Dr. Haitao Li

Dr. Li's research is motivated by his passion to enhance the quality and efficiency of real-life decision-making, with the ultimate goal of benefiting society. His research centers on developing models and algorithms that combine the complementary strengths of descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics/optimization for applications in manufacturing, service, agriculture, construction, and healthcare. Dr. Li's research projects have been funded by the U.S. Army Research Office, U.S. DOT, Association Supply Chain Management (ASCM), International Agricultural Trade and Research Consortium (IATRC), Missouri Agriculture and Small Business Development Authority (MASBDA), and HP Labs, Ameren and the ESI private sector.

Dr. Li is the Director of Laboratory of Advanced Supply Chain Analytics (LASCA).