Prof. Thomas A. Weber
EPFL – OES
Odyssea 3.01, Station 5
1015 Lausanne – Switzerland
Phone: +41 21 693 01 41
Thomas Weber is an Ingénieur des Arts et Manufactures (École Centrale Paris) and a Diplom-Ingenieur in Electrical Engineering (Technical University Aachen). He holds S.M. degrees in Technology and Policy and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as well as an M.A. in Operations and Information Management and a Ph.D. in Managerial Science and Applied Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Between 2003 and 2011 he was a faculty member in the Department of Management Science and Engineering at Stanford University. From 1998 to 2002 he worked as a senior consultant at the Boston Consulting Group. In 2008, he was a visiting faculty member in the Department of Economics at the University of Cambridge, and in 2009 in the Department of Mathematics at Moscow State University.
Professor Weber’s current research interests include the economics of information and uncertainty, the design of contracts, and strategy. He has been developing new theoretical models and methods that have the potential to change the way in which we approach social systems, and integrate different levels of analysis. His papers have appeared in American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, Information Systems Research, Decision Support Systems, Economics Letters, Economic Theory, Journal of Mathematical Economics, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, Management Science, Operations Research, Optimal Control Applications and Methods, and Theory & Decision. He is the author of a book on “Optimal Control Theory with Applications in Economics,” published by MIT Press in 2011.
Ru Zhang
Doctoral Student
EPFL – OES
Odyssea 4.16, Station 5
1015 Lausanne – Switzerland
Ru Zhang is a PhD student at the chair of Operations, Economics and Strategy, supervised by Prof. Thomas Weber. He holds a Master’s degree from Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne in Mathematical Models and Methods in Economics and Finance, with a recipient of the PGSM Master Scholarship. His research is centered on stochastic dynamic programming, optimization, and optimal control. Driven by a passion for intellectual inquiry, he aspires to contribute to a deeper understanding of complex systems and to enhance human welfare through his research.
Ilona Ball
Administrative Assistant
EPFL – OES
Odyssea 3.16, Station 5
1015 Lausanne – Switzerland
Phone: +41 21 693 00 39
[email protected]