
Witold Pedrycz University of Alberta
Hesuan Hu
Hesuan Hu Xidian University
Guangdong Tian
Guangdong Tian Shandong University
Carla Seatzu
Carla Seatzu University of Cagliari
Jianrong Tan
Jianrong Tan Zhejiang University
Long Wang
Long Wang Peking University

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