Yao Zhang
Yao Zhang is a Ph.D. candidate at Technical University of Munich (TUM) since September 2024. His research focuses on urban logistics and future-oriented freight transportation planning, with particular emphasis on evidence-supported forecasting for urban logistics scenarios in 2050. He is currently working under the supervision of Professor Dr. Constantinos Antoniou and mentorship of Dr.-Ing. Andreas Rau in the topic of urban logistics forecasting.
Yao Zhang holds a Bachelor of Management in Logistics Management from Wuhan University of Technology, China. He later completed his Master of Science in Logistics at Technical University of Munich Singapore Campus (TUM Asia).
Education and Training
| Sep. 2024 - Present | Doctoral Candidate Technical University of Munich, Germany and Singapore |
| Aug. 2021 - Aug. 2023 | Master of Science in Logistics (Grade: 1.5) Thesis: “The Post-Pandemic Logistics Service Provider Market in Singapore: Overview, Segment Analysis and Leading Company Representation” |
| Sep. 2017 - June 2021 | Bachelor of Management in Logistics Management Thesis: "Optimization and Simulation Analysis of Vaccine Cold Chain Air Transportation Network based on Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm" |
Work Experience
| Aug. 2022 - Oct. 2022 | Philips Electronics Singapore Pte Ltd, Singapore Logistics Procurement Intern |
| Mar. 2022 - June 2022 | TUM Asia, Singapore Student Assistant, “Re-defining People-Vehicle Interaction and Infrastructure for Future Mobility in Singapore (PUDO)” |
| June 2018 - June 2020 | WHUT Kyanite Logistics System Engineering Laboratory, China Undergraduate Research Management |