Yiyao Zhou is a PhD student of Operation and Technology at UCL School of Management. Her research focuses on how emerging technologies, such as robotics, artificial intelligence and machine learning, affect firms’ innovation performance and sales. Before starting her PhD, she holds an MRes in Management with Distinction from UCL (2020), an MA in Economics from Remin University of China (2019) and a BA in Economics from Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (2017). She will be on the job market in 2024 Fall. In her daily life, Yiyao enjoys cooking, traveling and photography.