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Dr. Benedict Jun MA

Assistant Professor

PhD in Industrial Engineering, University of Hong Kong, 2024

Dr. Benedict Jun Ma is a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Intelligent Transportation Thrust at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), where he is leading the Intelligent Logistics and Supply Chain Analytics (iLSCA) Lab. Prior to this, he was a Postdoctoral Associate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, affiliated with the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics (CTL) and the MIT Digital Supply Chain Lab. He received his PhD from the Department of Data and Systems Engineering at The University of Hong Kong. He was also a visiting researcher at Mines Paris – PSL University, Erasmus University Rotterdam, and NHH.

For more information, please visit his faculty website or personal website.

Mr. Borui GAO

Ph.D. Student in INTR

M.Sc. in Transport and City Planning, University College London, 2022

Mr. Borui GAO is a Ph.D. student in HKUST(GZ), starting from Jan 2026. He obtained his Bachelor degree in Tongji University and Master degree in University College London. He also has a study experience in Universiyu of Auckland and a full-time working experience in urban transport planning and research in Shenzhen. He plan to futher his research journey in smart logistic and transport geography.

Ms. Man WANG

Ph.D. Student in INTR

Master in Management Science and Engineering, Hunan University, 2024

Wang Man started her PhD program in this lab in January 2026. She got her Master’s degree in Management Science and Engineering from Hunan University in 2024. Her research interests include smart warehousing, optimization algorithms, and operational efficiency in logistics systems.