I was born in Liaocheng, Shandong province, China in 1997. I received B.Eng. and M. Eng degrees in Software Engineering of Liaocheng University, China in 2020 and 2023, respectively. Now, I am pursuing my ph. D. degree in School of Software Engineering, South China University of Technology.
My Ph.D's supervisor is Prof. Yi Xiang. My master's supervisor is A.P. Yuyan Han.
My research interests include intelligent optimization algorithms and their applications (Smart Computing, Smart Grid, Quality-Diversity Optimization, Iterative Greedy Algorithms, Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms, Evolutionary Algorithms, Neural Network, and Reinforcement Learning).
I have published 10 academic papers in multiple internationally renowned journals such as 《IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation》, 《IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computational Intelligence》, 《Swarm and Evolutionary Computation》, 《Expert Systems with Applications》, and 《Knowledge based Systems》. Please refer to my Google Scholar page for details.
You can contact me via emails: 987352978@qq.com(recommend), klaetteqin@gmail.com.
✨ News
- 2025.01: 🎉 My master's thesis “Blocking hybrid flow shop scheduling problems based on iterative greedy algorithms” is awarded as an Outstanding Master's Thesis of Shandong Province, China.
- 2024.05: 🎉 My master's thesis “Blocking hybrid flow shop scheduling problems based on iterative greedy algorithms” is awarded as an excellent master's thesis in the 7th Intelligent Optimization and Scheduling Conference.
- 2024.01: 🎉 My paper "An improved iterated greedy algorithm for the energy-efficient blocking hybrid flow shop scheduling problem" published in Swarm and Evolutionary Computation is recognized as a highly cited paper.
- 2023.09: 🎉 My paper entitled: "A Self-adaptive Collaborative Differential Evolution Algorithm for Solving Energy Resource Management Problems in Smart Grids" has been accepted as a regular paper in IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation. More details can be found at Publications.
- 2023.05: 🎉 My paper entitled: "Energy Efficient Iterative Greedy Algorithm for the Distributed Hybrid Flow Shop Scheduling with Blocking Constraints" has been accepted as a regular paper in IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computational Intelligence. More details can be found at Publications.
- 2022.12: 🎉 I won the Third Prize for Innovation Achievements of Graduate Students in Shandong Province.
🏫 Educations
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2023.09 ~ 2027.07, PhD.Eng. Student in School of Software Engineering, South China University of Technology
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2020.09 ~ 2023.07, M.Eng. Student in Schoold of Computer Science and Technology, Liaocheng University
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2016.09 ~ 2020.07, B.Eng. student in School of Computer Science and Technology, Liaocheng University
📖 Publications
🎓 Master Thesis
- Haoxiang Qin. Blocking hybrid flow shop scheduling problems based on iterative greedy algorithms. Liaocheng University, 2023. [PDF].
