Research

Research Interests

Xiao-Lin Wang is interested in applying data analytics, stochastic modeling, and optimization techniques to solve reliability improvement, maintenance optimization, warranty analytics, and operations management problems. Currently, he is working on i) predictive maintenance for complex systems based on data intelligence; and ii) warranty-oriented engineering, operations, and marketing decision-makings (e.g., field reliability monitoring, warranty reserve planning, spare parts management, and warranty contract design and pricing). In addition, he is also collaborating with his colleagues on other research topics, like interpretable machine learning and reinforcement learning algorithm design, among others.

Selected publications

Journal Papers

[J25] Xiao-Lin Wang, Qiuzhuang Sun*, Jianyu Xu (2024) Simultaneous or sequential? Retail strategy of a durable product and an extended warranty, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 71, 8223-8239.
[J24] Jianyu Xu, Bin Liu*, Xiujie Zhao, Xiao-Lin Wang (2024) Online reinforcement learning for condition-based group maintenance using factored Markov decision processes, European Journal of Operational Research, 315(1), 176-190.
[J23] Chenglong Li, Junjie Wang, Xiao-Lin Wang* (2024). Monitoring aggregate warranty claims with dynamically-designed CUSUM and EWMA charts, International Journal of Production Research, 62(7), 2370-2397.
[J22] Xiao-Lin Wang* (2023) Design and pricing of usage-driven customized two-dimensional extended warranty menus, IISE Transactions, 55(9): 873-885.
[J21] Xiujie Zhao, Bin Liu, Jianyu Xu*, Xiao-Lin Wang* (2023) Imperfect maintenance policies for warranted products under stochastic performance degradation, European Journal of Operational Research, 308(1): 150-165.
[J20] Liangliang Zhuang, Ancha Xu, Xiao-Lin Wang* (2023) A prognostic driven predictive maintenance framework based on Bayesian deep learning, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 234, 109181.
[J19] Shizhe Peng, Wei Jiang, Lai Wei, Xiao-Lin Wang* (2022) A new cost-sharing preventive maintenance program under two-dimensional warranty, International Journal of Production Economics, 254, 108580.
[J18] Xiao-Lin Wang, Yuanguang Zhong, Lishuai Li, Wei Xie, Zhi-Sheng Ye (2022) Warranty Reserve Management: Demand Learning and Funds Pooling, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 24(4), 2221-2239.
[J17] Zhonghao Wang, Zhengguo Xu, Xiaolin Wang, Min Xie (2022) A temporal-spatial cleaning optimization method for photovoltaic power plants, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 49, 101691.
[J16] Bin Liu, M. D. Pandey, Xiaolin Wang, Xiujie Zhao* (2021) A finite-horizon condition-based maintenance for a two-unit system with dependent degradation processes, European Journal of Operational Research, 295(2), 705-717.
[J15] Xiaolin Wang*, O. Gaudoin, L. Doyen, C. Berenguer, Min Xie (2021). Modeling multivariate degradation processes with time-variant covariates and imperfect maintenance effects, Applied Stochastic Models in Business and Industry, 37(3), 592-611.
[J14] Xiaolin Wang, Bin Liu, Xiujie Zhao* (2021). A performance-based warranty for products subject to competing hard and soft failures, International Journal of Production Economics, 233, 107974.
[J13] Xiaolin Wang*, Hang Zhou, A. K. Parlikad, Min Xie (2020). Imperfect preventive maintenance models with unpunctual execution, IEEE Transactions on Reliability, 69(4), 1480-1492.
[J12] Xiaolin Wang, Xiujie Zhao, Bin Liu* (2020). Design and pricing of extended warranty menus based on the multinomial logit choice model, European Journal of Operational Research, 287(1), 237-250.
[J11] Xiaolin Wang*, Lishuai Li, and Min Xie (2020). An unpunctual preventive maintenance policy under two-dimensional warranty, European Journal of Operational Research, 282(1), 304-318.
[J10] Chenglong Li, Xiaolin Wang*, Lishuai Li, Min Xie, and Xin Wang (2020). On dynamically monitoring aggregate warranty claims for early detection of reliability problems, IISE Transactions, 52(5), 568-587.
[J9] Xiaolin Wang*, Kangzhe He, Zhen He, Lishuai Li, and Min Xie (2019). Cost analysis of a piece-wise renewing free replacement warranty policy, Computers & Industrial Engineering, 135, 1047-1062.
[J8] Xiaolin Wang*, Lishuai Li and Min Xie (2019). Optimal preventive maintenance strategy for leased equipment under successive usage-based contracts, International Journal of Production Research, 57(18), 5705-5724.
[J7] Xiaolin Wang*, Min Xie and Lishuai Li (2019). On optimal upgrade strategy for second-hand multi-component systems sold with warranty, International Journal of Production Research, 57(3), 847-864.
[J6] Xiaolin Wang and Wei Xie* (2018). Two-dimensional warranty: A literature review, Journal of Risk and Reliability, 232(3), 284-307.
[J5] Chun Su and Xiaolin Wang (2016). A two-stage preventive maintenance optimization model incorporating two-dimensional extended warranty, Reliability Engineering & System Safety 155, 169-178.
[J4] Xiaolin Wang and Chun Su (2016). A two-dimensional preventive maintenance strategy for items sold with warranty, International Journal of Production Research 54(19), 5901-5915.
[J3] Chun Su and Xiaolin Wang (2016). Optimal upgrade policy for used products sold with two-dimensional warranty, Quality and Reliability Engineering International 32(8), 2889-2899.
[J2] Chun Su and Xiaolin Wang (2016). Modeling flexible two-dimensional warranty contracts for used products considering reliability improvement actions, Journal of Risk and Reliability 230(2), 237-247.
[J1] Chun Su and Xiaolin Wang (2014). Optimizing upgrade level and preventive maintenance policy for second-hand products sold with warranty, Journal of Risk and Reliability 228(5), 518-528.

