I am on the 2026–2027 academic job market!
I am a Ph.D. candidate at the National University of Singapore, advised by Yifan Feng.
My research studies how platforms and markets should design policies when participants respond strategically. I am interested in how these responses shape the effectiveness of institutional decisions and how they can be incorporated into better policy design. My work combines game theory, information design, and online learning, with applications to digital platforms, auctions, and financial markets.
Submitted to Mathematics of Operations Research
Presented at MSOM Service SIG 2023 and Revenue Management & Pricing Conference 2024.
Major revision at Operations Research
Presented at Marketplace Innovation Workshop, MSOM, and Revenue Management & Pricing Conference.
Major revision at Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
Presented at POMS-HK International Conference and MSOM 2026.
Science China Mathematics, 65 (2022), 869–886
2021–Present
National University of Singapore
Singapore
Sep–Dec 2024
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge
2018–2020
Fudan University
Shanghai
2014–2018
Nankai University
Tianjin
National University of Singapore
National University of Singapore
National University of Singapore
Fudan University
Regular street jazz classes.
First half-marathon: 1:59:30 at the 2025 Singapore Marathon.
R&B and hip hop, always in rotation.
A new interest and an ongoing challenge.
qinzhen [at] u [dot] nus [dot] edu