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Jingjing Tong

Clinical Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of ADA - Advanced Data Analytics

Email: jingjing.tong@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, University of Arkansas, 2014
    Major: Engineering

Licensures and Certifications

  • CITI - Social & Behavioral Research, Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative. (2024 - 2027).
  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate, Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers. (2020 - 2023).

Professional Memberships

  • Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers. (December 1, 2011 - Present).
  • Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. (August 1, 2012 - November 1, 2019).
  • American Society for Engineering Management. (August 1, 2013 - September 1, 2018).

Development Activities

  • Workshop, Fall Faculty Grantsmanship Workshop, UNT Division of Research and Innovation. United States of America. (December 10, 2024 - December 10, 2024).
  • Workshop, Creating Inclusive and Accessible Environments for Students with Visual Impairments, UNT. United States of America. (August 19, 2024 - August 19, 2024).
  • Workshop, Deaf Connect Faculty/Staff Training, UNT. United States of America. (August 8, 2024 - August 8, 2024).
  • Workshop, AI in Action Workshop, Department of Advanced Data Analytics & Technical Communication Department at UNT. United States of America. (April 23, 2024 - April 23, 2024).
  • Seminar, Leveraging AI for Decision Support, Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers. United States of America. (March 13, 2024 - March 13, 2024).
  • Tutorial, Online Course Development Training, UNT. United States of America. (March 13, 2024 - March 13, 2024).
  • Seminar, AI-Enabled Models to Assist and Optimize the Decision-Making Process in the Kidney Transplantation Network, Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers. United States of America. (March 11, 2024 - March 11, 2024).
  • Seminar, Bridging the gaps in university graduates’ readiness for work in operational excellence, POMS College of Operational Excellence. United States of America. (February 16, 2024 - February 16, 2024).
  • Workshop, Prompt-Engineering for Open-Source LLMs, DeepLearning.AI. United States of America. (January 23, 2024 - January 23, 2024).
  • Workshop, New Investigator Academy, Division of Research and Innovation. Denton,TX,United States of America. (September 7, 2023 - September 7, 2023).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • ADTA 4230 - Data Analytics and Computational Statistics 2, 3 courses.
  • ADTA 5130 - Data Analytics I, 4 courses.
  • ADTA 5230 - Data Analytics II, 6 courses.
  • ADTA 5920 - ADTA Internship, 1 course.
  • ADTA 5940 - Analytics Capstone Experience, 1 course.
  • IPAC 4130 - Data Analytics and Computational Statistics 1, 1 course.

Directed Student Learning

  • Dissertation Committee Member, Other - Outside UNT. (2016 - 2018).

Awards and Honors

  • First Runner Up of Engineering Management Dissertation Award, American Society for Engineering Management. (2015).
  • Nominated for Best Paper Award Finalist, American Society for Engineering Management. (2013).
  • Supply Chain and Logistics Track First Place Award, Graduate Student Research and Creative Expression Competition, University of Arkansas. (2013).
  • Gilbreth Memorial Fellowship, Institute of Industrial Engineers. (2012).
  • Supply Chain Track Second Place Award, Graduate Student Research Competition, University of Arkansas. (2012).
  • Graduate Research Award, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Arkansas. (2011).
  • Homeland Security Track Best Paper Award, Institute of Industrial Engineers. (2011).
  • Outstanding Volunteer Award, Davos World Economic Forum Summer Meeting. (2009).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Conference Proceeding

