THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 2021

8:30 - 8:40

Welcome

8:40 - 9:00

Tribute to the late Professor Zhenmin Chen (Conference Arrangements Chair)

9:00 - 10:30

SESSION 1:  System Reliability Engineering & Optimization

Chair:  Gordon J. Savage (University of Waterloo, Canada)

Time-To-Replace Revision in a Cost-Based Scheduling Problem of Preventive Maintenance

Riccardo Manzini (Bologna University, Italy)

Riccardo Accorsi (Bologna University, Italy)

Andrea Gallo (Bologna University, Italy)

Stefano Penazzi (Institute for Transport Planning and Systems, Switzerland)

Managerial Decision Making for Complex Service Systems Optimisation

Umair Ahmed (Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy)

Silvia Carpitella (Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic)

Antonella Certa (Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy)

Product Return Merchandise Authorization Reduction in Early Phases of Mass Production

Carmen Barquilla (Techsociety, Spain)

Javier Macías (Techsociety, Spain)

Time-Variant Series-System Reliability of Non-Monotonic Systems Using an Extreme Safe Set

Gordon J. Savage (University of Waterloo, Canada)

Young Kap Son (Andong National University, South Korea)

10:30 - 12:00

SESSION 2:  Reliability & Quality in Design

Chair:  Florin Popentiu-Vladicescu (University “Politehnica” of Bucharest & Academy of Romanian Scientists, Romania)

Multi-objective Search to Design Multi-phase Model Fitting Algorithms

Joshua Steakelum (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA)

Jacob Aubertine (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA)

Kenan Chen (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA)

Vidhyashree Nagaraju (University of Tulsa, USA)

Lance Fiondella (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA)

From Holistic Health to Holistic Reliability – Toward an Integration of Classical Reliability with Modern Big-data Based Health Monitoring

Fengbin Sun (Tesla Inc., USA)

Dynamic Inspection and Maintenance Optimization Strategy for Multi-State Systems Subject to Time-Varying Demand

Yiming Chen (University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China)

Yu Liu (University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China)

Data Quality Assessment for ML based Decision-Making Systems

Alexandra-Stefania Moloiu (University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, Romania)

Grigore Albeanu (”Spiru Haret” University, Romania)

Henrik Madsen (Danish Technical University, Denmark)

Florin Popentiu-Vladicescu (University “Politehnica” of Bucharest & Academy of Romanian Scientists, Romania)

19:00 - 20:30

SESSION 3:  Network Reliability & Bayesian Modeling

Chair:  Tzong-Ru Tsai (Tamkang University, Taiwan)

Study on the Covering Problem in Network Reliability

Shin-Guang Chen (Tungnan University, Taiwan)

Confidence Interval Based Fuzzy Tests for Ratio Lifetime Index

Kuen-Suan Chen (National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taiwan)

Chun-Min Yu (National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taiwan)

Tsang-Chuan Chang (National Taichung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan)

Reliability for the Edge-Cloud Computing Network

Ya-Ting Liao (National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan)

Cheng-Fu Huang (Feng Chia University, Taiwan)

Ding-Hsiang Huang (National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan)

Yi-Kuei Lin (National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan)

Hierarchical Bayesian Modeling Estimation Method for Inferring the Population Proportion of Having a Sensitive Nature

Hua Xin (Northeast Petroleum University, China)

Jianping Zhu (Xiamen University, China)

Tzong-Ru Tsai (Tamkang University, Taiwan)

Chieh-Yi Hung (Tamkang University, Taiwan)

Minzheng Jiang (Northeast Petroleum University, China)

20:30 - 22:00

SESSION 4:  Maintenance Modeling and Optimization

Chairs:  Xufeng Zhao  (Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China)

Qianqian Zhao (Zhengzhou University, China)

Inspection Plan of One-Shot Systems with Destructive and Nondestructive Inspections

Qian Qian Zhao (Zhengzhou University, China)

Won Young Yun (Pusan National University, Korea)

Optimal Tool Replacement Decisions Using Wear Data and Proportional Hazard Model

Biao Lu (Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China)

Dehao Zhou (Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China)

A New Consideration of Age Replacement Models with Exponential Failure Distribution

Jiajia Cai (Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China)

Xufeng Zhao (Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China)

Optimum Design and Replacement Policies for k-out-of-n Systems with Deviation Time and Cost

Junyuan Wang (China Jiliang University, China)

Xufeng Zhao (Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China)

22:00 - 23:30

SESSION 5:  Software Reliability and Prediction

Chair:  Shinji Inoue (Kansai University, Japan)

Software Reliability Estimation of Schick-Wolverton Rayleigh Failure Time Model

Tantri B. Roopashri (Aghanasha Consulting LLP, India)

N. N. Murulidhar (NITK, India)

Optimal Effort Allocation Problem Based on the Jump Diffusion Process Model for Edge Computing

Yoshinobu Tamura (Yamaguchi University, Japan)

Hironobu Sone (IBM Japan, Ltd., Japan)

Ryota Ueki (Tokyo City University, Japan)

Shigeru Yamada (Tottori University, Japan)

