{"id":118,"date":"2019-08-27T14:06:29","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T14:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2022security\/?page_id=118"},"modified":"2024-06-13T13:15:19","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T13:15:19","slug":"organizing-committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/organizing-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Organizing Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-118\" data-postid=\"118\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-118 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_b0r323 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_hli024 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_c52x590   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold  BCX0 SCXW155149067\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXW155149067\"><b>Conference Co-Chairs<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h2>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_rnjl777\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_7onz778 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_sazk357 image-top bordered  tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/02\/Nathan_Bastian.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-947\" title=\"Nate Bastian\" alt=\"Nate Bastian\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/02\/Nathan_Bastian.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/02\/Nathan_Bastian-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Nate Bastian                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            United States Military Academy        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module accordion -->\n<div  class=\"module module-accordion tb_yy2u112 \" data-behavior=\"toggle\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    \n    <ul class=\"ui module-accordion   red\">\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-yy2u112-0\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-yy2u112-0-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                    <i class=\"accordion-icon\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-id-card\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-id-card\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <i class=\"accordion-active-icon tf_hide\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <span class=\"accordion-title-wrap\">Read Bio<\/span>                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-yy2u112-0-content\" data-id=\"acc-yy2u112-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                                    <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n                        <p>Nathaniel D. Bastian, PhD is a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army, where he is an Academy Professor and Cyber Warfare officer at the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, as well as a Program Manager at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). At USMA, Nate serves as Division Chief, Data &amp; Decision Sciences and Senior Research Scientist at the Army Cyber Institute (ACI) within the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He also serves on the Faculty at USMA focused on operations research, data science, artificial intelligence, and systems engineering with a dual appointment in the Department of Systems Engineering and the Department of Mathematical Sciences. At DARPA, Nate serves in the Information Innovation Office (I2O) developing, executing, and transitioning research and development programs in artificial intelligence and cyber operations.<\/p>                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n\n<\/div><!-- \/module accordion -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_ourh778 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_1lw1294 image-top bordered  tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/02\/Robert_Dell.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-949\" title=\"Robert Dell\" alt=\"Robert Dell\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/02\/Robert_Dell.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/02\/Robert_Dell-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Robert Dell                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            University of Buffalo        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module accordion -->\n<div  class=\"module module-accordion tb_uao4466 \" data-behavior=\"toggle\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    \n    <ul class=\"ui module-accordion   red\">\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-uao4466-0\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-uao4466-0-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                    <i class=\"accordion-icon\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-id-card\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-id-card\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <i class=\"accordion-active-icon tf_hide\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <span class=\"accordion-title-wrap\">Read Bio<\/span>                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-uao4466-0-content\" data-id=\"acc-uao4466-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                                    <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n                        <p>Dr. Robert F. Dell joined the University at Buffalo as Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering in the Fall of 2022. He previously served on the faculty of the Operations Research (OR) Department at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS). His NPS leadership roles included Acting Provost from March 2020 to March 2021, Dean of the NPS Graduate School of Operational and Information Sciences from 2019 to March 2022 (excluding time as Acting Provost), Executive Director of the NPS Data Science and Analytics Group from 2018 to 2022, and Chair of the OR Department from 2009 to 2015. During his tenure as Chair the department received the 2013 INFORMS Smith Prize. He served as editor-in-chief of the Military Operations Research Journal from 2015 to 2018. Professor Dell has received millions of dollars of reimbursable research awarded by the uniformed services, department of defense organizations, and intelligence agencies. He has also applied optimization in the private sector in areas including production scheduling, supply chain design, and professional sports analytics. He has deployed twice to combat zones. Professor Dell has been awarded the Barchi, Koopman, Rist, and Wanner prizes for military operations research. He has also received two Brazilian Navy awards (the Order of Naval Merit and the Tamandar\u00e9 Merit Medal), two Department of the Army Payne Memorial Awards for Excellence in Analysis, and two Department of the Navy Superior Civilian Service Awards.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n\n<\/div><!