Dr. Rui Chen (陈瑞）
Senior Algorithm Engineer
Alibaba Supply-Chain Platform
Alibaba Group (Hangzhou, China)
Telephone: (+86) 188-1046-1951
E-mail: chenr199307 [ at ] google $ com
Address: Yuhang District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province
Education
2015.08—2019.01 Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Ph.D in Management Science and Engineering
Dissertation: Assortment and Price Optimization under Variants of Discrete Choice Models
Advisor: Associate Professor Hai Jiang
Core course GPA: 3.4/4.0; Ranking: 2/28
Research interests: Revenue Management, Discrete Choice Modeling, Omni-channel Retailing
2011.08—2015.07 Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Bachelor of Science, majoring in Mathematics and Physics
Core course GPA: 89/100; Ranking: 5/47
Professional Experience
2021.07—Present Taote Division, Alibaba Group, Hangzhou, China
Senior algorithm engineer
Revenue management, Assortment planning, and Algorithms on product operations
2019.02—2021.06 Alibaba Supply Chain Platform, Alibaba Group, Hangzhou, China
Senior algorithm engineer
Assortment Optimization and Pricing
Assortment and price optimization problem is one of the most important and classical operational problems faced by retailers and firms. Its goal is to identify the revenue-maximizing subset of substitutable products as well as their selling prices subject to pre-determined operational constraints
Experience
2018.11—2019.01 Algorithm Engineer Intern, Alibaba Group, Beijing, China
2018.07—2018.12 Quant Camp Lecture Series, PBCSF, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
2018.04—2018.06 Quantitative Researcher Intern, RuiFeng Investment, Beijing, China
2017.12—2018.02 Online Part-time Assistant, McKinsey&Company, Shanghai, China
2015.06—2015.09 Research Intern, THUPDI, Beijing, China
Publications
[1] 陈瑞, 姜海*. 基于 Logit 离散选择模型的品类优化问题综述. 运筹学学报, 2017, 21(4):118-134.
[2] Jiang*, H., R. Chen, and H. Sun (2017). "Multiproduct price optimization under the multilevel nested logit model." Annals of Operations Research, 254(1-2):131-164.
[3] Chen, R. and H. Jiang* (2017). "Capacitated assortment and price optimization for customers with disjoint consideration sets." Operations Research Letters, 45(2):170-174.
[4] Chen, R. and H. Jiang* (2019), "Capacitated assortment and price optimization under the multilevel nested logit model." Operations Research Letters, 47(1):30-35.
[5] Chen, R. and H. Jiang*(2020), "Assortment optimization with position effects under the nested logit model." Naval Research Logistics, 67(1):21-33.
[6] Chen, R. and H. Jiang*(2020), "Capacitated assortment and price optimization under the nested logit model." Journal of Global Optimization, 77:895-918.
Conference Papers
[1] Zhang, D., Z. Zhong, C. Gao, and R. Chen* (2018). "Assortment optimization with pricing under the paired combinatorial logit model." in 2018 IEEM, 417-421.
Working Papers
[1] Jiang*, H., R. Chen, "Position-aware recommender systems: Optimizing product display positions to maximize conversion." Under revision for resubmission;
[2] Xu, J., R. Chen, and H. Jiang*, "Joint assortment-price-position optimization under the exponomial choice model." Under revision for resubmission;
Awards and Achievements
Outstanding Postgraduate Student in Beijing, 2019 (Top 3%)
National Scholarship of China, Tsinghua University, 2017 (Top 1%)
Best Student Paper, 2016 Postgraduate Student Forum on Industrial Engineering, 2016
Tang OOCL Scholarship, Tsinghua University, 2016 (Top 3%)
Meritorious Winner, US Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM) by COMAP, 2015
Scholarship of Excellence, Tsinghua University, 2012-2014 (Top 10%)
Related Skills
Languages Mandarin (native), English (proficient)
Computer Skills Programming languages: C/C++, Java, Python
Data Analytics and Database Tools: Matlab, R, SAS, Mysql
Other CFA Level I (Passed)
Driving licenses(C1)