Qian LIU
劉倩
PhD in Decision, Risk and Operations
Columbia University, 2006

Associate Professor
Department of Industrial Engineering and Decision Analytics



(852) 2358 7118
qianliu@ust.hk
Room 5593
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ORCID
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Scopus ID
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Research Interest Publications Projects Teaching Assignment RPG Supervision Space used




Research Interest

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Dynamic pricing
Marketing-operations interface
Operations management
Operations research
Revenue management



Publications

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All Years 21 2022 0 2021 3 2020 2 2019 0 2018 0 2017 2 2016 14

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2021 3

Contract Unobservability and Downstream Competition
M&SOM-Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, v. 23, (6), 5 October 2021, p. 1468-1482
Li, Xi; Liu, Qian Article
Managing return policies with consumer resale
Naval Research Logistics, 31 May 2021
Lei, Yong; Liu, Qian; Shum, Stephen Article
Who carries strategic inventory? Manufacturer or retailer
Naval Research Logistics, 29 July 2021
Dong, Chang; Liu, Qian Article

2020 2

Selling multiple units to strategic consumers
Operations Research Letters, v. 49, (2), March 2021, p. 191-196
Jin, Chen; Liu, Qian; Wu, Chenguang Article
Stable learned bloom filters for data streams
Proceedings of the VLDB Endowment, v. 13, (11), July 2020, p. 2355-2367
Liu, Qiyu; Zheng, Libin; Shen, Yanyan; Chen, Lei Article

2017 2

A Carrier-shipper Contract under Asymmetric Information in the Ocean Transport Industry
Annals of Operations Research, v. 273, (1-2), February 2019, p. 377-408
Yang, Ruina; Lee, Chung-Yee; Liu, Qian; Zheng, song Article
Warranty pricing with consumer learning
European Journal of Operational Research, v. 263, (2), December 2017, p. 596-610
Lei, Yong; Liu, Qian; Shum, Stephen Article

2015 2

Strategic Capacity Management When Customers Have Boundedly Rational Expectations
Production and Operations Management, v. 24, (12), December 2015, p. 1852-1869
Huang, Tingliang; Liu, Qian Article
The Reference Effects on a Retailer's Dynamic Pricing and Inventory Strategies with Strategic Consumers
Operations Research, v. 63, (6), November 2015, p. 1320-1335
Wu, Shining; Liu, Qian; Zhang, Rachel Q. Article

2013 2

Dynamic Pricing Competition with Strategic Customers Under Vertical Product Differentiation
Management Science, v. 59, (1), January 2013, p. 84-101
Liu, Qian; Zhang, Dan Article
Pricing and capacity rationing with customer disappointment aversion
Production and Operations Management, v. 22, (5), September 2013, p. 1269-1286
Liu, Qian; Shum, Stephen W.H. Article

2012 1

The auxiliary protein complex SaePQ activates the phosphatase activity of sensor kinase SaeS in the SaeRS two-component system of Staphylococcus aureus
Molecular Microbiology, v.86, (2), 2012, Oct, p. 331–348
Jeong, Do-Won; Cho, Hoonsik; Jones, Marcus B.; Shatzkes, Kenneth; Sun, Fei; Ji, Quanjiang; Liu, Qian; Peterson, Scott N.; He, Chuan; Bae, Taeok Article

2011 1

Strategic Capacity Rationing when Customers Learn
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, v. 13, (1), 2011, Dec, p. 89-107
Liu, Qian; Van Ryzin, Garrett Article

2010 3

Price and quality competition in a duopoly with reference-dependent preferences
2010 7th International Conference on Service Systems and Service Management, Proceedings of ICSSSM' 10, 2010, p. 740-743, Article number 5530146
Liu, Qian; Zheng, Song Conference paper
Pricing and Capacity Rationing with Customer Disappointment Aversion
2nd Annual Oceania Regional Workshop on Supply Chain Management, University of Auckland, 2010
Liu, Qian; Shum, Stephen Conference paper
Selling to Competing Heterogeneous Newsvendors with Non-Discriminating Contracts
INFORMS 2010, , 2010
Li, Ruirui; Liu, Qian; Shum, Stephen Conference paper

