About Xinyu

I am a Schmidt AI in Science postdoctoral fellow at the University of Michigan, mentored by Dr. Yafeng Yin and Dr. Vijay Subramanian. I received a Ph.D. in Operations Research from the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech, with a minor in Transportation Systems and Engineering. It has been my great privilege to be advised by Dr. Anton J. Kleywegt. In 2018, I graduated summa cum laude from Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), majoring in operations research and business analytics.

Research Overview

My research interest is to apply and develop stochastic optimization, data-driven methods, and computational tools to inform the design and operations of emerging mobility services, systems, infrastructures, and facilities, in response to the recent development of connected, automated, shared, and electrified (CASE) vehicular technologies. My methodological core lies in the novel formulation of continuous-time Markov decision processes (MDPs) which facilitates the derivation of efficient and effective solution concepts and algorithms for application-driven problems. I also model with stochastic processes, dynamic programming, queueing theory, and high-fidelity simulation for complex systems. I am honored to be supported by the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Graduate Research Award (sponsored by the Federal Aviation Administration) and recognized by the Autonomous Transportation and Connected Roads (ATCR) Seed Grant Program, a collaborative research initiative by Georgia Tech Research Institute, the city of Peachtree Corners in Georgia, and Delta. 

Teaching & Service Overview

I am committed to teaching excellence as an H. Milton Stewart Ph.D. Student Teaching Fellow and a CIRTL (Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning) certified teaching associate. I served as an independent instructor-of-record for an undergraduate core course in stochastic modeling. Moreover, I accumulated rich teaching experience as a graduate teaching assistant (GTA) during the entirety of my doctoral study. It has been my great honor to be recognized as the top winner of the ISyE Outstanding GTA Award for my service and teaching, as well as my participation in the curriculum development for the nation’s largest Industrial Engineering Senior Design program (offered twice a year with an average enrollment of 170 students per semester). During my 8-semester service, I facilitated the senior design projects for over 1,000 students and assisted the team of over 10 faculty members. 

I am leading the ISyE Ph.D. Student Seminar Organizing Committee and serving on the INFORMS Student Chapter Board at Georgia Tech.