Dr. Lai Xiongfei serves as a Research Fellow at the Centre of Excellence in Modelling and Simulation for Next Generation Ports (C4NGP) within the Department of Industrial Systems Engineering and Management at the National University of Singapore. With a Ph.D. in Transportation Engineering, he specializes in Resilient Transport Systems, Data Analytics, and Discrete Event Simulation for port operations. His expertise encompasses transportation operation analysis, simulation, and optimization, with a focus on enhancing service quality and reliability. Dr. Lai is dedicated to advancing maritime port operations through innovative mathematical modeling and simulation techniques.