Working Papers

1. Xiaoquan Gao, Pengyi Shi, Nan Kong, “Stopping the revolving door: MDP-Based decision support for community corrections placement”, Major Revision at Operations Research
   • Winner, 2023 INFORMS Decision Analysis Society Student Paper Award [link]
   • First place, 2023 INFORMS Service Science IBM Best Student Paper Award [link] [5-minute Talk]
   • First place, 2023 IISE Outstanding Innovation in Service Systems Engineering Award [link]

Work in Progress

1. Xiaoquan Gao, Pengyi Shi. Routing with Delayed Revelation of Feature Information
2. Tri Quang Vo, Xiaoquan Gao, Pengyi Shi. Bridging Prediction and Decision in Jail Diversion: The Power of Interpretability

Journal Papers

1. Xiaoquan Gao, Nan Kong, Paul M. Griffin, “Shortening emergency medical response time with joint operations of UAVs with ambulances”, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 26.2 (2024): 447-464.

1. Xiaoquan Gao, Sabriya Alam, Pengyi Shi, Franklin Dexter, and Nan Kong. “Interpretable machine learning models to predict hospital patient readmission”. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 23.1 (2023): 1-11
2. Xiaoquan Gao, Jianpei Wen, and Jie Song. “Capacity allocation and revenue sharing in healthcare alliances.” Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal 32.4 (2020): 829-851

Conference Proceedings

1. Nan Kong and Juan C. Paz and Xiaoquan Gao. “EMS operations management: simulation, optimization, and new service models” 2022 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC). IEEE, 2022
2. Xiaoquan Gao, Nan Kong, and Paul M. Griffin. “Dynamic optimization of drone dispatch for substance overdose rescue.” 2020 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC). IEEE, 2020
3. Xiaoquan Gao, Jianpei Wen, and Jie Song. “Simulation study of revenue sharing in healthcare alliances.” 2018 winter simulation conference (WSC). IEEE, 2018