Xiangyi (Ben) Zhang

Xiangyi (Ben) Zhang has a diverse range of work experience in the field of operations research and information technology. Xiangyi (Ben) is currently employed at 1QBit as an Operations Research Scientist, starting in June 2022. Prior to this, they worked at Sabre Corporation as a Senior Operations Research Analyst from June 2021 to June 2022.

In 2018, Xiangyi worked at Youhualin Information Technology (Shanghai) Co. Ltd as an Operations Research Analyst. Their responsibilities included designing and constructing a decision-making system for staff scheduling at Shenzhen International Airport. This involved building mathematical models for shift offering, shift assigning, and task assigning problems, as well as coding work using C++ (Windows) and Gurobi. Xiangyi (Ben) also created test scripts and maintained models and interfaces based on customer demands.

Before this, Xiangyi held a role as a Research Assistant at Shanghai Jiao Tong University from October 2015 to December 2017. Here, they conducted research on production scheduling, focusing on modeling scheduling problems and designing evolutionary algorithms. Xiangyi (Ben) also developed algorithms for Mixed Integer Programming (MIP) models.

In 2017, Xiangyi had a research internship at Youhualin Information Technology (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. Xiangyi (Ben) gained valuable experience during this time, contributing to their overall expertise in the field.

Overall, Xiangyi (Ben) Zhang has demonstrated a strong background in operations research and has applied their skills in various settings, including airports, corporations, and academic research institutions.

Xiangyi (Ben) Zhang began their education in 2010 at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, where they earned a Bachelor's degree in Automation Engineering in 2014. Xiangyi (Ben) then attended Shanghai Jiao Tong University from 2014 to 2017, where they pursued their Master's degree in Industrial Engineering and Transportation Engineering.

In 2017, Zhang briefly attended Alliance française Shanghai to study French.

Their education continued at Polytechnique Montréal from 2018 to 2021, where they pursued a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Mathematics and Industrial Engineering.