Feng Chu ( zh, s=储凤, p=Chǔ Fèng; born 1965) is a Chinese-French computer scientist and operations researcher whose research applies Petri nets to combinatorial optimization problems arising in

inventory control Inventory control or stock control can be broadly defined as "the activity of checking a shop's stock". It is the process of ensuring that the right amount of supply is available within a business. However, a more focused definition takes into acco ...

, manufacturing, and transportation. She is a distinguished professor at the

University of Évry Val d'Essonne The Université d'Évry Val-d'Essonne (''Université d'Évry Val-d'Essonne'' or UEVE) is a French public university located in Évry-Courcouronnes, Île-de-France, and is one of the founding members of Paris-Saclay University. The UEVE is expecte ...

, where she is director of the AROBAS (Algorithmics, Operational Research, Bioinformatics and Statistical Learning) team within the IBISC (Computer Science, Bio-Informatics and Complex Systems) laboratory, and head of the Chinese mission in the office of the president of the university.

Education

Chu graduated with a bachelor's degree in

electrical engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

from Hefei University of Technology in China in 1986. After coming to France for graduate study, she earned a

diplôme d'études approfondies A Master of Advanced Studies or Master of Advanced Study (MAS, M.A.S., or MASt) is a postgraduate degree awarded in various countries. Master of Advanced Studies programs may be non-consecutive programs tailored for "specific groups of working pro ...

(master's degree) in 1991 in

metrology Metrology is the scientific study of measurement. It establishes a common understanding of units, crucial in linking human activities. Modern metrology has its roots in the French Revolution's political motivation to standardise units in Fran ...

, automatic control and electrical engineering from the

National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine (l'Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine or Lorraine INP), based in Nancy, is a French technological university system. It is under the Academy of Nancy and Metz. INPL is a part of the University ...

, and a doctorate in 1995 in automatic control, computer science, and production management from Paul Verlaine University – Metz; both institutions are now part of the

University of Lorraine The University of Lorraine (), often abbreviated in UL, is a grand établissement created on 1 January 2012, by the merger of Henri Poincaré University, Nancy 2 University, Paul Verlaine University – Metz and the National Polytechnic Institute ...

Career

She was a researcher for the French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation (INRIA) from 1992 to 1995, became a researcher and then maître de conférences at the

University of Technology of Troyes The University of Technology of Troyes (''Université de Technologie de Troyes''; ''UTT'') is a French university, in the Academy of Reims. The UTT is part of the network of the three universities of technology, found by the University of Techno ...

from 2009, while earning a

habilitation Habilitation is the highest university degree, or the procedure by which it is achieved, in many European countries. The candidate fulfills a university's set criteria of excellence in research, teaching and further education, usually including a ...

in 2006 through the University of Technology of Compiègne. She joined the University of Évry Val d'Essonne in 2009, and was named a distinguished professor (professeur de classe exceptionnelle des universités) in 2017. She also held a chair professorship at Hefei University of Technology from 2013 to 2018.

References

External links

Home page
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chu, Feng 1965 births Living people Chinese computer scientists Chinese women computer scientists French computer scientists French women computer scientists French operations researchers Hefei University of Technology alumni University of Lorraine alumni Academic staff of the University of Évry Val d'Essonne