Pu Patrick Wang
Professor
Department of Mathematics
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0350
205-348-5302 Fax 205-348-7067
pwang@ua.edu or pwang@gp.as.ua.edu

 


EDUCATION

Ph.D.

Lehigh University

1990

M.S.

Lehigh University

1986

B.S.

Fushun Petroleum Inst., China

1982


GRADUATE COURSES TAUGHT

Stochastic processes I & II

Statistical quality control    

Mathematical statistics I & II

Introduction to applied mathematics

Special topics in applied mathematics


RESEARCH

Research interests: Applications of stochastic processes and queueing theory

Professional affiliation: Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), since 1985

Member of editorial advisory board of Computers & Operations Research 2000-2005

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  • Wang, P.and C. Zheng, Contaminant transport models under random sources, Ground Water, 43(3):423-433,(2005).

 

  • Wang, P., C. Zheng, and S. M. Gorelick, A general solution approach to advective-dispersive transport with multirate mass transfer, Advances in Water Resources, 28, 33-42, doi:10.1016/j.advwatres.2004.10.003.(2005).

 

  • Wang, P., Gray W., and Mai, T., Stationary distribution of random walks at stopping times, J of Probability and Statistical Science. 2(2), 149-166 (2004).
  • Wang, P., Gray, W., and Scott, M., An M/G/infinite queue in series. J of Probability and statistical Science, 2(1), 7-20 (2004).
  • Gray, W., Wang, P. and Scott, M. A queueing model with multiple types of server breakdowns. International Journal of Quality Technology & Quantitative Management. 1(2) 245-255, (2004).
  • Gray, W., Wang, P. and Scott, M. A queueing model with service breakdowns and multiple stages of repair. Journal of Applied Statistical Sciences, 12(1) 75-89 (2003).
  • Wang, P., Gong, M., and Lee, T., Waiting time in a combined FCFS/STF queue. Computers & Operations Research. 30(11), 1727-1744, (2003).
  • Zheng, C. and Wang, P., A field demonstration of the simulation-optimization approach for remediation system design. Groundwater, 40(3), 258-266, (2002).

o      Gray, W., Wang, P. and Scott, M. A queueing model with backup servers and service breakdown. Opsearch 39, 281-295 (2002).

o      Wang, P. and Locker, V., Steady-state distribution of parallel queues. INFOR. 39(1) 89-106, (2001).

o      Wang, P., Queue length distribution of an unreliable machine. Opsearch, 37, 99-123, (2000).

o      Wang, P., Workload distribution of a discrete-time parallel queue with two servers. Naval Research Logistics, 47, 440-454, (2000).

o      Gray, W., Wang, P., and Scott, M., A vacation queueing model with service breakdowns. Applied Mathematical Modeling, 24, 391-400, (2000).

o      Wang, P. Sequencing and scheduling N customers for a single-server queue. European Journal of Operational Research, 119, 729-738(1999).

o      Zheng, C. and Wang, P. An integrated global and local optimization approach for remediation system design. Water Resources Research, 35(1), 137-148 (1999).

o      Wang, P. and Zheng, C., An efficient approach for successively perturbed groundwater models. Advances in Water Resources, 21(6), 499-508 (1998).

o      Wang, P., Gray, W., and Scott, M., On the number of customers lost in a finite state-dependent queue. Opsearch, 34(4), 259-276 (1997).

o      Gray W., Wang, P., and Scott, M., Single counter queueing models involving multiple servers. Opsearch, 34(4), 283-296 (1997).

o      Gray, W., Wang, P., and Scott, M., An extension of the multiple vacation queueing model. Journal of Applied Statistical Sciences, 6(4), 213-227 (1997).

o      Fang, J. and Wang, P., Random field generation using simulated annealing vs. fractal-based interpolation. Journal of Mathematical Geology, 29(6), 849-858 (1997).

o      Wang, P., Optimally scheduling N customer arrival times for a single-server system. Computers and Operations Research, 24(8), 703-716 (1997).

o      Wang, P., Scott, M. and Gray, W., Quality-related measures of unreliable machines with preventive maintenance. Computers & Operations Research, 23, 981-996 (1996).

o      Zheng, C. and Wang, P., Parameter structure identification using tabu search and simulated annealing. Advances in Water Resources, 19(4), 215-224 (1996).

o      Wang, P. and Chen, D., Continuous optimization by a variant of simulated annealing. Computational Optimization and Applications, 6(1), 59-72 (1996).

o      Wang, P., Markov queueing models with periodic-review. Computers & Operations Research, 23(8), 741-754 (1996).

o      Wang, P., Gray, W. and Scott, M., A two server parallel queueing model in which one server availability depends on demand. Journal of Applied Statistical science, 3(1), 75-93 (1996).

o      Wang, P., Queueing models with delayed state-dependent service times. European Journal of Operational Research, 88, 614-621 (1996).

o      Wang, P., Wilson, G. R. and Odrey, N., An on-line controller for production systems with seasonal demands. Computers and Industrial Engineering, 26, 565-574 (1994).

o      Wang, P., Releasing N jobs to an unreliable machine. Computers and Industrial Engineering, 26, 661-671 (1994).

o      Wang, P. and Wilson, G. R., Approximations of the mean and variance of the throughput of flexible manufacturing cells. International Journal of Production Economics, 37, 275-284 (1994).

o      Wang, P., Static and dynamic scheduling of customer arrivals to a single-server system. Naval Research Logistics, 40, 345-360 (1993).

o      Wang, P., An M/M/c type of queueing model with (R, r) switch-over policy. Computers & Operations Research, 20, 793-805 (1993).

o      Gray, W., Wang, P. and Scott, M., An M/G/1 type queueing model with service times depending on queue length. Applied Mathematical Modeling, 16, 652-658 (1992).