Research on Multi-Scale Tool Knowledge Discovery and Reuse Method Based on Rough Concept Lattice Theory
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Project Member. National Natural Science Foundation of China. Sep 2016–Aug 2017.
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nD Blockchain for ESG Reporting Permalink
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Core Project Member. Hong Kong ITF Innovation and Technology Support Program (ITP/021/20LP). Jan 2020–Jun 2023.
Blockchain-based Carbon Market for Credible Climate Action
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Project Manager. Blockchain-based carbon market platform for transparent carbon credit trading and credible climate action.
Agentic AI System for Carbon Reporting (SMARAG) Permalink
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Project Manager. Cornell Systems Engineering. Led five postgraduate students over one year.
Towards Battery Circularity: Blockchain-Enabled Semantic Traceability and Incentive Design for EV Battery Recycling
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Project Manager. 2026 Request for Joint Research Proposals: Environmental Defense Fund & Cornell Atkinson. Under review.
publications
Industrial blockchain based framework for product lifecycle management in industry 4.0
Published in Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 2020
A framework for product lifecycle management using industrial blockchain in Industry 4.0.
Recommended citation: Liu, X., Wang, W., Guo, H., Vatankhah Barenji, A., Li, Z., Huang, G.Q. (2020). "Industrial blockchain based framework for product lifecycle management in industry 4.0." Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 63, 101897.
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Blockchain-based smart tracking and tracing platform for drug supply chain
Published in Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2021
Smart tracking and tracing platform for drug supply chain using blockchain.
Recommended citation: Liu, X., Barenji, A.V., Li, Z., Montreuil, B., & Huang, G.Q. (2021). "Blockchain-based smart tracking and tracing platform for drug supply chain." Computers & Industrial Engineering, 161, 107669.
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Data-driven ESG assessment for blockchain services: A comparative study in textiles and apparel industry
Published in Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2023
Comparative study on data-driven ESG assessment for blockchain services in textiles and apparel.
Recommended citation: Liu, X., Yang, Y., Jiang, Y., Fu, Y., Zhong, R.Y., Li, M., Huang, G.Q. (2023). "Data-driven ESG assessment for blockchain services: A comparative study in textiles and apparel industry." Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 190, 106837.
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Blockchain-enabled digital assets tokenization for cyber-physical traceability in E-commerce logistics financing
Published in Computers in Industry, 2023
Recommended citation: Harish, A.R., Liu, X., Li, M., Zhong, R.Y., Huang, G.Q. (2023). "Blockchain-enabled digital assets tokenization for cyber-physical traceability in E-commerce logistics financing." Computers in Industry, 150, 103956.
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imseStudio: blockchain-enabled secure digital twin platform for service manufacturing
Published in International Journal of Production Research, 2023
Blockchain-enabled secure digital twin platform for service manufacturing.
Recommended citation: Liu, X., Jiang, Y., Wang, Z., Zhong, R.Y., Cheung, H.H., Huang, G.Q. (2023). "imseStudio: blockchain-enabled secure digital twin platform for service manufacturing." International Journal of Production Research, 61(12), 3984-4003.
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Dual Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Index for Corporate Sustainability Assessment Using Blockchain Technology
Published in Sustainability, 2024
Dual ESG index for corporate sustainability assessment using blockchain.
Recommended citation: Liu, X., Liang, W., Fu, Y., & Huang, G.Q. (2024). "Dual Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Index for Corporate Sustainability Assessment Using Blockchain Technology." Sustainability, 16(10), 4272.
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BESG: A Blockchain 5.0-based ESG Reporting Platform using Generative Artificial Intelligence
Published in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 2025
Blockchain 5.0-based ESG reporting platform with generative AI.
Recommended citation: Liu, X., Fu, Y., Zhang, M., Chen, W., Harish, A.R., Shan, T.B., Zhong, R.Y., Huang, G.Q. (2025). "BESG: A Blockchain 5.0-based ESG Reporting Platform using Generative Artificial Intelligence." Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. Minor revision, under second review.
SMARAG: An AI-powered Carbon Reporting System using Self-decisive Multi-Agent Retrieval-Augmented Generation
Published in Expert Systems with Applications, 2025
Recommended citation: Liu, X., Pabolu, P., Jiang, Y., Fraser, T., Chen, R., Gao, H.O. (2025). "SMARAG: An AI-powered Carbon Reporting System using Self-decisive Multi-Agent Retrieval-Augmented Generation." Expert Systems with Applications. Under review.
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Blockchain and Double Auction for Credible and Efficient Voluntary Carbon Market
Published in Applied Energy, 2025
Blockchain and double auction mechanism for voluntary carbon markets.
Recommended citation: Liu, X., Bagchi, T., Harish, A.R., Sy, C.L., Gao, H.O. (2025). "Blockchain and Double Auction for Credible and Efficient Voluntary Carbon Market." Applied Energy. Under second review.
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The new supply chain information sharing renaissance through crypto valuation mechanism of digital assets
Published in Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2025
Recommended citation: Harish, A.R., Liu, X., Li, M., Zhong, R.Y., Huang, G.Q. (2025). "The new supply chain information sharing renaissance through crypto valuation mechanism of digital assets." Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 195, 103962.
