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I am a PhD candidate in Analytics at the IT, Analytics, and Operations Department (ITAO) at the Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame, advised by Ahmed Abbasi and Jeff Cai. Prior to joining my PhD program, I received my M.S. in Statistics from UCLA and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Sydney. I am expected to graduate in May 2027.
My research lies at the intersection of computational methods and human-centered AI, with applications in e-commerce and digital health. I develop theory-guided artifacts that span the information value chain: from holistic tensor-based representations of digital trace data, to multimodal AI-assisted decision support systems. My work draws on design science, Bayesian methods, and large language models, and aims to make AI systems more interpretable, actionable, and impactful.
Contact
- Email: xzhang38@nd.edu
- Address: Mendoza College of Business, Notre Dame, IN 46556