Wei Liu
Faculty of Business in Scitech, School of Management
University of Science and Technology of China
I am Wei Liu. I am currently a tenure-track assistant professor in the Faculty of Business in Scitech, School of Management, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). Previously, I received my PhD in the Department of Statistics and Operations Research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill under the supervision of Professors Vinayak Deshpande and Vidyadhar Kulkarni. After graduation, I worked as a Ross-Lynn Postdoctoral Fellow in Supply Chain and Operations Management at the Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business at Purdue University.
Research Interest
My research focuses on data-driven resource allocation in real-world operations, including airline, healthcare, and service operations. I study how to enhance network resilience and service level using data-driven approaches, optimization, queueing theory, and stochastic modeling.
Research
Working Papers
- Data-Driven Aircraft Assignment to Minimize Delay Propagation, with Vinayak Deshpande and Vidyadhar Kulkarni. R&R at Management Science, 2026.
- Joint Admission and Service Rate Control of an Unobservable Queue, with Vidyadhar Kulkarni. Minor Revision at Production and Operations Management, 2026.
- Dynamic Redeployment of Nurses Across Hospitals: A Sample Robust Optimization Approach, with Tianchun Li, Mengshi Lu, and Pengyi Shi. Major Revision at Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 2026.
- A Rational Decision Model for On-Demand Food Delivery Drivers, with Vidyadhar Kulkarni. Under Review at Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 2026.
- Fairness-Constrained Workload Nurse-Patient Assignment: Incorporating Heterogeneous Patient Needs, with Mengshi Lu and Pengyi Shi. Work in Progress, 2026.
Publications
- Liu, Wei, Mengshi Lu, and Pengyi Shi (2024, December). Patient Assignment and Prioritization for Multi-Stage Care with Reentrance. In 2024 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC) (pp. 940-951). IEEE.
- Liu, Wei, and Vidyadhar G. Kulkarni (2024). Admission Control in Multi-server Systems Under Binary Reward Structure. Production and Operations Management, 33(7), 1457-1474.
- Mao, Zhaofang, Wei Liu, and Bo Feng (2019). Opaque distribution channels for service providers with asymmetric capacities: Posted-price mechanisms. International Journal of Production Economics, 215, 112-120.
- Feng, Bo, Wei Liu, and Zhaofang Mao (2018). Use of opaque sales channels in addition to traditional channels by service providers. International Journal of Production Research, 56(10), 3369-3383.
Teaching
Teaching Philosophy
My primary goal as a teacher is to inspire my students for self-study. I do this through thoughtful preparation of course content and engaging delivery, by thinking from the students’ perspective, and by connecting abstract concepts to tangible applications and demonstrations. I believe it is very important to maintain a positive but challenging classroom environment to foster student confidence and encourage active participation. I also believe that homework and student feedback are important for consolidating materials and improving the learning experience.
Instructor
- Operations Management, Spring 2024
- Introduction to Data Models & Inference, Fall 2019; Spring 2020; Summer I & II 2020; Fall 2020
- Decision Models for Business and Economics, Summer I 2020
Graduate Teaching Assistant
- Introduction to Data Models & Inference, 2019, 2021
- Introduction to Management Science, 2018, 2021
- Advanced Optimization (graduate level), 2019
- Introduction to Modeling and Analysis of Stochastic Systems, 2018
- Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, 2017, 2018
Mentoring Experience
- Mentor for Comprehensive Written Exams (qualified exam for first year PhD students), Summer 2019
Contact
Department of Management Science
School of Management
University of Science and Technology of China
Hefei, China
Email: liuweimsor@gmail.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/wei-liu-or/