Conference Papers

[C3] Xiaolin Wang, Lishuai Li and Min Xie (2018). An unpunctual preventive maintenance policy for repairable items sold with a two-dimensional warranty, 10th IMA International Conference on Modelling in Industrial Maintenance and Reliability, 13-15 Jun., Manchester, UK, pp. 166-171.
[C2] Chun Su and Xiaolin Wang (2016). A study of availability-based warranty policy, 2016 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM), 4-7 Dec., Bali, Indonesia, pp. 1655-1659.
[C1] Chun Su, Yang Yang, Xiaolin Wang and Zhaoyong Hu (2016). Failures Analysis of Wind Turbines: Case Study of a Chinese Wind Farm, 2016 Prognostics and System Health Management Conference, Chengdu, China, pp. 1-6.

Working Papers

Xiaoge Zhang, Xiao-Lin Wang, Indranil Bose, Fenglei Fan, Yiu-Ming Cheung (2024) Enhancing the Performance of Neural Networks Through Causal Discovery and Integration of Domain Knowledge, European Journal of Operational Research, under 2nd round revision.
Jianyu Xu, Miao Song, Xiao-Lin Wang (2024) An Online State-Dependent Successive Elimination Algorithm for Rested Bandits, Management Science, under major revision.
Peng Liu, Guanjun Wang, Xiao-Lin Wang* (2024) Classical Periodic Replacement Policy Revisited: An Operational Statistics Perspective, IISE Transactions, under major revision.
Xiao-Lin Wang, Shizhe Peng*, Xiaoge Zhang, Jianyu Xu (2024) Spare parts provisioning with installed base information: An integrated forecasting and stocking approach, International Journal of Production Research, under review.
Xiao-Lin Wang, Shizhe Peng, Xiaoge Zhang* (2024) Price Competition in an Oligopolistic Extended Warranty Market, European Journal of Operational Research, under review.
Pingping Dong, Xiao-Lin Wang, Indranil Bose, Kam K. H. Ng, Xiaoning Zhang, Xiaoge Zhang* (2024) Causally-Aware Spatio-Temporal Multi-Graph Convolution Network for Accurate and Reliable Traffic Prediction, INFORMS Journal of Computing, under review.
Zan Li, Jianyu Xu, Chengjie Wang, Xiao-Lin Wang* (2024) Bayesian Reliability Demonstration Testing via Generalized Test Statistic, European Journal of Operational Research, under review.
Xiao-Lin Wang, Chenglong Li, Junjie Wang* (2024) Design and Pricing of Extended Warranty Menus with Reference Effects, European Journal of Operational Research, under preparation.
Xiao-Lin Wang, Qiuzhuang Sun* (2024) Data Integrated Maintenance Decision Making: Advances, Challenges, and Opportunities, European Journal of Operational Research, under preparation.
Xiao-Lin Wang* (2024) Structured Replacement Policies for Leased Equipment in a Sharing Environment, European Journal of Operational Research, under preparation.

