Research Interests
Supply Chain Management, Revenue Management, Healthcare Operations, Human-Robot Interactions
Online Learning Algorithms, Data-Driven Optimization, Approximation Algorithms
Working Papers
Offline Personalized Pricing with Censored Demand ,
Zhengling Qi, Jingwen Tang, Xingyuan (Ethan) Fang, Cong Shi
Online Learning for Constrained Assortment Optimization under Markov Chain Choice Model ,
Shukai Li, Qi Luo, Zhiyuan Huang, Cong Shi
Tailored Base-Surge Policies in Dual-Sourcing Inventory Systems with Demand Learning ,
Beryl Chen, Cong Shi
More Bang for Your Buck: Effective KOL Marketing Campaign in Emerging Short-Video Markets ,
Xingyu Chen, Li Ji, Ling Jiang, Sentao Miao, Cong Shi
Time to Leave Your Comfort Zone? Optimal Variation-Seeking Strategies for Social Media Influencers on Streaming Media Platforms ,
Xingyu Chen, Ling Liang, Sentao Miao, Cong Shi
Integrating Empirical Estimation and Assortment Personalization for E-Commerce: A Consider-then-Choose Model ,
Maggie Li, Xiang Liu, Yan Huang, Cong Shi, Cheng Hua
Online Learning and Matching for Multiproduct Systems with General Upgrading,
Jingwen Tang, Cong Shi, Izak Duenyas
Near-Optimal Pricing Policy for Service Systems with Reusable Resources and Forward-Looking Customers,
Yiwei Chen, Cong Shi
Under Revision
Online Learning and Pricing for Service Systems with Reusable Resources ,
Huiwen Jia, Cong Shi, Siqian Shen, Major Revision at Operations Research .
Contextual Learning with Online Convex Optimization: Theory and Application to Chronic Diseases ,
Esmaeil Keyvanshokooh, Mohammad Zhalechian, Cong Shi, Mark P. Van Oyen, Pooyan Kazemian, Major Revision at Management Science .
Finalist, POMS College of Healthcare Operations Management (CHOM) Best Paper Competition, 2022.
Finalist, INFORMS Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (MSOM) Best Student Paper Competition, 2021.
Finalist, INFORMS Health Applications Society (HAS) Best Student Paper Competition, 2021.
Finalist, INFORMS Decision Analysis Society (DAS) Best Student Paper Competition, 2020.
IOE Murty Prize for Best Student Paper on Optimization, 2020.
Personalized Hospital Admission Control: A Contextual Learning Approach ,
Mohammad Zhalechian, Esmaeil Keyvanshokooh, Cong Shi, Mark P. Van Oyen, Minor Revision at Operations Research .
Journal Publications
Online Resource Allocation with Personalized Learning ,
M. Zhalechian, E. Keyvanshokooh, C. Shi, M. P. Van Oyen, Operations Research , to appear. [DOI]
Network Revenue Management with Online Inverse Batch Gradient Descent Method ,
Y. Chen, C. Shi, Production and Operations Management , to appear.
Partner with a Third-Party Delivery Service or Not? A Prediction-and-Decision Tool for Restaurants Facing Takeout Demand Surges During a Pandemic ,
H. Jia, S. Shen, J. Garcia, C. Shi, Service Science , to appear. [DOI]
Multi-Armed Bandit with Sub-Exponential Rewards ,
H. Jia, C. Shi, S. Shen, Operations Research Letters , Vol. 49(5), 728-733, 2021. [DOI]
Marrying Stochastic Gradient Descent with Bandits: Learning Algorithms for Inventory Systems with Fixed Costs ,
H. Yuan, Q. Luo, C. Shi, Management Science , Vol. 67(10), 5969-6627, 2021. [DOI]
Finalist, INFORMS Applied Probability Society (APS) Best Student Paper Competition, 2019.
IOE Murty Prize for Best Student Paper on Optimization, 2019.
Nonparametric Learning Algorithms for Joint Pricing and Inventory Control with Lost-Sales and Censored Demand ,
B. Chen, X. Chao, C. Shi, Mathematics of Operations Research , Vol. 46(2), 405-833, 2021. [DOI]
Online Advance Scheduling with Overtime: A Primal-Dual Approach ,
E. Keyvanshokooh, C. Shi, M. P. Van Oyen, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management , Vol. 23(1), 246-266, 2021. [DOI]
Optimal Learning Algorithms for Stochastic Inventory Systems with Random Capacities ,
W. Chen, C. Shi, I. Duenyas, Production and Operations Management , Vol. 29(7), 1624-1649, 2020. [DOI]
Closing the Gap: A Learning Algorithm for the Lost-Sales Inventory System with Lead Times ,
H. Zhang, X. Chao, C. Shi, Management Science , Vol. 66(5), 1783-2290, 2020. [DOI]
Strategic Capacity Planning Problems in Revenue Sharing Joint Ventures ,
R. Levi, G. Perakis, C. Shi, W. Sun, Production and Operations Management , Vol. 29(3), 664-687, 2020. [DOI]
Joint Pricing and Inventory Management with Strategic Customers ,
Y. Chen, C. Shi, Operations Research , Vol. 67(6), 1610-1627, 2019. [DOI]
Third Place, INFORMS Junior Faculty Interest Group (JFIG) Paper Competition, 2017.
Accepted at the 18th ACM conference on Economics and Computation (EC), 2017.
