Xingyu Bai is an assistant professor in the Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). Prior to joining PolyU, he received his PhD degree in Industrial Engineering from the Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2024, and his Bachelor's degree in Information Management and Information Systems from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE) in 2018.