Dr. Zhe Zhang

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Zhe Zhang is an Assistant Professor at the Rady School of Management, UC San Diego, specializing in Innovation and Technology Operations. He has a strong research portfolio in business analytics, economics, and the impacts of digitization and information technology. His research interests focus on the societal implications of information technology and phenomena such as data-driven decision-making and the sharing economy. Zhang has investigated fairness and bias in auditing prediction algorithms and the effects of the sharing economy on urban economies and manufacturing strategies. He has presented his research at several top conferences, including those in information systems, economics, and computer science. He conducts his research using a variety of methods, integrating applied microeconomics and machine learning. Before his academic career, he worked in data science initiatives aimed at social good, including projects at DataKind and Facebook. Zhe earned his Ph.D. in Information Systems Management from Carnegie Mellon University and holds Bachelor's degrees in Economics and Statistics from Stanford University.

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Awards

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Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose (max 2 pages)
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application fee ($135 domestic / $155 international)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).