Sunkanghong Wang

Sunkanghong Wang

王孙康宏

To create is to live twice.Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus

PhD Student · Operations Research & Discrete Optimization

Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies · Faculty of Business
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University · Hong Kong, China

👋 Welcome, and greetings to everyone who has stopped by!Hover here to show the visitor map

Powered by Map My Visitors.

About me

🎓 I am currently pursuing a PhD in the Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies at the Faculty of Business, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). I hold a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (2026) and a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering (2023), both from Guangdong University of Technology (GDUT).

🏆 Throughout my academic journey, I have published 5 papers in leading international journals, received 11 scholarships, secured 11 invention patents, and won 19 competition awards. I was also honored as an Outstanding Graduate of GDUT.

🌐 Beyond academia, I actively share study notes and technical insights on the Chinese Software Developer Network (CSDN). My blog has attracted 24k+ followers, 5.8M+ reads, 18k+ favorites, and 87k+ shares, allowing me to engage with a broader technical community, provide practical solutions, and promote knowledge sharing.

👥 I am passionate about collaborating on challenging projects at the intersection of operations research, discrete optimization, algorithms, and real-world applications. If you are working on complex problems or cutting-edge solutions where I may be able to contribute, let us connect and create something meaningful together!

Research interests

Mixed-integer programming, column generation, branch-and-price, Benders decomposition, exact methods for large-scale combinatorial models.

Operations Research

One- and two-dimensional bin packing (cutting stock) and knapsack problems, together with important variants—for example, guillotine constraints, priority constraints, fragile items, circular containers, and related settings.

Packing & Cutting

Exact algorithms, Approximation algorithms, metaheuristics, learning-augmented algorithms, problem-specific data structures and search strategies.

Algorithm Design

Translating optimization advances into production scheduling, layout planning, and waste minimization for manufacturing systems.

Industrial Applications

Skills

Programming

Java Python C/C++ MATLAB JavaScript R

Methodology

Branch-and-bound Dynamic programming Column(-and-row) generation Branch-and-price(-and-cut) (Logic-based) Benders decomposition Metaheuristics Machine learning Data analysis Data structure

Academic Service

Peer Reviewer

Omega Computers & Operations Research Memetic Computing International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems The Journal of Supercomputing

Working Experience

  1. Jul 2026 — Sep 2026
    Research Assistant
  2. Jun 2021 — Dec 2023
    Internship · Algorithm Engineer
    Persevere Optimization Co., Ltd · Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Education

  1. Sep 2026 expected — Jun 2029 expected
    Doctoral Degree in Logistics and Maritime Studies
    Faculty of Business · The Hong Kong Polytechnic University · Hong Kong SAR, China
    Supervisor Prof. Zhou Xu (徐宙) chief · Prof. Xiaowen Fu (符嘯文) co-supervisor
  2. Sep 2023 — Jun 2026 expected
    Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering
    School of Electromechanical Engineering · Guangdong University of Technology · Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
    GPA 92.4 / 100
    Honor Ranked 3rd (2024) and 1st (2025) out of 514 in comprehensive grade-level assessments Top 1%
    Supervisors Prof. Lijun Wei (魏丽军) chief · Prof. Roberto Baldacci co-supervisor
  3. Sep 2019 — Jun 2023
    Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering
    School of Electromechanical Engineering · Guangdong University of Technology · Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
    GPA 88.8 / 100, ranked 4th out of 85 Top 5%
    Honor Ranked 6th out of 743 in comprehensive score Top 1%, recommended for post-graduate study
    Supervisors Prof. Lijun Wei (魏丽军) chief · Dr. Hao Zhang (张浩) co-supervisor

Research Projects

  • 2026~Present
    Numerically Exact Solution Methods for Variable-Sized Bin Packing Problems
    Main Participant  | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) | General Program
  • 2026~Present
    Column-Generation-Based Method for Precedence-Constrained Multi-Dimensional Bin Packing Problem
    Main Participant | RMB 100,000 | Regional Joint Fund Youth Fund Project
  • 2025~Present
    “Smart Innovation” — A Digital-Twin-Based Intelligent Leather Nesting System
    Main Participant | RMB 100,000 | Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Innovation Strategy Special Fund | Key Program
  • 2023~2026
    Macro–Micro Hybrid Optimization Methods for Floorplanning in VLSI Circuit Design
    Main Participant | RMB 480,000 | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) | General Program