Xiaowei ZHANG 張曉煒

Xiaowei ZHANG 張曉煒
Xiaowei ZHANG 張曉煒 

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xiaoweiz@ust.hk

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First Name (and Middle Name If Any)
Xiaowei
ZHANG
張曉煒
Highest Degree Acquired (e.g. PhD in Engineering Science)
PhD in Management Science and Engineering, Stanford University

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xiaoweiz@ust.hk

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Research Interests

Research Interests
Reinforcement learning
Stochastic simulation and optimization
Decision analytics

Biography

Biography

Prof. Xiaowei Zhang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Decision Analytics at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He re-joined the department in June 2023, after serving on the faculty of HKU Business School for four years. He earned his Ph.D. in Management Science and Engineering in 2011 and M.S. in Financial Mathematics in 2010, both from Stanford University, and his B.S. in Mathematics in 2006 from Nankai University. 

Prof. Zhang's research interests focus on methodological advances in stochastic simulation and optimization, decision analytics, and causal machine learning, with applications in service operations management, digital economy, and financial technology. His research has been published in top-tier journals such as Management Science, Operations Research, and Mathematics of Operations Research. He also serves as an Associate Editor for Management Science.

Research Interests

Research Interests
Reinforcement learning
Stochastic simulation and optimization
Decision analytics

Biography

Biography

Prof. Xiaowei Zhang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Decision Analytics at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He re-joined the department in June 2023, after serving on the faculty of HKU Business School for four years. He earned his Ph.D. in Management Science and Engineering in 2011 and M.S. in Financial Mathematics in 2010, both from Stanford University, and his B.S. in Mathematics in 2006 from Nankai University. 

Prof. Zhang's research interests focus on methodological advances in stochastic simulation and optimization, decision analytics, and causal machine learning, with applications in service operations management, digital economy, and financial technology. His research has been published in top-tier journals such as Management Science, Operations Research, and Mathematics of Operations Research. He also serves as an Associate Editor for Management Science.