Dr. Zhao is teaching various courses in Industrial Engineering and Management such as Statistics, Total Quality Management (TQM), Reliability Engineering, Safety and Maintenance, Simulation Technique in Logistics. His research interests include Multivariate Statistics, Reliability Mathematics, Software Reliability Modelling and Quality Technology.
He holds a PhD in Quality Engineering from Linköping University, an MSc in Mathematical Statistics from Wuhan University, China, and a BSc in Applied Mathematics from Guizhou University, China. Before starting his PhD study, he had worked in the aerospace industry for several years. He has published over 60 scientific papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings.