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Dr. Zhuang's long-term research goal is to integrate operations research and game theory to better mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from both natural and man-made hazards. Other areas of interest include health care, sports, transportation, supply chain management, and sustainability.
Dr. Zhuang's research has been supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the National Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events (CREATE) and the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START), by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) through the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), and by the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) through the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).
Dr. Zhuang is a fellow of the 2011 U.S. Air Force Summer Faculty Fellowship Program (AF SFFP), sponsored by the AFOSR. Dr. Zhuang is also a fellow of the 2009-2010 Next Generation of Hazards and Disasters Researchers Program, sponsored by the NSF.

 

Refereed Journal Articles (†: one of my students; =: list alphabetically by last names; *: corresponding author)

2012 [J-24]

Cheung, M.† and J. Zhuang*. "Regulation Games Between Government and Competing Companies: Oil Spills and Other Disasters,'' Decision Analysis, Special Issue on Games and Decisions in Reliability and Risk, forthcoming.

  • 2011 University at Buffalo Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Award of Distinction Pic 1 with the group; Pic 2 with Dr. Zhuang
  • Highlighted in "Celebration of Academic Excellence: Student Posters," Buffalo Engineer, Fall 2011 PDF.
  [J-23] Zhuang, J.*., G. Saxton, and H. Wu† "Publicity vs. Impact in Nonprofit Disclosures and Donor Preferences: A Sequential Game with One Nonprofit Organization and N Donors,'' Annals of Operations Research, Special issue on Operations Research in the Public Sector and Nonprofit Organizations, forthcoming. PDF.
  [J-22] Nikoofal, M. and J. Zhuang=*. "Robust Allocation of a Defensive Budget Considering an Attacker’s Private Information,'' Risk Analysis, forthcoming. PDF.
  [J-21] He, F.† and J. Zhuang*."Modeling 'Contracts' between Terrorist Groups and Governments in a Sequential Game,'' Journal of the Operational Research Society, forthcoming, PDF.
  [J-20] Hausken, K. and J. Zhuang=*. "The Timing and Deterrence of Terrorist Attacks due to Exogenous Dynamics," Journal of the Operational Research Society, forthcoming, PDF.
  [J-19] Ali, M., M. Golalikhani†, and J. Zhuang=. "A Computational Study on Different Penalty Approaches for Solving Constrained Global Optimization Problems with the Electromagnetism-like Method,'' Optimization, forthcoming. PDF.
  [J-18] Coles, J.†, J. Zhuang*, and J. Yates "Case Study in Disaster Relief: A Descriptive Analysis of Agency Partnerships in the Aftermath of the January 12th, 2010 Haitian Earthquake," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Special issue on Disaster Planning and Logistics, 46(1): 67-77, 2012. PDF.
  • Highlighted in "Faculty Research Update," The Center for Geohazards Fall 2011 Newsletter, October, 2011. PDF.
2011 [J-17] Coles, J.† and J. Zhuang*. "Decisions in Disaster Recovery Operations: A Game Theoretic Perspective on Organization Cooperation," Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 8(1), Article 35, 2011. PDF.
  • Top 1 (out of 12), Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering Poster Competition, Spring 2011
  • Honorable Mention, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Poster Competition, Spring 2011
  • Highlighted in "New Research in Game Theory and Disaster Recovery Published," CREATE Report/Publication, Sep, 2011. Link. PDF.
  • Highlighted in "Faculty Research Update," The Center for Geohazards Fall 2011 Newsletter, October, 2011. PDF.
  [J-16] Urschel, J.† and J. Zhuang*. "Are NFL Coaches Risk and Loss Averse? Evidence From Their Use of Kickoff Strategies,'' Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports, 7(3), Article 14, 2011. PDF.
  • Highlighted in "What NFL Coaches and Investors Share," The Wall Street Journal, September 22, 2011. PDF.
  [J-15] Wang, X. and J. Zhuang=*. "Balancing Congestion and Security in the Presence of Strategic Applicants with Private Information," European Journal of Operational Research, 212(1): 100-111, 2011. PDF. Appendix.
  • This research was partially motivated by the fact that Dr. Zhuang was stuck in China for 100+ days in Spring 2009, due to a special "Security Advisory Opinion" Link (or administrative clearance/processing) process on his U.S. H1-b Visa application during his vacation trip to China in December 2008. Dr. Zhuang had to teach online during that tough period (he enjoyed the special opportunity to celebrate the Chinese New Year with his family, though), and started drafting this paper to model this interesting (and frustrating) process.
  [J-14] Golalikhani, M.† and J. Zhuang*. "Modeling Arbitrary Layers of Continuous Level Defenses in Facing with A Strategic Attacker," Risk Analysis, 31(4): 533-547, 2011. PDF.
  [J-13] Zhuang, J.* and V.M. Bier. "Secrecy and Deception at Equilibrium, with Applications to Anti-Terrorism Resource Allocation," Defence and Peace Economics, 22(1): 43-61, 2011. PDF.
  • This 2011 paper has already been cited 19 times according to Google Scholar Link
  [J-12] Hausken, K. and J. Zhuang=*. "Defending Against a Terrorist Who Accumulates Resources," Military Operations Research, 16(1): 21-39, 2011. PDF.
[J-11] Hausken, K. and J. Zhuang=*. "Governments' and Terrorists' Defense and Attack in a T-period Game," Decision Analysis, 8(1): 46-70, 2011. PDF.
[J-10] Hausken, K. and J. Zhuang=*. "Defending Against a Stockpiling Terrorist," The Engineering Economist, 56(4): 321-353, 2011. PDF.
  • Highlighted in Industrial Engineer, 2012, details forthcoming.
2010 [J-09]

