B.S. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Peking University
Current Position(s) Held
2025 - Now
Assistant Professor of Operations Management
Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University
Awards, Recognition and Honors
Winner, Decision Analysis Society Student Paper Award, INFORMS 2023
First place, Service Science IBM Best Student Paper Award, INFORMS 2023
First place, Outstanding Innovation in Service Systems Engineering Award, IISE 2023
Purdue Graduate Student Government Travel Grant, Purdue University 2023
Bilsland Dissertation Fellowship, Department of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University 2023
Future Faculty Fellow, IISE 2022
A. H. Ismail Interdisciplinary Program Doctoral Research Travel Award, Purdue University 2022
Research Interests
Methodology: Data analytics, stochastic modeling, reinforcement learning
Application: Data-driven socially responsible operations, focusing on healthcare and criminal justice
Selected Journal Articles (Refereed)
Xiaoquan Gao, Nan Kong, and Paul Griffin. "Shortening emergency medical response time with joint operations of UAVs with ambulances." Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (2023).
Xiaoquan Gao, Sabriya Alam, Pengyi Shi, Franklin Dexter, and Nan Kong. "Interpretable machine learning models to predict hospital patient readmission." BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 23.1 (2023): 1-11.
Xiaoquan Gao, Jianpei Wen, and Jie Song. "Capacity allocation and revenue sharing in healthcare alliances." Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal 32.4 (2020): 829-851.
