Wei Qi, McGill University

Research

sharing economy bikeshare operations socioeconomic inequality data-based optimization humanitarian operations management smart-city operations data-driven optimization (1) sharing economy

Latest funding

Introducing AI in Community Organizations: Designing and Implementing Smart Meals-on-Wheels Operations
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$24,795
Tackling Inequality in Urban On-demand Bikeshare Services
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$46,060
Towards a Smart-City Future: Urban-Scale Integration of Mobility and Energy Systems
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$104,000

All 4 grants and awards

Introducing AI in Community Organizations: Designing and Implementing Smart Meals-on-Wheels Operations

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Serpa, Juan

Keywords: community building; non-for-profit; artificial intelligence; analytics; food security

$24,795

Tackling Inequality in Urban On-demand Bikeshare Services

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Qi, Wei

Keywords: sharing economy; bikeshare operations; socioeconomic inequality; data-based optimization; humanitarian operations management; smart-city operations; data-driven optimization

$46,060

Towards a Smart-City Future: Urban-Scale Integration of Mobility and Energy Systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Qi, Wei

$104,000

Towards a Smart-City Future: Urban-Scale Integration of Mobility and Energy Systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Qi, Wei

$12,500

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: sharing economy Dear Professor Qi, 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 on sharing economy 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 SSHRC-funded project "Tackling Inequality in Urban On-demand Bikeshare Services" (2020), 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]