Zhuang, J.* "Impacts of Subsidized Security on Stability and Total Social Costs of Equilibrium Solutions in an N-Player Game with Errors,'' The Engineering Economist, 55(2): 131-149, 2010. PDF.

  • Highlighted in "Subsidizing Investments in Security," Industrial Engineer 42(9):54, September 2010. PDF.
  [J-08] Zhuang, J.* and V.M. Bier. "Reasons for Secrecy and Deception in Homeland-Security Resource Allocation,'' Risk Analysis, 30(12): 1737-1743, 2010. PDF.
  [J-07]

Zhuang, J.*, V.M. Bier, and O. Alagoz. "Modeling Secrecy and Deception in a Multiple-period Attacker-Defender Signaling Game," European Journal of Operational Research, 203(2): 409-418, 2010. PDF.

  • This 2010 paper has already been cited 23 times according to Google Scholar Link
2009 [J-06] Dighe, N., J. Zhuang*, and V.M. Bier. "Secrecy in Defensive Allocations as a Strategy for Achieving more Cost-effective Attacker Deterrence,'' International Journal of Performability Engineering, Special issue on System Survivability and Defense against External Impacts, 5(1): 31-43, 2009. PDF.
  • This 2009 paper has already been cited 36 times according to Google Scholar Link
2007 [J-05] Zhuang, J.* and V.M. Bier. "Balancing Terrorism and Natural Disasters---Defensive Strategy with Endogenous Attack Effort," Operations Research 55(5): 976-991, 2007. PDF.
  • Honorable Mention, 2006 Decision Analysis Society Student Paper Award Link
  • This September/October 2007 paper has already been cited 106 times according to Google Scholar Link
  [J-04] Zhuang, J.*, V.M. Bier and A. Gupta. "Subsidies in Interdependent Security with Heterogeneous Discount Rates," The Engineering Economist 52(1):1-19, 2007. PDF.
  • Highlighted in "Investment in Security," Industrial Engineer 39(3):53-54, March 2007. PDF.
  [J-03] Zhuang, J.*, M.A. Marchant, S. Nokes and H. Strobel. "Economic Analysis of Cellulase Production Methods for Bio-ethanol," Applied Engineering in Agriculture 23(5): 679-687, 2007. PDF.
2005 [J-02] Zhuang, J.*, M.A. Marchant, C.L. Schardl and C.M. Butler. "Economic Analysis of Replacing Endophyte-Infected with Endophyte-Free Tall Fescue Pastures," Agronomy Journal 97(3):711-716, 2005. PDF.
  [J-01] Peng, X, M.A. Marchant, X.D. Qin, and J. Zhuang. "Chinese Consumers' Preferences for Livestock Products," The International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 8(4):62-76, 2005. PDF.

 

Selected Working Papers (†: one of my students; =: list alphabetically by last names)

2011 [W-05]

Coles, J.†, J. Zhuang, R. Hartz, and I. Linkov "Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis and Game Theory: Perspective on a risk-centric approach to counter-terrorism," in preparation.

  • 2011 Student Paper Award, Society for Risk Analysis's Security and Defense Specialty Group
  [W-04]

He, F.† and J. Zhuang. "Decision Making on Pre-disaster Preparedness and Post-disaster Relief," in preparation.