Estimation of Optimal Testing-termination Time with Change-point Derived from Software Release

Yuka Minamino (Tottori University, Japan)

Shinji Inoue (Kansai University, Japan)

Shigeru Yamada (Tottori University, Japan)

Quantitative Safety Integrity Level Assessment for Safety-Related Software

Shinji Inoue (Kansai University, Japan)

Takaji Fujiwara (SRATECH Laboratory Inc., Japan)

Shigeru Yamada (Tottori University, Japan)

FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 2021

8:00 - 9:30

SESSION 6:  Reliability / Measurement and Assessment

Chair:  Kodo Ito (Tottori University, Japan)

A Staff Scheduling Problem of Customers with Reservations in consideration with Customers without Reservations

Yuta Harada (Tottori University, Japan)

Junji Koyanagi (Tottori University, Japan)

Uncertainty Propagation in Importance Analysis of Fault Trees

Jiahao Zhang (Hiroshima University, Japan)

Junjun Zheng (Ritsumeikan University, Japan)

Hiroyuki Okamura (Hiroshima University, Japan)

Tadashi Dohi (Hiroshima University, Japan)

Application of Top-Down Approach to Human Factors Engineering Process for Nuclear Power Plants

Kenji Mashio (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Japan)

Kodo Ito (Tottori University, Japan)

Process FMEA considering Human Error Risk in Aerospace Manufacturing

Shigeshi Yamashita (Tottori University, Japan)

Isatada Matsune (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Japan)

Kodo Ito (Tottori University, Japan)

9:30 - 11:00

SESSION 7:  Neural Network & Reliability Modeling

Chair:  Vidhyashree Nagaraju (University of Tulsa, USA)

Neural Network Modeling and What-if Scenarios: Applications to Various-Term Sales Forecasts

Valentina Kuskova (HSE University, Russian Federation)

Dmitry Zaytsev (HSE University, Russian Federation)

Anna Sokol (HSE University, Russian Federation)

Gregory Khvatsky (HSE University, Russian Federation)

Production Trees Analysis and Application to an Electrical Power System of a Data Center

Walid Mokhtar Bennaceur (Laboratoire Génie Industriel Ecole Centrale Supélec, France)

Leïla Kloul (Université de Versailles, France)

Fuzzy Cognitive Maps for Knowledge-Oriented Human Risk Management in Industry

Silvia Carpitella (Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic)

Ilyas Mzougui (Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Morocco)

Joaquín Izquierdo (Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain)

A Covariate Software Reliability Model and Optimal Test Activity Allocation

Vidhyashree Nagaraju (University of Tulsa, USA)

Chathuri Jayasinghe (University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka)

Lance Fiondella (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA)

11:00 - 12:30

SESSION 8:  Risk Analysis & Security Prediction

Chair:  Taghi M. Khoshgoftaar (Florida Atlantic University, USA)

Investigating the Severity of COVID-19 in the United States

Kehan Gao (Eastern Connecticut State University, USA)

Sarah Tasneem (Eastern Connecticut State University, USA)

Taghi M. Khoshgoftaar (Florida Atlantic University, USA)

Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on Four Regions of the U.S.

Kehan Gao (Eastern Connecticut State University, USA)

Sarah Tasneem (Eastern Connecticut State University, USA)

Taghi M. Khoshgoftaar (Florida Atlantic University, USA)

Statistical Significance of Hyperparameter Tuning for Varying Levels of Class Imbalance

John Hancock (Florida Atlantic University, USA)

Taghi M. Khoshgoftaar (Florida Atlantic University, USA)

Sara Landset (Florida Atlantic University, USA)

Cyberattack Predictions with Destination Port

Richard Zuech (Florida Atlantic University, USA)

John Hancock (Florida Atlantic University, USA)

Taghi M. Khoshgoftaar (Florida Atlantic University, USA)

19:00 - 20:30

SESSION 9:  Maintenance Policies 

Chair:  Satoshi Mizutani (Aichi Institute of Technology, Japan)

Traceability Problems in Preventive Maintenance Policies

Xufeng Zhao (Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China)

Hongshuang Feng (Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China)

Mingchih Chen (Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan)

Toshio Nakagawa (Aichi Institute of Technology, Japan)

Optimal Design and Replacement Policies for a Consecutive-k-out-of-n:G System Considering Number of Failed Components

Lei Zhou (Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan)

Hisashi Yamamoto (Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan)

Xiao Xiao (Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan)

Optimal Stochastic Education Plan of Employees Using Random Maintenance Model

Khoa Truong Dinh Anh (Tottori University, Japan)

Shigeshi Yamashita (Tottori University, Japan)

Sho Kawakami (Tottori University, Japan)

Kodo Ito (Tottori University, Japan)

Optimal Inspection Policies Minimizing Expected Cost Rates

Satoshi Mizutani (Aichi Institute of Technology, Japan)

Xufeng Zhao (Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China)

Toshio Nakagawa (Aichi Institute of Technology, Japan)

20:30 - 22:00

SESSION 10:  Stochastic Models in Reliability & Deep Learning

Chair:  Yi-Kuei Lin  (National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan)

