Before joining OSU, she has worked at IBM T.J. Watson Research Center as a research scientist for about 10 years. Dr. Xia received her Ph.D. in Economic Engineering Systems and Operations Research and her M.S. in Statistics, both from Stanford University. She obtained a B.S. (with honors) in Applied Mathematics from Peking University, Beijing, China. She is a longtime member of ACM Sigmetrics, INFORMS, and Applied Probability Society.