  • Semifinalist of the 2011 INFORMS Charlotte Interactive Session Competition
  [W-03] Coles, J.† and J. Zhuang. "Partnership Optimization Decision Support System (PODSS): Improving Partnership Development and Resource Allocation in Disaster Recovery Operations using Game Theory," in preparation.
  • 2011 Student Paper Award, Society for Risk Analysis's Decision Analysis and Risk Specialty Group
  [W-02] Shan, X.† and J. Zhuang. "Cost of Equity in Homeland Security Resource Allocation In the Face of A Strategic Attacker," under revision.
  • Top 3 (out of 12), Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering Poster Competition, Spring 2011
  • Semifinalist of the 2011 INFORMS Charlotte Interactive Session Competition
  [W-01] Shan, X.† and J. Zhuang. "Hybrid Defensive Resource Allocations in the Face of Partially Strategic Attackers, and Comparison with Fully Endogenous and Exogenous Model,'' under second-round review.
  • Honorable Mention, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Poster Competition, Spring 2010
  • Finalist, 2010 Decision Analysis Society Student Paper Award

 

Full Papers in Conference Proceedings (†: one of my students; =: list alphabetically by last names)

2012 [P-05] Rao, N.‡, S. Poole, C. Ma, F. He†, J. Zhuang, and D. Yau. "Cloud Computing Infrastructure Robustness: A Game Theory Approach,'' (full paper refereed, acceptance rate~=35%) Proceedings of the International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications, Maui, Hawaii, January 30 - February 2, 2012. PDF.
2011 [P-04] Zhuang, J. and E. A. Newell.† "Technology Evolutionary Games in Complex Transportation Systems in the Face of Adaptive Adversaries," invited white paper published at Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute website, following the Fifth Annual U.S. Department of Homeland Security University Network Summit, Washington D.C., March 2011. Link. PDF.
  [P-03] Coles, J.†, J. Yates, and J. Zhuang=. "Measuring Partnership Efficacy in Haitian Disaster Recovery," Proceedings of 2011 NSF Engineering Research and Innovation Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.
2010 [P-02] Jin, S.†, Z. Liu and J. Zhuang=. "Monte Carlo Simulation-Based Supply Chain Disruption Management for Wargames," Proceedings of the 2010 Winter Simulation Conference, p.p. 2682-2693, 2010. (Full paper refereed.) PDF.
2009 [P-01] Hao, M.†, S. Jin† and J. Zhuang "Robustness of Optimal Defensive Resource Allocations in the Face of Less than Fully Rational Attackers,'' Proceedings of the 2009 Industrial Engineering Research Conference, p.p. 886-891. (Full paper refereed.) PDF.

 

Book Chapters

2008 [B-02] Hausken, K., V.M. Bier, and J. Zhuang. "Defending against Terrorism, Natural Disaster, and All Hazards," Chapter 4 in Combining Reliability and Game Theory, Springer Series on Reliability Engineering, Bier, V.M. and Azaiez, N. (eds.), pp. 65-97, 2008. (Full paper refereed.) PDF.
[B-01] Zhuang, J., and V.M. Bier. "Katrina vs 9/11: How Should We Optimally Protect Against Both?," Chapter 4 in Natural Disaster Analysis After Hurricane Katrina: Risk Assessment, Economic Impacts and Social Implications, H.W. Richardson, P. Gordon, and J.E. Moore, II (eds.), Edward Elgar Publishing: Cheltenham, pp. 71-83, 2008.

 