📝 Regular Papers
- Haoxiang Qin, Yi Xiang✉️, Hainan Zhang, Yuyan Han, Yuting Wang, Xinrui Tao, and Yiping Liu. A survey on Quality-Diversity optimization: approaches, applications, and challenges. Swarm and Evolutionary Computation, vol. 100, no. 102240, pp. 1-25, Nov. 2026. [DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.swevo.2025.102240] [PDF], Impact Factor: 8.5, Q1
- Haoxiang Qin, Yi Xiang✉️, Yuyan Han, Yuting Wang, Junqing Li, and Quanke Pan. A knowledge region selection enhanced quality-diversity algorithm for real-world flexible job shop scheduling with Automated Guided Vehicles transportation. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, vol. 164, pp. 113352, Nov. 2026. [DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.engappai.2025.113352] [PDF], Impact Factor: 8.0, Q1
- Haoxiang Qin, Yi Xiang✉️, Yuyan Han, Yuting Wang, Qingda Chen, and Ping Zhou. Intelligent scheduling approach for distributed flexible job-shop with deep reinforcement learning and quality-diversity optimization. SCIENTIA SINICA Informationis, 2025. [DOI: 10.1360/SSI-2025-0113] [PDF], CCF-A, Chinese top and authoritative journals
- Haoxiang Qin, Yi Xiang✉️, Fangqing Liu, Yuyan Han, and Yuting Wang. Enhancing Quality-Diversity algorithm by reinforcement learning for Flexible Job Shop Scheduling with transportation constraints. Swarm and Evolutionary Computation, vol.93, no. 101849, pp.1-14, 2025.[DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.swevo.2025.101849] [PDF], Impact Factor: 8.2, Q1
- Haoxiang Qin, Wenlei Bai, Yi Xiang✉️, Fangqing Liu, Yuyan Han, and Ling Wang. A Self-adaptive Collaborative Differential Evolution Algorithm for Solving Energy Resource Management Problems in Smart Grids. IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, vol. 28, no. 5, pp. 1427-1441, Oct. 2024. [DOI: doi: 10.1109/TEVC.2023.3312769] [PDF], CCF-B, Impact Factor: 14.3, Q1
- Haoxiang Qin, Yuyan Han✉️, Qingda Chen, Ling Wang, Yuting Wang, Junqing Li, and Yiping Liu. Energy Efficient Iterative Greedy Algorithm for the Distributed Hybrid Flow Shop Scheduling with Blocking Constraints. IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computational Intelligence, vol.7, no. 5, pp.1442-1457, 2023. [DOI: 10.1109/TECI.2023.3271331][PDF], Impact Factor: 5.3, Q2
- Haoxiang Qin, Yuyan Han✉️, Yuting Wang✉️, Yiping Liu, Junqing Li, and Quanke Pan. Intelligent Optimization Under Blocking Constraints: A Novel Iterated Greedy Algorithm for the Hybrid Flow-Shop Group Scheduling Problems. knowledge-based systems, vol.258, no. 109962, pp.1-24, 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.knosys.2022.109962] [PDF], Impact Factor: 8.139, Q1
- Haoxiang Qin, Yuyan Han✉️, Yiping Liu, Junqing Li, Quanke Pan, Xue Han. A collaborative iterative greedy algorithm for the scheduling of distributed heterogeneous hybrid flow shop with blocking constraints. Expert Systems with Applications, vol.201, no. 117256, pp.1-15, 2022, [10.1016/j.eswa.2022.117256] [PDF] , Impact Factor: 8.665, Q1
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Haoxiang Qin, Yuyan Han✉️, Biao Zhang, Leilei Meng, Yiping Liu, Quanke Pan, Dunwei Gong. An improved iterated greedy algorithm for the energy-efficient blocking hybrid flow shop scheduling problem. Swarm and Evolutionary Computation, vol.69, no. 100992, pp.1-18, 2021.[10.1016/j.swevo.2021.100992] [PDF], Impact Factor: 10.267, Q1
- Haoxiang Qin, Yuyan Han✉️, Qingda Chen, Junqing Li, Hongyan Sang. A double level mutation iterated greedy algorithm for blocking hybrid flow shop scheduling. Control and Decision, vol.37, no. 9, pp.2323-2332, 2021. [10.13195/j.kzyjc.2021.0607] [PDF], EI, Chinese authoritative journals