-- \/module accordion -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_1eoq550 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_pssl556 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_dlbk557 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_r5zx558   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold BCX0 SCXW155149067\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW155149067\"><b>Track Coordinators<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h2>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_jjm1558\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_97ua558 first\">\n                    <!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_1jae932 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <h1 class=\"fancy-heading\">\n    <span class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n                                <\/span>\n\n    \n    <span class=\"sub-head tf_block tf_rel\">\n                    Panel Session            <\/span>\n    <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n<!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_de6x559 image-top bordered  tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/03\/David_Alderson.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-980\" title=\"Dave Alderson\" alt=\"Dave Alderson\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/03\/David_Alderson.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/03\/David_Alderson-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Dave Alderson                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Naval Postgraduate School        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module accordion -->\n<div  class=\"module module-accordion tb_li6t186 \" data-behavior=\"toggle\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    \n    <ul class=\"ui module-accordion   red\">\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-li6t186-0\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-li6t186-0-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                    <i class=\"accordion-icon\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-id-card\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-id-card\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <i class=\"accordion-active-icon tf_hide\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <span class=\"accordion-title-wrap\">Read Bio<\/span>                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-li6t186-0-content\" data-id=\"acc-li6t186-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                                    <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n                        <p>Photo and bio coming soon.<\/p>                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n\n<\/div><!-- \/module accordion -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_e2i8559 last\">\n                    <!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_4eww853 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <h1 class=\"fancy-heading\">\n    <span class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n                                <\/span>\n\n    \n    <span class=\"sub-head tf_block tf_rel\">\n                    Poster Session  and National Security            <\/span>\n    <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n<!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_45m4559 image-top bordered  tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/02\/Nathan_Gaw.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-952\" title=\"Nathan Gaw\" alt=\"Nathan Gaw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/02\/Nathan_Gaw.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/02\/Nathan_Gaw-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Nathan Gaw                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Air Force Institute of Technology        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module accordion -->\n<div  class=\"module module-accordion tb_k3xa508 \" data-behavior=\"toggle\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    \n    <ul class=\"ui module-accordion   red\">\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-k3xa508-0\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-k3xa508-0-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                    <i class=\"accordion-icon\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-id-card\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-id-card\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <i class=\"accordion-active-icon tf_hide\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <span class=\"accordion-title-wrap\">Read Bio<\/span>                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-k3xa508-0-content\" data-id=\"acc-k3xa508-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                                    <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n                        <p>Dr. Nathan Gaw is an Assistant Professor of Data Science in the Department of Operational Sciences at Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, USA. His research develops new statistical machine learning algorithms to optimally fuse high-dimensional, heterogeneous, multi-modality data sources to support decision making in military, healthcare and remote sensing. He received his B.S.E. and M.S. in biomedical engineering and a Ph.D. in industrial engineering from Arizona State University (ASU), Tempe, AZ, USA, in 2013, 2014, and 2019, respectively. Dr. Gaw was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the ASU-Mayo Clinic Center for Innovative Imaging (AMCII), Tempe, AZ, USA, from 2019-2020, and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) at Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA, from 2020-2021. He is also chair of the INFORMS Data Mining Society, and a member of IISE and IEEE. For additional information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nathanbgaw.com\">www.nathanbgaw.com<\/a>.<\/p>                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n\n<\/div><!-- \/module accordion -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_iogi789\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_anlp789 first\">\n                    <!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_luur790 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <h1 class=\"fancy-heading\">\n    <span class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n                                <\/span>\n\n    \n    <span class=\"sub-head tf_block tf_rel\">\n                    Homeland Defense            <\/span>\n    <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n<!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_ysh2790 image-top bordered  tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/02\/Kyle_Hunt.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-962\" title=\"Kyle Hunt\" alt=\"Kyle Hunt\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/02\/Kyle_Hunt.