E-raamat: Stochastic Models in Reliability Engineering [Taylor & Francis e-raamat]

Lirong Cui is a professor in the School of Management & Economics at Beijing Institute of Technology. He received his Ph.D. degree in Probability and Statistics from the University of Wales, UK, in 1994. He has worked on quality and reliability-related problems since 1986 and published more than 120 papers and technical reports. He has served as an associate editors for several journals. In 2005, he was awarded the New Century Excellent Talents in China. His recent research interests are in stochastic modeling, Hawkes processes, reliability engineering, optimization, operations research, and applications of probability and statistics in various fields.

Ilia Frenkel, PhD, Researcher in the Center for Reliability and Risk Management, SCE - Shamoon College of Engineering, Beer Sheva, Israel He has obtained M.Sc. degree in Applied Mathematics from Voronezh State University, Russia, and PhD degree in Operational Research and Computer Science from Institute of Economy, Ukrainian Academy of Science, formerly USSR. He has more then 40 years of academic experience and teaching in Universities and Institutions of Russia and Israel. From 1988 till 1991 he worked as Department Chair and Associate Professor in the Applied Mathematics Department and at Computers Department, Volgograd Civil Engineering Institute, Russia .From 2001 he wes served as Senior Lecturer of the Industrial Engineering and Management Department and from 2005 as Chair of the Center for Reliability and Risk Management, SCE-Shamoon College of Engineering, Beer Sheva, Israel. In 2018 he was retired.

He has specialized in applied statistics and reliability with application to preventive maintenance. He published two books and more than 50 scientific articles and book chapters in the fields of reliability, applied statistics and production and operation management. He is an Editor and a member of editorial board of scientific and professional journals .

Anatoly Lisnianski, PhD, Expert-engineer in the Reliability Department of The Israel Electric Corporation Ltd., Israel Anatoly Lisnianski received his M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Information Technologies, Precision Mechanics and Optics, Sankt-Petersburg, Russia; and Ph.D. degree in Reliability in 1984 from Federal Scientific and Production Center Aurora in Sankt-Petersburg. From 1975 through 1989, he was a researcher at this center. Starting in 1991 he is working in the Reliability Department of the Israel Electric Corporation as an engineering expert. He is specialized in reliability assessment and optimization for complex technical systems. From 2005 he wes served as Scientific Supervisor of the Center for Reliability and Risk Management, SCE-Shamoon College of Engineering, Beer Sheva, Israel.

He is the author and co-author of more than 120 journal papers, three books, some book chapters, and inventions in the field of reliability and applied statistics. He is a senior member of IEEE and a member of Israel Statistical Association.