Zijin Zhang

Zijin Zhang is an Assistant Professor of Business Analytics at the Carroll School of Management, Boston College. She holds a Ph.D. in Technology & Operations from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business and a B.S. in Mathematics and Statistics from Nanjing University. Her office is located in Fulton Hall 454B at Boston College.

Her research centers on data-driven decision-making in operations management, organized around three pillars:

• Engineering value: Designing algorithms for real-time decisions under uncertainty
• Economic value: Optimizing data acquisition costs versus decision impact
• Social value: Examining ethical implications of data practices and technology regulation

Applications span retail operations, AI markets, and public-sector resource allocation.

Recent publications focus on algorithmic decision-making in operations management, with recurring themes of data optimization, fairness in resource allocation, and policy impact analysis. Methodologies combine optimization, game theory, and machine learning.

Awards & Honors:

• Rackham Doctoral Intern Fellowship (2024)
• Michigan Ross China Research Award (2023)
• First Prize, National Olympiad Informatics (2013)
• Thomas William Leabo Fellowship (2022-2023)
• DSI Doctoral Research Showcase Finalist (2025)

Teaching includes Operations Management (TO 313) at University of Michigan with a 4.9/5.0 evaluation score. She has received multiple research grants including Rackham Research Grant (2024) and Ross School Doctoral Grant (2022).

Engages in academic service as INFORMS conference session co-chair (2024) and PhD program panels. Maintains industry connections through past internships at Oracle and CITIC Group.