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/02\/Kyle_Hunt-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Kyle Hunt                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            University of Buffalo        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module accordion -->\n<div  class=\"module module-accordion tb_i040851 \" data-behavior=\"toggle\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    \n    <ul class=\"ui module-accordion   red\">\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-i040851-0\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-i040851-0-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                    <i class=\"accordion-icon\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-id-card\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-id-card\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <i class=\"accordion-active-icon tf_hide\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <span class=\"accordion-title-wrap\">Read Bio<\/span>                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-i040851-0-content\" data-id=\"acc-i040851-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                                    <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n                        <p>Dr. Kyle Hunt is an Assistant Professor of Management Science and Systems in the School of Management at the University at Buffalo (UB). He completed his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering with a concentration in operations research at UB in 2023. Dr. Hunt\u2019s research focuses on applications of operations research and machine learning in security\/defense, healthcare, and information management. His work has been funded by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. He is widely published in leading journals such as Decision Support Systems, European Journal of Operational Research, Decision Analysis, Risk Analysis, and Reliability Engineering and System Safety, among others.<\/p>                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n\n<\/div><!-- \/module accordion -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_zsrn790 last\">\n                    <!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_y7vn171 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <h1 class=\"fancy-heading\">\n    <span class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n                                <\/span>\n\n    \n    <span class=\"sub-head tf_block tf_rel\">\n                    Supply Chain, Energy and Transportation            <\/span>\n    <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n<!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_fxur171 image-top bordered  tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/02\/Isabella_Sanders.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-948\" title=\"Isabella Sanders\" alt=\"Isabella Sanders\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/02\/Isabella_Sanders.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/02\/Isabella_Sanders-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Isabella Sanders                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            United States Military Academy        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module accordion -->\n<div  class=\"module module-accordion tb_ijlm18 \" data-behavior=\"toggle\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    \n    <ul class=\"ui module-accordion   red\">\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-ijlm18-0\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-ijlm18-0-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                    <i class=\"accordion-icon\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-id-card\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-id-card\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <i class=\"accordion-active-icon tf_hide\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <span class=\"accordion-title-wrap\">Read Bio<\/span>                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-ijlm18-0-content\" data-id=\"acc-ijlm18-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                                    <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n                        <p>Dr. Isabella Sanders is an Assistant Professor at United States Military Academy in the Systems Engineering Department. Her current research focuses on supply chain risk and resilience using methodologies in Operations Research, GIS, and Strategic Management, in the application areas of food and defense. She was awarded a $2 million grant by DARPA within the Resilient Supply and Demand Networks (RSDN) program to further this work. Before coming to USMA, she did her graduate education at Georgia Tech receiving a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, an MBA, an M.S. in Operations Research and an M.S. in Geographic Information Sciences &amp; Technology. She did her undergraduate studies at MIT and received an S.B. in Mathematics with minors in Ancient &amp; Medieval Studies and Management Science. Dr. Sanders has been recognized for her research, service and scholarship. In 2023, she was named as one of the Society of Women Engineers\u2019 (SWE) 15 Women Engineers You Should Know, was awarded the Department of the Army\u2019s Civilian Service Achievement Medal, and the West Point Dean\u2019s Award for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Excellence. She is also a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and serves as a board member for the INFORMS Military and Security Society Council.<\/p>                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n\n<\/div><!-- \/module accordion -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_hwds110\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_9doc110 first\">\n                    <!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_e7ex110 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <h1 class=\"fancy-heading\">\n    <span class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n                                <\/span>\n\n    \n    <span class=\"sub-head tf_block tf_rel\">\n                    Medical, Health and Humanitarian Assistance            <\/span>\n    <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n<!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_ib7i110 image-top bordered  tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/02\/Hyojung_Kang.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-950\" title=\"Hyojung Kang\" alt=\"Hyojung Kang\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/02\/Hyojung_Kang.