Hybrid Rough Sets and Applications in Uncertain Decision-Making (PDF)

Lirong Jian received her PhD in management science and engineering from Southeast University, Nanjing, China, in 2004. She then had two years of postdoctoral experience specializing in management science and engineering at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China. At present, she is serving as a professor at the College of Economics and Management of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics; she is also working as a guide for doctoral students in management science and systems engineering.

Dr. Jian is principally engaged in forecasting and decision-making methods, soft computing, and project management and system modeling. She has also directed and/or participated in nearly 20 projects at the national, provincial, and ministerial levels, for which she received four provincial awards in scientific research and applications. Over the years, she has published over 40 research papers and 6 books.

Sifeng Liu received his bachelor's degree in mathematics from Henan University, Kaifeng, China in 1981, and his MS in economics and his PhD in systems engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, in 1986 and 1998, respectively. He has been to Slippery Rock University, Pennsylvania, and to Sydney University, Australia, as a visiting professor. At present, Professor Liu is the director of the Institute for Grey Systems Studies and the dean of the College of Economics and Management of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He is also a distinguished professor and guide for doctoral students in management science and systems engineering.

Dr. Liu's main research activities are in grey systems theory and in regional technical innovation management. He has directed more than 50 projects at the national, provincial, and ministerial levels, has participated in international collaboration projects, and has published over 200 research papers and 16 bo