Sheng Liu, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

Optimizing the staffing and scheduling decisions of a large retail network
NSERC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$62,000
Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics for Equitable and Efficient Service Provision in Smart Cities
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics for Equitable and Efficient Service Provision in Smart Cities
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$81,000

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Optimizing the staffing and scheduling decisions of a large retail network

Co-investigatorNSERC2024Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Sarhangian, Vahid V

Keywords: causal inference; machine learning; operations research; optimization; retail operations; scheduling; staffing

$62,000

Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics for Equitable and Efficient Service Provision in Smart Cities

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Liu, Sheng

$12,500

Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics for Equitable and Efficient Service Provision in Smart Cities

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Liu, Sheng

Keywords: operations management; data analytics; optimization under uncertainty; last-mile delivery; facility location; logistics

$81,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Liu, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics for Equitable and Efficient Service Provision in Smart Cities" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]