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/02\/Hyojung_Kang-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Hyojung Kang                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module accordion -->\n<div  class=\"module module-accordion tb_qk2i820 \" data-behavior=\"toggle\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    \n    <ul class=\"ui module-accordion   red\">\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-qk2i820-0\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-qk2i820-0-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                    <i class=\"accordion-icon\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-id-card\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-id-card\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <i class=\"accordion-active-icon tf_hide\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <span class=\"accordion-title-wrap\">Read Bio<\/span>                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-qk2i820-0-content\" data-id=\"acc-qk2i820-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                                    <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n                        <p>Dr. Hyojung Kang is an assistant professor in the college of Applied Health Sciences at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). Her research focuses on developing AI and simulation models, aiming to investigate the behaviors and outcomes of individuals with chronic conditions as well as enhance the overall efficiency of healthcare delivery systems. Her research also strives to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion by examining racial\/ethnic and geographic disparities in care and identifying individual and socioeconomic factors woven into these disparities. Her current work includes evaluating the efficiency of preventive care for diabetes, predicting medication adherence behaviors, and evaluating temporal-spatial patterns of substance use\/misuse. These research projects have been funded by the state and federal agencies. Her research has involved multi-disciplinary team collaboration to incorporate intimate knowledge of problems with quantitative models and provide solutions implementable in practice.<\/p>                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n\n<\/div><!-- \/module accordion -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_tipd110 last\">\n                    <!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_y0xd110 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <h1 class=\"fancy-heading\">\n    <span class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n                                <\/span>\n\n    \n    <span class=\"sub-head tf_block tf_rel\">\n                    Data, Artificial Intelligence <br>and Cyber             <\/span>\n    <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n<!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_l8zy110 image-top bordered  tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/02\/Ankit_Shah.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-951\" title=\"Ankit Shah\" alt=\"Ankit Shah\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/02\/Ankit_Shah.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/02\/Ankit_Shah-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Ankit Shah                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            University of South Florida        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module accordion -->\n<div  class=\"module module-accordion tb_yfpu218 \" data-behavior=\"toggle\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    \n    <ul class=\"ui module-accordion   red\">\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-yfpu218-0\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-yfpu218-0-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                    <i class=\"accordion-icon\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-id-card\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-id-card\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <i class=\"accordion-active-icon tf_hide\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <span class=\"accordion-title-wrap\">Read Bio<\/span>                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-yfpu218-0-content\" data-id=\"acc-yfpu218-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                                    <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n                        <p>Ankit Shah is an Assistant Professor of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering at the University of South Florida (USF). He also holds appointments as Affiliate Assistant Professor in USF&#8217;s Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Engineering departments. Dr. Shah is the director of the Artificial Intelligence Research (AIR) Laboratory for Secure and Efficient Systems and a member of the USF Institute for Artificial Intelligence + X (AI+X). Before joining USF, he was a researcher in the field of Reinforcement Learning at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in CA and the Center for Secure Information Systems in VA. With over nine years of industry experience in the Information Technology and Security sector, he has held diverse positions, ranging from a software engineer to the executive role of Vice President. Dr. Shah&#8217;s research interests revolve around the convergence of Computer Science, Operations Research, Data Science, and Information Technology, with a strong focus on Artificial Intelligence for Cybersecurity. His methodological research is in deep reinforcement learning and adversarial machine learning for threat reduction and enhancing system security.<\/p>                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n\n<\/div><!-- \/module accordion -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_2wrw171\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_5zp2171 first\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_hs8v171 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_kjut560 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conference Co-Chairs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1001077,"featured_media":440,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-118","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v26.0) - 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Bastian, PhD is a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army, where he is an Academy Professor and Cyber Warfare officer at the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, as well as a Program Manager at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). At USMA, Nate serves as Division Chief, Data &amp; Decision Sciences and Senior Research Scientist at the Army Cyber Institute (ACI) within the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He also serves on the Faculty at USMA focused on operations research, data science, artificial intelligence, and systems engineering with a dual appointment in the Department of Systems Engineering and the Department of Mathematical Sciences. At DARPA, Nate serves in the Information Innovation Office (I2O) developing, executing, and transitioning research and development programs in artificial intelligence and cyber operations.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/02\/Robert_Dell.jpg\" title=\"Robert Dell\" alt=\"Robert Dell\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/02\/Robert_Dell.