ParkSinchaisriWichinpongSinchaisri
Assistant Professor, Operations & IT ManagementUC Berkeley Haas
Operations + Analytics Researcher
Future of Work + Human-AI + Cities
Where human behavior, data, and AI meet to shape the future of work.
I am an Assistant Professor of Operations and Information Technology Management at UC Berkeley Haas. I design and analyze data-driven, human-centric solutions to problems in operations management. I received my PhD in Operations, Information, and Decisions and AM in Statistics from The Wharton School, an SM in Computational Science and Engineering from MIT, and a ScB in Computer Engineering and Applied Mathematics-Economics from Brown, and have worked at Oracle, Goldman Sachs, and Deloitte Consulting. Growing up in Bangkok, I am a world traveller, avid foodie, national “park” fan, and design and cities enthusiast.
I received my PhD in Operations, Information, and Decisions and AM in Statistics from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where I was also a Wharton Social Impact Fellow, my SM in Computational Science and Engineering from MIT, and my ScB in Computer Engineering and Applied Mathematics-Economics from Brown University. I had also worked at Oracle, Goldman Sachs, and Deloitte Consulting. Growing up in Bangkok, I am a world traveller, avid foodie, and design/cities enthusiast.
We are currently looking for undergraduate/graduate research assistants as well as academic/industry collaborators for several projects on human-AI interfaces for operations management and the future of work through Berkeley's URAP program or bobalab [at] berkeley.edu
TeachingOperations at Haas, the OITM seminar, and teaching awards.
World traveller, avid foodie, and design and cities enthusiast.
Student Life and Mental HealthResident Faculty at Berkeley, and student mental health work.Graduate Associate at Penn, and student mental health work.
Since Fall 2024, I have been serving as a Resident Faculty at UC Berkeley. My signature event series is called How It's Possible with Park, where I take students to see behind-the-scene operations at various organizations, from a chocolate factory to a tofu factory to a musical production.
During PhD, I have served as a Graduate Associate at Penn's Stouffer College House since 2017, where I provide academic, social, and mental support to resident undergraduate students. My in-house programs emphasize fostering a strong, supportive, and inclusive community and enhancing student wellness. I received the Excellence in Student and Community Engagement Award in 2019 for this role. I have also collaborated with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia on their work to prevent suicide among pediatric patients. We interviewed patients, families, and healthcare providers to identify care process improvements that may reduce suicides (joint work with Cadence Bowden and Stephanie Doupnik, MD).
Social Impact in PracticeTusculum Square and community development in Philadelphia.
As a city planning enthusiast, I always seek opportunities to make a positive social impact to the local community. Beyond my urban analytics research with the Wharton Social Impact Initiative, I have been working with PennPraxis to meaningfully engage with community partners and practitioners in Philadelphia and implement community development projects. In Fall 2018, we transformed a vacant lot on the border between a residential area and a homeless encampment in Kensington ("Walmart of Heroin") into a beautiful green space ("Tusculum Square"). The lot, once filled with litter and home to illegal dumping, now stands as a welcoming space for residents and visitors. I co-wrote an article about this transformation for a city planning magazine (joint work with Alex Baum and Mariela Hernandez).
People AnalyticsFinding bias in a fellowship review process.
I enjoy analyzing data on human behavior to uncover new insights (and inspire my research). One area of interest is to identify biases and discriminatory behaviors from data. In 2018, I looked into the review process for the Global Health Corps (GHC) fellowship and identified biases and disagreements among reviewers (joint work with Titipat Achakulvisut). Our work won the Second Prize at the People Analytics Conference Case Competition.