UCL School of Management

Ersin Korpeoglu

Associate Professor
Phone number
(0)20 3108 6052
(internal 56052)
Office location
Level 38, 1 Canada Square
Rm W3

PhD supervisor to:

Research projects

Innovation and Crowdsourcing Contests

This project analyzes the optimal execution of contests as a mechanism for eliciting innovation from crowds and experts.

Innovative Online Platforms

This collection of projects focus on the operational aspects of online platforms.
Selected publications
Khorasani, S., Korpeoglu, E., & Krishnan, V. V. (2023). Dynamic Development Contests. OPERATIONS RESEARCH. doi:10.1287/opre.2021.0420 [link]
Tunç Candoğan, S., Cornelius, P. B., Gokpinar, B., Körpeoğlu, E., & Tang, C. S. (2023). Product Development in Crowdfunding: Theoretical and Empirical Analysis. Manufacturing and Service Operations Management.
Korpeoglu, C. G., Körpeoğlu, E., Tang, C. S., & Yu, J. (2023). Should an Incumbent Store Deter Entry of a Socially Responsible Retailer?. Production and Operations Management.
Korpeoglu, E., Korpeoglu, C. G., & Hafalir, I. E. (2022). Parallel Innovation Contests. Operations Research. doi:10.1287/opre.2021.2250 [link]
Gizem Korpeoglu, C., Korpeoglu, E., & Tunç, S. (2021). Optimal Duration of Innovation Contests. Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, 23 (3), 657-675. doi:10.1287/msom.2020.0935 [link]
Ales, L., Cho, S., & Körpeoğlu, E. (2021). Innovation Tournaments with Multiple Contributors. Production and Operations Management, 30 (6), 1772-1784. doi:10.1111/poms.13342 [link]
Chen, Y. -. J., Dai, T., Korpeoglu, C. G., Körpeoğlu, E., Sahin, O., Tang, C. S., & Xiao, S. (2020). Innovative Online Platforms: Research Opportunities. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 22 (3), 430-445. doi:10.1287/msom.2018.0757 [link]
Korpeoglu, C. G., Korpeoglu, E., & Cho, S. H. (2020). Supply Chain Competition: A Market Game Approach. Management Science, 66 (12). doi:10.1287/mnsc.2019.3511 [link]
Korpeoglu, E., & Cho, S. H. (2018). Incentives in Contests with Heterogeneous Solvers. Management Science, 64 (6), 2709-2715. doi:10.1287/mnsc.2017.2738 [link]
Ales, L., Cho, S. -. H., & Körpeoğlu, E. (2017). Optimal Award Scheme in Innovation Tournaments. Operations Research, 65 (3), 693-702. doi:10.1287/opre.2016.1575 [link]
Körpeoğlu, E., Kurtz, Z., Kılınç-Karzan, F., Kekre, S., & Basu, P. A. (2014). Business Analytics Assists Transitioning Traditional Medicine to Telemedicine at Virtual Radiologic. Interfaces, 44 (4), 393-410. doi:10.1287/inte.2014.0752 [link]