👋 Hi, I’m Peibo Zhang. Welcome to my personal website!

I am a Ph.D. candidate in Operations Management at Emory University. I am fortunate to be co-advised by Professor Ruomeng Cui and Professor Dennis Zhang.

My research interest broadly centers on online platform operations, generative AI applications, and causal inference.

Education

• Ph.D. in Operations Management, Emory University (2022–Present)
  • Visiting Ph.D. Student, Washington University in St. Louis (Aug 2024–Dec 2024)
• M.S. in Operations Research, Georgia Institute of Technology (2021–2022)
• M.S. in Supply Chain Management, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2020–2021)
• B.S. in Public Financial Management, Indiana University Bloomington (2015–2019)

Journal Publications

• Evolution of Discrimination on Online Platforms (2025) , with Xinyu Cao, Ruomeng Cui, Dennis Zhang. Forthcoming at Management Science
• Optimizing Autonomous Transfer Hub Networks: Quantifying the Potential Impact of Self-Driving Trucks (2024) , with Chungjae Lee, Kevin Dalmeijer, Pascal Van Hentenryck. EURO Journal on Transportation and Logistics, 13, 100141. (Pre-PhD Publication)

Working Papers

• The Impact of AI Search on the Online Content Ecosystem: Evidence from Google and Reddit (2026) , with Ruomeng Cui and Dennis Zhang. Under Review
• Generative AI at Work: Developer Productivity and Labor Market, with Ruomeng Cui, Zhiyu Zeng, and Dennis Zhang.

Teaching Experience

• Process and Systems Management ISOM 351 (Undergraduate Core, 130+ students); TA; Spring 2025, Spring 2026
• Process and Systems Management ISOM 551 (Evening MBA Core, 90+ students); TA; Spring 2025, Spring 2026
• Teaching Evalution Score Median: 5.0/5.0

Awards and Fellowships

• Sheth Fellowship, Goizueta Business School, Emory University (2025)
• Laney Fellowship, Laney Graduate School, Emory University (2022)
• Doctoral Fellowship, Goizueta Business School, Emory University (2022)

Academic Services

• Session Chair: INFORMS Annual Meeting (2025)
• Reviewer: INFORMS Behavioral Operations Management Best Working Paper Competition (2025)

Conference Presentations and Workshops

• Evolution of Discrimination on Online Platforms
  • 2025 INFORMS Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA
  • 2025 POMS Conference, Atlanta, GA
  • 2024 INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA
  • 2024 MSOM Conference, Minneapolis, MN
• 2023 Behavioral Operations Management Summer Institute (BOMSI), Harvard Business School, Boston, MA

Industry Experience

• Machine Learning Scientist Intern, TikTok (2025)
• Research Intern, Meituan (2024)