About me

I am Yifan Shen, a PhD student in Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Washington, Seattle, advised by Chiwei Yan (UC Berkeley) and Julia Yan (UBC). My research focuses on the modeling, analysis, optimization, computation, and simulation of large-scale transportation systems.

I am currently seeking applied/data/research scientist roles in optimization, data analytics, and/or marketplace design.

Education

• Ph.D in Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, expected Mar 2026.
• Joint Doctoral Research Scholar in Operations and Logistics at Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia, Jun 2025 - Dec 2025.
• M.Eng in Logistics Engineering, Sino-US Global Logistics Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2022.
• B.Eng in Transportation Engineering, School of Naval Architecture, Ocean & Civil Engineering,Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2019.

Working Papers / Publications

• Shen, Y., Yan, C. and Yan, J., Calyber: A Ridesharing Game, under major revision.
  • Runner-up, INFORMS Case Competition, 2025
• Yan, C., Yan, J. and Shen, Y., Pricing Shared Rides, Operations Research, forthcoming. [Code&Data].

Please refer to my Google Scholar page for more information.