Thanh Nguyen

Department Head, Quantitative Methods
Quantitative Methods

Education

Ph.D, Cornell University
MSc, Cornell University
B.S, Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary

Thanh Nguyen is the Lewis B. Cullman Rising Star Professor at the Daniels School of Business, Purdue University. He earned his Ph.D. from Cornell and a bachelor’s degree from Eotvos Lorand University, Hungary. His research spans the intersection of economics, management science, and computer science. Thanh Nguyen is particularly interested in Market Design, Network Economics, Computational Game Theory, and Combinatorial Optimization. His research has been published in the American Economic Review, Journal of Political Economy, Management Science, and Operations Research. Thanh Nguyen has also received multiple grants from NSF and DARPA.

Journal Articles

Thanh Nguyen, Haoyu Song, Hai Nguyen (2026). "Learning Non-parametric Choice Models with Discrete Fourier Analysis." Mathematics of Operations Research
Thanh Nguyen, Rakesh Vohra (2025). "(Near) Substitute Preferences and Equilibria with Indivisibilities." Journal of Political Economy | Related Website |

Match Day: A new approach to couples in MD residencies
Every year in March, seniors at U.S. medical schools eagerly await Match Day, when these soon-to-be doctors learn which hospitals they've been matched with for their residency training. For more than 65 years, the matches have largely been made through the National Resident Match Program, which owes its longevity and high rate of participation to its effectiveness. But it gets more complicated when couples are involved, according to a study co-authored by Thanh Nguyen, an assistant professor in Purdue's Krannert School of Management.
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Resident matching between hospitals and doctors
Thanh Nguyen discusses resident matching between hospitals and doctors

Driving Academic Excellence: Daniels School's nine department heads look to the future
The restructure at the Daniels School of Business gives rise to the best of both words, says Marketing Department head Ting Zhu: the depth of a focused department and the breadth of STEM and research strengths.
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Quantitative Methods Department Drives Insightful Decision Making
New Department head Thanh Nguyen aims to position Quantitative Methods as a leader in using AI and analytics to produce graduates who can turn data into sound decisions.
Purdue IoT software platform uses gaming to motivate energy-efficient behaviors in residential communities
Purdue University researchers have created an IoT software platform called MySmartE that incentivizes people to use energy-efficiency programs developed by government and industry. MySmartE achieved more than 80% residential engagement and 30% energy-use reduction when deployed in more than 130 households across four Indiana cities.