Assistant Professor
Innovation and Information Management
Faculty of Business and Economics, the University of Hong Kong
Contact
wzl1 "at" hku.hk
Education
Ph.D., Operations Information and Technology, Stanford University
B.S., Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
RA position. For students interested in RA positions and have a solid background in Math, CS or engineering, please send your CV and transcript to me.
Methodologies
• Continuous-time Stochastic Control / Dynamic Programming
• Machine Learning / Data-driven Decision Making
Applications
• Entrepreneurship: Venture Creation / Strategy under Incomplete Information
• Healthcare: Adaptive Trial Design / Forensic Science
• Online Platforms: Traffic / Resource Allocation
Research Works
"New Venture Creation: A Drift-Variance Diffusion Control Model." [link]
Z. Wang and S. Zenios.
Operations Research 70, no. 5 (2022): 2982-2997.
"Optimal Multi-armed Bandit with Dependent Arms." [link]
N. Sunar and Z. Wang.
Major Revision, Operations Research.
"A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of the No. of Samples to Collect and Test From a Sexual Assault." [link]
Z. Wang, K. MacMillan, M. Powell and L. Wein.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 117, no. 24 (2020): 13421-13427.
"Strategies for Milestone-driven Start-ups in Multi-activity Settings." [link]
Z. Wang.
Major Revision, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management.
"Adaptive Design of Clinical Trials: A Sequential Learning Approach." [link]
Z. Wang and S. Zenios.
Major Revision, Operations Research.
"Leveling up without Breaking down: Strategies for Success under Stress." [link]
J. Li, T. Li and Z. Wang.
Submitted.
"Short-Term Vehicle Repositioning in Ride-Hailing Systems: An Interpretable Two-Stage Framework." [link]
X. Lyu, H. Wang, and Z. Wang.
Submitted.
"Caseload is Increased by Resequencing Cases where Initial Patient Recovery is in ORs and Cleanup Times are Longer than Typical." [link]
Z. Wang, F. Dexter, and S. Zenios.
Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 67 (2020): 110024.
"More accurate, unbiased predictions of operating room times increase labor productivity with the same staff scheduling provided allocated hours are increased." [link]
Z. Wang and F. Dexter.
Forthcoming in Perioperative Care and Operating Room Management.