Hi, I'm Craig! I'm a fourth-year Operations Research PhD Candidate and Vanier Scholar at the University of Toronto, co-advised by Professors Timothy Chan and Ningyuan Chen.
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 B2B transactions, and methods to measure hidden value in sports. Across these settings, I use data to ensure that theoretical insights translate into practical policies.
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.
I'm on the 2025-26 academic job market!
PhD Operations Research, Sep 2021- Aug 2026
University of Toronto
MASc Operations Research, Jan 2020 - Aug 2021
University of Toronto
BASc Industrial Engineering, Sep 2014 - May 2018
University of Toronto
Ranked 4th out of 105 students
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto
Email: craig.fernandes@mail.utoronto.ca