BIOGRAPHY

Wentao Lu is a non-tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Management Science at the University of Science and Technology of China. Previously, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University. He holds two bachelor's degrees—one from Tongji University and one from ESSEC Business School—a master's degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a Ph.D. from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. His research interests include discrete choice models, assortment optimization, multi-armed bandits, social learning, fairness in operations management, and supply chain management. 

EDUCATION

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Ph.D. in Operations Management, 2017.09-2022.07

The London School of Economics and Political Science, Msc of Management Science (Operational Research track), 2016.09-2017.09

ESSEC Business School, Bachelor of Business Administration (Double Degree), 2013.09-2015.07

Tongji University, Bachelor of Management (Double Degree), 2011.09-2015.07

ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT

University of Science and Technology of China, Non-tenured Associate Professor, 2025.08-current

Johns Hopkins University, Carey Business School, Postdoctoral Fellow, 2022.08-2025.08

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Revenue Management; Discrete Choice Models; Assortment Optimization; Pricing Analytics;

Social Learning; Fairness; Multi-armed Bandits;

PUBLICATIONS

Wentao Lu, 2024. Bounds on Revenue for the Random Consideration Set Choice Model. Operations Research Letters. 107070

Wentao Lu, Man Yu, The Economics of Bestsellers: Consumer Search, Sales Ranking, and Social Learning. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Accepted 

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Journal Reviewer: Management Science, Operations Research, Production and Operations Management

External Reviewer: Hong Kong RGC Grant Proposal