Hello, I am Junhao Qiu, a PhD student in OPTIMA Group, Department of Computer Science, City University of Hong Kong, supervised by Prof. Qingfu Zhang.

I completed my master’s (recommended for exemption from examination) and bachelor’s degrees at Guangdong University of Technology supervised by Prof. Jianjun Liu.

I am currently interested in Intelligent Manufacturing Systems, Multi-objective Optimization, Neural Combinatorial Optimization and Artificial Intelligence.

For more information, you can visit my Google Scholar, ResearchGate, and GitHub.

Educations

• 2026.01 - Now, PhD Student, City University of Hong Kong
• 2025.07 - 2025.12, Research Assistant, City University of Hong Kong
• 2022.09 - 2025.07, Master, Guangdong University of Technology
• 2018.09 - 2022.07, Undergraduate, Guangdong University of Technology

News

• 🔥2026.05   “Evolving Interdependent Operators with Large Language Models for Multi-Objective Combinatorial Optimization” had been accepted at ICML 2026!
• 🔥2025.11   “Recent advances in assembly flow shop scheduling and its extensions to distributed manufacturing and integrated supply chain” had been accepted at CAIE!
• 🔥2025.7   “Collaborative optimisation framework for multi-stage flexible assembly shop scheduling with mixed production pattern” had been accepted at IJPR!
• 🔥2025.6   “Human-Computer Interaction Scheduling and Case Studies in Complex Manufacturing System” had been accepted at 《机械工程学报》!
• 🔥2025.5   Selected as the only outstanding representative from Guangdong provincial universities to be included in the list of 100 recipients of the National Scholarship for Graduate Students published by People’s Daily. (作为广东省属高校唯一优秀代表入选《人民日报》刊登的 100 名研究生国家奖学金获奖学生代表名录！)
• 2024.12   Attended The 2nd Human Centered Intelligence Academic Conference and received “Outstanding Poster Nomination Award”!
• 2024.08   “A multi-level action coupling reinforcement learning approach for online two-stage flexible assembly Flowshop scheduling” had been accepted at JMS!
• 2024.07   Attended “The 7th Academic Conference on Big Data-Driven Smart Manufacturing” and received “Outstanding Paper Abstract Award”!
• 2024.02   “A novel predictive-reactive scheduling method for parallel batch processor lot-sizing and scheduling with sequence-dependent setup time” had been accepted at CAIE!

Featured Publications

Evolving Interdependent Operators with Large Language Models for Multi-Objective Combinatorial Optimization

Junhao Qiu, Xin Chen, Liang Ge, Liyong Lin, Zhichao Lu, Qingfu Zhang

International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), 2026

Paper Code

Publication List

Visit Google Scholar for full paper list.

Selected Papers

1. Junhao Qiu, Xin Chen, Liang Ge, Liyong Lin*, Zhichao Lu, Qingfu Zhang*. Evolving Interdependent Operators with Large Language Models for Multi-Objective Combinatorial Optimization. ICML, 2026.
2. Junhao Qiu, Jianjun Liu*, Zhantao Li, Xinjun Lai. A multi-level action coupling reinforcement learning approach for online two-stage flexible assembly Flowshop scheduling[J]. Journal of Manufacturing Systems, 2024, 76: 351-370.
3. Junhao Qiu, Jianjun Liu*, Chengfeng Peng, Qingxin Chen. A novel predictive-reactive scheduling method for parallel batch processor lot-sizing and scheduling with sequence-dependent setup time[J]. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2024.
4. Junhao Qiu, Shangyu Lai, Guoheng Huang*, Weiwen Zhang, Junhui Mai, Chi-Man Pun, Wing-Kuen Ling. TriView-ParNet: parallel network for hybrid recognition of touching printed and handwritten strings based on feature fusion and three-view co-training[J]. Applied Intelligence, 2022: 1-20.
5. Jianjun Liu, Junhao Qiu*, Chaoxiong Mo, Xinjun Lai, Qingxin Chen, Ning Mao. Rolling scheduling of distributed multi-site final-assembly projects under integrated customization requirements[J]. Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 2025, 61(06):316-330.
6. Jianjun Liu, Junhao Qiu*, Zhongming Zhang. Human-Computer Interaction Scheduling and Case Studies in Complex Manufacturing System[J]. Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 2025, 61(15):351-371.
7. Genping Zhao, Junhao Qiu, Yeping Peng*, Xiaowei Zhang. Development of RGB-D simultaneous localization and mapping in dynamic environments based on motion removal and dense map reconstruction[J]. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 2022, 16(4): 044526.