Process Flexibility for Multi-Period Production Systems ,
C. Shi, Y. Wei, Y. Zhong, Operations Research , Vol. 67(5), 1300-1320, 2019. [DOI]
Service Level Constrained Inventory Systems ,
Y. Jiang, C. Shi, S. Shen, Production and Operations Management , Vol. 28(9), 2365-2389, 2019. [DOI]
Perishable Inventory Systems: Convexity Results for Base-Stock Policies and Learning Algorithms under Censored Demand ,
H. Zhang, X. Chao, C. Shi, Operations Research , Vol. 66(5), 1276-1286, 2018. [DOI]
Approximation Algorithms for Capacitated Perishable Inventory Systems with Positive Lead Times ,
X. Chao, X. Gong, C. Shi, C. Yang, H. Zhang, S. X. Zhou, Management Science , Vol. 64(11), 5038-5061, 2018. [DOI]
Revenue Management of Reusable Resources with Advanced Reservations ,
Y. Chen, R. Levi, C. Shi, Production and Operations Management , Vol. 26(5), 836-859, 2017. [DOI]
Production Planning Problems with Joint Service-Level Guarantee: A Computational Study ,
Y. Jiang, J. Xu, S. Shen, C. Shi, International Journal of Production Research , Vol. 55(1), 38-58, 2017. [DOI]
Priority Rules for Multi-Task Due-Date Scheduling under Varying Processing Costs ,
Y. Xu, C. Shi, I. Duenyas, Production and Operations Management , Vol. 25(12), 2086-2102, 2016. [DOI]
Stochastic Regret Minimization for Revenue Management Problems with Nonstationary Demands ,
H. Zhang, C. Shi, C. Qin, C. Hua, Naval Research Logistics , Vol. 63(6), 433-448, 2016.[DOI]
Approximation Algorithms for Inventory Problems with Submodular or Routing Costs ,
V. Nagarajan, C. Shi, Mathematical Programming Series A , Vol. 160(1), 225-244, 2016. [DOI]
A Data-Driven Approach to Manpower Planning at U.S.-Canada Border Crossings ,
M. Yu, Y. Ding, R. Lindsey, C. Shi, Transportation Research Part A , Vol. 91, 34-47, 2016. [DOI]
Approximation Algorithms for Perishable Inventory Systems with Setup Costs ,
H. Zhang, C. Shi, X. Chao, Operations Research , Vol. 64(2), 432-440, 2016. [DOI]
Nonparametric Data-Driven Algorithms for Multiproduct Inventory Systems with Censored Demand ,
C. Shi, W. Chen, I. Duenyas, Operations Research , Vol. 64(2), 362-370, 2016. [DOI]
Approximation Algorithms for Perishable Inventory Systems ,
X. Chao, X. Gong, C. Shi, H. Zhang, Operations Research , Vol. 63(3), 585-601, 2015. [DOI]
A Faster Algorithm for the Resource Allocation Problem with Convex Cost Functions ,
C. Shi, H. Zhang, C. Qin, Journal of Discrete Algorithms , Vol. 34, 137-146, 2015. [DOI]
Approximation Algorithms for Capacitated Stochastic Inventory Systems with Setup Costs ,
C. Shi, H. Zhang, X. Chao, R. Levi, Naval Research Logistics , Vol. 61(4), 304-319, 2014. [DOI]
Approximation Algorithms for the Stochastic Lot-Sizing Problem with Order Lead Times ,
R. Levi, C. Shi, Operations Research , Vol. 61(3), 593-602, 2013. [DOI]
Human-Robot Interactions
Enabling Team of Teams: A Trust Inference and Propagation (TIP) Model in Multi-Human Multi-Robot Teams,
Yaohui Guo, Jessie X. Yang, Cong Shi
Clustering Trust Dynamics in a Human-Robot Sequential Decision-Making Task,
S. Bhat, J. B. Lyons, C. Shi, X. J. Yang, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters , to appear.
Reverse Psychology in Trust-Aware Human-Robot Interaction ,
Y. Guo, C. Shi, X. J. Yang, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters , Vol. 6(3), 4851-4858, 2021. [DOI]
Road to Micro-Celebration: The Role of Mutation Strategy of Micro-Celebrity in Digital Media,
X. Chen, L. Jiang, S. Miao, C. Shi, New Media and Society , to appear. [DOI]
Refereed Conference Proceedings
Reverse Psychology in Trust-Aware Human-Robot Interaction,
Y. Guo, C. Shi, X. Yang, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2021) , Xi'an, China. [DOI]
Joint Pricing and Inventory Management with Strategic Customers,
Y. Chen, C. Shi, ACM Conference on Economics and Computation (EC 2017) , Cambridge, MA. [DOI]
Books and Book Chapters
The Elements of Joint Learning and Optimization in Operations Management, edited by X. Chen, J. Stefanus, C. Shi, Springer, New York, NY. (Completed and Forthcoming)
Approximation Algorithms for Stochastic Inventory Systems,
Research Handbook on Inventory Management , edited by J.-S. Song, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK.
Approximation Algorithms for Stochastic Optimization Problems in Operations Management,
Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science , edited by J. J. Cochran, Wiley, Hoboken, NJ.
Editorial Service
Associate Editor, Management Science , 2021–
Senior Editor, Production and Operations Management , 2019–
Associate Editor, Naval Research Logistics , 2022–
Associate Editor, IISE Transactions , 2017–
Associate Editor, Operations Research Letters , 2015–
External Grants