Bao Yukun, male, Ph.D. in Management, is a Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the School of Management, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), and a Joint-Appointed Professor at the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, HUST. He currently serves as Deputy Director of the Modern Information Management Research Center at HUST, and Academic Backbone of the Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences in Hubei Province. He is mainly engaged in teaching and research work in the fields of Smart Energy and Business Management, Electricity Markets and Policy, and Information Systems and Data Governance.
Bao Yukun was selected into the Elsevier Highly Cited Chinese Researchers list (2020-2023), and has been consecutively selected into the World's Top 2% Scientists list (Artificial Intelligence / Business Management). He has successively presided over 5 projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (including 1 Key Program), and more than ten scientific research and consulting projects commissioned by large central state-owned enterprises such as State Grid Corporation of China and China General Nuclear Power Group. He has published more than 100 academic papers in important domestic and international journals and conferences, of which more than 60 are indexed by SCI/SSCI. His research results have important academic influence in fields such as business forecasting and electricity market trading price forecasting.
2002.7-2004.10 Postdoctoral Fellow, Mobile Station of Computer Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
1999-2002 Ph.D., Management Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
1996-1999 M.S., Management Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Technology
1992-1996 B.S., Management Information Systems, Huazhong University of Technology
Visiting Professor, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia (October 2017)
Visiting Professor, University of Newcastle, Australia (2015-to date, regular visit)
Visiting Professor, College of Business, City University of Hong Kong (funded by Tin Ka Ping Foundation) (December 2014)
Visiting Research Fellow, Forecasting Research Centre / School of Management, Lancaster University, UK (2005-2007)
Temporary post work at Daya Bay Nuclear Power Operations and Management Co., Ltd., China General Nuclear Power Group (2004-2005)
Peer Review Expert, Department of Management Sciences / Department of Information Sciences, National Natural Science Foundation of China
Peer Review Expert, Natural Science Foundation Committee of Zhejiang Province / Hebei Province
Project Review Expert, Hubei Provincial Commission of Economy and Informatization
Project Review Expert, Hubei Provincial State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission
Special Appointed Expert of Quancheng, Jinan Municipal Government
Consultant for a2i project (UNDP, USAID), Prime Minister's Office, Bangladesh
He has presided over more than 10 technology and management consulting projects for well-known enterprises such as State Grid Corporation of China, China General Nuclear Power Group, China Three Gorges Group, and IBM.
Using machine learning / artificial intelligence technology to construct data-driven analytical models and computable frameworks for prediction, decision-making, evaluation and other problems, gaining insights into the internal relationships and interaction mechanisms of research objects and their information-physical-social systems, empowering the analysis, evaluation and optimization of business, policy and mechanisms, adhering to the research philosophy of "from practice, to practice," and practicing the academic spirit of "doing scientific research that can be implemented."
[1] Presided over the Key Program Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (72242104): Research on Fundamental Theories and Key Technologies for Urban Integrated Energy System Management Oriented toward Security-Resilience and Dual-Carbon Goals (2023-2026)
[2] Presided over the General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (71871101): Forecasting Modeling Technology Based on Computational Intelligence in Big Data Environment and Its Application in Power Load Forecasting (2019-2022)
[3] Presided over the General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (71571080): Research on Multi-Output Support Vector Regression Based Forecasting Technology (2016-2019)
[4] Presided over the Planning Project of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education (13YJA630002): Research on Forecasting Technology Based on Internet Search Data (2014-2016)
[5] Presided over the General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (70771042): Research on Intelligent Support Vector Regression Forecasting Technology (2008-2010)
[6] Presided over the Youth Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (70401015): Research on Spare Parts Inventory Control Model Based on Support Vector Machine Forecasting Technology for Infrequently Used Spare Parts (2005-2007)
