yuzeli@bu.edu
Hi, I am Richard! I am a final-year PhD candidate in Operations & Technology Management at the Questrom School of Business, Boston University. I am fortunately advised by Prof. Gerry Touskalas, Prof. Jussi Keppo, and Prof. Pnina Feldman. Prior to my PhD, I received my MS in Management Science from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (advised by Prof. Shouyang Wang) in 2021, and my BASc in Industrial Engineering from the University of Toronto in 2018.
My research analyzes how emerging technologies, such as AI and decentralized platforms, both address and generate sustainability challenges across environmental, social, and governance dimensions. Across diverse settings, I draw on causal inference, theoretical modeling, and lab experiments to develop practical insights and effective policies to navigate these challenges.
PhD in Operations and Technology Management, 2026
Boston University
MS in Management Science and Engineering, 2021
Chinese Academy of Sciences
BASc in Industrial Engineering, 2018
University of Toronto
Working Papers
with Jussi Keppo, Gerry Tsoukalas, and Nuo Yuan
Submitted, Management Science
with Pnina Feldman and Gerry Tsoukalas
Major Revision, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
with Shangrong Jiang and Shouyang Wang
Minor Revision, Management Science
with Dokyun (DK) Lee and Nuo Yuan
Work in Progress
Publications
with Yuwan Duan, Zengkai Zhang, Shouyang Wang, Cuihong Yang, and Yi Lu
Nature Climate Change, 2024
with Yuwan Duan, Zengkai Zhang, Shouyang Wang, Cuihong Yang, and Yi Lu
Nature Climate Change, 2024
with Peng Jia, Shangrong Jiang, Haijiang Li, Haibo Kuang, Yongmiao Hong, Shouyang Wang, Xueting Zhao, and Dabo Guan
National Science Review, 2023
with Qing Zhu, Fan Zhang, and Shan Liu
Information & Management, 2022
with Shangrong Jiang, Xuerong Li, and Shouyang Wang
Financial Innovation, 2022
with Shangrong Jiang, Shouyang Wang, and Lin Zhao
European Journal of Operational Research, 2022
with Kailan Tian, Yu Zhang, Xi Ming, Shangrong Jiang, Hongbo Duan, Cuihong Yang, and Shouyang Wang
Nature Communications, 2022
with Shangrong Jiang, Quanying Lu, Shouyang Wang, Yunjie Wei
Research in International Business and Finance, 2022
Best Paper, 2020 International Conference on Energy Finance
with Shangrong Jiang, Jianming Shi, and Yunjie Wei
International Journal of Production Economics, 2021
with Shangrong Jiang, Yunjie Wei, and Shangrong Jiang
Financial Innovation, 2022
with Shangrong Jiang, Quanying Lu, Yongmiao Hong, Dabo Guan, Yu Xiong, and Shouyang Wang
Nature Communications, 2021
with Shangrong Jiang, Xuerong Li, Shouyang Wang
Energy Economics, 2021
with Craig Fernandes, Ronen Yakubov, Amrit Prasad, Timothy Chan
Journal of Sports Analytics, 2020