Invited Research Seminars

2012 [S-31] Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Statistical Sciences & Operations Research, May 2, 2012
[S-30] University of Maryland, National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START), February 27, 2012
[S-29] University of Delaware, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering/Disaster Research Center, February 24, 2012
[S-28] Johns Hopkins University, Department of Geography & Environmental Engineering, February 23, 2012
2011 [S-27] University of Toronto (Canada), Rotman School of Management, October 28, 2011
[S-26] York University (Canada), School of Administrative Studies, October 27, 2011
[S-25] Nanjing University (China), Department of Management Science & Engineering, August 3, 2011
[S-24] Air Force Research Lab, Decision Support Systems Branch, July 14, 2011
[S-23] University of Toronto (Canada), Rotman School of Management, March 18, 2011
[S-22] University of Pittsburgh, Department of Industrial Engineering, February 1, 2011
[S-21] University of Pittsburgh, co-sponsored by Center for Disaster Management and Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, January 31, 2011
[S-20] University of Southern California, Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events (CREATE), January 28, 2011
[S-19] University of California-Irvine, co-sponsored by Merage School of Business and Institute for Mathematical Behavioral Sciences, January 27, 2011
2010 [S-18] University at Buffalo, SUNY, Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, October 15, 2010
[S-17] University of Arizona, Department of Systems and Industrial Engineering, April 23, 2010
2009 [S-16] University at Buffalo, SUNY, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, October 17, 2009
[S-15] Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics (China), School of Economics and Management, March 20, 2009
[S-14] Nanjing University (China), School of Engineering Management, March 5, 2009
2008 [S-13] Huazhong University of Science & Technology (China), Department of Control Science & Engineering, December 26, 2008
[S-12] Tsinghua University (China), Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, December 23, 2008
[S-11] Beijing Municipal Institute of Labor Protection (China), December 22, 2008
[S-10] University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, April 30, 2008
[S-09] Texas A & M University, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, February 28, 2008
[S-08] University at Buffalo, SUNY, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, February 22, 2008
[S-07] Northwestern University, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, February 5, 2008
[S-06] University of Pittsburgh, Department of Industrial Engineering, January 11, 2008
2007 [S-05] Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Department of Decision Sciences & Engineering Systems, October 23, 2007
[S-04] The Dow Chemical Company, Engineering & Process Science, July 23, 2007
[S-03] Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Systems Engineering & Engineering Management, June 1, 2007
2006 [S-02] Southeast University (China), Department of Management Science & Engineering, July 7, 2006
[S-01] Nanjing University (China), Department of Management Science & Engineering, July 3, 2006

 

Conference Presentations (†: one of my students; ‡: presenting author; =: list alphabetically by last names)

2012 [C-88] Saxton, G.‡ and J. Zhuang. "A Game-Theoretic Model of Disclosure-Donation Interactions in the Market for Charitable Contributions" (acceptance rate~=48%), International Communication Association Annual Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, May 24-28.
  [C-87] Rao, N.‡, S. Poole, C. Ma, F. He†, J. Zhuang, and D. Yau. "Cloud Computing Infrastructure Robustness: A Game Theory Approach,'' (acceptance rate~=35%) International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications, Maui, Hawaii, January 30 - February 2, 2012.
2011 [C-86] Shan, X.†‡ and J. Zhuang. "Cost of Equity in Defensive Resource Allocations in the Face of a Possibly Non-strategic Attacker," SRA Annual Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina, December 4-7, 2011.
  [C-85] He, F.†, J. Zhuang‡, and N. Rao. "Attacker-Defender Games in Cyber-Physical Networks," SRA Annual Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina, December 4-7, 2011.
  [C-84] Coles, J.†‡ and J. Zhuang. "Partnership Optimization Decision Support System (PODSS): Improving Partnership Development and Resource Allocation in Disaster Recovery Operations using Game Theory," SRA Annual Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina, December 4-7, 2011.
  • 2011 Student Paper Award, Society for Risk Analysis's Decision Analysis and Risk Specialty Group
  [C-83]

Hartz, R‡, J. Coles†, J. Keisler, J. Zhuang, and I. Linkov "The Value of Knowledge-Based Decisions: Improving Terrorism Defense by Integrating Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis, Game Theory, and the Value of Information," SRA Annual Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina, December 4-7, 2011.

