Dynamic Programming and Reinforcement Learning (動態規劃和強化學習)

• Course objective: This course introduces dynamic decision-making under uncertainty, with an emphasis on dynamic programming and reinforcement learning. Drawing on applications in business and engineering, students will learn key theories and algorithms for solving multi-stage decision problems, both with and without explicit models of the environment. Assignments and a final project provide practical experience in problem formulation, algorithm evaluation, and Python-based implementation.

Nice talks on AI, geopolitics, optimization, SCM, and more

Vivek Farias and Jason Acimovic, Channel Fulfillment Problem Optimization, INFORMS, 2019.

References for graduate students and my laboratory members

Knowledge to master for a better foundation (and future)

Tools and general: 

•  Adi Ignatius, “We Want to Make Ourselves Better”: The HBR Interview with Bob Sternfels, Harvard Business Review, January–February 2026.  (new)

下廚 (歐貝拉，Cooking)

對我而言，煮飯是離開螢幕、讓腦袋放空和眼睛休息的好方法、也可以半蹲切菜以活動筋骨。久坐也不好，起身煮飯時，至少是站着。當然，用料也比較健康。

整個過程也和做研究是一樣的，從開始的流程設計、火候的觀察與修正、觀察結果、再持續改善；菜色和配料也要持續變化，想辦法創新。煎魚的時候，為了避免想要一直翻面的缺點，就設定鬧鐘，避免人為疏失。

煮菜最花時間的，莫過於備菜和收尾，內人在家時，這些工作大多她包了，我只負責下鍋。最重要的是，夫人不斷地鼓勵與正向回饋，令人有成就感。有一次和上課的同學聊天，同學們說：「師母提供滿滿的情緒價值」，說得真貼切！

紅酒燉牛肋條 (Beef short ribs braised in red wine)

一些常聽的 Podcast 節目和培養英文聽力的方法

一些常聽的 Podcast 節目 (*)，適合坐車、(讓眼睛) 休息、睡前、或運動時聽 (Some frequently listened-to podcasts (*) suitable for listening while traveling, giving your eyes a rest, before bed, or during exercise.) 

• Acquired (You could look at its transcript using iPhone.)

研究 (Research)

Journal articles:

• P.-S. Chen, H.-Y. Liu, and C.-H. Hsu, Economic Order Quantity of Deteriorating Drugs with New and Redistributed Demands in a Closed-loop Supply Chain: From the Viewpoint of a Hospital Pharmacy, International Journal of Systems Science: Operations & Logistics, 2026, Vol. 13, No. 1. (SCIE) 
• P.-S. Chen, J. Lyu,  C.-W. Chen, I.-H. Yu, and C.-H. Hsu, The Social-economic Value of a Renewable Energy Power Generation and Energy Storage System: A Case Study, International Journal of Systems Science: Operations & Logistics, 2026, Vol. 13, No. 1. (SCIE)
• H.-A. Bui, C.-H. Hsu, H.-W.V. Young, Y.-Y. Chen, and Y.-A. Liou, Advanced Semi-Supervised Learning for Remote Sensing-Based Land Cover Classification in the Mekong River Delta, Vietnam, Remote Sensing, 2026, 18, 989. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs18070989. (SCIE)

(Plz read it first) Business Analytics Laboratory (商業分析實驗室)

(Important) Please read this webpage first if you want to join my lab and schdule an interview.

(26/7/10) Another paper published in IJSS (Closed-loop EOQ)

(26/7/8) 115 學年度教育部校務發展獎補助計畫通過 (Industrial AI Teaching Platform)

(26/7/1) 國科會115 年度計畫通過 (NSTC project awarded)

服務和計畫 (Service and Projects)

政府計畫 (Government Project)

• 國科會，高維度受限迴歸模型與稀疏特徵選取：快速座標下降演算法和應用 (High-Dimensional Constrained Regression Models and Sparse Feature Selection: Fast Coordinate Descent Algorithms and Applications)，主持人 (PI)，115 年度 (2026/8 - 2027/7)
• 國科會，公平最佳決策樹和其應用 (Fair and Optimal Decision Tree and Its Applications)，主持人 (PI)，114 年度 (2025/8 - 2026/7)

產學合作 (Industry-Academia Cooperation)

• 金屬工業研究發展中心 (Metal Industries Research & Development Centre)，最佳化決策於工站排程應用之研究 (Optimal Decision-making in Work Station Scheduling) (3)，主持人 (PI)，2024

改變世界的17個方程式

Ian Stewart, In Pursuit of the Unknown: 17 Equations That Changed the World, Basic Books, 2012.

李政崇譯，改變世界的17 個方程式 (第2版)，商周出版，2025