Research

Working Papers

Optimal Design of Default Donations,
with F. Castro. Major Revision, Operations Research. [SSRN]
– Accepted to the 25th ACM Conference on Economics & Computation (EC ’24)

Redesigning VolunteerMatch’s Search Algorithm: Toward More Equitable Access to Volunteers,
with V. Manshadi, D. Saban, and A. Suresh. Major Revision, Management Science. [SSRN]
– Honorable mention, 2023 Doing Good with Good OR Student Paper Competition, Entrant: Akshaya Suresh
– Winner, 2023 INFORMS Public Sector OR Best Video Award [Entry]
– Finalist, 2024 Revenue Management & Pricing Practice Award
– Finalist, 2024 INFORMS Public Sector OR Best Paper Award
– Finalist, 2024 Service Science Best Student Paper Competition Entrant: Akshaya Suresh
– Media: [Yale Insights] [How the World Works Podcast with Warren Olney]

Accepted and Published Papers

Online Algorithms for Matching Platforms with Multi-Channel Traffic,
with V. Manshadi, D. Saban, and A. Suresh. [Forthcoming in Management Science]
– Accepted to the 23rd ACM Conference on Economics & Computation (EC ’22)
– Media: [UCLA Anderson Review]

Commitment on Volunteer Crowdsourcing Platforms: Implications for Growth and Engagement,
with I. Lo, V. Manshadi, and A. Shameli. [Manufacturing & Service Operations Management]
– Accepted to the 25th ACM Conference on Economics & Computation (EC ’24)

Fair Dynamic Rationing,
with V. Manshadi and R. Niazadeh. [Management Science]
– Winner, 2021 Rothkopf Junior Researcher Paper Prize (INFORMS AMD Section) Entrant: Rad Niazadeh
– Accepted to the 22nd ACM Conference on Economics & Computation (EC ’21)
– Media: [18 min talk] [5 min talk] [Yale Insights] [Chicago Booth Review] [UCLA Anderson Review]

Online Policies for Efficient Volunteer Crowdsourcing,
with V. Manshadi. [Management Science]
– Second Place, 2021 MSOM Best Student Paper Competition
– Third Place, 2020 Rothkopf Junior Researcher Paper Prize (INFORMS AMD Section)
– Honorable Mention, 2020 Public Sector OR Best Paper
– Accepted to the 21st ACM Conference on Economics & Computation (EC ’20)
– Media: [18 min. talk] [5 min. talk] [Yale Insights]

Diffusion in Random Networks: Impact of Degree Distribution,
with V. Manshadi and S. Misra. [Operations Research]
– Accepted to the 13th Workshop on the Economics of Networks, Systems, and Computation (NetEcon ’18)

Snapshot Models of Undocumented Immigration,
with E. Kaplan. [Risk Analysis]
– Honorable Mention, 2019 Public Sector OR Best Paper