Education

PhD in Control Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, 2017

BSc in Automation, Tsinghua University, 2011

Working Experiences

Associate Professor, School of Management, University of Science and Technology of China, 2022-now

Assistant Professor, School of Management, University of Science and Technology of China, 2018-2022

Postdoctoral Fellow, College of Business, City University of Hong Kong, 2017-2018

Research Interests

Pricing and inventory control, supply chain coordinating contracts, customer choice behavior

Publications

Ning Yina, Xie Yangyang*, and Yan Houmin (2025). Sequential sponsored-products and off-Amazon advertising optimization for etailers. Production and Operations Management, published online. Link

Xie Yangyang, Sethi Suresh, Ma Lijun, and Chen Zhiyuan (2025). Fan cultivation and monetization with network effects: competing influencers and collaborating brands. Production and Operations Management, published online. Link

Ba Luyao, Xie Yangyang*, and Ma Lijun (2023). Finite-horizon joint inventory-pricing optimization with non-concave demand and lost sales. Transportation Research Part E, 172, 103067. Link

Feng Xiaoyi, Xie Yangyang*, and Yan Houmin (2022). Optimal structure of joint inventory-pricing management with dual suppliers and different lead times. 中国运筹学会会刊 (Journal of the Operations Research Society of China), 10, 623-658. Link

Feng Xiaoyi, Xie Yangyang*, Wang Shouyang, and Yan Houmin (2021). Optimal structure of joint inventory-pricing management with dual suppliers and different lead times. 管理科学学报英文版 (Journal of Management Science and Engineering), 6(1), 1-24. Link

Xie Yangyang, Xie Lei*, Lu Meng, and Yan Houmin (2021). Performance-price-ratio utility: market equilibrium analysis and empirical calibration studies. Production and Operations Management, 30(5), 1442-1456. Link

Bensoussan Alain, Xie Yangyang*, and Yan Houmin (2019). Joint inventory-pricing optimization with general demands: an alternative approach for concavity preservation. Production and Operations Management, 28(9), 2390-2404. Link

Lu Meng, Sethi Suresh, Xie Yangyang*, and Yan Houmin (2019). Profit allocation, decision sequence and compliance aspects of coordinating contracts: a retrospect. Production and Operations Management, 28(5), 1222-1237. Link

Xie Yangyang, Liang Xiaoying, Ma Lijun*, and Yan Houmin (2017). Empty container management and coordination in intermodal transport. European Journal of Operational Research, 257(1), 223-232. Link

Xie Yangyang, Liang Xiaoying, Ma Lijun*, and Yan Houmin (2016). Inventory rationing and markdown strategy in the presence of lead-time sensitive customers. Operations Research Letters, 44(4), 525-531. Link

Teaching Activities

Dynamic Analysis of Social and Economical Systems, undergraduate, 2019 spring/2020 spring/2021 spring/2022 spring

Securities Investment, undergraduate, 2021 fall

Business Model Design and Optimization in Digital Era, postgraduate, 2021 spring/2022 spring/2023 spring/2024 spring/2025 spring

Stochastic Process B, undergraduate, 2022 fall/2023 fall/2024 fall/2025 fall

Sequential Time Financial Theory, postgraduate, 2023 spring/2024 spring/2025 spring

Lectures on the Frontier of Engineering Management, postgraduate, 2024 summer/2025 spring

Stochastic Calculus, postgraduate, 2026 spring

Updated on Jan 2026