Prof. LIU, Xiaoming, Rose Associate Professor of Gaming Management Faculty of Business Administration University of Macau Avenida Padre Tomás Pereira, Taipa, Macau, China.

Room:L419 Telephone: (853) 8397- 4746 Fax: (853) 28838320 E-mail: mailto:XMLiu@umac.mo

Academic Qualifications

· PhD in Industrial Engineering , Hong Kong University of Science and Technology , China , 1999

· MSc in Applied Mathematics , Lanzhou University , China , 1994

· BSc in Applied Mathematics , Lanzhou University , China , 1991

Related Working Experience

· Research Fellow, National University of Singapore (July 2003-Sept. 2003)

· Senior Consultant, Integrated Decision Systems Consultancy (Singapore, May 1999- June 2003)

· Senior Research Staff, National University of Singapore (Jan 1999- May 1999)

Teaching

BBA Courses

· Casino Math (GAMM301)

· Quantitative Decision Making (MSOR370)

· Operations Research I, II (MSOR330, MSOR331)

· Operations Management (MSOR340)

· Probability and Statistics (MSOR220)

· Statistical Inference (MSOR221)

· Statistics I (MSOR210)

MBA Courses

· Business Decision Tools (IMBB109)

· Logistics and Supply Chain Management (IMBB135)

Research Interests

· Commercial Gaming Management

· Casino Game Analysis

· Tourism Management

· Hospitality Management

· Management Science

· Supply Chain Design and Management

· Logistics Management and Design

· Telecommunication Networks

· Health Care

Publications

Journals, Books and Book Chapters

1. Feng, J., Liu, L., Liu, X., “An Optimal Policy for Joint Dynamic Price and Leadtime Quotation”, accepted to publish in Operations Research, 2011

2. Gao, Z., Fong, K., Liu, X., “Mathematical Analyses of Casino Rebate Systems for VIP Gambling”, accepted to publish in International Gambling Studies, 2011

3. Liu, X.. and Wan Y., “An examination of factors that discourage slot play in Macau casinos”, International Journal of Hospitality Management, 2011, Vol. 30, Issue 1, 167-177

4. Liu, X. and Lian, Z., "Cost-effective Inventory Control in a Value-added Manufacturing System, European Journal of Operational Research, 2009, Vol. 196, p. 534-543

5. Lian, Z., Liu X. and Zhao, N., “A Perishable Inventory Model with Exponential Lifetimes and Markovian Renewal Demands”, International Journal of Production and Economics, 2009, V121, 176-182

6. Lian, Z., Liu, X. and Liu L., "Discriminatory Processor Sharing Queues and the DREB Method", Stochastic Models, 2008, Vol 24, Issue 1, p1-18

7. Liu, L., Liu, X., and Yao, D. D., "Analysis and optimization of a multistage inventory-queue", Management Science 50, p.365-380

8. Liu, X., Bensaou, B, Tsang, D.H.K., and Liu, L., "Tight upper bounds for cell loss probabilities and required bandwidth estimation in ATM multiplexers ", European Trans. On Communication 10, issue 1. p.33-42

9. Liu, L. and Liu, X., "Dynamic and static job allocation for multi-server systems",IIE Transactions, 30, p.845-854.

10. Liming Liu, Liu, X., "Block appointment systems for outpatient clinics with multiple doctors", Journal of the Operational Research Society, 49, p.1254-1259

11. Z. Lu, M. Lu, Y. Chen, X. Liu, "A Special Random Selective Queuing Model for Access to a Star LAN", Applied Mathematical Modeling, Vol.21, No.1, p.15-20

12. Yongyi Chen, Xiaoming Liu, "On Multivariate Exponential Distribution", Journal of Mathematical Study, Vol.28, No.1, p.80-84

Conference Papers

1. Liu X., Liu L. and Feng J. (2005), Performance evaluation and optimization of dynamic quoting policy for lead time and price, Proceedings of International Conference of Management Science and Applications, 2005, 392-401.

2. X. Liu, B. Bensaou, D. H. K. Tsang and L. Liu, "Tight Upper Bounds for Cell Loss Probabilities in ATM Multiplexers and Required Bandwidth Estimation", Proceedings of ICCCN

3. Lian, Z., Zhao, N. and Liu, X., An Inventory Model for Perishable Products with Markovian Renewal Demands, the Proceeding of the 9th Asia Pacific Industrial Engineering & Management Systems Conference, Bali, Indonesia, 2008

Working Papers and Other Publications

1. Liu X., Liu L. and Feng, J., "Dynamic Price and Lead Time quotation", working paper

2. Liu X., Lian Z., "The Game Value of Slot Machine: An Analytical Approach", submitted

3. Lian Z. and Liu X., "A perishable inventory model with Markovian Renewel Arrival", submitted

4. Liu X., Lian Z., "Inventory positioning in a service network", working paper

5. Lian, Z., Liu, X. and Liu, L., "IMAP and Tandem Networks"

Grants and Awards

1. Dynamic Pricing and Lead-time Quotation, UMAC 2004-2005, PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

2. Study of the Discriminatory Processor Sharing Queue and its Optimal Priority Pricing, UMAC 2005, CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

3. Slot Machine Analysis, UMAC, PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, RG001/07-08S/LXM/FBA

Faculty of Business Administration

University of Macau