Biography
Yiwei Chen is an associate professor in the Department of Statistics, Operations, and Data Science, and the director of the Master of Science in Business Analytics program. He received his PhD from MIT Sloan School of Management.
His research interests include dynamic optimization and machine learning with applications in operations management.
Chen has published papers in top tier journals, such as Management Science, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Mathematics of Operations Research, Operations Research, Production and Operations Management, and Transportation Research Part B: Methodological. He received third place in the 2017 INFORMS Junior Faculty Interest Group (JFIG) paper competition.
Research Interests
- Revenue management
- Pricing
- Dynamic optimization
- Machine learning
- Algorithmic mechanism design
Courses Taught
Number | Name | Level |
|---|---|---|
STAT 2512 | Intermediate Statistics | Undergraduate |
BA 5685 | Internship or Externship in Business | Graduate |
MSOM 9106 | Dynamic Programming: Theory and Its Applications | Graduate |
STAT 5605 | Decision Models: From Data to Decisions | Graduate |
STAT 5606 | Data: Care, Feeding, and Cleaning in Python | Graduate |
Selected Publications
Recent
Chen, Y. & Trichakis, N. (2021). Technical NoteâOn Revenue Management with Strategic Customers Choosing When and What to Buy. Operations Research, 69(1), 175-187. doi: 10.1287/opre.2020.2008.
Chen, Y. & Hu, M. (2020). Pricing and Matching with Forward-Looking Buyers and Sellers. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 22(4), 717-734. doi: 10.1287/msom.2018.0769.
Chen, Y. & Shi, C. (2019). Joint Pricing and Inventory Management with Strategic Customers. Operations Research, 67(6), 1610-1627. doi: 10.1287/opre.2019.1857.
Chen, Y., Farias, V.F., & Trichakis, N. (2019). On the Efficacy of Static Prices for Revenue Management in the Face of Strategic Customers. Management Science. doi: 10.1287/mnsc.2018.3203.
Chen, Y. & Ãzer, Ã. (2019). Supply Chain Contracts That Prevent Information Leakage. Management Science. doi: 10.1287/mnsc.2018.3200.
Chen, Y. (2019). Pricing and Matching in the Sharing Economy. In Sharing Economy Making Supply Meet Demand. Springer.