8. Ziyang Chen, Guoheng Huang*, Ying Wang, Junhao Qiu, Fan Yang, Zhiwen Yu, Chi-Man Pun. Bi-deformation-UNet: recombination of differential channels for printed surface defect detection[J]. The Visual Computer, 2022: 1-19.

9. Rongjie Liao, Jianjun Liu*, Junhao Qiu, Chengfeng Peng. Collaborative optimisation framework for multi-stage flexible assembly shop scheduling with mixed production pattern[J]. International Journal of Production Research, 2025: 1-19.
10. Ting Liu, Jianjun Liu*, Junhao Qiu, Canlin Lai, Zhongming Zhang. Recent advances in assembly flow shop scheduling and its extensions to distributed manufacturing and integrated supply chain[J]. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2025: 111711.

Patents & Software Copyright

Patent

1. Junhao Qiu, Jianjun Liu, et al. A Label Classification based Matching Algorithm for Campus Faculty and Student Project Matching. CN Patent: 202110520953.0, 2023.
2. Junhao Qiu, Ziyang Chen, et al. A Ceramic Blockchain Tracking Method Combined with Graph Convolution. CN Patent: 202110397225.5, 2023.

Software Copyright

1. Software for Intelligent Bidding for Scientific Research, NO. 2021SR0977527.
2. App for Customized Equipment Aftermarket Repairers, NO. 2021SR1098439.
3. Software for Automatic Character Segmentation and Annotation in Natural Scenarios, NO. 2021SR0977525.

Competitions & Projects

Competitions

1. National: Second Prize of “Huawei Cup” Graduate Student Mathematical Modeling Competition, 2023.
2. Provincial: Second Prize of Guangdong Province “Internet+” Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, 2023.
3. Provincial: First and Second Prizes of Industrial Engineering Innovation Competition of Guangdong Province and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, 2023.
4. Provincial: Second Prizes of Industrial Engineering Innovation Competition of Guangdong Province and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, 2022.
5. Provincial: Second Prizes of Industrial Engineering Innovation Competition of Guangdong Province and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, 2021.

Projects

• National Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program, 2021
• Provincial Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program, 2020

Honor

• Outstanding Graduate of Guangdong University of Technology, 2022 & 2025
• Top 10 Outstanding Graduates of the College, 2022 & 2025
• Outstanding Industrial Engineering Student of Guangdong Province, 2022

Scholarship

Accumulated 16 scholarships

• National Scholarship 2024
• Corporate First Class Scholarship ADA, 2023
• National Scholarship 2023
• Top Student Scholarships GDUT, 2022-2024
• First-Class Scholarship for Undergraduate Students GDUT, 2023
• First-Class Scholarship for Graduate Students, GDUT, 2022

Academic Conferences

• 2024 The 2nd Human Centered Intelligence Academic Conference, 2024.12, CSU, Outstanding Poster Nomination Award.
• The 7th Academic Conference on Big Data-Driven Smart Manufacturing, 2024.07, DLUT, Outstanding Paper Abstract Award.
• Chinese Scholars International Annual Conference on Industrial Engineering (CSIE 2023), 2023.08, HKUST, Outstanding Paper Award.

Academic Service

• Reviewers for ICML, NIPS, AAAI, IJCAI, International Journal of Production Research, The Journal of Supercomputing, and so on.