Curriculum Vitae - Texas Tech University

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11. Xu, X. An Investigation on the Interactivity between Suspended-load Backpack and Human Gait,
April 2008 (Currently at Liberty Mutual Research Institute of Safety and Health)
12. Zhang, Y-X., “Development of Methodology in Biomechanical Simulation of Manual Lifting.”
Expected graduation: May 2005. (Currently at University of Western Australia)
Doctoral Students Currently Mentoring
1. Chen, Y. M.”Copula Model for Risk Assessment” (QE)
2. Lee, J. Y.”Hierarchical Dirichlet Process for Risk Evaluation” (QE)
3. Sittivijan, P.”Risk Trade-off Using Choquet Integral for Health Care Management” (Thailand
Government Health Care Fellowship)
Master Students Currently Mentoring
1. Yu, F.”Machina Triangle for Risk Assessment”
2. Wang, C.”Activity Scheduling and Simulation for a Concrete Slab Plant”
3. Hajifathalian, K.”Mean Variance Analysis for a Parade Game Simulation”
Doctoral Dissertation Committee
1. Li, L.”A Two-person Investment Game.” 2010
2. Li, P. K.”Fuzzy Relational Equations: Resolution and Optimization” 2009
3. Zhang, T.”Using Measures of Situation Awareness to Characterize Mental Models in Inductive
Reasoning Tasks” 2009
4. Lightner, C. A “A Tabu Search Approach To Multiple Sequence Alignment” 2008
5. Shu, Y.”Biomechanical Analysis of Eccentric and Concentric Lifting Exertions.” 2007
6. Jiang, ZL. Application of an Entropy-Assisted Optimization Model in Prediction of Agonist and
Antagonist Muscle Forces. 2007
7. Pacheco, L., “System Performance in Aviation.” 2005.
8. Li, J., “A Multi-Agent Negotiation Based Decision Framework for Extensible Framework Life
Cycle.” December, 2003.
9. Samir, M. T., “Improving Wafer Temperature Uniformity for Etch Applications.” 2003
10. T. -H. Jang, “Stochastic Finite Element Technique for Cervical Spine Analysis” 2002
11. J. Sun, “Probabilistic Optimization of a Structure for Crashworthiness” 2001
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