PhD, Secretary of the Party Branch of the Department of Engineering Economics and Engineering Management, concurrently Deputy director of the Educational administration and Degree Management Office of Business School, and Deputy director of the Institute of Engineering Management. Young member of the Engineering Management Research Branch of the Architectural Society of China, member of the Youth Committee of the Chinese Research Institute of Construction Management, and member of the Special Committee of Construction and Real Estate Economy of Jiangsu Civil Engineering and Architectural Society. Graduated from Hohai University with bachelor's degree in Engineering Management in 2007, and graduated from Hohai University with master's degree and PhD degree in Management Science and Engineering in 2009 and 2013 respectively. From August 2012 to August 2013, jointly trained at Penn State University in the United States( State sponsored study abroad). Since 2014, engaged in teaching and scientific research in the Department of Engineering Economics and Engineering Management and the Institute of Engineering Management of Hohai University, and was selected into the Dayu Scholars Program of Hohai University.

Construction and Project management, Major project organization and governance, Intelligent construction and management innovation, Water engineering construction and operation management

Undergraduate: Engineering Project Management, Construction Laws and Regulations

Graduate students: Introduction to Engineering Management, Project Management Theory and Methods, Engineering Project Risk Management

Published more than 80 academic papers in domestic and international academic journals, including more than 20 papers as the first or corresponding author in important journals, such as Journal of Civil Engineering, Management World, Theory and Practice of Systems Engineering, Water Science and Engineering and Water Resources Management. Some representative papers are as follows:

Wang, Z.F., Ding, J.Y.*, Zeng, X.H., et al. 40 Years of Major Hydropower Project Governance: evolution and prospect[J]. Management World, 2023.

Zhai, W.J., Ding, J.Y.*, Wang, Z.F., Ding, L.J. Performance and Participants’ Decisions Analysis in Major Water Resources Allocation Project Based on Network Governance[J]. Water Resources Management, 2022.

Ding, J.Y., Wan, X.C., Wang, Z.F., Qian, F. Exploratory Study on the Evolution of Top-Level Governance Structure of Major Water Conservancy Projects[J]. Journal of Hydroelectric Engineering, 2023.

Ding, J.Y., Lin, X.*, Ding, L.J. Study on Value Added Sharing of General Contracting Projects of Water Engineering[J]. Journal of Water Resources and Water Engineering, 2022.

Ding, J.Y., Lin, X., Yang, Z.Y. Several Issues that Owners Should Pay Attention to When Adopting General Engineering Contracting[J]. Project Management Review, 2022.

Ding, J.Y.*, Qian, F., Zhai, W.J. A Study on the Impact of Top-Level Governance on Project Management Performance in Major Engineering Projects-Considering the Behavioral Tendency of Project Legal Entities[J]. Journal of Engineering Management, 2022.

Ding, J.Y., Ding, L.J.*, Zhai, W.J. Construction of Networked Governance Framework for Major Water Resources Allocation Projects[J]. Science and Technology Management Research, 2022.

Tian, J.R., Ding, J.Y., Wan, X.C. Study on the Management Mode of Major Inter-basin Water Transfer Projects at Home and Abroad[J]. China Water Resources, 2022.

Wang, Z.F., Ding, J.Y., Zhang Z.B., Zhai, W.J. Conception of Optimizing the Construction Procedures of Water Conservancy Projects in the New Era[J]. China Water Resources, 2022.

1. Zhai, W.J., Ding, J.Y.*, Ding, L.J. Investment Risk Grade Evaluation of New Town Construction PPP Projects: Perspective from Private Sector [J]. ASCE Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 2021.

2. Ma, T.Y., Ding, J.Y.*, Wang, Z.F., Miroslaw J. Skibniewski. Governing Government-Project Owner Relationships in Water Megaprojects: a Concession Game Analysis on Allocation of Control Rights[J]. Water Resources Management, 2020.

3. Zhai, W.J., Ding, J.Y., An, X.W.*, Wang, Z.F. An Optimization Model of Sand and Gravel Mining Quantity Considering Healthy Ecosystem in Yangtze River, China[J]. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020.

Ding, J.Y., Leng, X.N., Chen, J.F., Li, S.Y.  Governance of Fragmented Phenomenon of Sponge City Construction[J]. Economics of Water Resources, 2020.

Yang, G.S., Zhang, M.Y., Jia, J.Y., Ding, J.Y. Study on the Path of BIM Adoption Enhancement in Engineering Organizations Based on SNA[J]. Journal of Civil Engineering, 2020.

Wang, X.L., Wang, Z.F., Ding, J.Y.* Design of Operation and Maintenance Service Compact for Sponge City PPP Project[J]. Soft Science, 2019.

An, X.W., Wang, Z.F., Ding, J.Y.*, Li, H.M. Negotiation Model for Optimizing Revenue Distribution in Consortium General Engineering Contracting Projects[J]. Systems Engineering Theory and Practice, 2018.

Ding, J.Y., Wang, Z.F., Cai, J.F., Hou, M.M. Classification Design of Operation and Maintenance Management Models and Mechanisms for Sponge City Facilities[J]. Management Modernization, 2018.

An, X.W., Wang, Z.F., Li, H.M., Ding, J.Y. Project Delivery System Selection with Interval-Valued Intuitionistic Fuzzy Set Group Decision-Making Method[J]. Group Decis Negot, 2018.

Ding, J., Jia, J., Jin, C., Wang, N. An Innovative Method for Project Transaction Mode Design Based on Case-Based Reasoning: A Chinese Case Study [J]. Sustainability, 2018.

