Research

Research Interest

Always evolving. Currently:

  • Revenue management and pricing
  • Approximate dynamic programming (also called reinforcement learning)
  • Data-driven decision making

Refereed Journal Articles (Google Scholar Profile)

Practitioner Articles

Selected Working Papers

  • Faheng Deng, Junyi Dong, Yanzhi Li, and Dan Zhang. 2025. Joint Dynamic Channel Management and Pricing.

  • Xiao Huang and Dan Zhang. 2025. Weather Guarantees for Experience Products.

  • Saied Samiedaluie, Dan Zhang, and Rui Zhang. 2024. Probabilistic Approximations for Network Revenue Management.

  • Jiannan Ke, Dan Zhang, and Huan Zheng. 2025. Compact Reformulations of Approximate Linear Programs for Finite-Horizon Markov Decision Processes.

  • Yan Liu, Jingmai Wang, Yulan Wang, and Dan Zhang. 2025. A Model of Coalition Reward Programs.

  • Chengyi Lyu and Dan Zhang. 2024. Customer Reward Programs for Two-Sided Markets.

  • Xiao Huang, Gloria Urrea, and Dan Zhang. 2024. The Impact of Pricing on Cancellations in the Hotel Industry.

  • Yanzhe Lei, Rui Zhang, Zhongzhong Jiang, and Dan Zhang. 2025. Joint Dynamic Optimization of Pricing and Personalized Recommendations in Online Retailing.

  • Zlatana Nenova, Manuel Laguna, and Dan Zhang. 2021. Approximate Dynamic Programming for Medical Appointment Scheduling.

  • Dan Zhang. 2008. Pricing and Capacity Management for Multi-Class Stochastic Service Systems. Permanent working paper.

Created by Pelican. Updated: Sun 06 July 2025.