I am interested in Wildlife Operations Research, which aims to manage wildlife through efficient use of limited resources. I work closely with disease ecologists, conservation biologists, and managers in wildlife agencies.
I am an Associate Professor & Distinguished Faculty Fellow of Management Analytics at Smith School of Business, Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario, Canada. I am currently spending my sabbatical year at Cornell University. I received my PhD from the University of Toronto.
Many emerging infectious diseases in humans originate in wildlife. Managing wildlife diseases is critical for preventing the next pandemic.
In the South Korean horror film "Train to Busan," a zombie outbreak is sparked by a zombie deer. In reality, deer can indeed be infected with so-called "zombie deer disease," formally known as Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), which poses serious threats to wildlife, agriculture, and human health.
I am currently working with disease ecologists at the Cornell Wildlife Health Lab and a network of wildlife agencies to develop and implement cost-effective management strategies for CWD.
The Hainan gibbon is the rarest primate on the planet, with only 39 individuals known today. Working with conservation biologists at the Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park, we use operations research approaches to optimize the conservation of this rare flagship species.
Learn more about our work from the paper:
J. Wang, X. Song, R. Yousefi, Z. Jiang Optimal Learning and Management of Threatened Species, forthcoming at Management Science
Publications
J. Wang, X. Song*, R. Yousefi*, Z. Jiang (2024), Optimal Learning and Management of Threatened Species, forthcoming at Management Science
J. Wang (2022) Optimal Sequential Multi-class Diagnosis, Operations Research, 70(1), 201–222
J. Wang (2021) Optimal Bayesian Demand Learning over Short Horizons, Production & Operations Management, 30(4), 1154-1177 code
J. Wang, Y. Levin, M. Nediak (2020) Selling Passes to Strategic Customers, Operations Research, 68(4), 1095–1115
J. Wang (2016) Minimizing the False Alarm Rate in Systems with Transient Abnormality, Naval Research Logistics, 63(4), 320-334
J. Wang, C. G. Lee (2015) Multi-state Bayesian Control Chart Over a Finite Horizon, Operations Research, 63(4), 949-964
(* Student coauthors)
Ongoing Work
Optimal Surveillance and Management of Emerging Wildlife Disease (with Cornell Wildlife Health Lab)
Optimizing Wildlife Surveys in a Dynamic World (with Y. Xie, J. Hanson, J. Bennett)
Birdbnb: Data-Driven Pitstop Support for Migrating Birds (with Li Chen, Xiaoyue Yan)
Saving Whales with Optimal Control (with Y. Gong*)
Learning to Balance the Performance and Deterioration of Aging Systems through Derating (minor revision, Production & Operations Management)
Service
Ad hoc Reviewer: Operations Research, Management Science, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Production & Operations Management, Naval Research Logistics, European Journal of Operations Research, Critical Care Medicine, Health Care Management Science, Omega
Contact Information
Jue Wang 王珏
Smith School of Business, Queen's University
143 Union St. West, Kingston,
ON, Canada, K7L 3N6
juewang-faculty AT queensu DOT ca