Hi, this is Weiming Zhu!

I am an Associate Professor of Innovation and Information Management at HKU Business School where I also serve as the Director of the MBA Programme. I obtained my bachelor’s degree in Physics from HKUST and Ph.D. in Operations Management from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at University of Maryland. Prior to joining the University of Hong Kong, I was an Associate Professor in IESE’s Department of Production, Technology and Operations Management. I have also been a visiting professor in the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society (IDSS) at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

My research interests include operations in the platform economy, urban mobility, and supply chain finance. My work has been published at Management Science, M&SOM and Journal of International Economics, and has been recognized in M&SOM, POMS, Service Science and CSAMSE best paper award competitions.

In addition, I teach courses on Operations Management, Operations Strategy, Global Supply Chain, Data Analytics for Managers at both MBA and Executive level. I am also the recipient of the Faculty Outstanding Teacher Award (Postgraduate Teaching) in 2024 at HKU.