2009 1

Capacity Rationing with Strategic Customers
International Series in Operations Research and Management Science / v. 131, 2009, p. 397-419
Liu, Qian; Van Ryzin, Garrett J. Book chapter

2008 4

On the choice-based linear programming model for network revenue management
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, v. 10, (2), 2008, Mar, p. 288-310
Liu, Qian; van Ryzin, Garrett Article
Strategic capacity rationing to induce early purchases
Management Science, v. 54, (6), 2008, JUN, p. 1115-1131
Liu, Qian; Van Ryzin, Garrett J. Article
On the Value of Psychological Elation and Disappointment Effects on Capacity and Pricing Decisions
INFORMS Annual Meeting, Washington DC, USA
Liu, Qian; Shum, Stephen W.H. Conference paper
On the Value of Psychological Elation and Disappointment Effects on Pricing and Capacity Decisions
INFORMS Manufacturing & Service Operations Management Conference, INFORMS MSOM Society, University of Maryland, June 4-6, 2008
Shum, Stephen; Liu, Qian Conference paper


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Article 3

Contract Unobservability and Downstream Competition
M&SOM-Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, v. 23, (6), 5 October 2021, p. 1468-1482
Li, Xi; Liu, Qian
Managing return policies with consumer resale
Naval Research Logistics, 31 May 2021
Lei, Yong; Liu, Qian; Shum, Stephen
Who carries strategic inventory? Manufacturer or retailer
Naval Research Logistics, 29 July 2021
Dong, Chang; Liu, Qian


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Article 2

Selling multiple units to strategic consumers
Operations Research Letters, v. 49, (2), March 2021, p. 191-196
Jin, Chen; Liu, Qian; Wu, Chenguang
Stable learned bloom filters for data streams
Proceedings of the VLDB Endowment, v. 13, (11), July 2020, p. 2355-2367
Liu, Qiyu; Zheng, Libin; Shen, Yanyan; Chen, Lei


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Article 2

A Carrier-shipper Contract under Asymmetric Information in the Ocean Transport Industry
Annals of Operations Research, v. 273, (1-2), February 2019, p. 377-408
Yang, Ruina; Lee, Chung-Yee; Liu, Qian; Zheng, song
Warranty pricing with consumer learning
European Journal of Operational Research, v. 263, (2), December 2017, p. 596-610
Lei, Yong; Liu, Qian; Shum, Stephen


Expand All Collapse All


Article 2

Strategic Capacity Management When Customers Have Boundedly Rational Expectations
Production and Operations Management, v. 24, (12), December 2015, p. 1852-1869
Huang, Tingliang; Liu, Qian
The Reference Effects on a Retailer's Dynamic Pricing and Inventory Strategies with Strategic Consumers
Operations Research, v. 63, (6), November 2015, p. 1320-1335
Wu, Shining; Liu, Qian; Zhang, Rachel Q.


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Article 2

Dynamic Pricing Competition with Strategic Customers Under Vertical Product Differentiation
Management Science, v. 59, (1), January 2013, p. 84-101
Liu, Qian; Zhang, Dan
Pricing and capacity rationing with customer disappointment aversion
Production and Operations Management, v. 22, (5), September 2013, p. 1269-1286
Liu, Qian; Shum, Stephen W.H.


