Ph.D. in Logistics Management, University of Southern Denmark
M.Sc. in Economics and Business Administration, University of Southern Denmark
B.Sc. in International Shipping Management, Dalian Maritime University
Gang Chen is a maritime logistics researcher studying port and ship operations using quantitative research methods primarily. His research experience is cumulated since 2006 when he worked as a research assistant in a project on ‘Port Landside Congestion Management’ in collaboration with a main seaport in China. Thereafter Port Operations and Management becomes one of his main research areas. In 2008, Gang Chen moved his Ph.D. study from Dalian Maritime University to the University of Southern Denmark. After finishing his Ph.D. work, he participated in an EU project at the University of Southern Denmark for a short period of time
In August 2012, Gang Chen joined Aalborg University as an Assistant Professor and got promoted to Associate Professor in 2015. His job involved teaching in a number of programmes and also coordination of a master programme which has an emphasis on individual’s skill balance between business managerial capabilities and digital/automation technology applications in industry. Since Aalborg University follows the Problem-Based Learning (PBL) pedagogical methodology, Gang Chen got well trained to educate undergraduate and graduate students in close collaboration with companies in different business sectors. Research wise, Gang Chen studied a number of contemporary issues in the shipping industry incl. container freight pricing, vessel performance management, digitalization in shipping and smart maintenance of engines.
Before joining WMU in March 2021, Gang Chen worked at the University of Southern Denmark as Associate Professor for a year, and held a Research Professor position in Shanghai Maritime University for two years.
Gang Chen is active in research societies, serving as an Associate Editor for Journal of Navigation and the journal Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain, as well as Guest Editor for a number of journals incl., Annals of Operations Research, Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review and SIMULATION: Transactions of The Society for Modeling and Simulation International. He is also an active member in the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME). His research work in collaboration with Prof. Zhongzhen Yang received a Best Paper Award at the IAME 2009 Conference and a Best Student Paper Award at the 2010 International Conference on Logistics and Maritime Systems.
Gang Chen is a maritime logistics researcher studying port and ship operations using quantitative research methods primarily. His research experience is cumulated since 2006 when he worked as a research assistant in a project on ‘Port Landside Congestion Management’ in collaboration with a main seaport in China. Thereafter Port Operations and Management becomes one of his main research areas. In 2008, Gang Chen moved his Ph.D. study from Dalian Maritime University to the University of Southern Denmark. After finishing his Ph.D. work, he participated in an EU project at the University of Southern Denmark for a short period of time
In August 2012, Gang Chen joined Aalborg University as an Assistant Professor and got promoted to Associate Professor in 2015. His job involved teaching in a number of programmes and also coordination of a master programme which has an emphasis on individual’s skill balance between business managerial capabilities and digital/automation technology applications in industry. Since Aalborg University follows the Problem-Based Learning (PBL) pedagogical methodology, Gang Chen got well trained to educate undergraduate and graduate students in close collaboration with companies in different business sectors. Research wise, Gang Chen studied a number of contemporary issues in the shipping industry incl. container freight pricing, vessel performance management, digitalization in shipping and smart maintenance of engines.
Before joining WMU in March 2021, Gang Chen worked at the University of Southern Denmark as Associate Professor for a year, and held a Research Professor position in Shanghai Maritime University for two years.
Gang Chen is active in research societies, serving as an Associate Editor for Journal of Navigation and the journal Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain, as well as Guest Editor for a number of journals incl., Annals of Operations Research, Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review and SIMULATION: Transactions of The Society for Modeling and Simulation International. He is also an active member in the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME). His research work in collaboration with Prof. Zhongzhen Yang received a Best Paper Award at the IAME 2009 Conference and a Best Student Paper Award at the 2010 International Conference on Logistics and Maritime Systems.
