Dr Jie Zhang is a Lecturer in Business Analytics at the University of Bristol Business School. He holds a BEng in Transportation from Beijing Jiaotong University and received his PhD in Transportation Engineering from Nanyang Technological University. Before joining the University of Bristol in 2021, he held research and academic positions at the University of Cambridge, the University of Greenwich and Nanyang Technological University. He also gained industry experience with China Railway Express.

His research examines how quantitative modelling and data analytics can improve decision-making in complex transportation and supply chain systems. His work focuses on sustainable transportation and digital supply chains, with particular interests in shared and emerging mobility services, electric-vehicle charging and transport digital twins. A central theme of his recent research is how transportation and supply chain systems can be better designed, planned and operated by drawing on technological innovation and behavioural insights. His work also supports policy development and the evaluation of alternative operational and policy interventions.
Methodologically, he combines mathematical optimisation, simulation and data-driven analysis to model complex systems, compare alternative interventions and evaluate their effects on system performance and decision-making.

Dr Zhang has published more than 40 peer-reviewed journal articles and has secured funding as PI/Co-I for projects with a combined value of over £1 million. He collaborates with academic, industry and policy partners and addresses real-world transportation and supply chain challenges.

Dr Zhang welcomes enquiries from prospective PhD students, visiting researchers and potential collaborators interested in applying quantitative modelling and data analytics to sustainable transportation, mobility systems and digital supply chains.