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Sheng Liu

Assistant Professor

Joseph L. Rotman School of Management

BIO

Sheng Liu is an Assistant Professor of Operations Management and Statistics at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. He joined Rotman after graduating from Berkeley in 2019. Sheng's research focuses on solving operations problems in supply chains, transportation, and logistics systems through optimization and data analytics. His industry experience includes consulting or working for organizations such as JD.com, Sport Chek, Ninja Van, Hungerhub, Amazon, and Lyft. More recently, he has been working on (a) data-driven and sustainable urban infrastructure planning, (b) inventory placement in online retailing, and (c) zoning/districting in emerging logistics systems. He is also interested in improving decision outcomes for vulnerable populations, motivated by collaboration with nonprofit organizations such as Shelter Movers and WHO. His work has been recognized by several awards and paper competitions, including the INFORMS Public Sector Operations Research Best Paper Award, INFORMS TSL Outstanding Paper Award (Freight Transportation and Logistics), and M&SOM Data-Driven Research Competition. He currently serves as an Associate Editor of Transportation Science and an Editorial Review Board member of Service Science.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Assistant Professor
    Rotman School of Management, Canada2019 - present
  • Guest Lecturer and Teaching Assistant
    University of California, Berkeley, Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, United States2015 - 2019
  • Teaching Assistant
    Haas School of Business, United States2018 - 2018

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Consultant
    JD.com2021 - present
  • Data Scientist Intern
    Lyft, San Francisco2018 - 2018

DEGREES

  • B.Eng
    Tsinghua University, Beijing, China1 Sep 2010 - 1 Jun 2014
  • PhD
    University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States1 Sep 2014 - 1 Aug 2019

AVAILABILITY

  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision
  • Industry Projects

INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

  • School of Cities
  • Lawson Climate Institute (LCI)

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