Research Overview

My main research interests lie in sustainability and environmental/energy policy. More broadly, I am interested in studying problems in the social responsibility domain that involve interaction between public agencies, private enterprises, and consumers. Motivated by real-world data, addressing these problems requires various tools from areas ranging from data-driven analytics to game theory.

Therefore, from a methodological standpoint, I utilize a combination of techniques developed for data-driven analytics (e.g., Bayesian statistics, Dynamic Linear models, and simulation) and theoretical tools such as stochastic optimization and multi-agent games. Whereas one stream of my work informs policy decisions through descriptive or predictive insights, another stream attempts to produce prescriptive recommendations that sometimes contrast with current practice.

Complete research statement (pdf)

Working Papers

"The Impact of Climate Change: An Empirical Analysis of Smart Thermostat Data"

    (with Saed Alizamir and Shouqiang Wang) Reject and Re-submit at Management Science

• Finalist, 2023 POMS College of Sustainable Operations Student Paper Competition

"Two-sided Subsidies for Complementary Products: The Case of Electric Vehicles"

    (with Runyu Tang and Saed Alizamir) Reject and Re-submit at Management Science

Works in Progress

"Optimal Thermostat Control for Rationally Inattentive Consumers"

    (with Saed Alizamir and Shouqiang Wang)

"Hidden Costs and Inequalities in Dynamic Pricing for Residential Electricity Markets"

    (with Saed Alizamir)