Daniela Saban
Associate Professor of Operations, Information & Technology
Botha-Chan Faculty Scholar for 2024–25
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Bio
Daniela Saban is an associate professor of operations, information, and technology at Stanford Graduate School of Business. She received her PhD in operations management from Columbia Business School in 2015. Professor Saban also holds B.Sc. (2006) and M.Sc. (2009) degrees in computer science from University of Buenos Aires.
Research Interests
- Supply Chain Management
- Procurement Mechanisms
- Resource Allocation
- Market Design
Academic Degrees
- PhD, Operations Management, Graduate School of Business, Columbia University, 2015
- MS, Computer Science, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 2009
- BS, Computer Science, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 2006
Awards and Honors
- Botha-Chan Faculty Scholar, 2023–24
- Winnick Family Faculty Scholar for 2019–20
- Winnick Family Faculty Scholar, 2018–19
- The Paul and Sandra Montrone Doctoral Fellowship, 2014–15
- Doctoral Fellowship, Columbia Business School, 2010–15
- Columbia University - Glasgow University Exchange Program Fellowship, 2014
- Deming Doctoral Research Fellowship, The W. Edwards Deming Center, 2013
- Research Fellowship, Agencia Nacional de Promocion Cientifica y Tecnologica (equivalent to NSF), Argentina, 2009–10
- Tesis de Licenciatura (MSc. Thesis): Finalist in the National Thesis Contest, organized as part of the Jornadas Argentinas de Informatica, 2009
Research Statement
Professor Saban’s research interests lie in the interface of operations, economics, and computer science. Much of her current research focuses on decision-making in competitive environments. In particular, she uses techniques from game theory, applied probability and optimization to study how the strategic interactions between multiple agents can impact firms, governments, and individuals.