Li Ding

Li Ding is Professor in Operations Management at Durham University Business School and Faculty EDI lead, holding a PhD in Management Science from the University of Edinburgh.

Education:

• PhD in Management Science, University of Edinburgh

Research Interests:

• Decomposition
• Bandit problem
• Markov Decision Processes
• Supply chain disruption and risk management
• Healthcare operations
• Healthcare economics
• Behavioural operations management
• Behavioural operations research
• Behavioural economics
• Behavioural finance

Her research applies probability, statistics, operations research, and machine learning to resource allocation challenges in business contexts, with increasing focus on healthcare applications as evidenced by pandemic-era ICU bed allocation studies.

Publication Trends: Dr. Ding's work demonstrates deep expertise in operations research methodologies applied to supply chain, healthcare, and finance domains. Recent publications show growing emphasis on socially impactful research addressing emergency response and pandemic logistics through rigorous mathematical modeling.

Supervision:

• PhD Students: Gengxin Liu, Samar Aoun, Xinyu Li, Yipu Yao, Qiu Qiu

Grants:

• EPSRC and UKRI funding for ICU bed allocation research during the pandemic