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Article 1

The auxiliary protein complex SaePQ activates the phosphatase activity of sensor kinase SaeS in the SaeRS two-component system of Staphylococcus aureus
Molecular Microbiology, v.86, (2), 2012, Oct, p. 331–348
Jeong, Do-Won; Cho, Hoonsik; Jones, Marcus B.; Shatzkes, Kenneth; Sun, Fei; Ji, Quanjiang; Liu, Qian; Peterson, Scott N.; He, Chuan; Bae, Taeok


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Article 1

Strategic Capacity Rationing when Customers Learn
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, v. 13, (1), 2011, Dec, p. 89-107
Liu, Qian; Van Ryzin, Garrett


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Conference paper 3

Price and quality competition in a duopoly with reference-dependent preferences
2010 7th International Conference on Service Systems and Service Management, Proceedings of ICSSSM' 10, 2010, p. 740-743, Article number 5530146
Liu, Qian; Zheng, Song
Pricing and Capacity Rationing with Customer Disappointment Aversion
2nd Annual Oceania Regional Workshop on Supply Chain Management, University of Auckland, 2010
Liu, Qian; Shum, Stephen
Selling to Competing Heterogeneous Newsvendors with Non-Discriminating Contracts
INFORMS 2010, , 2010
Li, Ruirui; Liu, Qian; Shum, Stephen


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Book chapter 1

Capacity Rationing with Strategic Customers
International Series in Operations Research and Management Science / v. 131, 2009, p. 397-419
Liu, Qian; Van Ryzin, Garrett J.


Expand All Collapse All


Article 2

On the choice-based linear programming model for network revenue management
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, v. 10, (2), 2008, Mar, p. 288-310
Liu, Qian; van Ryzin, Garrett
Strategic capacity rationing to induce early purchases
Management Science, v. 54, (6), 2008, JUN, p. 1115-1131
Liu, Qian; Van Ryzin, Garrett J.

Conference paper 2

On the Value of Psychological Elation and Disappointment Effects on Capacity and Pricing Decisions
INFORMS Annual Meeting, Washington DC, USA
Liu, Qian; Shum, Stephen W.H.
On the Value of Psychological Elation and Disappointment Effects on Pricing and Capacity Decisions
INFORMS Manufacturing & Service Operations Management Conference, INFORMS MSOM Society, University of Maryland, June 4-6, 2008
Shum, Stephen; Liu, Qian


Expand All Collapse All


2015 2

Strategic Capacity Management When Customers Have Boundedly Rational Expectations
Production and Operations Management, v. 24, (12), December 2015, p. 1852-1869
Huang, Tingliang; Liu, Qian Article
The Reference Effects on a Retailer's Dynamic Pricing and Inventory Strategies with Strategic Consumers
Operations Research, v. 63, (6), November 2015, p. 1320-1335
Wu, Shining; Liu, Qian; Zhang, Rachel Q. Article

2013 2

Dynamic Pricing Competition with Strategic Customers Under Vertical Product Differentiation
Management Science, v. 59, (1), January 2013, p. 84-101
Liu, Qian; Zhang, Dan Article
Pricing and capacity rationing with customer disappointment aversion
Production and Operations Management, v. 22, (5), September 2013, p. 1269-1286
Liu, Qian; Shum, Stephen W.H. Article

2012 1

The auxiliary protein complex SaePQ activates the phosphatase activity of sensor kinase SaeS in the SaeRS two-component system of Staphylococcus aureus
Molecular Microbiology, v.86, (2), 2012, Oct, p. 331–348
Jeong, Do-Won; Cho, Hoonsik; Jones, Marcus B.; Shatzkes, Kenneth; Sun, Fei; Ji, Quanjiang; Liu, Qian; Peterson, Scott N.; He, Chuan; Bae, Taeok Article

2011 1

Strategic Capacity Rationing when Customers Learn
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, v. 13, (1), 2011, Dec, p. 89-107
Liu, Qian; Van Ryzin, Garrett Article

2010 3

Price and quality competition in a duopoly with reference-dependent preferences
2010 7th International Conference on Service Systems and Service Management, Proceedings of ICSSSM' 10, 2010, p. 740-743, Article number 5530146
Liu, Qian; Zheng, Song Conference paper
Pricing and Capacity Rationing with Customer Disappointment Aversion
2nd Annual Oceania Regional Workshop on Supply Chain Management, University of Auckland, 2010
Liu, Qian; Shum, Stephen Conference paper
Selling to Competing Heterogeneous Newsvendors with Non-Discriminating Contracts
INFORMS 2010, , 2010
Li, Ruirui; Liu, Qian; Shum, Stephen Conference paper