  • 2011 Student Paper Award, Society for Risk Analysis's Security and Defense Specialty Group
  [C-82] Shan, X.†‡ and J. Zhuang. "Subsidizing to Disrupt a Terrorism Supply Chain---A Four-player Game" (poster), SRA Annual Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina, December 4-7, 2011.
  [C-81] Shan, X.†‡ and J. Zhuang. "Cost of Equity in Defensive Resource Allocations in the Face of a Possibly Non-strategic Attacker," Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, November 19-22, 2011.
  [C-80] Coles, J.†‡ and J. Zhuang. "Decisions in Disaster Recovery Operations: A Game Theoretic Perspective on Organization Cooperation" (poster), INFORMS Annual Meeting, Charlotte, North Carolina, November 13-16, 2011.
  [C-79] He, F.†‡ and J. Zhuang. "Decision Making on Pre-disaster Preparedness and Post-disaster Relief" (poster), INFORMS Annual Meeting, Charlotte, North Carolina, November 13-16, 2011.
  • Semifinalist of the 2011 INFORMS Charlotte Interactive Session Competition
  [C-78] Shan, X.†‡ and J. Zhuang. "Cost of Equity in Defensive Resource Allocations in the Face of a Possibly Non-strategic Attacker" (poster), INFORMS Annual Meeting, Charlotte, North Carolina, November 13-16, 2011.
  • Semifinalist of the 2011 INFORMS Charlotte Interactive Session Competition
  [C-77] Nikoofal, M.‡ and J. Zhuang=. "A Robust-Optimization Defender-attacker Game with Incomplete Information," INFORMS Annual Meeting, Charlotte, North Carolina, November 13-16, 2011.
  [C-76] Shan, X.†‡ and J. Zhuang. "Subsidizing to Disrupt a Terrorism Supply Chain---A Four Player Game," INFORMS Annual Meeting, Charlotte, North Carolina, November 13-16, 2011.
  [C-75] Xu, J.†‡, Z. Liu, and J. Zhuang=. "Modeling and Mitigating the Effects of Supply Chain Disruption on Wargames," INFORMS Annual Meeting, Charlotte, North Carolina, November 13-16, 2011.
  [C-74] Coles, J.†‡ and J. Zhuang. "Improving Partnership Selection in Disaster Relief Environments: Game Theory and Resource Allocation," INFORMS Annual Meeting, Charlotte, North Carolina, November 13-16, 2011.
  [C-73] He, F.†‡, J. Zhuang, and N. Rao "Game-Theoretic Analysis of Attack and Defense in Cyber-Physical Networks," INFORMS Annual Meeting, Charlotte, North Carolina, November 13-16, 2011.
  [C-72] Xu, J.†‡ and J. Zhuang. "Costly Learning and Counter-learning in an Attacker-defender Game with Incomplete Information," INFORMS Annual Meeting, Charlotte, North Carolina, November 13-16, 2011.
  [C-71] Song, C.†‡ and J. Zhuang. "Game Theoretical Models for Food Supply Chain Risk Management," INFORMS Annual Meeting, Charlotte, North Carolina, November 13-16, 2011.
  [C-70] Shan, X.†‡ and J. Zhuang. "Equity vs. Efficiency? A Dilemma in Defensive Resource Allocations against a Strategic Attacker," INFORMS Annual Meeting, Charlotte, North Carolina, November 13-16, 2011.
  [C-69] He, F.†‡ and J. Zhuang. "Balancing Pre-disaster Preparedness and Post-disaster Relief," INFORMS Annual Meeting, Charlotte, North Carolina, November 13-16, 2011.
  [C-68] Guan, P.†‡ and J. Zhuang. "Hazard Prevention by Public and Private Partnership," INFORMS Annual Meeting, Charlotte, North Carolina, November 13-16, 2011.
  [C-67] Rao, N.‡, D. Yau, C. Ma, J. Zhuang, and F. He†. "Robustness of Cyber-Physical Network Infrastructures: A Game Theoretic Approach'' (poster), 2011 Department of Energy Applied Mathematics Program Meeting, Washington, DC, October 17-19, 2011.
  [C-66] Zhuang, J.‡, J. Coles†, P. Guan†, F. He†, and X. Shan†, "Strategic Interactions in Disaster Preparedness and Relief in the Face of Man-Made and Natural Disasters," 36th Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop, Broomfield, Colorado, July 9-12, 2011.
  [C-65] Zhuang, J.‡ "Game Theory and Decision Making in Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery" (invited talk), Workshop of Probabilistic Analysis of Volcanic Hazards, Buffalo, New York, May 16-19, 2011.
  [C-64] Shan, X.†‡ and J. Zhuang. "Cost of Equity in Defensive Resource Allocations in the Face of a Possibly Nonstrategic Attacker" (poster), Second New York Conference on Applied Mathematics, Buffalo, New York, April 30, 2011.
  [C-63] Guan, P.†‡ and J. Zhuang. "Hazard Prevention by Public and Private Partnership" (poster), Second New York Conference on Applied Mathematics, Buffalo, New York, April 30, 2011.
  [C-62] He, F.†‡ and J. Zhuang. "Balancing Pre-disaster Preparedness and Post-disaster Relief" (poster), Second New York Conference on Applied Mathematics, Buffalo, New York, April 30, 2011.
