Ji Yanting

Associate Professor | PhD | FRM

Education Background

Swansea University, PhD in Financial Mathematics, Mar. 2016

Long-term overseas study experience in the United Kingdom and Australia.

Work Background

Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, School of Science, Associate Professor and Master's Supervisor, Present

Noah Wealth Research Department, Assistant Researcher, industry research experience

Email: yanting.ji@zust.edu.cn

Main Research Interests

(1) International Shipping Index Forecasting and Maritime Trade Decision-Making

(2) Business Data Analytics and Statistical Learning for International Business

(3) Supply Chain Analytics, Corporate Risk Early Warning and Digital Operations

(4) Green Finance, Green Innovation Efficiency and Sustainable Business Strategy

Academic Positioning for International Business Students

(1) Uses international shipping and freight index forecasting as an academic entry point to global trade analysis, maritime market monitoring and business risk assessment.

(2) Connects probabilistic modeling, machine learning and statistical analysis with practical business data problems such as demand forecasting, market evaluation, supply-chain coordination and decision support.

(3) Encourages students to work on real-world datasets and case-based research in international business, especially in manufacturing, household appliance, logistics and supply-chain scenarios.

Industry Collaboration and Business Practice

(1) Cooperates with external enterprises to conduct data-driven business analysis, operational planning and digital transformation research.

(2) Provides practice-oriented topics for graduate students, including enterprise data analysis, supply-chain optimization, risk early warning and business decision support.

(3) Maintains collaboration with companies in manufacturing and household appliance sectors, helping students connect academic methods with real business applications and corporate decision-making.

Main Published Papers

(1) Forecasting Dry Bulk Freight Index for Maritime Decision-Making: A Hybrid Signal Decomposition and Probabilistic Modeling Approach, Applied Mathematical Modelling, 2025: 116578, SCI Q1

(2) Research on Default Classification of Unbalanced Credit Data Based on PixelCNN-WGAN, Electronics, 2024, 13(17): 3419, SCI Q2

(3) The Application of Graph-Structured Cox Model in Financial Risk Early Warning of Companies, Sustainability, 2023, 15(14): 10802, SCI Q2

(4) Research on Green Innovation Efficiency Measurement and Influencing Factors in the Three Major Coastal Urban Agglomerations in China, Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2023, 11: 1276913, SCI Q2

(5) Research on Mortality Forecasting Based on a Machine-Learning Lee-Carter Model, Population & Economy, 2022(6): 47-57, CSSCI

Selected Courses Taught

(1) Financial Derivatives, Graduate Course

(2) Advanced Mathematical Statistics, Graduate Course

(3) Applied Stochastic Processes, Graduate Course

(4) Financial Mathematics, Undergraduate Course