Students

If you're considering attending MIT and curious about what my students and I work on, look here.

Current Group

Former Doctoral Students

  • Tianyi Peng (2023)

    Assistant Professor, Columbia University
    Dissertation: Learning from Commerce Data: from Theory to Practice

  • Andy Zheng (2023)

    Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia
    Dissertation: Experimentation and Control in Online Platforms

  • Jackie Baek (2022)

    Assistant Professor, New York University
    Dissertation: Decision-Making Under Uncertainty: From Theory to Practice

  • Patricio Foncea-Araneda (2022)

    Data Scientist, Lyft
    Dissertation: Learning and Optimization in Modern Retail

  • Deeksha Sinha (2020)

    Data Scientist, Facebook
    Dissertation: Optimization for Online Platforms

  • Eli Gutin (2018)

    Data Scientist, Uber
    Dissertation: Practical Applications of Large-Scale Control for Learning and Optimization

  • Andrew A. Li (2018)

    Assistant Professor, Carnegie Mellon University
    Dissertation: Algorithms for Large-Scale Personalization

  • Ali Aouad (2017)

    Assistant Professor, London Business School
    Dissertation: Assortment and Inventory Optimization: From Predictive Choice Models to Near-Optimal Algorithms

  • Dragos (Florin) Ciocan (2014)

    Associate Professor, INSEAD
    Dissertation: High Dimensional Revenue Management

  • Yiwei Chen (2013)

    Assistant Professor, Temple University
    Dissertation: Revenue Management and the Welfare Gap in the US Airline Industry

  • Matthieu Monsch (2013)

    Software Engineer, Google
    Dissertation: Large Scale Predcition Models and Algorithms

  • Srikanth Jagabathula (2011)

    Associate Professor, New York University
    Dissertation: Non-Parametric Choice Modeling: Applications to Operations Management

  • Nikolaos Trichakis (2011)

    Associate Professor, MIT
    • Dissertation: Fairness in Operations: From Theory to Practice
    • INFORMS Dantzig Dissertation Award, Third Prize

  • Carri Chan (2009)

    Professor, Columbia University
    Dissertation: Effective Scheduling Algorithms for Service and Computing Systems

Former MS Students

  • Andreea Georgescu (2020)
    Product Manager, Fletch
  • Marcus Braun (2014)
    Consultant, McKinsey and Co.
  • Gregory Sham (2012)
    Consultant, McKinsey and Co.
  • Joongwoo Brian Park (2010)
    Algorithmic Trader, UBS Investment Bank