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Minda Zhao

Ph.D. Student
Georgia Institute of Technology
mindazhao@gatech.edu


About Me

I am a fifth-year Ph.D. student in the Operations Research program at Georgia Tech ISyE. I am fortunate to be advised by Prof. Xin Chen. I got an M.S. in Computational and Applied Mathematics from the University of Chicago, where I worked closely with Prof. Lek-Heng Lim. Before that, I obtained my B.S. in Information and Computing Science from Sun Yat-sen University.

Research Interests

Preprints

  1. Hidden Convexity in Queueing Models
    Xin Chen, Linwei Xin, Minda Zhao (alphabetic order)
    Under Major Revision at Operations Research
    arXiv SSRN
  2. A Simple Solution to Improving Human Supervision of Algorithms: Evidence from Smart Vending
    Minda Zhao, Brian Rongqing Han, Xin Chen, Tao Zhu
    Under Major Revision at Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
    Finalist, CBOM Junior Scholar Paper Competition, 2026
    Third Place, CSAMSE Practice Award, 2024
    SSRN
  3. Landscape of Policy Optimization for Finite Horizon MDPs with General State and Action
    Xin Chen, Yifan Hu, Minda Zhao (alphabetic order)
    Under Revision at Operations Research
    arXiv

Publications

  1. Stochastic Steffensen Method
    Minda Zhao, Zehua Lai, Lek-Heng Lim
    Computational Optimization and Applications, vol. 89, no. 1, pp. 1-32, 2024
    PDF Page

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