Zhiqiang Liao

Email: zhiqiangliao@bnbu.edu.cn

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Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University;

Zhuhai, China.

I am an Assistant Professor at Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University.

My research interests include convex regression, machine learning, and production and efficiency analysis.

Before joining BNBU, I obtained my PhD from the Department of Information and Service Management at Aalto University School of Business. I also hold a master degree from the Business School at Sichuan University.

Here you can find my publications page and my CV. Feel free to reach out.

Recent News

Apr 23, 2026 Our paper Boundary problem and overfitting reduction in convex regression co-authored with Sheng Dai, Eunji Lim, and Timo Kuosmanen has been published in the European Journal of Operational Research.
Apr 23, 2026 Our paper Quantifying potential gains from efficient resource reallocation: A counterfactual analysis of economic growth in 284 Chinese cities co-authored with Sheng Dai and Timo Kuosmanen has been published in Economic Modelling.
Sep 4, 2024 My first single-authored paper Variable selection in convex nonparametric least squares via structured Lasso: An application to the Swedish electricity market now is available from arXiv.
Apr 22, 2024 My paper Overfitting Reduction in Convex Regression co-authored with Sheng Dai, Eunji Lim, and Timo Kuosmanen now is available from arXiv.
May 5, 2023 My paper Convex Support Vector Regression co-authored with Sheng Dai and Timo Kuosmanen is accepted by European Journal of Operational Research.

Selected Publications

  1. Boundary problem and overfitting reduction in convex regression
    Zhiqiang LiaoSheng DaiEunji Lim, and 1 more author
    European Journal of Operational Research 2026
  2. Convex support vector regression
    Zhiqiang LiaoSheng Dai, and Timo Kuosmanen
    European Journal of Operational Research 2024