Daniel Freund
Scholar

Daniel Freund

Google Scholar ID: ONv0HgMAAAAJ
Associate Professor, MIT Sloan School of Management
Operations ResearchAlgorithmsMobilityApplied Probability
Citations & Impact
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Citations
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H-index
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Publications
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Co-authors
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Publications
2 items
Quantifying the Cost of Learning in Queueing Systems
Neural Information Processing Systems · 2023
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Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • Recognized with the PSOR Best Paper Award (2nd place, 2024), the MSOM Best OM Paper in OR Award (2023), the Applied Probability Society Best Publication Award (2021), the George B. Dantzig Dissertation Award (2018), the Daniel H. Wagner Prize for Excellence in Operations Research and Analytics (2018), and a Best Paper award at the ACM SIGCAS COMPASS conference (2018). Published multiple research papers on topics such as pricing and optimization in shared vehicle systems, the supply of autonomous vehicles, and the dedicated docket in US immigration courts.
Research Experience
  • Before joining MIT, Daniel was a postdoc in Lyft's Marketplace Labs team.
Education
  • Holds a BSc in mathematics from the University of Warwick (UK), as well as an MS and a PhD in applied mathematics from Cornell University, where he was advised by David B. Shmoys.
Background
  • Associate Professor of Operations Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management. His research applies techniques from optimization, stochastic modeling, and revenue management to problems in transportation, online platforms, and humanitarian immigration among others.
Miscellany
  • Areas of interest include analytics, combinatorial optimization, management science, operations management, and the sharing economy.