hssaine at usc dot edu
About Me
I am an assistant professor in the Department of Data Sciences and Operations at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business.
My research interests lie broadly in data-driven decision-making, with applications to pricing and inventory management. Most recently, my research has focused on the impact of fairness considerations in decision-making. Another theme of my work explores new models and algorithms for modern e-commerce platforms.
Previously, I was a postdoctoral scientist in the Supply Chain Optimization Technologies group at Amazon, working under the supervision of Garrett van Ryzin. I obtained my Ph.D. in Operations Research at Cornell University. Prior to that, I graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University, with a B.S.E. in Operations Research and Financial Engineering, and a minor in Applied Mathematics.
News
August 2026: Our paper, Sequential Fair Allocation With Replenishments: A Little Envy Goes An Exponential Long Way, was selected as a finalist for the INFORMS Service Science Best Cluster Paper Award.
June 2026: Our paper, The Data-Driven Censored Newsvendor Problem, was accepted to Management Science.
June 2026: Our paper, Sequential Fair Allocation With Replenishments: A Little Envy Goes An Exponential Long Way, won the SIGMETRICS'26 Best Paper Award.
May 2026: Our paper, Online Fair Allocation of Perishable Resources, was accepted to Operations Research.