Dr. Ming Hu

Biography

Ming Hu is a Distinguished Professor of Business Operations and Analytics at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, specializing in Operations Management and Statistics. He has been recognized as one of the 40 best MBA professors by Poets & Quants in 2018. His research focuses on operations management within the context of the sharing economy, including social buying, crowdfunding, and two-sided markets. Ming's work aims to enhance operational decisions that benefit society. He has received several awards for his contributions to the field, including the Wickham Skinner Early-Career Research Accomplishments Award from the POM Society in 2016, and the Management Science Award from INFORMS in 2017. Currently, he serves as editor-in-chief for Naval Research Logistics and holds editorial positions in several prestigious journals including Management Science and Production Operations Management. Hu earned a Master’s degree in Applied Mathematics from Brown University in 2003 and a Ph.D. in Operations Research from Columbia University in 2009. His expertise extends to industry projects, where he supervises PhD students and engages in research related to various aspects of operations management, including supply chain management, decision making, and technological innovation.

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