
Yonatan Gur
Associate Professor of Operations, Information and Technology at the Graduate School of Business
Operations, Information & Technology
Bio
I am an Associate Professor of Operations, Information, and Technology at Stanford Graduate School of Business. I received my PhD in Decision, Risk, and Operations from Columbia Business School. I hold a B.Sc. degree from the School of Physics and Astronomy and an M.Sc. from the School of Mathematical Sciences, Tel Aviv University.
My research addresses dynamic optimization in uncertain environments with applications in platform and market analytics. My work aims to elucidate salient features in the design and analysis of content platforms, including media sites, ad platforms, and discussion boards, through adapting and synergizing ideas from the operations research and machine learning disciplines together with empirical data analysis. My research has been recognized by several awards, including Informs Lanchester Prize.
Academic Appointments
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Associate Professor, Operations, Information & Technology
2023-24 Courses
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Independent Studies (4)
- Doctoral Practicum in Research
OIT 699 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Doctoral Practicum in Teaching
OIT 698 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Individual Research
GSBGEN 390 (Aut, Win, Spr) - PhD Directed Reading
ACCT 691, FINANCE 691, MGTECON 691, MKTG 691, OB 691, OIT 691, POLECON 691 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Doctoral Practicum in Research
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Prior Year Courses
2022-23 Courses
- MSx: Operations and Strategies
OIT 269 (Win, Sum) - Operations and Strategies
OIT 271 (Win) - Research in Operations, Information and Technology
OIT 644 (Aut)
2021-22 Courses
- MSx: Operations and Strategies
OIT 269 (Win) - Research in Operations, Information and Technology
OIT 644 (Aut)
- MSx: Operations and Strategies
Stanford Advisees
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Doctoral Dissertation Reader (AC)
Ilan Morgenstern -
Postdoctoral Research Mentor
Salomon Wollenstein Betech
All Publications
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Adaptive Sequential Experiments with Unknown Information Arrival Processes
M&SOM-MANUFACTURING & SERVICE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
2022
View details for DOI 10.1287/msom.2022.1116
View details for Web of Science ID 000810602300001
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Sequential Procurement with Contractual and Experimental Learning
MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
2022; 68 (4): 2714-2731
View details for DOI 10.1287/mnsc.2021.3988
View details for Web of Science ID 000798270800014
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Smoothness-Adaptive Contextual Bandits
OPERATIONS RESEARCH
2022
View details for DOI 10.1287/opre.2021.2215
View details for Web of Science ID 000750752100001
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Confounding Equilibria for Platforms with Private Information on Promotion Value
SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING AG. 2022: 555
View details for Web of Science ID 000766201000041
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Value Loss in Allocation Systems with Provider Guarantees
MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
2021; 67 (6): 3757-3784
View details for DOI 10.1287/mnsc.2020.3656
View details for Web of Science ID 000694892700006
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Learning in Repeated Auctions with Budgets: Regret Minimization and Equilibrium
MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
2019; 65 (9): 3952–68
View details for DOI 10.1287/mnsc.2018.3174
View details for Web of Science ID 000486622700001
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Optimal Exploration-Exploitation in a Multi-Armed-Bandit Problem with Non-Stationary Rewards
Stochastic Systems
2019; 9 (4): 319-337
View details for DOI 10.1287/stsy.2022.0093
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Technical Note-The Competitive Facility Location Problem in a Duopoly: Advances Beyond Trees
OPERATIONS RESEARCH
2018; 66 (4): 1058–67
View details for DOI 10.1287/opre.2017.1694
View details for Web of Science ID 000441556300011
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Adaptive Learning with Unknown Information Flows
NEURAL INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMS (NIPS). 2018
View details for Web of Science ID 000461852002006
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Framework Agreements in Procurement: An Auction Model and Design Recommendations
M&SOM-MANUFACTURING & SERVICE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
2017; 19 (4): 586–603
View details for DOI 10.1287/msom.2017.0623
View details for Web of Science ID 000423271600006
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Learning in Repeated Auctions with Budgets: Regret Minimization and Equilibrium
ASSOC COMPUTING MACHINERY. 2017: 609
View details for DOI 10.1145/3033274.3084088
View details for Web of Science ID 000628648900065
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Optimization in Online Content Recommendation Services: Beyond Click-Through Rates
M&SOM-MANUFACTURING & SERVICE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
2016; 18 (1): 15-33
View details for DOI 10.1287/msom.2015.0548
View details for Web of Science ID 000375601500003
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Non-Stationary Stochastic Optimization
OPERATIONS RESEARCH
2015; 63 (5): 1227-1244
View details for DOI 10.1287/opre.2015.1408
View details for Web of Science ID 000364162300015
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Stochastic Multi-Armed-Bandit Problem with Non-stationary Rewards
NEURAL INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMS (NIPS). 2014
View details for Web of Science ID 000452647101049