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Dr. Zhuang's primary research objective is to integrate operations research, big data analytics, game theory, and decision analysis to enhance mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery in the face of natural and man-made disasters. Additionally, he explores other domains such as healthcare, sports, transportation, supply chain management, sustainability, and architecture.
Dr. Zhuang has acted as a principal investigator for more than 30 research grants funded by various organizations, including the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).
Dr. Zhuang has received numerous leadership and research awards, including the 2022 Fellow Award from the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA), the 2020-2021 SUNY Chancellor's Awards for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities, the 2021-2023 Buffalo Blue Sky Bronze Coin Holder Award, the 2019 SRA's Chauncey Starr Distinguished Young Risk Analyst Award, the UB's 2019 Exceptional Scholar Award for Sustained Achievement, the 2018 SEAS' Senior Researcher of the Year Award, the 2018-2020 Buffalo Blue Sky Gold Coin Award, the 2017 Koopman Prize from the INFORMS' Military Applications Society, the 2014 Military Operations Research Journal Award, and the 2013 UB's Exceptional Scholar--Young Investigator Award. Additionally, Dr. Zhuang is a fellow of the 2011 U.S. Air Force Summer Faculty Fellowship Program sponsored by the AFOSR and a fellow of the 2009-2010 Next Generation of Hazards and Disasters Researchers Program sponsored by the NSF.
Dr. Zhuang exhibits unwavering commitment to teaching and mentoring both undergraduate and graduate students. His exceptional dedication in these areas has earned him several prestigious accolades, including the 2020 UB Teaching Innovation Award, the 2019-20 UB Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring Award, the 2019 UB SEAS Best Senior Teacher of the Year Award, the 2019 UB Student Engagement's Exemplary Faculty/Staff Mentor Award, the 2012 UB President Emeritus and Mrs. Martin Meyerson Award for Distinguished Teaching and Mentoring, and the 2008 Graduate Student Mentor Award from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

 

Recent Research Grants

  • "Real-Time Reconfigurable Intelligence-based Patrol Strategies (RTRIPS): An Optimization Toolkit for Border Security,'' supported by the Department of Homeland Security through the Center for Accelerating Operational Efficiency (CAOE), J. Zhuang (Lead PI; Co-PI is C. Murray at University at Buffalo), 10/1/2024-6/30/2027.
  • "Assessing and Mitigating Risks in the Arctic (AMiRA): A Multi-Stakeholder Framework,'' supported by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the Arctic Domain Awareness Center (ADAC)-ARCTIC Center, J. Zhuang (Lead PI; Co-PI is K. Hunt at University at Buffalo), 6/24/2024-6/30/2025.
  • "Protecting Soft Targets (ProSoT): A Game-theoretic Framework for Multi-target, Multi-layer Defense against Strategic Attackers,'' supported by the Department of Homeland Security through the Soft target Engineering to Neutralize the Threat RealitY (SENTRY), J. Zhuang (Lead PI; Co-PI is R. John at University of Southern California), 11/1/2021-6/30/2025.
  • "Quantifying the Impact of the Prescribed Burning on Mitigating Wildland Fire Risk,'' supported by National Science Foundation (NSF), Humans, Disasters, and the Built Environment (HDBE) program, J. Zhuang (sole PI), 7/1/2023-6/30/2026.
  • "Validating Adaptive Behavior Models of Adversaries for Risk Assessment (VABMARA) Framework,'' supported by the Department of Homeland Security through the Center for Accelerating Operational Efficiency (CAOE), J. Zhuang (sole PI at UB; Lead PI is G. Ackerman at University at Albany), 8/1/2019-9/30/2023.
  • "DDRIG in DRMS: Multi-target Technology Deployment and Information Disclosure in Attacker-defender Settings: Analyzing Game-theoretic Prescriptions and Human Decisions,'' supported by National Science Foundation (NSF), Decision, Risk and Management Sciences (DRMS) program, J. Zhuang (PI; co-PI: K. Hunt), 08/01/2022-07/31/2023.
  • "Modeling Rumor Spreading and Debunking Strategies on Social Media During Disasters,'' supported by National Science Foundation (NSF), Humans, Disasters, and the Built Environment (HDBE) program, J. Zhuang (sole PI), 08/01/2018-7/31/2022.

 

Edited Books and Journal Special Issues

  • Long, E., G. Montibeller, and J. Zhuang (Eds.). Decision Analysis, Special issue on "Emerging Topics in Health Decision Analysis," 2021.
  • Zhuang, J. C. Wang, and J. H. Lambert (Eds.). Risk Analysis, Special issue on "Risk Analysis in the Digital Era," 2021.
  • Zhuang, J. V. M. Bier, and S. Guikema (Eds.). Risk Analysis, Special issue on "Validating Models of Adversary Behavior," April 2016.
  • Hausken, K. and J. Zhuang (Eds.). "Game Theoretic Analysis of Congestion, Safety and Security: Networks, Air Traffic and Emergency Departments," Series in Reliability Engineering, Springer, 2015. ISBN 978-3-319-13009-5.
  • Hausken, K. and J. Zhuang (Eds.). "Game Theoretic Analysis of Congestion, Safety and Security: Traffic and Transportation Theory," Series in Reliability Engineering, Springer, 2015. ISBN 978-3-319-11674-7.
  • Zhuang, J., X. Xu, and G. Cai (Eds.). Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society, Special issue on "Discrete Dynamic Gaming Models in Supply Chain Management and Project Management," 2014.

 

Refereed Journal Articles: Please see Google Scholar

Contact: Phone: 1-716-645-4707 • Fax: 1-716-645-3302 • E-mail: jzhuang@buffalo.edu

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