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Algorithmic advancements in discrete optimization : applications to machine learning and healthcare operations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
In the next ten years, hospitals will operate like air-traffic control centers whose role is to coordinate care across multiple facilities. Consequently, the future of hospital operations will have three salient characteristics. ...
Structural and algorithmic aspects of linear inequality systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Linear inequality systems play a foundational role in Operations Research, but many fundamental structural and algorithmic questions about linear inequality systems remain unanswered. This thesis considers and addresses ...
Essays in financial economics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
This thesis consists of three essays in corporate finance and capital markets. The first chapter estimates the effect of competition from low-cost index funds on fees in the money management industry. A difference-in-differences ...
Essays on Information Technologies, Social Networks and Individual Economic Outcomes
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
This four-part thesis focuses on the effect of Information Technologies and individual economic outcomes. The first two papers investigate the relationship between technology and individual pay. The last two focus on ...
Data-driven algorithms for operational problems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
In this thesis, we propose algorithms for solving revenue maximization and inventory control problems in data-driven settings. First, we study the choice-based network revenue management problem. We propose the Approximate ...
Inference and decision models for regulatory and business challenges in low-Income countries
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
This thesis develops inference and decision models to address challenges of particular relevance in low-income countries (LICs). The areas studied include intelligent tutoring systems (ITS), network infrastructure pricing, ...
Integrated robust and adaptive methods in the heating oil industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
Almost six million households in the United States alone use heating oil as their main fuel, the vast majority of these in the Northeastern US. In this thesis, we examine some problems faced by a planner who is contracted ...