Working papers

• W. Li, P. Rusmevichientong, H. Topaloglu and J. Zhang. 2025. History-dependent fluid approximations and performance guarantees for revenue management with Markov-modulated demands. (SSRN)

• Chen, C., P. Qian and J. Zhang. 2024. Optimal incentive deisgn for decentralized dynamic matching markets. (SSRN)

• Li, G., Z. Wang and J. Zhang. 2024. Infrequent resolving algorithm for online linear programming.

Extended abstract appeared in WINE 2024. (arXiv)

• Zhang, J. 2024. Leveraging nondegeneracy in dynamic resource allocation. (SSRN)

• Ma, W., C. MacRury and J. Zhang. 2024. Online contention resolution schemes for network revenue management and combinatorial auctions. (arXiv)

• Guo, Y., C. Wang and J. Zhang. 2023. A bilevel view for fluid stockout-based substitution. (SSRN)

• Hua, C., T. Wang, J. Zhang and Z. Zhou. 2023. Near-optimal dispatch policies for emergency medical services. (SSRN)

Publications

• Zhang, J., W. Ma and H. Topaloglu. 2024. Leveraging the degree of dynamic substitution in assortment and inventory planning. 

Operations Research, 73(3) 1248-1259. Online appendix: (.pdf)

• Brown, D.B., J. Zhang. 2023. Fluid policies, reoptimization, and performance guarantees in dynamic resource allocation.

Operations Research, 73(2) 1029-1045. Online appendix: (.pdf)

• Brown, D.B., J. Zhang. 2023. On the strength of relaxations of weakly coupled stochastic dynamic programs. 

Operations Research, 71(6) 2374-2389. Online appendix: (.pdf)

• Brown, D.B., J. Zhang. 2022. Dynamic programs with shared resources and signals: dynamic fluid policies and asymptotic optimality. 

Operations Research, 70(5) 3015-3033. Online appendix: (.pdf)

Teaching

Instructor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen)

• DDA6040/CSC6121/MDS6222: Dynamic Programming and Stochastic Control 

• MAT1001: Calculus I