  [C-61] Cheung, M.†‡ and J. Zhuang. "Oil Spills: Games Between Government and Competing Companies" (poster), Second New York Conference on Applied Mathematics, Buffalo, New York, April 30, 2011.
  [C-60] Coles, J.†‡ and J. Zhuang. "Decisions in Disaster Recovery Operations: A Game Theory Perspective on Actor Cooperation" (poster), Second New York Conference on Applied Mathematics, Buffalo, New York, April 30, 2011.
  [C-59] Zhuang, J.‡ "Applied Mathematics, Game Theory, and Disasters" (invited talk), Second New York Conference on Applied Mathematics, Buffalo, New York, April 30, 2011.
  [C-58] Shan, X.†‡ and J. Zhuang. "Cost of Equity in Defensive Resource Allocations in the Face of a Possibly Nonstrategic Attacker" (poster), University at Buffalo's Information and Computing Technology (ICT) Workshop, Buffalo, New York, April 30, 2011.
  [C-57] Cheung, M.†‡ and J. Zhuang. "Oil Spills: Games Between Government and Competing Companies" (poster), University at Buffalo Celebration of Academic Excellence, Buffalo, New York, April 6, 2011.
  [C-56] Coles, J.†‡ and J. Zhuang. "Decisions in Disaster Recovery Operations: A Game Theory Perspective on Actor Cooperation" (poster), University at Buffalo Sigma Xi Research Day and Poster Competition, Buffalo, New York, April 6, 2011.
  [C-55] Shan, X.†‡ and J. Zhuang. "Cost of Equity in Defensive Resource Allocations in the Face of a Possibly Nonstrategic Attacker" (poster), University at Buffalo Sigma Xi Research Day and Poster Competition, Buffalo, New York, April 6, 2011.
  [C-54] Coles, J.†‡ and J. Zhuang. "Actor-Actor Partnerships in Emergency Recovery Operations: A case-study in humanitarian logistics following the 2010 Haitian earthquake" (poster, acceptance rate~=20%), Fifth Annual U.S. Department of Homeland Security University Network Summit, Washington, DC, March 28 - April 1, 2011.
  [C-53] Shan, X.†‡ and J. Zhuang. "Cost of Equity in Homeland Security Resource Allocation in the Face of Possible Non-strategic Attackers" (poster, acceptance rate~=20%), Fifth Annual U.S. Department of Homeland Security University Network Summit, Washington, DC, March 28 - April 1, 2011.
  [C-52] Zhuang, J.‡ and E. A. Newell.† "Technology Evolutionary Games in Complex Transportation Systems in the Face of Adaptive Adversaries" (invited panelist presentation), Fifth Annual U.S. Department of Homeland Security University Network Summit, Washington, DC, March 28 - April 1, 2011.
  [C-51] Coles, J.†‡ and J. Zhuang‡. "Decisions in Disaster Recovery Operations: A Game Theory Perspective on Actor Cooperation, Communication, and Resource Utilization" (poster), 2011 Conference on Health and Humanitarian Logistics, Atlanta, Georgia, March 3-4, 2011.
  [C-50] Shan, X.† and J. Zhuang‡. "Cost of Equity in Homeland Security Resource Allocation in the Face of Possible Non-strategic Attackers," INFORMS Computing Society Conference, Monterey, California, January 9-11, 2011.
  [C-49] Wang, X. and J. Zhuang‡=. "Balancing Congestion and Security in the Presence of Strategic Applicants with Private Information," INFORMS Computing Society Conference, Monterey, California, January 9-11, 2011.
  [C-48] Coles, J.†‡, J. Yates, and J. Zhuang‡=. "Measuring Partnership Efficacy in Haitian Disaster Recovery" (poster), 2011 NSF Engineering Research and Innovation Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, January 4-7, 2011.
2010 [C-47] Coles, J.†‡ and J. Zhuang‡. "Decisions in Disaster Recovery Operations: A Game Theory Perspective on Actor Cooperation, Communication, and Resource Utilization" (poster), SRA Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, December 5-8, 2010.
  [C-46] Shan, X.†‡ and J. Zhuang‡. "Cost of Equity in Homeland Security Resource Allocation in the Face of Possible Non-strategic Attackers" (poster), SRA Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, December 5-8, 2010.
  [C-45] Jin, S.†‡, Z. Liu, and J. Zhuang=. "Monte Carlo Simulation-Based Supply Chain Disruption Management for Wargames," 2010 Winter Simulation Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, December 5-8, 2010.
  [C-44] Xiang, Y. and J. Zhuang.‡ "Medical Resource Allocation in the Aftermath of a Natural Disaster," INFORMS Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, November 7-10, 2010.
  [C-43] GolAlikhani, M.† and J. Zhuang‡. "Modeling Arbitrary Layers of Continuous Level Defenses in Facing with A Strategic Attacker," INFORMS Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, November 7-10, 2010.
  [C-42] Coles, J.†‡, J. Yates, and J. Zhuang=. "Measuring Partnership Efficacy in Haitian Disaster Recovery" (poster), INFORMS Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, November 7-10, 2010.
