I am on the 2026–2027 academic job market!
INFORMS 2026: I will present my job market paper in the Machine Learning and Applied Probability Job Market Session on Sunday, November 1, 1:15–2:30 PM, Moscone South 201 (Level 2).
I am a Ph.D. candidate at the National University of Singapore, advised by Yifan Feng.
My research studies learning and design in strategic environments, where participants’ responses shape the data and market outcomes that decision makers observe. I ask what decision-relevant structure survives these responses and how it can support effective learning and policy design, using tools from game theory, information design, and online learning. My work spans digital platforms, AI systems, and financial markets.
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.
Submitted to Mathematics of Operations Research
Presented at MSOM Service SIG 2023 and Revenue Management & Pricing Conference 2024.
Conference version submitted.
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.
Un poquito de español cada día.
qinzhen [at] u [dot] nus [dot] edu