Zhen Lian
Assistant professor
Yale School of Management
zhen.lian at yale.edu OR mail at zhenlian.me
About me
I’m an assistant professor in the Operations group at Yale School of Management and a faculty fellow at Center for Algorithms, Data, and Market Design at Yale. My research lies at the intersection of marketplaces, transportation, and public policy. See here for more about my research.
Prior to Yale, I was a postdoctoral fellow at Lyft’s Rideshare Labs. I obtained my Ph.D. from Cornell University, where I was very fortunate to work with Garrett van Ryzin and Li Chen. Before that, I obtained my bachelor’s degree at Peking University in Beijing, China.
Recent News
- Jul. 2025: I’m giving a talk on learning market signals (e.g. competition) in marketplaces at the 2025 Revenue Management and Pricing Conference.
- Jun. 2025: Our paper (journal, working paper) on the economic implications of self-driving on ride-hailing is featured by Yale Insights and Tech Xplore.
- Jun. 2025: I’m sharing some tips on teaching with AI at Teaching with AI RCT Summer Workshop at Northwestern Kellogg.
- May. 2025: I’m giving a talk on changing school schedules at San Francisco Unified School District at the Transportation And Logistics Early-Career North-American (TALENT) Workshop 2025. See the working paper here.