- Zhongyuan Peng, Haoxiang Qin✉️. A single-individual based variable neighborhood search algorithm for the blocking hybrid flow shop group scheduling problem. Egyptian Informatics Journal, vol.27, no. 100509, 2024. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eij.2024.100509] [PDF], Impact Factor: 5, Q1
- Wenlei Bai✉️, Fanlin Meng, Ming Sun, Haoxiang Qin, Richard Allmendinger, Kwang Y Lee. Differential Evolutionary Particle Swarm Optimization with Orthogonal Learning for Wind Integrated Optimal Power Flow. Applied soft computing, no.111662, 2024. [10.1016/j.asoc.2024.111662] [PDF], Impact Factor: 8.7, Q1
- Xue Han, Yuyan Han✉️, Biao Zhang, Haoxiang Qin, Junqing Li, Yiping Liu, Dunwei Gong. An effective local search algorithm with restart strategy for energy-efficient distributed blocking flowshop scheduling problem with setup times. Applied soft computing, vol.129, no. 109502, pp.2323-2332, 2022. [10.1016/j.asoc.2022.109502] [PDF], Impact Factor: 8.263, Q1
💬 Conference Papers
- Haoxiang Qin, Yi Xiang✉️, Yuyan Han, Xueming Yan. Optimizing energy-efficient flexible job shop scheduling with transportation constraints: A Q-Learning enhanced Quality-Diversity algorithm. 2024 6th International Conference on Data-driven Optimization of Complex Systems (DOCS), Hangzhou, China, pp.373-378, 2024. [10.1109/DOCS63458.2024.10704469] [PDF]
- Haoxiang Qin, Yuting Wang✉️, Yuyan Han✉️, Qingda Chen, Junqing Li. Adapting a reinforcement learning method for the distributed blocking hybrid flow shop scheduling problem. The 5th Asian Conference on Artificial Intelligence Technology (ACAIT), Haikou, China, pp.751-757, 2021. [10.1109/ACAIT53529.2021.9731228] [PDF]
- Haoxiang Qin, Yuyan Han✉️, Junqing Li, Hongyan Sang, Qingda Chen. A quick and effective iterated greedy algorithm for energy-efficient hybrid flow shop scheduling problem with blocking constraint. 2021 11th International Conference on Information Science and Technology (ICIST), Chengdu, China, pp.325-331, 2021. [10.1109/ICIST52614.2021.9440648] [PDF]
- Jinlin Liu, Haoxiang Qin✉️, Yuyan Han✉️, Yuting Wang, Qingda Chen. Energy Efficiency Optimization with Machine Activation in Blocking Hybrid Flow Shop Scheduling Problem. 2025 37th Chinese Control and Decision Conference (CCDC), Xiamen, China, pp. 1029-1034, 2025. [10.1109/CCDC65474.2025.11090246] [PDF]
- Xue Han, Yuyan Han✉️, Yiping Liu, Quanke Pan, Haoxiang Qin, Junqing Li. An improved iterated greedy algorithm for the distributed flow shop scheduling problem with sequence-dependent setup times. 2021 11th International Conference on Information Science and Technology (ICIST), Chengdu, China, pp.332-340, 2021. [10.1109/ICIST52614.2021.9440591][PDF]
💬 Invention Patent
- Haoxiang Qin, Yi Xiang, Yuyan Han, Yuting Wang. Scheduling Method and Device for Distributed Flexible Job shop with Automated Guided Vehicles. Authorization Number: ZL202410670337.7
- Haoxiang Qin, Yi Xiang, Yuyan Han, Yuting Wang. A Scheduling Method, Device, and Storage Medium for Flexible Job Shop. Application Number:2024106703324
- Haoxiang Qin, Yi Xiang, Yuyan Han, Yuting Wang. A Blocking Hybrid Group Flow Shop Scheduling Method, Device, and Storage Medium. Application Number:2023118313866
- Yi Xiang, Haoxiang Qin, Yuyan Han, Yuting Wang. A Scheduling Method and Device for Distributed Flexible Job Shop. Application Number:2023118313531
🎖️ Honors and Awards
- 2025.10 National Graduate Scholarship (concurrently awarded with the Presidential Scholarship).
- 2025.05 Third Prize in the “Shuyou Cup” CIOC 2025 4th National Intelligent Optimization Algorithm Competition — Flexible Job-Shop Scheduling Problem (FJSP).
- 2025.01 Outstanding Master's Thesis of Shandong Province, China.
- 2024.07 Silver medal winner in the competition of Evolutionary computation in the energy domain: Optimal PV System Allocation, IEEE WCCI 2024 & GECCO 2024 (Joint competition).
- 2024.05 The 7th Academic Conference on Intelligent Optimization and Scheduling, Outstanding Master's Thesis Award.
