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Xin Fei is a Lecturer in Business Analytics at the University of Edinburgh Business School since 2022. Previously, she held the same role at the University of Bristol and was a fellow at the Bristol Digital Futures Institute. Her academic foundation includes a PhD in Operations Research & Management Science from Warwick Business School, supervised by Professor Juergen Branke and Professor Nalan Gulpinar.
- Current affiliation: University of Edinburgh Business School
- Prior affiliations: University of Bristol, Bristol Digital Futures Institute
- Education: PhD in Operations Research & Management Science (Warwick Business School)
Xin Fei's research bridges business analytics, optimization, and decision science, focusing on stochastic programming, simulation optimization, and reinforcement learning. Her work develops computationally efficient methods for complex decision problems under uncertainty, emphasizing scenario generation and information collection procedures.
Her recent publications in European Journal of Operational Research (ABS 4), IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation (ABS 4), and INFORMS Transportation Science (ABS 3) highlight applications in transportation systems, industrial engineering, and pharmaceutical portfolio planning. Collaborative research includes air traffic management innovations recognized by the Jane's Innovation Award (2019).
Teaching highlights include UG: Business Analytics and Information Systems (BUST08032) (2021-present), PG: Principles of Data Analytics (CMSE11432) (2022), and advanced PG courses in Applied Decision Optimisation (2023-present) and Online Learning and Decision Making (2023-present). Administrative roles include PGR Representative for the Management Science and Business Economics Group (2022-2025).
- Professional Affiliations:
- Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy
- The Operational Research Society
- The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