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Research

Research Interests

Selected publications

Journal Papers ​

[J25] Xiao-Lin Wang, Qiuzhuang Sun*, Jianyu Xu (2024) Simultaneous or sequential? Retail strategy of a durable product and an extended warranty, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 71, 8223-8239.

[J24] Jianyu Xu, Bin Liu*, Xiujie Zhao, Xiao-Lin Wang (2024) Online reinforcement learning for condition-based group maintenance using factored Markov decision processes, European Journal of Operational Research, 315(1), 176-190.

[J23] Chenglong Li, Junjie Wang, Xiao-Lin Wang* (2024). Monitoring aggregate warranty claims with dynamically-designed CUSUM and EWMA charts, International Journal of Production Research, 62(7), 2370-2397.

[J22] Xiao-Lin Wang* (2023) Design and pricing of usage-driven customized two-dimensional extended warranty menus, IISE Transactions, 55(9): 873-885.

[J21] Xiujie Zhao, Bin Liu, Jianyu Xu*, Xiao-Lin Wang* (2023) Imperfect maintenance policies for warranted products under stochastic performance degradation, European Journal of Operational Research, 308(1): 150-165.

[J20] Liangliang Zhuang, Ancha Xu, Xiao-Lin Wang* (2023) A prognostic driven predictive maintenance framework based on Bayesian deep learning, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 234, 109181.

[J19] Shizhe Peng, Wei Jiang, Lai Wei, Xiao-Lin Wang* (2022) A new cost-sharing preventive maintenance program under two-dimensional warranty, International Journal of Production Economics, 254, 108580.

[J18] Xiao-Lin Wang, Yuanguang Zhong, Lishuai Li, Wei Xie, Zhi-Sheng Ye (2022) Warranty Reserve Management: Demand Learning and Funds Pooling, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 24(4), 2221-2239.

[J17] Zhonghao Wang, Zhengguo Xu, Xiaolin Wang, Min Xie (2022) A temporal-spatial cleaning optimization method for photovoltaic power plants, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 49, 101691.

[J16] Bin Liu, M. D. Pandey, Xiaolin Wang, Xiujie Zhao* (2021) A finite-horizon condition-based maintenance for a two-unit system with dependent degradation processes, European Journal of Operational Research, 295(2), 705-717.

[J15] Xiaolin Wang*, O. Gaudoin, L. Doyen, C. Berenguer, Min Xie (2021). Modeling multivariate degradation processes with time-variant covariates and imperfect maintenance effects, Applied Stochastic Models in Business and Industry, 37(3), 592-611.

[J14] Xiaolin Wang, Bin Liu, Xiujie Zhao* (2021). A performance-based warranty for products subject to competing hard and soft failures, International Journal of Production Economics, 233, 107974.

[J13] Xiaolin Wang*, Hang Zhou, A. K. Parlikad, Min Xie (2020). Imperfect preventive maintenance models with unpunctual execution, IEEE Transactions on Reliability, 69(4), 1480-1492.

[J12] Xiaolin Wang, Xiujie Zhao, Bin Liu* (2020). Design and pricing of extended warranty menus based on the multinomial logit choice model, European Journal of Operational Research, 287(1), 237-250.

[J11] Xiaolin Wang*, Lishuai Li, and Min Xie (2020). An unpunctual preventive maintenance policy under two-dimensional warranty, European Journal of Operational Research, 282(1), 304-318.

[J10] Chenglong Li, Xiaolin Wang*, Lishuai Li, Min Xie, and Xin Wang (2020). On dynamically monitoring aggregate warranty claims for early detection of reliability problems, IISE Transactions, 52(5), 568-587.

[J9] Xiaolin Wang*, Kangzhe He, Zhen He, Lishuai Li, and Min Xie (2019). Cost analysis of a piece-wise renewing free replacement warranty policy, Computers & Industrial Engineering, 135, 1047-1062.

[J8] Xiaolin Wang*, Lishuai Li and Min Xie (2019). Optimal preventive maintenance strategy for leased equipment under successive usage-based contracts, International Journal of Production Research, 57(18), 5705-5724.

[J7] Xiaolin Wang*, Min Xie and Lishuai Li (2019). On optimal upgrade strategy for second-hand multi-component systems sold with warranty, International Journal of Production Research, 57(3), 847-864.

