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ABOUT
Dr Wang Kun is currently Assistant Professor of the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Before that, he is a tenured Associate Professor in The University of International Business and Economics (UIBE), Beijing, China. He obtained his BBA (first-class Honor) and MPhil degree from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the PhD degree from Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia (UBC). His thesis has won the Best Graduate Student Paper Award, the US Transportation Research Forum 58th Annual Meeting, Chicago, US.
Dr Wang has the research interests in transport and logistics management, focusing on aviation operations and management, transport environmental issues, intermodal competition and cooperation. He published more than 100 SSCI/SCI journal papers, with nearly 40 papers on top tier transportation journals, like Transportation Research Part A/B/C/D/E, also several papers on renowned economics journals (International Journal of Industrial and Organization, Energy Economics, Journal of Transport Economics and Policy). His work has been widely cited with Google Scholar citations more than 4000 times, and 13 articles have been selected into the ESI highly cited papers. He is awarded the “World's Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University” in 2023 and 2024. Dr Wang also serves as Editor of Transport Policy (SSCI JCRQ1), Associate Editor of Journal of Air Transport Management (SSCI, JCR Q2), and Editorial Board Members for Transportation Research Part A (SSCI, JCRQ1, ABS 3 star), Transportation Research Part D (SSCI, JCRQ1), Research in Transportation Business and Management (RTBM) and several other journals.
As principal investigator (PI), Dr Wang has acquired several external research grants, including 2 NSFC grants (国家自然科学基金), and other grants from Guangdong, Beijing Municipal governments, Ministry of Education of China etc. He has also conducted many consultancy projects for governments and industries, including Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), Airport Authority of Hong Kong (AAHK), Beijing Municipal Government, Xiamen Airlines, Manchester Airport Group. Several policy reports are submitted to governments, including one endorsed by national-level leader (正国级).
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT
| 2022-Now | Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Systems and Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong |
| 2022-Now | Adjunct Professor, School of Economics and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University |
| 2020-2022 | Associate Professor (with tenure), School of International Trade and Economics, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, China |
| 2018-2019 | Assistant Professor, School of International Trade and Economics, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, China |
EDUCATION
| 2013-2018 | Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Transport Economics and Policy, Transportation and Logistics Division, Sauder School of Business, The University of British Columbia, Canada |
| 2010-2013 | Master of Philosophy (MPhil), Transport Economics and Policy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China |
| 2006-2010 | Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) , Major in International Shipping Transport Logistics, Faculty of Business; Minor in Applied Mathematics, Department of Applied Mathematics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China, First-class Honor (GPA 4.0 out of 4.0) |
OTHER ACADEMIC POSITION
| 2021-Now | Editor, Transport Policy (Elsevier). (“A” in Australian Business Deans Council List; JCR Q1 of Economics Journals & Transportation Journals) |
| 2025-now | Associate Editor, Journal of Air Transport Management (SSCI/SCI JCRQ2) |
| 2023-Now | Editorial Board Member, Transportation Research Part A (SSCI JCRQ1, ABS 3 star) |
| 2024-Now | Editorial Board Member, Transportation Research Part D (SSCI JCRQ1) |
| 2023-Now | Editorial Board Member, Journal of Air Transport Management (SSCI, Q2) |
| 2023-Now | Editorial Board Member, Research in Transportation Business & Management (SSCI, Q2) |
| 2023-Now | Editorial Board Member, Journal of Transport Economics and Management |
| 2024-now | Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Transportation Science and Technology |
| 2021-Now | Steering Committee Member of World Conference on Transport Research Society (WCTRS) |
| 2021-Now | Scientific Committee Member of the Maritime Economy and Policy System, World Transport Convention (WTC). |
| 2021-Now | Standing Committee Member, China Society of Logistics |
| 2022-Now | Executive Secretary, Committee of Transport Management, Society of Management Science and Engineering of China |
| 2023-Now | Executive Secretary, Air Transport Research Society (ATRS) China Chapter |
| 2023 | Guest editor, Transport Economics and Management (VSI: Emerging topics in transport economics and management) |
| 2023 | Guest editor, Research in Transport Economics (VSI: Economic analysis of new technologies addressing challenges facing transportation) |
| 2022 | Guest editor, Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice (VSI: Antitrust Concern of Shipping Alliances and its Policy Implications) |
| 2020 | Guest editor, Journal of Air Transport Management (VSI: COVID-19 Pandemic and Aviation: The Medium- and Long-term Impacts) |
AWARDS
| 2024 | JTTRI Best Paper Award, 27th Air Transport Research Society (ATRS) |
| 2023 | World's Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University (sub-category: Logistics & Transportation) |
| 2023 | 2022 Outstanding Reviewer, Transportation Research Part D |
| 2021 | Best Paper Award, the 12th International Workshop on Computational Transportation Science, CTS, Harbin, China |
| 2021 | Best Paper Award, 2021 World Transport Convention (WTC), Xi’an, China |
| 2021 | 2nd Prize of Teaching Skills Contest, University of International Business and Economics |
| 2021 | Dean’s Citation for Teaching, University of International Business and Economics |
| 2020 | Dean’s Citation for Teaching, University of International Business and Economics |
| 2019 | Dean’s Citation for Teaching, University of International Business and Economics |
| 2019 | Best Paper on Topic Area A, Transport Modes General of 15th WCTR conference, Mumbai, India |
| 2017 | Best Graduate Student Paper Award, the US Transportation Research Forum 58th Annual Meeting, Chicago, US |
| 2017 | Scholarship for Outstanding Chinese Overseas PhD student, awarded by the Ministry of Education of China |
| 2015-2017 | Killam Doctoral Scholarship (the most prestigious doctoral scholarship in UBC; C$30,000 per year), The University of British Columbia. |
| 2013-2017 | Canadian National Railway Fellowship in Transportation Studies, The University of British Columbia |
| 2013 | C K Choi Fellowship in Business Administration, The University of British Columbia |
| 2013 | Dean Earle D MacPhee Memorial Fellowship in Business Administration. |
| 2006-2010 | Non-local Student Academic Scholarship (HK$400,000). The Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
