About
I am an incoming Ph.D. student in Civil Engineering at Rice University, where I will work with Dr. Jamie Padgett. I recently completed my M.S. in Industrial Engineering and Management at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), advised by Dr. Mingang Gao at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). I received my B.Eng. in Civil Engineering from Nanjing Tech University in 2023, advised by Dr. Lingzhi Li.
My research aims to develop innovative methods for smart and equitable infrastructure resilience. I am especially interested in advancing infrastructure resilience research from modeling analytics to predictive analytics and ultimately to prescriptive analytics, by integrating simulation-based surrogate modeling, machine learning, and operations research into a unified paradigm where these methods work synergistically rather than in isolation. Along this line of research, my work examines how interdependent infrastructure systems can be modeled, predicted, and restored under uncertain hazards, limited resources, and heterogeneous stakeholder preferences.
A more detailed overview of my past and ongoing work is available on my Research page.
Education
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA (expected).
M.S. in Industrial Engineering and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
B.Eng. in Civil Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China.
Selected Publications
View All ->Generalized Ordinal Priority Approach with Small-Sample Incomplete Preference Learning for Multi-Attribute Decision-Making
2026Renlong Wang
Annals of Operations Research (SCI JCR-Q1, IF: 4.5)
Oral presentation: Oral presentation at 2024 POMS Summer School in China; Excellent Paper Award.
Prospect-Theoretic Risk Assessment of Emergency Response Performance Under Procedural Dependency and Organizational Collaboration: A Dynamic Metanetwork-Based Framework
2026Renlong Wang, Jingyao Yue, Mingang Gao†, Anh Ngoc Quang Huynh, Jintao Lu
Risk Analysis (SSCI JCR-Q1, IF: 3.3)
Oral presentation: Oral presentation at 2024 International Symposium on Emergency Management; Best Paper First Prize.
A Hybrid MADM Method Considering Expert Consensus for Emergency Recovery Plan Selection: Dynamic Grey Relation Analysis and Partial Ordinal Priority Approach
2024Renlong Wang
Information Sciences (SCI JCR-Q1, IF: 6.8)
Selected Drafts
View All ->Consensus Resilience Planning for Multi-Agency Restoration of Interdependent Infrastructure Systems: A Unified Framework and Resilience-Informed Heuristic-Exact Decomposition Algorithm
Renlong Wang
Reliability Engineering & System Safety
From Resilience Curves to Cross-System Benchmarking: A Non-Parametric Relative Measurement Framework for Interdependent Infrastructure
Renlong Wang
Reliability Engineering & System Safety
News
Received my M.S. in Industrial Engineering and Management from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Google Scholar citations reached 100.
One sole-authored paper was accepted by Annals of Operations Research.
One co-authored paper was accepted by Chinese Journal of Management Science.
Will join Rice University as a Ph.D. student in Civil Engineering in August 2026, advised by Dr. Jamie Padgett.
One first-author paper was accepted by Risk Analysis.
One corresponding-author paper was accepted by Scientific Reports.
One paper was recognized as a CNKI Highly Cited Paper.
Awarded the National Scholarship for Postgraduates.
One corresponding-author paper was accepted by Energy.
One first-author paper was accepted by Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory.
One first-author paper was accepted by Expert Systems with Applications.
Awarded the Excellent Prize of the President Scholarship of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
One corresponding-author paper was accepted by Energy.
Received the Excellent Paper Award at the 2024 Student Academic Forum of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Awarded the National Scholarship for Postgraduates.
Received the Best Paper First Prize at the 2024 International Symposium on Emergency Management.
Received the Excellent Paper Award at the 2024 POMS Summer School.
Recognized as a Merit Student of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
One sole-authored paper was accepted by Information Sciences.
One first-author paper was accepted by Chinese Journal of Management Science.
One first-author paper was accepted by Environment, Development and Sustainability.
Received the Best Paper Third Prize at the 2023 International Symposium on Emergency Management.
Started M.S. studies at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Received the Excellent Paper Award at the 2023 POMS Summer School in China.
Recognized as a Distinguished Graduate in Civil Engineering by Jiangsu Universities and Colleges.