Education
- Ph.D., Operations Management, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, 2013-20
- M.A., Statistics, University of California, Berkeley, 2012-13
- B.S., Mathematics and Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 2008-12
Awards
Research
- Professor Andy Yeung Best Paper Award, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Winner), 2026
- INFORMS Service Science Best Cluster Paper Award (1st Place), 2025
- POMS-HK Best Student Paper Award (Honorable Mention for Mengfei Li), 2025
- POMS-China Best Student Paper Award (3rd Place for Yu Guo), 2024
- POMS College of Operational Excellence Junior Scholar Best Paper Competition (Finalist), 2024
- Kelley School of Business Research Award, 2024
- Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowship, 2018
- POMS College of Supply Chain Management Best Student Paper Competition (Finalist), 2018
- IBM Service Science Best Student Paper Award (1st Place), 2017
Teaching
- Sauvain Undergraduate Teaching Award (Finalist), 2025
- Dr. James E. Mumford Excellence in Extraordinary Teaching Award, 2021
- Innovative Teaching Award (Finalist), 2021
Service
- Management Science Meritorious Service Award, 2024, 2025
- M&SOM Meritorious Service Award, 2024, 2025
- Management Science Distinguished Service Award, 2023
Invited Seminars
- 2025. Rideshare Seminar @Lyft; Cornell; University of Wisconsin
- 2023-24. Nanyang Technological University; Rotman Young Scholar Seminar Series; Peking University HSBC Business School
- 2021-22. Indiana University, Kelley School of Business (ODT Brown Bag); Consortium Friday Seminars – Spring Series; Fudan School of Management; Huazhong University of Science and Technology; Data Bytes Seminar @TikTok.com
- 2018-19. Yale, School of Management; Indiana University, Kelley School of Business
Service
- Associate Editor: Decision Sciences
- Ad-hoc reviewer: Management Science, Operations Research, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Information Systems Research, Production and Operations Management, MIS Quarterly, Journal of Operations Management, INFORMS Journal on Computing, European Journal of Operational Research, Israel Science Foundation
- Judge: Best Working Paper Competition for TIMES Section of INFORMS (2023, 2026); INFORMS BOM Best Working Paper Competition (2025, 2026); INFORMS PSOR Paper Award Competition (2026); INFORMS Service Science Best Paper Competition (2026)
- Conference program committee: MSOM (2021)
- Session chair: INFORMS (2020 – present); POM (2023 – present)
Industry Collaboration
eBay, TikTok, B-Stock Solutions, 云集智造