Cong Shi

Cong Shi, also known as Alex Shi, is a Professor of Management at the Miami Herbert Business School, University of Miami, since 2025. Previously, he served as Associate Professor at the University of Michigan (2019-2023) and Assistant Professor there (2012-2019). His academic journey began with a B.Sc. in Mathematics (First Class Honors) from the National University of Singapore (2007) and a Ph.D. in Operations Research from MIT (2012) under Professor Retsef Levi.

• Education: MIT (Ph.D.), NUS (B.Sc.)
• Current Role: Professor, Management, Miami Herbert Business School
• Prior Roles: Associate Professor (Tenured), University of Michigan; Assistant Professor, University of Michigan

His research spans Revenue Management, Supply Chain Management, Healthcare Operations, Human-Robot Interaction, and Data-Driven Optimization. Recent publications focus on fairness-constrained inventory, sequential pricing, and trust-aware robotics. He has received prestigious awards including the Senior Research Award (2025) and Amazon Research Award (2021), alongside multiple INFORMS recognitions.

The 15 most recent articles highlight advancements in inventory control with fairness constraints, sequential pricing algorithms, and trust propagation models in robotics. His work bridges theoretical rigor with practical applications in supply chains and human-robot collaboration.

Scientific Awards:

• Senior Research Award, Miami Herbert Business School, 2025
• Amazon Research Award, 2021
• INFORMS Meritorious Service Awards (2018, 2019, 2021, 2023)
• IOE Graduate Course Professor of the Year, University of Michigan, 2019

He has advised 10 PhD students, many now in academia (e.g., UC Berkeley, Penn State) or tech roles (Meta, Amazon). Grants include NSF funding as PI and Co-PI.