- 2023.07 Bronze medal winner in the competition of Evolutionary computation in the energy domain: Operation and planning applications, GECCO 2023 & IEEE CEC 2023 (Joint competition).
- 2023.06 First Prize for Outstanding Graduate Achievements of Liaocheng University.
- 2023.06 Outstanding Master's Thesis of Liaocheng University.
- 2023.05 Outstanding graduate of Liaocheng University.
- 2023.05 Outstanding Paper Award for the First Shandong Province Computing Intelligence Conference in 2022.
- 2022.12 National Graduate Scholarship.
- 2022.12 Third Prize for Innovation Achievements of Graduate Students in Shandong Province.
- 2022.05 Outstanding student at Liaocheng University.
- 2021.12 Liaocheng University Academic Scholarship.
- 2020.08 Outstanding student of the International Graduate School of Artificial Intelligence.
📚 Project Experience
- 2024.01-2025.12 Special Project of University-Enterprise Innovation Consortium, "Research on Intelligent Scheduling and Path Planning Methods for UAVs" (Project Code: 20240171), Project Member
- 2025.01-2027.12 General Program of Shandong Natural Science Foundation, "Evolutionary Algorithms for Multimodal Multi-objective Hybrid Flow Shop Problems and Their Applications in Painting Workshops" (Grant No.: ZR2024MF112), Project Member
- 2024.01-2026.12 General Program of Shandong Natural Science Foundation, "Collaborative Swarm Intelligence Optimization Scheduling Theory and Methods for Bus Painting Workshops" (Grant No.: ZR2023MF022), Project Member
- 2022.09-2025.12 Guangyue Youth Scholar Innovation Talent Program support received from Liaocheng University,(Grant No.:LCUGYTD2022-03),Key Member
- 2019.01-2022.12 National Natural Science Foundation of China,Intelligent and optimal scheduling theory and method for multi-line surface mount shop(Grant No.: 61973203),Project Member
- 2019.01-2022.12 National Natural Science Foundation of China,An evolutionary algorithm for solving multi-objective constrained optimization problems in continuous environments(Grant No.: 61966012),Project Member
- 2019.01-2021.12 National Natural Science Foundation of China,Evolutionary optimization algorithm for multi-modal and multi-objective hybrid flow scheduling(Grant No.: 61803192), Project Member
📝 Academic part-time jobs
- Reviewer of 《Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence》 (Impact Factor: 8.0, Q1), 2025.
- Reviewer of 《Computers & Industrial Engineering》 (Impact Factor: 7.9, Q1), 2025.
- Reviewer of 《Journal of Manufacturing Systems》 (Impact Factor: 14.2, Q1), 2025.
- Reviewer of 《Information Sciences》 (Impact Factor: 6.8, Q1), 2025.
- Reviewer of 《Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization》 (Impact Factor: 1.6, Q2), 2025.
- Reviewer of 《Cluster Computing》 (Impact Factor: 3.6, Q2), 2025.
- Reviewer of 《Applied Soft Computing》 (Impact Factor: 7.2, Q1), 2025.
- Reviewer of 《Swarm and Evolutionary Computation》 (Impact Factor: 10.0, Q1), 2024.
- Reviewer of 《Journal of Cleaner Production》 (Impact Factor: 11.1, Q1), 2024.
- Reviewer of 《Reliability Engineering & System Safety》 (Impact Factor: 8.1, Q1), 2023.
