Michael Zhang
Sobey School of Business
Finance, Information Systems and Management Science
Associate Professor
Office: SB146
Phone: 902-491-8676
Email: ichael.zhang@smu.ca
Michael Zhang is Associate Professor in the Department of Finance, Information Systems and Management Science at the Sobey School of Business. He was Acting Associate Dean in Research and Knowledge Mobilization, at the Sobey School of Business from 2019 to 2020. Dr. Zhang’s research is in the area of Data Analytics in Healthcare Services and Supply Chain Management. Currently, he is NPI of a $273,000 NFRFE project “Supporting Youth with Mental Health Conditions using Machine Learning and Analytics”. He is also PI of a $46,000 SSHRC IDG project "Enhancing Canadian Vaccination Strategies Using Machine Learning and Business Analytics”. Dr. Zhang teaches courses of Applied Data Analysis, Statistics, Operations Management and Quantitative Methods for PhD in Applied Science, Master of Computing and Data Analytics, Master of Finance, Master of Applied Science, MBA and Undergraduate students. Dr. Zhang received his PhD in Management Science from the Ivey Business School, University of Western Ontario; his Master of Economics (Financial Engineering) from Xiamen University, and his BSc (Electronic Engineering) from Zhejiang University in China.