  [C-41] Coles, J.†‡, J. Yates, and J. Zhuang=. "Key Dynamics for Sustainable Partnerships in Haitian Disaster Recovery," INFORMS Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, November 7-10, 2010.
  [C-40] Jin, S.†‡, Z. Liu, and J. Zhuang=. "Monte Carlo Simulation-Based Supply Chain Disruption Management for Wargames," INFORMS Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, November 7-10, 2010.
  [C-39] Jin, S.†‡, Z. Liu, and J. Zhuang=. "Modeling and Mitigating the Effects of Supply Chain Disruption on Wargames" (poster), INFORMS Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, November 7-10, 2010.
  [C-38] Ndayishimiye, J.†‡ and J. Zhuang. "Differential Equations Modeling of Patients Dynamics in Emergency Rooms: Issues and Optimal Control Staffing Policies," INFORMS Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, November 7-10, 2010.
  [C-37] Ndayishimiye, J.†‡ and J. Zhuang. "Differential Equations Modeling of Patients Dynamics in Emergency Rooms" (poster), INFORMS Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, November 7-10, 2010.
  [C-36] Shan, X.†‡ and J. Zhuang. "Game Theory or Not Game Theory?---Robustness of Hybrid Defense Resource Allocations," INFORMS Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, November 7-10, 2010.
  [C-35] Shan, X.†‡ and J. Zhuang. "Hybrid Defense Resource Allocations in the face of Partially Strategic Attacker, and Comparison with Fully Endogenous and Exogenous Models" (poster), INFORMS Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, November 7-10, 2010.
  [C-34] Wang, X. and J. Zhuang‡=. "Balancing Congestion and Security in the Presence of Strategic Applicants with Private Information," INFORMS Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, November 7-10, 2010.
  [C-33] Zhang, P., Q. Wang, and J. Zhuang‡. "Congestion Pricing under Travel Time Uncertainty: A Game Theory Perspective," INFORMS Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, November 7-10, 2010.
  [C-32] Coles, J.†, J. Yates, and J. Zhuang‡=. "Measuring Partnership Efficacy in Haitian Disaster Recovery" (presentation and poster), NSF Haiti RAPID and Research Workshop, Arlington, VA, September 30-October 1, 2010.
  [C-31] Shan, X.† and J. Zhuang‡. "Game Theory or Not Game Theory?---Robustness of Hybrid Defense Resource Allocations," Operations Research for the Public Interest Conference, Stanford University, Stanford, California, June 17-18, 2010.
  [C-30] Shan, X.† and J. Zhuang‡. "Game Theory or Not Game Theory?---Robust Defense Resource Allocations," IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2010, Cancun, Mexico, June 5-9, 2010.
  [C-29] Shan, X.† and J. Zhuang‡. "Subsidizing to Disrupt a Terrorism Supply Chain," IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2010, Cancun, Mexico, June 5-9, 2010.
  [C-28] Jin, S.†, Z. Liu, and J. Zhuang‡=. "Monte Carlo Simulation-Based Supply Chain Disruption Management for Wargames," IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2010, Cancun, Mexico, June 5-9, 2010.
  [C-27] GolAlikhani, M.† and J. Zhuang.‡ "A Novel Class of Allocation Models with Applications to Attacker-defender Games,"IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2010, Cancun, Mexico, June 5-9, 2010.
  [C-26] Zhang, P.‡, Q. Wang, and J. Zhuang. "Congestion Pricing under Travel Time Uncertainty: A Game Theory Perspective," Innovations in Pricing of Transportation Systems: Workshop and Conference, Orlando, Florida, May 13-14, 2010.
2009 [C-25] Shan, X.† and J. Zhuang‡. "Robust Defensive Resource Allocations in the Face of Strategic and Non-strategic Adversaries," SRA Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, December 6-9, 2009.
  [C-24] Zhuang, J.‡ "Applied Mathematics, Game Theory, and Counter-terrorism," New York Conference on Applied Mathematics, Rochester, New York, October 17, 2009.
  [C-23] Shan, X.†‡ and J. Zhuang. "Robust Defensive Resource Allocations in the Face of Strategic and Non-strategic Adversaries," INFORMS Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, October 11-14, 2009.
  [C-22] Hausken, K. and J. Zhuang‡=. "The Timing and Deterrence of Terrorist Attacks," INFORMS Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, October 11-14, 2009.
  [C-21] Hao, M.†, S. Jin† and J. Zhuang‡. "Robustness of Optimal Defensive Resource Allocations in the Face of Less than Fully Rational Attackers,'' IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2009, Miami, Florida, May 30-June 3, 2009.
