Long He

Associate Professor of Decision Sciences

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Email: Long He

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Long He is an associate professor of decision sciences at the George Washington University School of Business (GWSB). Prior to joining GW, Long was an associate professor in the Department of Analytics & Operations (DAO) at NUS Business School, National University of Singapore. He received his Ph.D. in Operations Research from the University of California, Berkeley, and his B.Eng. in Logistics Management and Engineering from HKUST. His current research involves using optimization and machine learning tools to address problems in smart city operations (e.g., vehicle sharing, electric vehicle, energy system, and last-mile delivery) and supply chain management. This line of research has been recognized with the M&SOM Journal Best Paper Award, Transportation Science & Logistics (TSL) Best Paper Award, and ENRE Best Publication Award in Energy from INFORMS.

Areas of Expertise

Smart city operations (e.g., vehicle sharing, electric vehicle, energy system, last-mile delivery)
Supply chain management
Business analytics

Research

Selected Publications

Wang, Q., Lyu, G., He, L., & Teo, CP. (2025). Does Locker Alliance Network Improve Last Mile Delivery Efficiency? An Analysis using Prize-collecting Traveling Salesman Model. Forthcoming in Management Science.
He, L., Ke, N., Mao, R., Qi, W., & Zhang, H. (2024). From Curtailed Renewable Energy to Green Hydrogen: Infrastructure Planning for Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Vehicles. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 26(5), 1750-1767.
He, L., & Ni, T. (2024). Crowd-starting a Shared (Shuttle) Service with Customer Engagement. Production and Operations Management, 33(8), 1739-1758.
Chen, L., He, L., & Zhou, Y.H. (2024). An Exponential Cone Programming Approach for Electric Vehicle Charging Management. Operations Research, 72(5), 2215-2240.
Bi, S., He, L., & Teo, C.P. (2023). Taming the Long Tail of Inventory: Gambler’s Fallacy in Intermittent Demand Management. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management. 25(5), 1692-1710.
He, L., Liu, S., & Shen, Z. J. M. (2022). Smart urban transport and logistics: A business analytics perspective. Production and Operations Management, 31(10), 3771-3787.
Liu, S., He, L., & Shen, Z. J. M. (2021). On-Time Last-Mile Delivery: Order Assignment with Travel-Time Predictors. Management Science. 67(7), 4095-4119.
He, L., Ma, G., Qi, W., & Wang, X. (2021). Charging an Electric Vehicle Sharing Fleet. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management. 23(2), 471-487.
Hao, Z., He, L., Hu, Z., & Jiang, J. (2020). Robust Vehicle Pre-Allocation with Uncertain Covariates. Production and Operations Management. 29(4), 955-972.
He, L., Rong, Y., & Shen, Z. J. M. (2020). Product Sourcing and Distribution Strategies under Supply Disruption and Recall Risks. Production and Operations Management, 29(1), 9-23.
He, L., Hu, Z., & Zhang, M. (2020). Robust Repositioning for Vehicle Sharing. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management. 22(2), 241-256.
He, L., Mak, H. Y., Rong, Y., & Shen, Z. J. M. (2017). Service Region Design for Urban Electric Vehicle Sharing Systems. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 19(2), 309-327.

Awards

Management Science Meritorious Service Award, 2024
M&SOM Meritorious Service Award, 2023
ENRE Best Publication Award in Energy, INFORMS - 2022
Transportation Science & Logistics (TSL) Best Paper Award, INFORMS - 2019
M&SOM Journal Best Paper Award, INFORMS - 2019

Teaching

DNSC6314 Machine Learning I
DNSC6315 Machine Learning II
DNSC4282/6280 Supply Chain Analytics
DNSC6307 Optimization I
DNSC6308 Optimization II