Yiqi (Verna) Tian

Hello! I am Yiqi Tian, a final year Ph.D. student in the Industrial Engineering department at the University of Pittsburgh and a research assistant at the Center for Advanced Medical Computing and Analysis (CAMCA), Department of Radiology at MGH, Harvard Medical School. I am deeply grateful for the guidance of my advisor, Dr. Bo Zeng.

My research focuses on advancing robust optimization methodologies, with applications in healthcare management and generative AI. I earned my undergraduate degree in Industrial Engineering from both the University of Pittsburgh and Sichuan University Pittsburgh Institute in 2020.

Collaborators

I feel incredibly lucky to work with an amazing group of collaborators, whose support has shaped my research journey:

• Dr. Quanzheng Li, Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School
• Dr. Na Li, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
• Dr. Juan Carlos Puyana, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)
• Dr. Pratap Kumar, Strathmore University, Kenya
• Dr. Bidanda Bopaya, University of Pittsburgh, Industrial Engineering
• Dr. Jayant Rajgopal, University of Pittsburgh, Industrial Engineering