2009 1

Capacity Rationing with Strategic Customers
International Series in Operations Research and Management Science / v. 131, 2009, p. 397-419
Liu, Qian; Van Ryzin, Garrett J. Book chapter

2008 4

On the choice-based linear programming model for network revenue management
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, v. 10, (2), 2008, Mar, p. 288-310
Liu, Qian; van Ryzin, Garrett Article
Strategic capacity rationing to induce early purchases
Management Science, v. 54, (6), 2008, JUN, p. 1115-1131
Liu, Qian; Van Ryzin, Garrett J. Article
On the Value of Psychological Elation and Disappointment Effects on Capacity and Pricing Decisions
INFORMS Annual Meeting, Washington DC, USA
Liu, Qian; Shum, Stephen W.H. Conference paper
On the Value of Psychological Elation and Disappointment Effects on Pricing and Capacity Decisions
INFORMS Manufacturing & Service Operations Management Conference, INFORMS MSOM Society, University of Maryland, June 4-6, 2008
Shum, Stephen; Liu, Qian Conference paper


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Teaching Assignment

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2021-22 Winter 0 2021-22 Fall 2 2020-21 Summer 0 2020-21 Spring 4 2020-21 Winter 0 2020-21 Fall 4

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IEDA4420 Dynamic Pricing and Revenue Optimization
IEDA4960 Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management Final Year Project


IEDA4420 Dynamic Pricing and Revenue Optimization
IEDA4920 Decision Analytics Final Year Project
IEDA4930 Logistics Management and Engineering Project
IEDA4960 Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management Final Year Project


IEDA4920 Decision Analytics Final Year Project
IEDA4930 Logistics Management and Engineering Project
IEDA4960 Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management Final Year Project
IEDA5170 Advanced Production Planning and Control


No Teaching Assignments


No Teaching Assignments


No Teaching Assignments






Research Postgraduate (RPG) Supervision From January 2019 to December 2022 (As of 30 January 2022)

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All Supervisions Current RPGs Graduated RPGs

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Current RPGs

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Doctor of Philosophy HE, Yihua (co-supervision)
Industrial Engineering and Decision Analytics( 2021 - )

LI, Zikang (co-supervision)
Industrial Engineering and Decision Analytics( 2021 - )

HE, Guodong (co-supervision)
Industrial Engineering and Decision Analytics( 2019 - )

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Master of Philosophy LI, Fang
Technology Leadership and Entrepreneurship( 2019 - )

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Graduated RPGs

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Doctor of Philosophy DONG, Chang
Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management( Completed in 2019 )

LU, Lan
Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management( Completed in 2019 )

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Master of Philosophy YUE, Yini
Technology Leadership and Entrepreneurship( Completed in 2021 )









ProjectsFrom January 2020 to December 2022

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All Projects 5

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No Projects.
Design Used Product Collection Policies in the Presence of a Secondary Market


二手市場環境下的產品回收政策的設計 Leading


RGC - General Research Fund


Project Team (HKUST)
LIU Qian (Lead)


2022 -




Servitization Design in Competition


競爭中的產品附加服務設計 Leading


RGC - General Research Fund


Project Team (HKUST)
LIU Qian (Lead)


2021 -




Optimal Return and Resale Policy in the Presence of Strategic Customers


面對策略型消費者的產品退貨和回售優化模型 Leading


RGC - General Research Fund


Project Team (HKUST)
LIU Qian (Lead)


2020 -




Revenue Management of Probabilistic Goods


概率產品的收益管理 Leading


RGC - General Research Fund


Project Team (HKUST)
LIU Qian (Lead)


2019 -




A Dynamic Exchange-Old-for-New Program for Successive Generations of Products in the Presence of Strategic Consumers


針對策略型消費者購買多代產品的動態以舊換新戰略研究 Leading


RGC - General Research Fund


Project Team (HKUST)
LIU Qian (Lead)


2016 - 2020