Meet Ping-Chieh Huang

Tell us a bit about your background: I am a PhD student in Management with a concentration in Innovation, Technology and Operations at Rady School of Management. I obtained my bachelor’s degree in Economics from Soochow University in Taiwan. I also received a master’s degree in Management and a master’s degree in Statistics from Arizona State University.

What are you studying/researching? My area of focus lies in the overlap of game theory, innovation crowdsourcing and machine learning. Specifically, I am interested in diving into different incentives that help stimulate innovation and improve overall output and efficiency on data science related interfaces and platforms.

Tell us about your professional experience and campus involvement at UC San Diego: I have worked as a Research Assistant, Teaching Assistant and PhD Peer Mentor at Rady. Particularly in Summer 2024, I was admitted to the Summer Graduate Teaching Scholars (SGTS) program. There I went through a series of advanced college teaching training and eventually taught an independent course as an Associate Instructor.

Why UC San Diego? Because of my multidisciplinary background, in my search for a PhD program I was looking for a community that embraces diversity and shares a common vision with me. Rady’s ITO is a group of great minds that appreciates differences and encourages thinking outside the box. I have been enjoying brainstorming with the faculty and peers through abundant research opportunities and seminar experiences.

Have you been awarded any fellowships or grants during graduate school? If so, which ones? Rady Academic Year Fellowship, Rady Annual Research Fellowship, UCSD Graduate & Professional Student Association Travel Grants, J. Yang Scholarship, and the Seth Bonder Foundation Doctoral Student Colloquia Bonder Grant.