🙂 Hobbies and Interests
👀 Research Interests
- Shop Scheduling (Flexible Job Shop, Hybrid Flow Shop, Blocking Flow Shop, Distributed Scheduling, Group, etc)
- Electric Scheduling(Smart Grids,ERM Power System Optimization,Uncertain,Risk Factor, etc)
- Intelligent optimization algorithms(Metaheuristics, such as Quality-Diversity algorithm, iterative greedy algorithms, genetic algorithms, differential evolution algorithms, etc; Heuristic algorithms such as NEH algorithm, MME algorithm, etc)
- Multi-objective optimization, constrained multi-objective optimization (NSGA-II algorithm, MOEA/D algorithm, Meme algorithm)
- Deep Reinforcement Learning, Neural network, and Reinforcement learning
- Route Planning
🗺️ Daily Interests
- Like to travel ✈️🏞️🏖️
- Lift, work out, and stay fit 🏋️♂️🏃
- Painting, Art, and I like secondary anime, movies, as well as American and Japanese dramas 🖌️📺
- Read, like to read all kinds of books 📗📘
- Handicrafts, pet breeding 🐶🐱🦜
- Learn various languages 🗣️
🏨 Academic Activities
- 2025.05, The 8th Academic Conference on Intelligent Optimization and Scheduling, Third Prize in the “Shuyou Cup” CIOC 2025 4th National Intelligent Optimization Algorithm Competition — Flexible Job-Shop Scheduling Problem (FJSP), Qingdao, Shandong.
- 2024.08, The 6th International Conference on Data-driven Optimization of Complex Systems, Hangzhou, Zhejiang.
- 2024.05, The 7th Academic Conference on Intelligent Optimization and Scheduling, Outstanding Master's Thesis Award, Wuxi, Jiangsu.
- 2023.07, IJCAI Young Elite Symposium (CCF-A), East China Normal University, Shanghai.
- 2023.05, The 6th Academic Conference on Intelligent Optimization and Scheduling, Zhangjiajie, Hunan.
- 2022.08, The 5th Academic Conference on Intelligent Optimization and Scheduling, with two papers presented in poster format, Taiyuan, Shanxi.
- 2021.06, The 4th Conference on Intelligent Optimization and Scheduling, Changsha, Hunan.
- 2022.10, The 3rd Conference on Intelligent Optimization and Scheduling, Nanning, Guangxi.
👥 Cooperating Members
---Graduate Student tutors---
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Yi Xiang (My PhD advisor, associate Professor of South China University of Technology, he is a doctoral supervisor)
Yuyan Han (My supervisor, associate professor of Liaocheng University, she is the supervisor of master students) ---Co-authorship---
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Yaochu Jin (IEEE Fellow, He is a professor at Westlake University, a doctoral supervisor and the member of the European Academy of Sciences)
Kwang Y. Lee (IEEE Fellow, he is a Professor and Chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Baylor University)
Ling Wang (He is a professor at Tsinghua University, a doctoral supervisor, a recipient of the National Outstanding Youth Fund, and is named one of the top 100000 scientists in the world)
Quanke Pan (He is a professor at Shanghai University, a doctoral supervisor, and a highly cited scientist worldwide)
Dunwei Gong (He is a professor and doctoral supervisor at China University of Mining and Technology)
Yiping Liu (He is an associate professor, doctoral supervisor, and Yuelu scholar at Hunan University)
Qingda Chen (He is a lecturer in the State Key Laboratory of Process Industry Integrated Automation, Northeastern University)
WenLei Bai (He is the principal application developer for Oracle America Inc)
Yuting Wang (He is an associate professor and master's supervisor at Liaocheng University)
Junqing Li (He is a professor and doctoral supervisor at Shandong Normal University, and is named one of the top 100000 scientists in the world)
Kaizhou Gao (He is an assistant professor at Macau University of Science and Technology, a lecturer at Liaocheng University, and a master's supervisor)
Hongyan Sang (She is a professor, master's supervisor, and part-time doctoral supervisor at Liaocheng University)
Biao Zhang (He is an associate professor and master's supervisor at Liaocheng University)
Leilei Meng (He is an associate professor and master's supervisor at Liaocheng University) 💭 Special thanks
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Mengjie Zhang (IEEE Fellow, He is the professor of Computer Science at Victoria University of Wellington)
Hisao Ishibuchi (IEEE Fellow, he is the Chair Professor of Computer Science at the Southern University of Science and Technology)
M.Fatih Tasgetiren (He is a professor and doctoral supervisor of Baskent University in Türkiye)💻 Internships
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