Aiqi Zhang

Aiqi Zhang is Assistant Professor of Operations and Decision Sciences at Wilfrid Laurier University's Lazaridis School of Business and Economics, with adjunct appointment at University of Waterloo. Holding PhD in Operations Research from Chinese University of Hong Kong and BS in Statistics from University of Science and Technology of China, his research develops optimization methodologies for socially responsible operations.

Research focuses on:

• Distributionally robust optimization frameworks
• Socially responsible and sustainable operations
• Networked distribution systems
• Data-driven decision models

Publications appear in Management Science and award-winning conference proceedings. Recognized with MSOM Data Driven Research Challenge award for distribution center operations research. Current projects examine stormwater management for climate resilience and optimization in group testing contexts.