I am an empirical operations management researcher working at the intersection of applied economics, supply chains, AI-enabled decision support, and sustainability. My research studies how information frictions, incentives, and operational constraints shape decision quality across data-driven business settings.
I recently completed my Ph.D. in Management Sciences at the University of Waterloo. I also bring senior finance-industry experience in pricing, profitability, investment strategy, treasury, and fixed-income research.
Business Analytics, AI-Enabled Decision Support, Sustainable Operations Management, Supply-Chain Resilience, and Applied Economics and Finance
My research agenda examines how organizations and markets adapt under uncertainty. Using economic modeling, empirical analysis, causal inference, and machine-learning tools, I study resource allocation and decision quality in settings where data, incentives, and operating constraints interact.
Sustainable Wildfire Management Meets Social Media: How Virtual Interaction Affects Wildfire Response Costs
- Authors: Gong, G., Dimitrov, S., & Bartolacci, M. R.
- Journal: Production and Operations Management (2026)
- Keywords: empirical operations, emergency response, resource allocation, digital signals, decision-making under uncertainty
- Authors: Gong, G., Dimitrov, S., & Bartolacci, M. R.
- Journal: Discover Sustainability (2024)
- Keywords: wildfire management, social media analytics, Web 3.0, digital coordination, decision support
Digital Strategies in Wildfire Management: The Advantage of Applying Social Media Analytics and Web 3.0 Integration
- Presented at: 2024 INFORMS Telecommunications and Network Analytics Conference, Dallas, TX
- Keywords: digital operations, disaster response, information systems, predictive analytics
- Keywords: supply-chain resilience, business analytics, decision support, network exposure, operating risk
- Keywords: firm adaptation, causal inference, supply-chain shocks, empirical operations, mechanism evaluation
When Text Helps: AI Text Signals for Calibration-Sensitive Tail-Risk Decisions in Prediction Markets
- Keywords: AI-enabled decision support, text analytics, financial markets, calibration, risk analytics
Trade-Policy Exposure and Managerial Adjustment Margins: Regime-Dependent Evidence from Corporate Tax-Base Outcomes
- Keywords: applied economics, trade policy, firm adjustment, tax-base outcomes, managerial decision-making
As a side interest, I build basketball analytics projects. My NBA Enhanced Defensive Index (EDI) and NCAA Basketball Defensive Fingerprint Scout use public NBA and NCAA data to evaluate defensive impact across multiple dimensions.