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Nan Kong is a Professor in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University and serves as the Associate Director for Health Systems at the Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering. He obtained his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering in 2006 and his B.S. in Automation from Tsinghua University in 1999. His research focuses on stochastic integer programming, global optimization under uncertainty, and applications related to scheduling, resource allocation, and capacity planning particularly in the healthcare supply chain. Additionally, his work involves computational modeling related to disease management and computational image processing, including hyperspectral imaging and compressive sensing. Professor Kong is also active in teaching innovations, emphasizing community-based service learning and empathic design for assistive technology. He participates in global exchange programs and works on mathematical computational modeling in the fields of biology, medicine, and healthcare.
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