Liu Sifeng Explained

Liu Sifeng
Native Name:劉思峰
Native Name Lang:Chinese
Birth Date:15 July 1955
Known For:Grey system theory
Alma Mater:
    Discipline:Information theory
    Sub Discipline:decision making with incomplete information

    Liu Sifeng (; born 15 July 1955) is a Chinese systems engineer. He was the director of the Institute for Grey Systems Studies at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, China. He is best known for his work on grey system theory.

    Education and career

    Liu obtained his BE in Mathematics from Henan University in 1981, then his MS in Economics (1986) and PhD in Systems Engineering (1998) from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.[1] He was the doctoral student of Julong Deng, the founder of grey system theory.

    Liu was appointed as a lecturer at Henan University in 1985. He was promoted through the ranks, reaching full professor in 1994. In 2000, he moved as a distinguished professor to Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, where he also serves as director of the Institute for Grey Systems Studies. In 2014, he worked as a research professor at De Montfort University in Leicester, UK.[1] [2]

    Liu is the editor-in-chief of Grey Systems: Theory and Application,[3] and of the Journal of Grey System.[4]

    In 2013, he became the Fellow of Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions.[5]

    Awards and honors

    Liu is an honorary fellow of the World Organisation of Systems and Cybernetics,[6] and an honorary editor of "International Journal of Grey Systems" (USA).[7] German Chancellor Angela Merkel mentioned Liu's contributions to grey system theory in a 2019 speech at Huazhong University of Science and Technology.[8] In 2023, he received the Global Excellence Award from the Grey Systems Society of Pakistan.[9]

    Books

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Curriculum Vita. Liu. Sifeng. 11 June 2021.
    2. Javed . Saad Ahmed . Editorial . Grey Systems: Theory and Application . 2021-06-18 . 11 . 3 . 2043–9377 . 10.1108/GS-06-2021-169 . 235826478 . subscription .
    3. Web site: Journal Description. Emerald Publishing. Grey Systems. 11 June 2021.
    4. Web site: Official Webpage. Journal of Grey System. 11 June 2021.
    5. Xie . Naiming . Jopling . Daniel . 2014-09-01 . Prof. Sifeng Liu selected for Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship . The Journal of Grey System . English . 26 . 3.
    6. Web site: Distinctions and Awards. 29 November 2011 . World Organisation of Systems and Cybernetics. 12 June 2021.
    7. Web site: Editorial Board. 2021-03-25. International Journal of Grey Systems.
    8. Web site: Rede von Bundeskanzlerin Merkel an der Huazhong University of Science and Technology am 7. September 2019 in Wuhan. de. Speech by Chancellor Merkel at the Huazhong University of Science and Technology on September 7, 2019 in Wuhan. Die Bundeskanzlerin. 7 September 2019. 25 June 2021.
    9. Web site: Professor Sifeng Liu won the Global Excellence Award Emerald Publishing . 2023-12-11 . www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com . en.
    10. 2008-02-15. Grey Information: Theory and Practical Applications. Kybernetes. 37. 1. 189. 10.1108/03684920810851078. 0368-492X.