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Karen Xie is an Associate Professor of Operations and Information Management at the University of Connecticut's School of Business. Her research focuses on algorithms/AI, platform economics, and market design, with notable contributions to peer-to-peer market regulation and sharing economy dynamics. She has advised government agencies like the Denver City Council on short-term rental policies and co-founded HomeLab Technologies, an algorithm-driven vacation rental investment firm managing a multi-million portfolio.
Education: PhD from Temple University Fox School of Business, M.Phil from Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Bachelor's from Fudan University. Former analyst at Accenture.
Research highlights include Airbnb's impact on housing markets, recreational cannabis policy analysis, and hotel industry responses to disruption. Awards include Best Paper Awards from CIST and ICIS, and grants from Meta, Zillow, and Wharton Customer Analytics Initiative.
Teaching: Developed courses in statistics for analytics, project management, and visual analytics. Advised student consulting projects for PepsiCo, LEGO, and others, placing hundreds in data roles. Active in curriculum development for UConn's Revenue Management & Analytics concentration.
Media engagements include Wall Street Journal, NYT, Forbes, and NBC News. Ski enthusiast with a passion for double-diamond slopes.