Stress Analysis of Escalator Truss Structure Based on Sub-Model Method

Wenxue Qian (Northeastern University, China)

Xiaowei Yin (Shenyang Institute of Engineering, China)

Shuai Song (Northeastern University, China)

Xuehong He (Northeastern University, China)

Deep Neural Networks for Network Reliability Prediction

Cheng-Hao Huang (National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan)

Yi-Kuei Lin (National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan)

Assess the Impact of Transit Time on Stochastic Multimodal Transport Network Reliability

Thi-Phuong Nguyen (National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taiwan)

Time-Dependent Reliability for a Stochastic Flow Network in Terms of Minimal Cuts

Yi-Chen Cheng (National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan)

Ping-Chen Chang (National Quemoy University, Taiwan)

Ding-Hsiang Huang (National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan)

Yi-Kuei Lin (National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan)

22:00 - 23:30

SESSION 11:  Reliability / Maintenance Modeling and Applications

Chair:  Nobuyuki Tamura (Hosei University, Japan)

Redundancy Allocation in Multi-indenture Systems with Common Cause Failures

Qian Qian Zhao (Zhengzhou University, China)

Won Young Yun (Pusan National University, Korea)

The Optimal Exercise Policy through the Effective Marketing Support under the Uncertainty

Takahiro Nakamura (Tottori University, Japan)

Junji Koyanagi (Tottori University, Japan)

Kodo Ito (Tottori University, Japan)

Application of Inspection Policy to Social Integration

Takahito Araki (Hiroshima University, Japan)

Mitsutaka Kimura (Aichi University, Japan)

Toshio Nakagawa (Aichi Institute of Technology, Japan)

Analysis of a POMDP model for an Optimal Maintenance Problem with Multiple Imperfect Repairs

Nobuyuki Tamura (Hosei University, Japan)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 2021

8:00 - 9:30

SESSION 12:  Reliability Analysis and Design

Chairs:  Xufeng Zhao (Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China)

              Xujie Jia (Minzu University of China, China)

Reliability Analysis for Systems with Dependent Competing Failure Processes under Shock Environment

Lina Bian (Southeast University, China)

Guanjun Wang (Southeast University, China)

Reliability Analysis for Wheel Brake Systems Based on AADL

Dawei Cheng (Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China)

Zhong Lu (Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China)

Yuping Yang (Zhenjiang Technician Institute, China)

Analysis of Implicit Functional Function Structure Reliability Based on Custom Neural Network

Juan Du (Inner Mongolia University of Finance and Economics, China)

Yun He (Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, China)

Haibin Li (Inner Mongolia University of Technology, China)

Reliability Analysis of Coupled Cascading Failure System Based on Markov Process

Qi Wang (Minzu University of China, China)

Xujie Jia (Minzu University of China, China)

Aoxue Su (Minzu University of China, China)

Dong Xu (Minzu University of China, China)

9:30 - 11:00

SESSION 13:  Software Reliability & Risk Assessment

Chair:  Silvia Carpitella (Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic)

A Mixture Model of the Mixed Distributions to Analyse Some Reliability Indices and Survival Data

Sarvesh Kumar (Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India)

Madhu Jain (Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India)

Aditi Gangopadhay (Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India)

Software Defect Discovery and Resolution Modeling

Maskura Nafreen (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA)

Melanie Luperon (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA)

Lance Fiondella (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA)

Vidhyashree Nagaraju (University of Tulsa, USA)

Ying Shi (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, USA)

Thierry Wandji (Naval Air Systems Command, USA)

SRGMs with Uncertainty of Operating Environments for Software Reliability Assessment: a Factor-Based Survey

Pradhan Vishal (ABV-Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, India)

Kumar Ajay (ABV-Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, India)

Dhar Joydip (ABV-Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, India)

Flexible Negotiation Process to Adhere to Human Preferences; A Case of Work Equipment Risk Assessment

Silvia Carpitella (Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic)

Antonella Certa (Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy)

Joaquín Izquierdo (Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain)

11:00 - 12:30

SESSION 14:  Reliability Modeling & Prediction

Chair:  Mengmeng Zhu (North Carolina State University, USA)

The Covariate Software Failure and Reliability Assessment Tool (C-SFRAT)

Jacob Aubertine (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA)

Vidhyashree Nagaraju (University of Tulsa, USA)

Lance Fiondella (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA)

Impact of Input Layer of NAR Neural Network on Total Prediction Accuracy

Vladimir Stenchlak (University of Zilina, Slovakia)

Ivan Kuric (University of Zilina, Slovakia)

Vladimir Tlach (University of Zilina, Slovakia)

Dariusz Wiecek (University of Bielsko Biala, Poland)

Interpretability of Time Series Forecasting Models

Aishwarya Ramakrishnan (Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA)

Akshay Sadanandan (Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA)

Lyzanne Erika Dsouza (Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA)

Somesh Patel (Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA)

Probabilistic-based General Framework of Modeling Engineering System Resilience

Mengmeng Zhu (North Carolina State University, USA)