معرفی
Qi Luo is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Business Analytics at Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa. His research focuses on developing data-driven decision-making models in supply chain management, emerging mobility services, and healthcare systems, alongside designing efficient algorithms for online learning, dynamic games, and nonlinear optimization.
Education: While specific educational background details are not provided in the text, Dr. Luo's extensive research portfolio and academic position suggest advanced training in operations research, business analytics, or related quantitative fields.
Research Interests:
- Core Areas: Data-driven decision making, supply chain optimization, urban transportation systems, healthcare operations
- Methodological Focus: Online learning algorithms, dynamic game theory, stochastic optimization, nonlinear programming
- Application Domains: Emerging mobility services (ride-sharing, autonomous vehicles), multimodal transit systems, inventory management with fixed costs, clinical trial optimization
Research Impact: Dr. Luo's work spans from theoretical algorithmic developments to practical applications in transportation and healthcare. His publications demonstrate a consistent focus on solving real-world problems through advanced optimization techniques, with particular emphasis on stochastic modeling and learning-based approaches. The research addresses critical challenges in modern transportation systems including ride-pooling, multimodal transit, and autonomous vehicle operations, as well as healthcare applications like clinical trial design and robotic surgery optimization.
Scientific Recognition:
- TRB Kikuchi-Karlaftis Best Paper Award
- INFORMS APS Best Student Paper (finalist)
- IEEE I-Sim Best Student Paper Award
Research Funding & Support:
- Principal Investigator: "Early-Stage Clinical Trials with Patient Choice" - National Science Foundation (NSF), funded June 2023 - August 2026 ($XXX,XXX)
- Investigator: "Exploring Passenger-Parcel Comodality Transportation in Rural Regions" - Tippie College of Business, funded March 2025 - February 2026
Professional Affiliations: Dr. Luo maintains active memberships in leading professional organizations including the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) since 2020, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) since 2019, and Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) since 2015.
