Educational Qualifications

2020                    
Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

2015                    
B.Sc. (1st class Hons) in Maritime Studies with Business Major, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore


Academic and Professional Experience

2023 - Present      
Lecturer, School of Business, Singapore University of Social Sciences

2020 - 2023          
Research Fellow, Maritime Energy & Sustainable Development Centre of Excellence (MESD), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

2015 - 2020          
Project Officer, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Selected Publications

  • Chen, Z., Lam, J. S. L & Xiao, Z. (2023). Prediction of harbour vessel fuel consumption based on machine learning approach. Ocean Engineering. 278, 114483.
  • Xiao, Z., & Lam, J. S. L. (2023). Analysing Exhaust Emission of Oil Tanker Vessels Using Big Data in the Port of Singapore. International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics, 16, No.3/4, 231-255.
  • Xiao, Z., & Bai, X. (2022). Impact of local port disruption on global container trade: An example of stressing testing Chinese ports using a D-vine copula-based quantile regression. Ocean & Coastal Management, 228, 106295.
  • Xiao, Z., & Lam, J. S. L. (2022). Effects of project-specific government involvement actions on the attractiveness of port public-private partnerships among private investors. Transport Policy, 125, 59-69.
  • Xiao, Z., & Lam, J. S. L. (2022). Exploring the Determinants of Government Ownership in Port Public-Private Partnerships. Maritime Policy & Management, in press.
  • Wang, Y., Xiao, Z., Tiong, R. L., & Zhang, L. (2021). Data-driven quantification of public–private partnership experience levels under uncertainty with Bayesian hierarchical model. Applied Soft Computing, 107176.
  • Xiao, Z., & Lam, J. S. L. (2020). The impact of institutional conditions on willingness to take contractual risk in port public-private partnerships of developing countries. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 133, 12-26.
  • Xiao, Z., & Lam, J. S. L. (2019). Willingness to take contractual risk in port public-private partnerships under economic volatility: The role of institutional environment in emerging economies. Transport Policy, 81, 106-116.
  • Xiao, Z., & Lam, J. S. L. (2017). A systems framework for the sustainable development of a Port City: A case study of Singapore's policies. Research in Transportation Business & Management, 22, 255-262.

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