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Zhengyun Yu.

I am a PhD student in Information Systems in the Department of Decision, Operations and Technology at The Chinese University of Hong Kong Business School, supervised by Prof. Phillip Zhang.

My research interests lie in ML/AI-driven causal inference and agentic AI, with applications to business decision-making, online platforms, and human behavior.

METHODS

Causal inference · Agentic AI

APPLICATIONS

Business decision making · Online platforms · Human behavior

Past research & Industry Experience

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

SenseTime

Algorithm Development for Large Models · Intern

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

DiDi Chuxing

Research Intern

Education

HONG KONG

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

PhD · Information Systems

Business School · Decision, Operations and Technology

OXFORD, UNITED KINGDOM

University of Oxford

Visiting Student · Mathematics & Computer Science

Pembroke College

SHENZHEN, CHINA

Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen

Bachelor of Engineering · Data Science

School of Science · Major ranking: 11/171

Honors & awards

Competitive Graduate Student Grant CUHK DOT

Scholarship on International Communication HITSZ

First Class Scholarship HITSZ

National Scholarship

Conference presentation

Do Price Gaps Stimulate Demand in Multi-Tier Services? Evidence from a Field Experiment

with Zhikun LU, Renyu Zhang

Presented at 2026 Marketplace Innovation Workshop; 2026 MSOM Conference. Scheduled for INFORMS 10th Workshop on Data Science, Oct 31, 2026.

Designing Adaptive Personalization under Endogenous Participation: Evidence from a Multi-Period Field Experiment

Scheduled for the 36th Workshop on Information Technologies and Systems (WITS 2026), Dec 16–18, 2026, Lisbon, Portugal.

Beyond research

Languages

Mandarin (Native)

English (Fluent)