Zhe Liu

Zhe Liu is an Assistant Professor in the Analytics & Operations group at Imperial College Business School, where he also serves as PhD Director. He holds a PhD in Operations Management from Columbia Business School and a BS in Industrial Engineering from Tsinghua University. His research focuses on revenue management and supply chain optimization, with specialized interests in sharing economy platforms and multi-sourcing strategies.

Liu's work examines operational challenges in modern business environments through mathematical modeling, including queueing systems, pricing optimization, and risk management in volatile supply chains. His publications demonstrate consistent themes in platform operations, stochastic optimization, and behavioral interactions within multi-agent systems.

Recognized with numerous honors, Liu received the 1st Place Service Science Best Cluster Paper Award (2024), 2nd Place CSAMSE Best Paper Award (2024), and was a finalist in the George Nicholson Student Paper Competition. He actively mentors PhD students and serves as judge for international paper competitions and conference program committees.