[1] Presided over the Science and Technology Project of Jiangxi Electric Power Construction Zhixin Energy Technology Co., Ltd. - Algorithm Development and Integration for Centralized Photovoltaic and Wind Power Station Generation Power Forecasting (2024)
[2] Presided over the Science and Technology Project of Huaneng Hubei Company - Trading Opportunity Discovery and Market Risk Identification and Early Warning Index Design for Digital Intelligent Trading System (2024)
[3] Co-presided over the Science and Technology Project of State Grid Corporation of China - Research on Business Models of New-type Power Systems in Central China Region (2023)
[4] Presided over the Management Consulting Project of Huadian Fujian Cotton Beach Hydropower Company - Research on Sustainable High-Quality Development of the Energy and Power Industry in the New Era (2023)
[5] Presided over the Planning Consulting Project of State Grid Corporation of China - Research on Key Issues for Improving the Multi-Level Integrated Development of the National Unified Electricity Market System and Low-Carbon Transformation Market Operation in Central China Region (2022)
[6] Presided over the Science and Technology Project of State Grid Corporation of China - Research on Key Technologies of Shared Electricity Trading and Service Platform in Central China Region (2020)
[7] Presided over the Science and Technology Project of State Grid Corporation of China - Establishment of Transaction Electricity Pool Model and Benefit Analysis for Central China Region Consuming Southwest Hydropower under Yu'e DC Operation Conditions (2019)
[8] Co-presided over the Management Consulting Project of State Grid Corporation of China - Research on Improvement of Security Green Dispatching Management Mechanism and Support System in Central China Grid (2018)
[9] Co-presided over the Science and Technology Project of State Grid Corporation of China - Research on Technologies such as Large-Capacity Transmission Optimization and Ancillary Services Sharing under Cross-Provincial and Regional Electricity Market Conditions (2016)
[10] Co-presided over the Management Consulting Project of State Grid Corporation of China - Research on New Market Models for Utilizing Pumped Storage Power Stations to Absorb Clean Energy (2015)
[11] Presided over the Ministry of Education-IBM Industry-University Cooperation Project: Business Forecasting Cases and Experiments (2013)
[12] Presided over the Ministry of Education-IBM Industry-University Cooperation Project: Business Data Mining (2011)
Additionally, presided over 7 science and technology projects of China General Nuclear Power Group and China Three Gorges Group during the period from 2002 to 2010.
Associate editor – Computers in Industry (Elsevier, SCI journal in computer application field)
Associate editor - Neurocomputing (Elsevier, SCI journal in artificial intelligence field)
Associate editor – Journal of Systems and Information Technology (Emerald, EI journal in information systems field)
Academic editor - International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems (Hindawi, SCI journal in energy and electrical field)
Standing Director of the Youth Working Committee, Chinese Society of Optimization, Overall Planning and Economic Mathematics
Standing Director of the Chinese Computer Simulation Society
Standing Director of the Chinese Society of Decision Science
IEEE Senior Member
English Editor of "Chinese Journal of Management"
Selected into the Elsevier Highly Cited Chinese Researchers list (2020 (Business Administration), 2021-2024 (Management Science and Engineering))
Selected into the Top Scientists in Computer Science globally (Research.com) (2024)
Selected into the World's Top 2% Scientists list (Artificial Intelligence / Business Management) by Stanford University and Elsevier (2022-2024)
Selected into the ScholarGPS Top 0.05% Scientists list globally (2025)
Google Scholar citations 10,000+, Google H-index 57, Google i10-index 95, Web of Science H-index 37 (July 2025)
Co-Chair/Session Chair/PC member
AITIC2016, ACALCI2015-2016, ICSI2015, WHICEB2014-2022, ITISE2014-2015, CSO2008-2014, BIFE2008- 2014, ICOTA 8, etc.
Invited Talks
WHICEB2014-2022, MoE-IBM workshops in Business Analytics and Big Data (2012,2015), The 281st Young Scientists Forum of the China Association for Science and Technology
Second Prize, the 13th Hubei Provincial Social Science Outstanding Achievement Award (2022)
Third Prize, the 10th Hubei Provincial Social Science Outstanding Achievement Award (2016)
Second Prize, Hubei Provincial Higher School Humanities and Social Science Research Outstanding Achievement Award (2016)
Third Prize, Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award (2006)
Third Prize, Hubei Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award (2005)
Third Prize, National Electric Power Industry Management Innovation Award (2003)
Ministry of Education-IBM University Cooperation Program Outstanding Teacher Award (2012)
Hubei Provincial Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Supervisor Award (2016)
Hubei Provincial Excellent Master's Thesis Supervisor Award (2013)
Hubei Provincial Excellent Bachelor Thesis (First Class) Supervisor Award (2005, 2007, 2009)
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Email: yukunbao@126.com
