Rong Yuan is currently a Research Scientist at JD.com Silicon Valley R&D Center. His focus is on applying optimization and machine learning techniques to various challenges in JD’s supply chain. Prior to JD.com, Rong worked on inventory control and order fulfillment problems at Walmart for its e-commerce business, and warehouse automation at Amazon.com. Rong received his Ph.D. in Operations Research from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His Ph.D. thesis was among the finalists in George B. Dantzig Dissertation Award 2017.