  • Tong, J., Varol, S. (2024). Adherence to colorectal cancer screening using nationwide unbalanced data. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Management. ASEM International Annual Conference Proceedings.
  • AlAmin, M.A., Varol, S., Mowrer, A., Tong, J., Catma, S. (2021). Analyzing factors associated with fatality rate of road collisions: a case study in Tennessee. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Management.
  • Tong, J., Nachtmann, H. (2016). Economic analysis of disruptions on the Mississippi river: an engineering economy educational case study. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference.
  • Delgado, L., Nachtmann, H., Tong, J. (2015). Analytic hierarchy approach to inland waterway cargo prioritization and terminal allocation. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Management.
  • Tong, J., Nachtmann, H., Pohl, E. (2013). Value-focused thinking for inland waterborne cargo prioritization. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Management.
  • Tong, J., Nachtmann, H. (2013). Multi-attribute decision model for cargo prioritization within inland waterway transportation. Proceedings of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers Annual Conference.
  • Tong, J., Nachtmann, H. (2012). A review of cargo prioritization techniques within inland waterway transportation. Proceedings of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers Annual Conference.
  • Tong, J., Nachtmann, H. (2011). A review of risk assessment models for inland waterway transportation. Proceedings of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers Annual Conference.

    • Journal Article

  • Rasheduzzaman, M., Tong, J., Fajri, P., Bawaneh, K., Deken, B. (2021). Teaching a multidisciplinary energy management course with laboratory experiments in a flipped classroom setup. Journal of Engineering Technology. 38 (1) 16-28.
  • Tong, J., Nachtmann, H. (2020). A Tabu search heuristic for cargo prioritization and terminal allocation for inland waterway disruptions. International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics. 12 (3) 147-173.
  • Tong, J., Nachtmann, H. (2017). Cargo prioritization and terminal allocation problem for inland waterway disruptions. Maritime Economics and Logistics. 19 (3) 403-427.
  • Nachtmann, H., Collins, T., Chimka, J., Tong, J. (2015). Development of a balanced scorecard for flight line maintenance activities. Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering. 21 (4) 436-455.
  • Tong, J., Nachtmann, H. (2015). Value-focused assessment of cargo value decreasing rates. Engineering Management Journal. 27 (2) 73-84.
  • Tong, J., Chimka, J. (2012). Statistical process control for the fractal dimension of a time series. International Journal of Quality Engineering and Technology. 3 (1) 20-30.

Presentations Given

    Invited Talk

  • Tong, J. (Author & Presenter), Missouri Society of Professional Engineers Quarterly Meeting, Industrial & Systems Engineering/Industrial Distribution, United States of America. (2018 - 2018).
  • Tong, J. (Author & Presenter), Provost’s Research & Creativity Showcase, Value-focused assessment of cargo value decreasing rates, Southeast Missouri State University, United States of America. (2016 - 2016).

    • Keynote/Plenary Address

  • Tong, J. (Author & Presenter), Han, X. (Author & Presenter), Engineering Week Keynote Presentation, Why Industrial Engineering is important in transportation and healthcare?, Southeast Missouri State University, United States of America. (2016 - 2016).

