Craig Fernandes
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Craig Fernandes

The Wharton School

University of Pennsylvania

I am a Lecturer of Operations, Information, and Decisions at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

My research analyzes innovative markets that are impactful yet often overlooked in traditional operations literature. For example, I have designed income-sharing contracts for superstar labor markets, mechanisms to incentivize reviewing effort in academic conferences, pricing strategies for bargaining markets, and methods to measure hidden value in sports.

I am completing my PhD in Operations Research at the University of Toronto, co-advised by Professors Timothy Chan and Ningyuan Chen. I was a visiting researcher at the Tuck School of Business (Dartmouth College) in Summer 2024 and previously worked as a Data Scientist on Amazon's SCOT team in Summer 2021.

Interests

  • Operations Management
  • Market Design
  • Sports Economics
  • Analytics Education

Education

  • PhD Operations Research, Sep 2021 - Jan 2027

    University of Toronto

  • MASc Operations Research, Jan 2020 - Aug 2021

    University of Toronto

  • BASc Industrial Engineering, Sep 2014 - May 2018

    University of Toronto

Contact

Jon M. Huntsman Hall
3730 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
craig.fernandes@mail.utoronto.ca