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Blockchain For Logistics 4.0: A Systematic Review and Prospects
Published in Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2025
Recommended citation: Harish, A.R., Liu, X., Wang, X., Pan, S., Dai, H.-N., Li, M., Huang, G.Q. (2025). "Blockchain For Logistics 4.0: A Systematic Review and Prospects." Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 201, 104269.
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Blockchain-based carbon informatics for multiple stakeholders using spatial-temporal analytics
Published in Environmental Modelling & Software, 2025
Recommended citation: Ruan, S., Liu, X., Gao, H.O. (2026). "Blockchain-based carbon informatics for multiple stakeholders using spatial-temporal analytics." Environmental Modelling & Software, 106861.
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A Blockchain-based Carbon Registry Platform for Credible Climate Action in Transportation
Published in npj Climate Action, 2026
Blockchain-based carbon registry for credible climate action in transportation.
Recommended citation: Liu, X., Bagchi, T., Sy, C.L., Gao, H.O. (2026). "A Blockchain-based Carbon Registry Platform for Credible Climate Action in Transportation." npj Climate Action, 5(1), 23.
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talks
Simulated Annealing Algorithm-Based IMMK System for Mould Redesign
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Recommended citation: Li, Z., Liu, L., & Wang, W. (2017). "Simulated Annealing Algorithm-Based IMMK System for Mould Redesign." In Transdisciplinary Engineering: A Paradigm Shift (pp. 889-897). IOS Press.
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Blockchain-enabled ESG reporting framework for sustainable supply chain
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Virtual conference presentation.
Recommended citation: Liu, X. (2021). "Blockchain-enabled ESG reporting framework for sustainable supply chain." Sustainable Design and Manufacturing 2020, Split, Croatia (Virtual).
Blockchain-based 3D Printing Cloud Platform for Service Manufacturing
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Poster and oral presentation at APIEMS 2022 (pp. 84).
Recommended citation: Liu, X., Jiang, Y., & Huang, G.Q. (2022). "Blockchain-based 3D Printing Cloud Platform for Service Manufacturing." 2022 Asia Pacific Industrial Engineering & Management Systems Conference, Taichung, Taiwan.
Data-driven Dual ESG Index Using Random Forest Regression
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Poster and oral presentation at icRS 2023.
Recommended citation: Liu, X., Fu, Y., & Huang, G.Q. (2023). "Data-driven Dual ESG Index Using Random Forest Regression." 2023 International Conference on Resource Sustainability (icRS 2023), Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom.
Emissions Tracking, Reporting, and Compliance Conference Permalink
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Postdoctoral Associate & Visiting Lecturer, Cornell University. Speaker at the 2025 Emissions Tracking, Reporting, and Compliance Conference, Houston.
Recommended citation: Liu, X. (2025). "Emissions Tracking, Reporting, and Compliance Conference." 2025 Emissions Tracking, Reporting, and Compliance Conference, Houston, USA.
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A Double Auction Mechanism for Token-based Carbon Credit Trading in Blockchain-based Carbon Market
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Poster and oral presentation at IISE Annual Conference and Expo 2025, Atlanta, USA.
Recommended citation: Liu, X., Bagchi, T., Sy, C.L., & Gao, H.O. (2025). "A Double Auction Mechanism for Token-based Carbon Credit Trading in Blockchain-based Carbon Market." IISE Annual Conference and Expo 2025, Atlanta, USA.
teaching
MSc (Eng) Capstone (Dissertation) Assistant Instructor
Capstone / Dissertation supervision, The University of Hong Kong, IMSE, 2020
Assistant Instructor for MSc (Eng) Capstone (Dissertation) in IMSE, HKU. Supervised projects including:
- IoT-based environmental data collection and configuration for ESG reporting based on blockchain ESG platform (Jingxing Wang, 2021)
- Mobile-App-enabled data collection for blockchain-based ESG platform (Yi Wang, 2021)
- Blockchain-enabled collaborative manufacturing: an illustrative application in 3D printing (Lin Jiang, 2020)
- Versioning smart contract-enabled advanced planning and scheduling in smart manufacturing factory (Jinjin Wu, 2020)
IMSE4135 Systems Integration — Teaching Assistant
Teaching Assistant, The University of Hong Kong, IMSE, 2020
Teaching Assistant for IMSE4135 Systems integration, Sept 2020–Feb 2021. Taught two groups of bachelor students (10 people) how to develop blockchain-based systems in their field applications (e.g., construction, 3D printing).
Blockchain project for climate action research
Project course instructor, Cornell University, 2024
Project course instructor guiding more than 50 master’s students in computer science and systems engineering since Jan 2024. Delivered two blockchain platforms, four journal papers (under review), and one conference paper (accepted). Most students collaborated for two semesters along with their master’s degree study.
Industrial Blockchain Systems and Applications
Course instructor, Cornell University, Systems Engineering, 2024
Course instructor for Industrial Blockchain Systems and Applications at Cornell University, with Boeing Gift Funding supporting student-led, project-based innovation in Cornell Systems Engineering.