https://xcharliecheng.github.io/ Recent content on Xiang (Charlie) Cheng Hugo en-us Sun, 28 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://xcharliecheng.github.io/misc/my-tips-for-using-coding-agents/ Sun, 28 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://xcharliecheng.github.io/misc/my-tips-for-using-coding-agents/ A few practices that make working with coding agents more efficient. https://xcharliecheng.github.io/misc/how-i-finally-got-into-my-phd-program-and-many-thanks/ Sun, 31 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://xcharliecheng.github.io/misc/how-i-finally-got-into-my-phd-program-and-many-thanks/ Four moments that shaped my path into a PhD, and the people behind them. https://xcharliecheng.github.io/cv/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://xcharliecheng.github.io/cv/ <h2 id="education">Education</h2> <div class="education"> <div class="edu-row"> <div class="edu-school">University of Maryland, College Park</div> <div class="edu-degree">Ph.D. in Information Systems</div> <div class="edu-when">2024 to present</div> </div> <div class="edu-row"> <div class="edu-school">New York University</div> <div class="edu-degree">Visiting Student</div> <div class="edu-when">Fall 2023</div> </div> <div class="edu-row"> <div class="edu-school">Renmin University of China</div> <div class="edu-degree">B.B.A. in Financial Management</div> <div class="edu-when">2020 to 2024</div> </div> </div> <h2 id="contact">Contact</h2> <p>Email: <a href="mailto:xccheng@umd.edu">xccheng@umd.edu</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/directory/xiang-charlie-cheng">PhD Program Directory Page</a>  ·  <a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&amp;user=IRNpDrIAAAAJ">Google Scholar</a>  ·  <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/xiang-charlie-cheng">LinkedIn</a></p> <h2 id="curriculum-vitae">Curriculum Vitae</h2> <p><a href="https://xcharliecheng.github.io/files/CV.pdf">Download as PDF</a></p> <iframe src="https://xcharliecheng.github.io/files/CV.pdf" class="cv-embed" title="Curriculum Vitae"> <p> Your browser does not display embedded PDFs. <a href="https://xcharliecheng.github.io/files/CV.pdf">Download the CV instead</a>. </p> </iframe> https://xcharliecheng.github.io/impact/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://xcharliecheng.github.io/impact/ <h2 id="honors-and-grants">Honors and Grants</h2> <ul> <li>Smith Internal Research Grant, University of Maryland, $17,000 · 2026</li> <li>Faculty-Student Research Award, University of Maryland, $15,000 · 2025</li> <li>Smith Internal Research Grant, University of Maryland, $10,000 · 2025</li> <li>International Conference Student Support Award, University of Maryland, $400 · 2024</li> <li>Graduate Assistantship and Summer Fellowship, University of Maryland · 2024 to 2029</li> </ul> <h2 id="conference-presentations">Conference Presentations</h2> <p><strong>2026</strong> · ACM Collective Intelligence · BizAI · Fisher AI in Business · POMS · WAICI · UMD Smith IS PhD Research Presentation</p> https://xcharliecheng.github.io/research/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://xcharliecheng.github.io/research/ <p>My research interests primarily focus on economic impacts and business applications of generative AI. I approach these questions with analytical modeling, causal inference, deep reinforcement learning, and experiments.</p> <p>Click any paper to read its abstract.</p> <h2 id="economics-of-generative-ai-and-agents">Economics of Generative AI and Agents</h2> <p>I use game-theoretic models to characterize how generative AI entry changes market dynamics: competition between firms, the contracts they write with one another, and their incentives to invest in quality.</p> https://xcharliecheng.github.io/teaching/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://xcharliecheng.github.io/teaching/ <h2 id="robert-h-smith-school-of-business-university-of-maryland">Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland</h2> <h3 id="essential-programming-and-ai-skills-for-business-analytics-bmgt-302">Essential Programming and AI Skills for Business Analytics (BMGT 302)</h3> <p>Instructor, Fall 2026</p> <p>The course covers the programming and artificial intelligence skills that business analytics work requires. The Fall 2026 section enrolls 22 students.</p> <hr> <h3 id="ai-bootcamp-for-mbas">AI Bootcamp for MBAs</h3> <p>Lecturer, September 2026</p> <p>A short course introducing incoming Smith MBA students to agentic AI.</p>