[J6] Xiaolin Wang and Wei Xie* (2018). Two-dimensional warranty: A literature review, Journal of Risk and Reliability, 232(3), 284-307.

[J5] Chun Su and Xiaolin Wang (2016). A two-stage preventive maintenance optimization model incorporating two-dimensional extended warranty, Reliability Engineering & System Safety 155, 169-178.

[J4] Xiaolin Wang and Chun Su (2016). A two-dimensional preventive maintenance strategy for items sold with warranty, International Journal of Production Research 54(19), 5901-5915.

[J3] Chun Su and Xiaolin Wang (2016). Optimal upgrade policy for used products sold with two-dimensional warranty, Quality and Reliability Engineering International 32(8), 2889-2899.

[J2] Chun Su and Xiaolin Wang (2016). Modeling flexible two-dimensional warranty contracts for used products considering reliability improvement actions, Journal of Risk and Reliability 230(2), 237-247.

[J1] Chun Su and Xiaolin Wang (2014). Optimizing upgrade level and preventive maintenance policy for second-hand products sold with warranty, Journal of Risk and Reliability 228(5), 518-528.

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Conference Papers

[C3] Xiaolin Wang, Lishuai Li and Min Xie (2018). An unpunctual preventive maintenance policy for repairable items sold with a two-dimensional warranty, 10th IMA International Conference on Modelling in Industrial Maintenance and Reliability, 13-15 Jun., Manchester, UK, pp. 166-171.

[C2] Chun Su and Xiaolin Wang (2016). A study of availability-based warranty policy, 2016 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM), 4-7 Dec., Bali, Indonesia, pp. 1655-1659.

[C1] Chun Su, Yang Yang, Xiaolin Wang and Zhaoyong Hu (2016). Failures Analysis of Wind Turbines: Case Study of a Chinese Wind Farm, 2016 Prognostics and System Health Management Conference, Chengdu, China, pp. 1-6.

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Working Papers​​​​​​

Xiaoge Zhang, Xiao-Lin Wang, Indranil Bose, Fenglei Fan, Yiu-Ming Cheung (2024) Enhancing the Performance of Neural Networks Through Causal Discovery and Integration of Domain Knowledge, European Journal of Operational Research, under 2nd round revision.

Jianyu Xu, Miao Song, Xiao-Lin Wang (2024) An Online State-Dependent Successive Elimination Algorithm for Rested Bandits, Management Science, under major revision.

Peng Liu, Guanjun Wang, Xiao-Lin Wang* (2024) Classical Periodic Replacement Policy Revisited: An Operational Statistics Perspective, IISE Transactions, under major revision.

Xiao-Lin Wang, Shizhe Peng*, Xiaoge Zhang, Jianyu Xu (2024) Spare parts provisioning with installed base information: An integrated forecasting and stocking approach, International Journal of Production Research, under review.

Xiao-Lin Wang, Shizhe Peng, Xiaoge Zhang* (2024) Price Competition in an Oligopolistic Extended Warranty Market, European Journal of Operational Research, under review.

Pingping Dong, Xiao-Lin Wang, Indranil Bose, Kam K. H. Ng, Xiaoning Zhang, Xiaoge Zhang* (2024) Causally-Aware Spatio-Temporal Multi-Graph Convolution Network for Accurate and Reliable Traffic Prediction, INFORMS Journal of Computing, under review.

Zan Li, Jianyu Xu, Chengjie Wang, Xiao-Lin Wang* (2024) Bayesian Reliability Demonstration Testing via Generalized Test Statistic, European Journal of Operational Research, under review.

Xiao-Lin Wang, Chenglong Li, Junjie Wang* (2024) Design and Pricing of Extended Warranty Menus with Reference Effects, European Journal of Operational Research, under preparation.

Xiao-Lin Wang, Qiuzhuang Sun* (2024) Data Integrated Maintenance Decision Making: Advances, Challenges, and Opportunities, European Journal of Operational Research, under preparation.

Xiao-Lin Wang* (2024) Structured Replacement Policies for Leased Equipment in a Sharing Environment, European Journal of Operational Research, under preparation.

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* Corresponding author

Journal Papers

[J21] Xiujie Zhao, Bin Liu, Jianyu Xu, Xiao-Lin Wang (2023) Imperfect maintenance policies for warranted products under stochastic performance degradation, European Journal of Operational Research, 308(1): 150-165.

Working Papers