  [C-20] Khopkar, S.† and J. Zhuang‡. "Carrots instead of Sticks? Modeling 'Contracts' between Terrorist Groups and Governments," Conference on Terrorism and Policy, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas, May 21-22, 2009.
2008 [C-19] Zhuang, J.‡, V.M. Bier, and O. Alagoz. "Modeling Secrecy and Deception in a Multiple-period Attacker-Defender Signaling Game" (poster), SRA Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, December 7-10, 2008.
  [C-18] Hausken, K., V.M. Bier, and J. Zhuang‡. "Defending against Terrorism, Natural Disaster, and All Hazards," SRA Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, December 7-10, 2008.
  [C-17] Zhuang, J.‡, V.M. Bier, and O. Alagoz. "Modeling Secrecy and Deception in a Multiple-period Attacker-Defender Signaling Game," INFORMS Annual Meeting, Washington DC, October 12-15, 2008.
  [C-16] Zhuang, J.‡ and V.M. Bier. "Secrecy and Deception in Anti-Terrorism Resource Allocation and Policy Implication," Conference on Terrorism and Policy, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas, May 15-17, 2008.
2007 [C-15] Zhuang, J.‡ and V.M. Bier. "Modeling Secrecy and Deception in Homeland Security Resource Allocation," INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, November 4-7, 2007.
  [C-14] Zhuang, J.‡ and V.M. Bier. "Balancing Terrorism and Natural Disasters" (poster), Harvey Mudd College Mathematics Conference on Public Sector Operations Research, Claremont, California, September 28-29, 2007.
  [C-13] Zhuang, J.‡ and V.M. Bier. "Balancing Terrorism and Natural Disasters" (poster), Kickoff Workshop of the Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI) program on Risk Analysis, Extreme Events and Decision Theory, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, September 16-19, 2007.
  [C-12] Hausken, K.‡, V.M. Bier, and J. Zhuang. "Defending against Terrorism, Natural Disaster, and All Hazards," 2007 Decision and Risk Analysis Conference, Dallas, Texas, May 21-22, 2007.
  [C-11] Zhuang, J.‡ and V.M. Bier. "Balancing Terrorism and Natural Disasters" (poster), Risk Symposium 2007, Risk Analysis for Homeland Security and Defense: Theory and Application, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 25-28, 2007.
  [C-10] Zhuang, J.‡ and V.M. Bier. "Modeling Secrecy and Deception in Homeland Security Resource Allocation," Risk Symposium 2007, Risk Analysis for Homeland Security and Defense: Theory and Application, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 25-28, 2007.
  [C-09] Zhuang, J.‡ and V.M. Bier. "Game Theory and Homeland Security Resource Allocation" (poster), U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Annual University Network Summit on Research and Education, Washington, DC, March 13-15, 2007.
2006 [C-08] Zhuang, J.‡ and V.M. Bier. "Balancing Terrorism and Natural Disasters," INFORMS Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 5-8, 2006.
  [C-07] Zhuang, J.‡ and V.M. Bier. "Balancing Terrorism and Natural Disasters---Defensive Strategy with Endogenous Attack Effort," CREATE Symposium, Economic and Risk Assessment of Hurricane Katrina, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, August 18-19, 2006.
  [C-06] Bier, V.M.‡, S. Oliveros‡, and J. Zhuang‡. "Game Theory," Renewal Review Meeting for CREATE, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, April 25-26, 2006.
  [C-05] Zhuang, J.‡ and V.M. Bier. "Balancing Terrorism and Natural Disasters---Defensive Strategy with Endogenous Attack Effort," Risk Symposium 2006, Risk Analysis for Homeland Security and Defense: Theory and Application, Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 20-22, 2006.
2005 [C-04] Zhuang, J.‡ and V.M. Bier. "Subsidized Security and Stability of Equilibrium Solutions in an N-Player Game with Errors," INFORMS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, November 13-16, 2005.
2004 [C-03] Zhuang, J.‡, M.A. Marchant, S. Nokes, and H. Strobel. "Economic Analysis of Cellulase Production by Clostridium thermocellum in Solid State and Submerged Fermentation," American Agricultural Economics Association (AAEA) Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, August 1-4, 2004.
  [C-02] Marchant, M.A., C. Murrell, and J. Zhuang‡. "Economics of Replacing Endophyte-Infected with Endophyte-Free Tall Fescue Pastures," Southern Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, Tulsa, Oklahoma, February 14-18, 2004.
2003 [C-01] Peng, X.‡, M.A. Marchant, X.D. Qin, and J. Zhuang. "Chinese Consumers Preference for Livestock Products," American Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada, July 27-30, 2003.

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