    • Oral Presentation

  • Tong, J. (Author & Presenter), Varol, S. (Author), American Society for Engineering Management 2024 International Annual Conference, Adherence to Colorectal Cancer Screening Using Nationwide Unbalanced Data, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • Tong, J. (Author & Presenter), Varol, S. (Author), 2024 Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers Annual Conference and Expo, Adherence to Colorectal Cancer Screening Using Nationwide Unbalanced Data, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • Tong, J. (Author & Presenter), Nachtmann, H. (Author), 2019 INFORMS Annual Conference, Inland waterway disruption response under uncertain conditions, United States of America. (2019 - 2019).
  • Tong, J. (Author & Presenter), Nachtmann, H. (Author), Chimka, J. (Author), Boudhoum, S. (Author), 2018 American Society of Engineering Management Annual Conference, Inland waterway disruption response under uncertain conditions, United States of America. (2018 - 2018).
  • Tong, J. (Author & Presenter), Nachtmann, H. (Author), Chimka, J. (Author), Boudhoum, S. (Author), 2018 Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers Annual Conference and Expo, Inland waterway disruption response under uncertain conditions, United States of America. (2018 - 2018).
  • Tong, J. (Author & Presenter), Zhang, S. (Author), Nachtmann, H. (Author), 2017 American Society of Engineering Management Annual Conference, A Finite-horizon MDP model for decision making during the inland waterway disruptions, United States of America. (2017 - 2017).
  • Tong, J. (Author & Presenter), Chimka, J. (Author), Nachtmann, H. (Author), 2016 American Society of Engineering Management Annual Conference, Economic impact of intermodal rail-road transport according to a multiple linear regression model of transportation industry GDP, United States of America. (2016 - 2016).
  • Tong, J. (Author & Presenter), Nachtmann, H. (Author), 2016 Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers Annual Conference and Expo, Value-focused assessment of cargo value decreasing rates, United States of America. (2016 - 2016).
  • Delgado, L. (Author & Presenter), Nachtmann, H. (Author), Tong, J. (Author), 2015 American Society of Engineering Management Annual Conference, Analytic hierarchy approach to inland waterway cargo prioritization and terminal allocation, United States of America. (2015 - 2015).
  • Tong, J. (Author & Presenter), Tong, J. (Author), 2015 American Society of Engineering Management Annual Conference, Value-focused assessment of cargo value decreasing rates, United States of America. (2015 - 2015).
  • Tong, J. (Author & Presenter), Nachtmann, H. (Author), 2015 Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers Annual Conference and Expo, Heuristic comparison for the cargo prioritization and terminal allocation problem, United States of America. (2015 - 2015).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Tong, J., "Conference Support," sponsored by Faculty Success, University of North Texas, $1000 Funded. (2024 - 2024).
  • Tong, J. (Principal), "Inland Waterway Disruption Response under Uncertain Conditions," sponsored by Maritime Transportation Research and Education Center, Regional, $17971 Funded. (2018 - 2018).
  • Tong, J. (Principal), "Economic Competitiveness through Waterborne Freight," sponsored by Maritime Transportation Research and Education Center, Regional, $12793 Funded. (2015 - 2015).
  • Tong, J. (Principal), "A MDP Model to Support Decision Making for Inland Waterway Disruptions," sponsored by Southeast Missouri State University, Other, $5000 Funded. (2015 - 2015).

Service

University Service

  • Faculty Mentor, Student Research Mentor. (October 15, 2024 - Present).
  • Program Organizer, Speaker Series Program. (March 5, 2024 - Present).
  • Workshop Organizer, Industry Resume Review. (November 15, 2024 - November 15, 2024).
  • Attendee, Graduation, Graduation Assistance. (May 12, 2024 - May 12, 2024).
  • Committee Member, Faculty Search Committee. (January 15, 2024 - May 1, 2024).
  • Attendee, Graduation, Graduation Assistance. (December 17, 2023 - December 17, 2023).

Public Service

  • Task Force Member, American Airline Hack-a-thon Event. (February 17, 2024 - February 17, 2024).
  • Committee Member, University of Arkansas Early Career Advisory Council. (2019 - 2019).
  • Other (Judge), First Tech Challenge Qualifier. (2016 - 2016).
  • Task Force Member, National Society of Professional Engineers. (2016 - 2016).
  • Other (Judge), First Lego League. (2014 - 2016).
  • Other (Judge), Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair. (2015 - 2015).

Professional Service

  • Editor, Associate Editor, Engineering Management Journal. (September 15, 2023 - Present).
  • Session Chair, American Society of Engineering Management Annual Conference. (November 2024 - November 2024).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Business and Economics. (November 18, 2024 - November 18, 2024).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Business Analytics. (October 2024 - October 2024).
  • Reviewer, Conference Paper, American Society for Engineering Management 2024 International Annual Conference. (July 2024 - July 2024).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering. (April 2024 - April 2024).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. (April 2024 - April 2024).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Engineering Management Journal. (2013 - 2021).
  • Editor, Associate Editor, Engineering Management Journal. (January 1, 2021 - September 10, 2021).
  • Session Chair, American Society of Engineering Management Annual Conference. (2017 - 2017).
  • Session Chair, American Society of Engineering Management Annual Conference. (2015 - 2015).
  • Session Chair, Institute of Industrial Engineers Annual Conference. (2015 - 2015).
  • Session Chair, American Society of Engineering Management Annual Conference. (2013 - 2013).