Zhuo Feng received his Ph.D in management science and engineering and B.S in Mathematics from Tianjin University. He is now an associate professor at School of Economics and Management, Dalian University of Technology. His research interests include PPP contract design, PPP and sustainability (e.g., the role of PPP in poverty mitigation and reduction of carbon emissions), overseas project management, and project supply chain management. His papers have appeared in highly ranked journals like Decision Sciences, Transportation Research Part A/B/E, International Journal of Project Management, Journal of Management in Engineering, and Journal of Management Sciences in China (Top Chinese Journal in Management Science). His research has been supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, Chinese Academy of Engineering, and China National Petroleum Corporation. He has been selected into Xinghai Youth talent program of Dalian University of Technology. He is also awarded as the Outstanding Young Teacher in Engineering Management.

Book 

1) Ying Gao, Zhuo Feng, Shuibo Zhang. International Contracting, in Building a Body of Knowledge in Construction Project Delivery, Procurement, and Contracting (edited by Migliaccio and Shrestha), World Scientific Publishing, Singapore. 2022.(Book Chapter)

2) Jinbo Song, Lulu Jin, Yunpeng Zhao, Zhuo Feng. Flexible decision making mechanisms for PPP projects under uncertain conditions. 2022.

Journal Articles

20) Zhuo Feng, Jinbo Song, Xiangpei Hu. The Operating model and government subsidy in PPP agricultural cold-storage projects. Journal of Management Sciences in China, 2022, Forthcoming.(In Chinese)

19) Jinbo Song, Lingchuan Song, Hongyan Liu, Zhuo Feng, Ralf Muller. Rethinking project governance: Incorporating contextual and practice-based views. International Journal of Project Management, 2022, 40: 332-346.(SSCI)

18) Ying Gao, Zhuo Feng∗ , Shuibo Zhang. Managing supply chain resilience in the era of VUCA. Frontiers of Engineering Management, 2021, 8(3): 465-470.

17) Zhuo Feng, Qiaochu He, Guangrui Ma. Mitigating poverty through solar panels adoption in developing economies. Decision Sciences, 2021, Forthcoming.(ABS3)

16) Shuai Li, Jiannan Cai, Zhuo Feng, Yifang Xu, Hubo Cai. Government contracting with monopoly in infrastructure provision: Regulation or deregulation? Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2019, 122: 506-523.(ABS3)

15) Jinbo Song, Yi Li, Zhuo Feng∗ , Huanming Wang. Cluster analysis of the intellectual structure of PPP research. Journal of Management in Engineering, 2019, 35(1): 04018053.(JCR Q1)

14) Zhuo Feng, Yiwen Zhang, Shuibo Zhang, Jinbo Song. Contracting and renegotiating with a loss-averse private firm in BOT road projects. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 2018, 112: 40-72.(ABS4)

13) Yiwen Zhang, Zhuo Feng∗ , Shuibo Zhang, Jinbo Song. The effects of service level on BOT transport project contract. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2018, 118: 184-206.(ABS3) 

12) Jinbo Song, Yanzhu Yu, Lulu Jin, Zhuo Feng. Early termination compensation under demand uncertainty in public-private partnership projects. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 2018, 22: 532-543.(SSCI)

11) Yiwen Zhang, Zhuo Feng∗ , Shuibo Zhang. The effects of concession period structures on BOT road contracts. Transportation Research Part A: Policy & Practice, 2018, 107: 106-125.(ABS3)

10) Jinbo Song, Yibo Hu, Zhuo Feng. Factors Influencing Early Termination of PPP Projects in China. Journal of Management in Engineering, 2018, 34: 05017008. (JCR Q1)

9) Bing Wang, Shuibo Zhang, Xiuqin Wang, Zhuo Feng. The influence of quality benefit and marginal contribution on the optimal equity structure of the PPP projects: Balancing public and private benefits. Construction Management and Economics, 2018, 36: 611-622.(EI)

8) Zhuo Feng, Shuibo Zhang, Ying Gao, Shuaijun Zhang. Subsidizing and pricing private toll roads with noncontractible service quality: A relational contract approach. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 2016, 91: 466-491. (ABS4)

7) Zhuo Feng, Shuibo Zhang, Ying Gao. Modeling the impact of government guarantees on toll charge, road quality and capacity for Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) road projects. Transportation Research Part A: Policy & Practice, 2015, 78: 54-67.(ABS3)

6) Zhuo Feng, Shuibo Zhang, Ying Gao. On oil investment and production: A comparison of production sharing contracts and buyback contracts. Energy Economics, 2014, 42: 395-402.(ABS3)

5) Shuibo Zhang, Ying Gao, Zhuo Feng, Weizhuo Sun. PPP application in infrastructure development in China: Institutional analysis and implications. International Journal of Project Management, 2015, 33: 497-509.(SSCI)

4) Ying Gao, Shuibo Zhang, Zhuo Feng. Analysis of decision-making mechanism for operation period extension of public-private partnership projects under incomplete contracts. Journal of Management Sciences in China, 2014, 17: 48-57.(In Chinese)

3) Zhuo Feng, Shuibo Zhang, Ying Gao. Comparative analysis of single- and two-period concession structures for BOT road projects. Journal of Systems Engineering, 2016, 8: 451-459. (In Chinese)

2) Ying Gao, Shuibo Zhang, Zhuo Feng. A study of compensation mechanism in PPP projects with unmet demand. Journal of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, 2015, 29: 93-102.(In Chinese)

1) Zhuo Feng, Shuibo Zhang, Ying Gao, Fei Kang. Bidding decision making in construction industry: an analysis based on procedural rationality. IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, 1981-1985, 2012. (EI)

Research Grants

1) A study on the design and equilibrium of the contractual network for overseas infrastructure: A resilient perspective, PI, National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2022.1-2025.12.

2) Contract design under loss aversion for PPP projects in the presence of renegotiation, PI, National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2018.1-2020.12.

3) Contract design under uncertainty for PPP waste-to-energy incineration projects, PI, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, 2017.6-2019.6.

4) A study of government subsidy in BOT projects: A behavioral approach, PI, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, 2016.11-2018.11.

5) Game Analysis of Natural Gas Market, PI, China Petroleum Planning and Engineering Institute, 2021.12-2023.12.