Aiqi Zhang - Research

Sustainable and Equitable Operations

Planning Stormwater Retention for Resilience Against Extreme Rainfalls, with Sheng Liu, Wei Qi. Forthcoming at Operations Research

Accepted to MSOM Sustainable Operations SIG, 2024

Fairness in Turn: Order Randomization in Sequential Resource Allocation, with Eojin Han. To be submitted soon, manuscript available upon request.

Distributionally Robust Dynamic Optimization for Urban Water Recycling Operations, with Wenzhuo Zhu, Zheng Cui. To be submitted soon, manuscript available upon request.

Groundwater Recharge Net Metering: Optimal Location and Rebate Strategy, with Wenqing Ai, Yun Fong Lim, Wei Qi. In progress.

Healthcare and Public Health Operations

Distributionally Robust Group Testing with Correlation Information, with Daniel Zhuoyu Long, Jin Qi, Yu Sun. Forthcoming at Management Science.

Finalist, 2026 POMS College of Healthcare Operations Management Best Paper Competition

Which Test Next? A Certified Truncation Approach to Diagnostic Pathway Optimization, with Fengqiao Luo, Jize Xie, Yi Chen. To be submitted soon, manuscript available upon request.

Beyond Binary Group Testing: Optimal Design of Score-Based Pooled Screening, with Hussein El Hajj. In progress.

Robust and Resilient Supply Chain Operations

Supermodularity in Two-stage Distributionally Robust Optimization, with Daniel Zhuoyu Long, Jin Qi. Management Science, 70.3 (2024): 1394-1409.

Second Place, 2020 POMS-HK Best Student Paper Competition
Winner, 2022 CSAMSE Best Paper Award sponsored by Columbia Business School’s China Business Initiative

Distributionally Robust Operations of Networked Distribution Centers at Scale, with Chenxi Li, Sheng Liu, Wei Qi, Lun Ran. Forthcoming at Production and Operations Management

Winner, 2022 MSOM Data Driven Research Challenge

Buy Fresh or Buy Later? Pricing and Replenishment for Strategic Grocery Demand, with Yang Zhan, Xianglong Chen (industry collaborator), Saman Lagzi, Sheng Liu. In progress.