Research Interests
Topics: Operations on online platforms, innovation management, crowdsourcing, crowdfunding, new product and service development
Methodologies: Large-scale econometric studies, field experiment, natural language processing, game theory
Research Papers
“Optimal Duration of Innovation Contests” with C. G. Korpeoglu and E. Korpeoglu (2021) Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 23(3):657-675.
Selected as the INFORMS TIMES Paper of the Month, June 2021.
“Product Development in Crowdfunding: Theoretical and Empirical Analysis” with P. B. Cornelius, B. Gokpinar, E. Korpeoglu, and C. S. Tang (2024) Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 26(2):701-721
Runner-up, 2021 INFORMS TIMES Best Working Paper Award.
Featured by the Financial Times (May 10, 2021). (See the news on UCL SoM's website.)
Featured by the UCLA Anderson Review (June 23, 2021).
Featured by the Wall Street Journal (September 2, 2021).
“Team Collaboration in Innovation Contests” with C. G. Korpeoglu and C. S. Tang.
1st prize, 2020 INFORMS TIMES Best Working Paper Award. (See the news on UCL SoM's website.)
“Informativeness of Reviews on a Mental Health Platform: A Field Experiment” with Guang Cheng, Joel Goh, and B. Gokpinar.
Article in Practitioner Journal
"Customers Prefer to Crowdfund Products They Can Improve" with P. B. Cornelius, B. Gokpinar, E. Korpeoglu, and C. S. Tang (2024) Harvard Business Review.