Dr. Yusen Xia is director of the Institute for Insight and faculty director of the Master of Science in Analytics program. His research interests include structured and unstructured data analytics, algorithm design and machine learning, and operations and supply chain management.

Xia has published papers in journals such as Operations Research, Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, Production and Operations Management, Journal of Operations Management, IIE Transactions, Naval Research Logistics, and Decisions Sciences, among others. His research has been supported by NSF and industries such as Amazon.com, Ryerson Inc., and Closets and More. He is currently a senior editor of Production and Operations Management and an associate editor of Decision Sciences.