Xiaowei Zhang
Scholar

Xiaowei Zhang

Google Scholar ID: Zg9EBisAAAAJ
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
stochastic simulation and optimizationdecision analyticsreinforcement learning
Citations & Impact
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Citations
444
 
H-index
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i10-index
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Publications
20
 
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Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • ['Published multiple high-impact papers, including:', '"Staffing Under Taylor's Law: A Unifying Framework for Bridging Square-root and Linear Safety Rules"', '"Over-optimizing" for Normality: Budget-constrained Uncertainty Quantification for Contextual Decision-making"', 'Asymptotic Theory for IV-Based Reinforcement Learning with Potential Endogeneity', 'Hierarchical AI Multi-Agent Fundamental Investing: Evidence from China’s A‑Share Market', 'Predicting Effects, Missing Distributions: Evaluating LLMs as Human Behavior Simulators in Operations Management', 'Can AI Master Econometrics? Evidence from Econometrics AI Agent on Expert-Level Tasks', 'Learning to Simulate: Generative Metamodeling via Quantile Regression', 'Sparse Additive Contextual Bandits: A Nonparametric Approach for Online Decision-making with High-dimensional Covariates', 'Seesaw Experimentation: A/B Tests with Spillovers', 'Smooth Nested Simulation: Bridging Cubic and Square Root Convergence Rates in High Dimensions']
Background
  • Associate Professor of Operations Research, Department of Industrial Engineering and Decision Analytics, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
  • Academic Director of the MSc in FinTech program at HKUST
  • Research focuses on innovative methodologies for data-driven decision-making, integrating simulation, stochastics, and machine learning
  • Applications in business operations, finance, and the digital economy, with emphasis on the transformative potential of AI
  • Serves as Associate Editor for leading journals including Management Science, Operations Research, Naval Research Logistics, and Queueing Systems
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