Taojie Qin (秦韬杰) taojie.qin@mail.utoronto.ca
I will be joining the Operations Management and Statistics Department in Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, as a postdoctoral fellow in September 2025, working with Prof. Ming Hu. I received my Ph.D. in Big Data Management from the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in June 2025, under the supervision of Prof. Xianghua Gan.
My research interests are in the area of revenue management and machine learning, with a focus on on-demand service platforms and new business models.
Subscription vs. Spot Pricing in On-Demand Economy. Joint work with Ming Hu, Lu Wang and Zhoupeng (Jack) Zhang. R&R at Manufacturing & Service Operations Management [SSRN]
Pricing and Rarity Design of Blind Boxes with Random Items. Joint work with Ming Hu and Shreyas Sekar. R&R at Management Science [SSRN]