Brian Han

Brian Han is an Assistant Professor of Business Administration at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Gies College of Business. He holds a Ph.D. in Data Sciences and Operations from the University of Southern California and a B.A. in Economics from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. His research focuses on field experiments, econometrics, and data-driven optimization to explore retailing innovation and human-AI interaction. Key application areas include online-offline integration in retail/logistics and AI-human collaboration.

Research Highlights:

• Experimental studies on last-mile delivery commercialization and autonomous delivery systems.
• Analysis of AI-enabled telemarketing and smart vending supervision mechanisms.
• Evaluation of pandemic impacts on e-commerce operations and post-pandemic supply chain strategies.

Awards & Recognition:

• Third Place, CSAMSE Practice Award (2024)
• UIUC Excellence in Teaching Awards (2021, 2023, 2024)
• Second Place, INFORMS TIMES Best Dissertation Award (2021)
• WISE Best Student Paper Award (2019)

Teaching: Teaches Operations Management (BADM 275) and Field Experiments & Causal Inference (BADM 569), receiving consistently high student evaluations.