Working as a College Professor

•    Jul.,2007 – Now, Associate Professor, Master’s Supervisor in Department of Business Administration School of Economics & Management, Tongji University
•    Jun.,2015 – Now, Director of Tongji University-IBM Big Data Analysis and Technology Center

Entrepreneurship and Practical Experience

•    Founded Haistand Consulting Management Co., Ltd, serving as the general manager
•    Founded Chexie Network Technology Co., Ltd, serving as the chairman
•    Founded Zhongdiao Information Technology Co., Ltd, serving as the chairman
•    Invested in an automotive E-commerce platform Chefeng Network as angel investor
•  Invested in CheKaiXin Used Car, Roadefend Techonolgy, Sellermotor Overseas Company, etc.,
•    Served as the expert consultants in exhibition and event plan for Pudong New Area Government, hosted and took charge of the 11th, 12th and the 13th     Five-Year Exhibition and Event Plan

2006 - Present

•    Member of Planning Committee of the Chinese Association of Productivity Science

2014 - Present

•    Director of Zhongguancun Automotive Big Data Committee of Big Data Industry Alliance

Overseas Experience

•  Visiting Scholar in Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
• A Short-Term Scholar in Stanford University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong
•    Visited Harvard University, MIT, Yale university, Princeton university, Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania for short-term academic exchanges

RESEARCH FIELD AND TEACHING INTERESTS

•    Customer behavior, CRM
•    WOM, Product Recommendations over the Internet driven by Big Data
•    Network development and planning
•    automotive marketing and channel management
•    Channel relationship, Cross-border incentive management
•    Big data and precision marketing, customer relationship management
•    Automotive E-commerce, service marketing 

Sponsored Research Projects

•    National Natural Science Foundation of China Surface Project: Product Customer Needs Investigation Model and Product Innovation Management Optimization Strategy Based On Big Data. 71572129. Principal Investigator: Zheng Xin. Jan.,2016--Dec.,2019
•    National Natural Science Foundation of China for Young Scholars Project: The Influencing Mechanism and Empirical Analysis of Cross-border synergy incentives to the Salesmen Performance and Channel Loyalty-Based on the Channel Relationship Perspective, 71202033. Principal Investigator: Zheng Xin. Jan.,2013--Dec.,2015
• Key research topic of decision-making consultation of Shanghai Municipal Government: Research on Bottleneck of Artificial Intelligence Development and Leading Force Cultivation, Principal Investigator: Zheng Xin 2018.6-2018.9
•    Shanghai Philosophy and Social Science Fund Project: Cross-border Coordination Incentive Driven Channel Relationship Management Model and Empirical Research. EGL002. Principal Investigator: Zheng Xin,2013
•    SGM Planning and Consulting Project: HR Incentive and Management of Shanghai General Motors Dealers Based on the Integrating System. Principal Investigator: Zheng Xin 2011--Present.
•    Shanghai General Motors Chevrolet Malibu Digital Merchandising IPad Development Project. Principal Investigator: Zheng Xin Dec.,2011--Feb.,2012.

Selected Publications

• Xin Zheng, Jisu Cao, Yili (Kevin) Hong, Sha Yang and Xingyao Ren. Differential Effects  of Multi-dimensional Review Evaluations on Product Sales for Mainstream vs. Niche Products. MIS Quarterly  (UTD 24, FT 50), 2023, 47(2): 833-856.
• Xin Zheng, Xingyao Ren, Xinyan Liu, Jisu Cao. Better Understanding Customer Needs: integrating online Product Reviews and Offline Sample Surveys. 39th Annual ISMS Marketing Science Conference, LA, America, 6/10/2017
• Zhenhuan Shao, Xin Zheng, Deyong Kong. The Impact of Emotionality of EWOM on Consumer's Purchasing intension. 39th Annual ISMS Marketing Science Conference, LA, America, 6/10/2017.
• Xin Zheng, Ke Wang, Weimin Ma. Value of Foreknowledge in the Online k-Taxi Problem. International Journal of Machine Learning and Cybernetics,2017.8(4):1185-1195. [SCI WOS:000405297300010]
• Cai bin, Rui Mingjie, Zheng Xin: A Comparative Study of Automobile Marketing Models Based on SCP Paradigm. Systems Engineering-Theory Methodology Application. 2018 Vol. 27 (3): 588-591
• Pudong New Area 12th Five-Year Exhibition and Event Plan.
•    Research of Countermeasures for Shanghai Seven Industries Cluster Effect Improvement
•    Xin Yu, Zheng Xin. Data Driven and Customer Life Cycle Theory - Analysis of the Automobile Industry as an Example, Henan Social Sciences, 2014
•    Xin Yu, Zheng Xin, Ye Minghai. Research on the impact of Organizational study ability to knowledge innovation, Jianghuai Tribune, 2014(1).
•    Xin Yu, Ye Minghai, Zheng Xin. The Study on the Cooperation Strategy Between Auto Manufacturer and Dealers based on evolutionary games theory. The 3rd International Conference on Information Sciences and Interaction Sciences [EI,20104113281408 ]
• Jia Mingdi, Zheng Xin, Ye Minghai, Dynamic Evaluation of the Competitiveness of China's Automobile Marketing Channels from the Perspective of System Dynamics. World Economic Papers. March 2013
• Zheng Xin, Xu Mengyi, Zhang Jie. A New Perspective of Consumer Decision-making: Cross Period Decision-making and Hedonic Adaptation, October 2019, first edition.
• Zheng Xin, Ye Minghai. Cross-border Coordination Incentive Management Model - China's Automobile Marketing Channel Innovation and Practice. China Economic Publishing House. Jun.2014, first edition.
• Zheng Xin, Wu Sizong. China’s Top Automobile Marketing Channel Building-Automobile Marketing Channel Integration Evaluation and Competitiveness Research. China Material Publishing House (Now is China Wealth Publishing House). Sept. 2010, first edition.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

•    2006 - Present
•    Member of Planning Committee of the Chinese Association of Productivity Science
•    2014 - Present
•    Director of Zhongguancun Automotive Big Data Committee of Big Data Industry Alliance

AWARDS

• In 2019, was awarded the Second prize for Shanghai Government Decision-making Consulting Project Achievements.
• In 2015, was awarded the Famous Course and Excellent Teacher of Tongji University
• In 2011, guided the students through the third session of the national college students' "innovation, creativity, entrepreneurship "e-commerce competition. The team came the second among all the 5000 participating teams, and was awarded the Best Directing Teacher.
•    In 2010, was awarded the third prize for Shanghai Government Decision-making Consulting Project Achievements.