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Sheldon H. Jacobson Awarded 2023 INFORMS President’s Award

Sheldon H. Jacobson Awarded 2023 INFORMS President’s Award

News Release, October 12, 2023

BALTIMORE, MD, October 12, 2023 – Sheldon H. Jacobson, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has been awarded the 2023 INFORMS President’s Award for his significant work in advancing the field of operations research (O.R.) through his research contributions focusing on homeland security, healthcare and public health, and his influential thought leadership in communicating and engaging with the general public and government officials.

INFORMS Names 2023 Fellows

INFORMS Names 2023 Fellows

News Release, October 4, 2023

BALTIMORE, MD, October 4, 2023 – INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences, has officially named 12 outstanding members as Fellows, one of the highest honors in the operations research (O.R.) profession. The 2023 INFORMS Fellows will be inducted during the 2023 INFORMS Annual Meeting, Oct. 15-18, which will be held in Phoenix, Arizona. INFORMS Fellows are honored for their outstanding lifetime accomplishments and contributions in O.R. and analytics.

Purdue University, Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business, Business Analytics and Information Management, Awarded the 2023 INFORMS UPS George...

Purdue University, Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business, Business Analytics and Information Management, Awarded the 2023 INFORMS UPS George...

News Release, April 17, 2023

BALTIMORE, MD, April 17, 2022 – INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences, has awarded Purdue University, Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business, Business Analytics and Information Management (BAIM) the 2023 UPS George D. Smith Prize. The award recognizes excellence in preparing students to become practitioners of operations research and analytics.

Walmart Honored with 2023 INFORMS Prize for Half a Century of Successful Analytics Applications

Walmart Honored with 2023 INFORMS Prize for Half a Century of Successful Analytics Applications

News Release, April 13, 2023

BALTIMORE, MD, April 13, 2023 – INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences, has awarded Walmart, one of the world’s leading retailers, with the 2023 INFORMS Prize, for consistent and innovative dedication to utilizing operations research (O.R.) and analytics in its organizational decision-making for demand forecasting, supply chain and merchandising operations.

Three Universities Selected as Finalists for the 2023 UPS George D. Smith Prize

Three Universities Selected as Finalists for the 2023 UPS George D. Smith Prize

News Release, February 15, 2023

BALTIMORE, MD, February 15, 2023 – INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences, has selected three finalists for the 2023 UPS George D. Smith Prize, which recognizes excellence in preparing students to become practitioners of operations research and analytics.

Finalists Selected for the World’s Leading Operations Research and Analytics Award: 2023 INFORMS Franz Edelman Award Competition Elevates Research...

Finalists Selected for the World’s Leading Operations Research and Analytics Award: 2023 INFORMS Franz Edelman Award Competition Elevates Research...

News Release, January 17, 2023

BALTIMORE, MD, January 17, 2023 – INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences, has selected six finalists for the annual Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Advanced Analytics, Operations Research and Management Science, the world’s most prestigious award for achievement in the practice of analytics and operations research (O.R.). 

2022 Daniel H. Wagner Prize Awarded to Researchers from MIT and Anheuser-Busch for Work that Results in Millions in Monthly Revenue

2022 Daniel H. Wagner Prize Awarded to Researchers from MIT and Anheuser-Busch for Work that Results in Millions in Monthly Revenue

News Release, October 18, 2022

INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences, has awarded the 2022 Daniel H. Wagner Prize for Excellence in the Practice of Advanced Analytics and Operations Research to researchers from MIT and Anheuser-Busch InBev for their work that leverages physical retail experiments and a platform named “TestOps” to increase sales and revenue. The platforms finds that when treatment effects are small, the environment is noisy and nonstationary, and adherence problems are common, which results in roughly 100x increase of experimental power relative to alternatives. This work sees a 1%-2% increase in sales and nearly $135 million in monthly revenue. The award was presented today at the 2022 INFORMS Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, IN. 

INFORMS Names 2022 Fellows

INFORMS Names 2022 Fellows

News Release, September 12, 2022

INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences, has officially named 12 outstanding members as Fellows, one of the highest honors in the operations research (O.R.) profession. The 2022 INFORMS Fellows will be inducted during the 2022 INFORMS Annual Meeting, Oct. 16-19, which will be held in Indianapolis. INFORMS Fellows are honored for their outstanding lifetime accomplishments and contributions in O.R. and analytics.

Eindhoven University of Technology’s Master of Industrial and Applied Mathematics Awarded the 2022 INFORMS UPS George D. Smith Prize

Eindhoven University of Technology’s Master of Industrial and Applied Mathematics Awarded the 2022 INFORMS UPS George D. Smith Prize

News Release, April 4, 2022

INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences, has awarded the Master Industrial and Applied Mathematics program in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in the Netherlands the 2022 UPS George D. Smith Prize. The award recognizes excellence in preparing students to become practitioners of operations research and analytics.

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