Ding, J.Y., Wang, Z.F., An, X.W., Hou, M.M. Study on the Strategy of Sand Resources Optimization Utilization Based on Multiple Cases in Yangtze River[J]. Water Power, 2018.

Ding, J.Y., Wang, Z.F., An, X.W., Hou, M.M. Ownership, transaction system and utilization management mode of dredged sand in Yangtze River[J]. Economics of Water Resources, 2018.

1. Ding, J.Y., Wang, N., Hu, L.C. Framework for Designing Project Delivery and Contract Strategy in Chinese Construction Industry Based on Value-Added Analysis[J]. Advances in Civil Engineering, 2018.

An, X.W., Ding, J.Y.*, Wang, Z.F., Li, H.M. Analyzing the Influence of Fairness Concerns on the Optimal Benefit of the Union General Contracting Project[J]. Journal of Beijing Institute of Technology (Social Science Edition), 2017.

Ding, J.Y., Wang, Z.F., Lingyang, M.X., Ren, X.Q. Transaction mode innovation and key scientific issues for general contract of water conservancy projects in China[J]. Economics of Water Resources, 2016.

Ding, J.Y., Wang, Z.F., Chimay Anumba, Wang, D.G. A Review of Research on Construction Project Delivery Methods and Project Performance [J]. Journal of Civil Engineering, 2014.

Wang, Z.F., Ding, J.Y., Zhou, J.C., Zhang, Y. Optimal Mechanism Design of Construction Project Bidding Based on Mechanism Design Theory [J]. Journal of Chongqing University: Social Science Edition, 2013.

Wang, Z.F., Ding, J.Y., Yang, G.S. Risk analysis of slope stability of embankment projects under river sand mining conditions[J]. Water Science and Engineering, 2012.

Wang, Z.F., Ding, J.Y. 2022. Theory and methods of governance of major engineering transactions. Tsinghua University Press. 

Wang, Z.F., Ding, J.Y., Deng, X.P., et al. 2022. Engineering Project Risk Management: Theory, Methods and Applications (Second Edition). China Water Resources and Hydropower Press.

Ding, J.Y., Zhai, S., Yang, G.S., Yu, J.J., Yang, Z.Y., Song, L.L. 2021. Procurement and Contract Management of Wind Farm Projects. China Water Resources and Hydropower Press.  

Yang, Z.Y., Ding, J.Y., Jian, Y.H. 2019. Project procurement and contract management (Second Edition). China Water&Power Press.

Ding, J.Y., Wang, Z.F. 2018. Comprehensive utilization and management of dredged sand and gravel in Yangtze River. Mechanic industry Press.

Ding, J.Y., Wang, Z.F., An, X.W. 2018. Research on innovation of general contract transaction mode for water conservancy and hydropower project. China Architecture & Building Press.

Yang, G.S., Jian, Y.H., Ding, J.Y., Zhang, Y.N., Gao, H., Ding, X.T., Jiang, Y. 2018. Quality supervision of South to North Water Diversion Project in China. China Water & Power Press.

Presided over 10 various projects such as the National Natural Science Foundation , the budget project of the Ministry of Water Resources, the Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation Water Science Joint Fund, and participated in more than 10 projects related to the National Social Science Foundation and major projects. The representative ones are：

(1) From August 2020 to February 2023. Project leader, Study on construction management mode of large-scale water resources allocation project, Key projects of water conservancy science and technology innovation in Guangdong Province.

(2) From April 2021 to December 2021. Principal Participant, Study on policy issues related to the management system of water engineering construction projects, Research project on water conservancy policy of Ministry of Water Resources.

(3) From December 2019 to December 2021. Principal Participant, Theory and methods of governance of major engineering transactions, National Social Science foundation of China.

(4) From January 2019 to December 2020. Project Leader, Risk analysis and control of "fragmentation" of sponge city construction system, Scientific research project of Central Universities.

(5) From January 2015 to December 2017. Project Leader, Research on innovation path and value-added mechanism of construction project transaction mode, National Natural Science Foundation.

(6) From April 2017 to January 2018. Sub-topic Leader, Research on operation supervision mode and effect of South-to-North Water Diversion Project (2017) , Research projects of South-to-north water diversion office of the State Council.

(7) From June 2014 to June 2016. Main participant, Construction and management of the Jiangsu section of the East Route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project. 

Awarded the title of Excellent Teacher of Engineering Management in Colleges and Universities of Jiangsu Province (2023), two first prizes for teaching achievements of Hohai University (2018, 2020), Advanced Individual in Spiritual Civilization Construction of Hohai University (2023), Youth Post Model (2018), Outstanding Class Tutor (2018), Excellent Instructor of Undergraduate Graduation Design (Thesis) (2021), and Outstanding Undergraduate Tutor of Hohai University Business School (2017, 2018). Guided students to participate in academic competitions and won more than 10 national and provincial awards. The courses that participated in the construction were awarded one first-class undergraduate course at provincial level and one excellent course for postgraduates in Jiangsu Province.

Deputy director of the Educational administration and Degree Management Office of Business School of Hohai University, and Deputy director of the Institute of Engineering Management of Hohai University; youth member of the Engineering Management Research Branch of the Architectural Society of China, member of the Youth Committee of the Chinese Research Institute of Construction Management, and member of the Specialized Committee of Construction and Real Estate Economy of Jiangsu Civil Engineering and Architectural Society; reviewer of more than ten journals such as ECAM.