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/02\/Robert_Dell-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <h3> Robert Dell <\/h3> University of Buffalo\n<ul><li><h4>Read Bio<\/h4><p>Dr. Robert F. Dell joined the University at Buffalo as Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering in the Fall of 2022. He previously served on the faculty of the Operations Research (OR) Department at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS). His NPS leadership roles included Acting Provost from March 2020 to March 2021, Dean of the NPS Graduate School of Operational and Information Sciences from 2019 to March 2022 (excluding time as Acting Provost), Executive Director of the NPS Data Science and Analytics Group from 2018 to 2022, and Chair of the OR Department from 2009 to 2015. During his tenure as Chair the department received the 2013 INFORMS Smith Prize. He served as editor-in-chief of the Military Operations Research Journal from 2015 to 2018. Professor Dell has received millions of dollars of reimbursable research awarded by the uniformed services, department of defense organizations, and intelligence agencies. He has also applied optimization in the private sector in areas including production scheduling, supply chain design, and professional sports analytics. He has deployed twice to combat zones. Professor Dell has been awarded the Barchi, Koopman, Rist, and Wanner prizes for military operations research. He has also received two Brazilian Navy awards (the Order of Naval Merit and the Tamandar\u00e9 Merit Medal), two Department of the Army Payne Memorial Awards for Excellence in Analysis, and two Department of the Navy Superior Civilian Service Awards.<\/p> <\/li><\/ul>\n<h2><b>Track Coordinators<\/b><\/h2>\n<h1><br\/>Panel Session<\/h1>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/03\/David_Alderson.jpg\" title=\"Dave Alderson\" alt=\"Dave Alderson\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/03\/David_Alderson.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/03\/David_Alderson-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <h3> Dave Alderson <\/h3> Naval Postgraduate School\n<ul><li><h4>Read Bio<\/h4><p>Photo and bio coming soon.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n<h1><br\/>Poster Session and National Security<\/h1>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/02\/Nathan_Gaw.jpg\" title=\"Nathan Gaw\" alt=\"Nathan Gaw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/02\/Nathan_Gaw.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/02\/Nathan_Gaw-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <h3> Nathan Gaw <\/h3> Air Force Institute of Technology\n<ul><li><h4>Read Bio<\/h4><p>Dr. Nathan Gaw is an Assistant Professor of Data Science in the Department of Operational Sciences at Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, USA. His research develops new statistical machine learning algorithms to optimally fuse high-dimensional, heterogeneous, multi-modality data sources to support decision making in military, healthcare and remote sensing. He received his B.S.E. and M.S. in biomedical engineering and a Ph.D. in industrial engineering from Arizona State University (ASU), Tempe, AZ, USA, in 2013, 2014, and 2019, respectively. Dr. Gaw was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the ASU-Mayo Clinic Center for Innovative Imaging (AMCII), Tempe, AZ, USA, from 2019-2020, and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) at Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA, from 2020-2021. He is also chair of the INFORMS Data Mining Society, and a member of IISE and IEEE. For additional information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nathanbgaw.com\">www.nathanbgaw.com<\/a>.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n<h1><br\/>Homeland Defense<\/h1>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/02\/Kyle_Hunt.jpg\" title=\"Kyle Hunt\" alt=\"Kyle Hunt\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/02\/Kyle_Hunt.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/02\/Kyle_Hunt-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <h3> Kyle Hunt <\/h3> University of Buffalo\n<ul><li><h4>Read Bio<\/h4><p>Dr. Kyle Hunt is an Assistant Professor of Management Science and Systems in the School of Management at the University at Buffalo (UB). He completed his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering with a concentration in operations research at UB in 2023. Dr. Hunt\u2019s research focuses on applications of operations research and machine learning in security\/defense, healthcare, and information management. His work has been funded by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. He is widely published in leading journals such as Decision Support Systems, European Journal of Operational Research, Decision Analysis, Risk Analysis, and Reliability Engineering and System Safety, among others.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n<h1><br\/>Supply Chain, Energy and Transportation<\/h1>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/02\/Isabella_Sanders.jpg\" title=\"Isabella Sanders\" alt=\"Isabella Sanders\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/02\/Isabella_Sanders.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/02\/Isabella_Sanders-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <h3> Isabella Sanders <\/h3> United States Military Academy\n<ul><li><h4>Read Bio<\/h4><p>Dr. Isabella Sanders is an Assistant Professor at United States Military Academy in the Systems Engineering Department. Her current research focuses on supply chain risk and resilience using methodologies in Operations Research, GIS, and Strategic Management, in the application areas of food and defense. She was awarded a $2 million grant by DARPA within the Resilient Supply and Demand Networks (RSDN) program to further this work. Before coming to USMA, she did her graduate education at Georgia Tech receiving a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, an MBA, an M.S. in Operations Research and an M.S. in Geographic Information Sciences &amp; Technology. She did her undergraduate studies at MIT and received an S.B. in Mathematics with minors in Ancient &amp; Medieval Studies and Management Science. Dr. Sanders has been recognized for her research, service and scholarship. In 2023, she was named as one of the Society of Women Engineers\u2019 (SWE) 15 Women Engineers You Should Know, was awarded the Department of the Army\u2019s Civilian Service Achievement Medal, and the West Point Dean\u2019s Award for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Excellence. She is also a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and serves as a board member for the INFORMS Military and Security Society Council.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n<h1><br\/>Medical, Health and Humanitarian Assistance<\/h1>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/02\/Hyojung_Kang.jpg\" title=\"Hyojung Kang\" alt=\"Hyojung Kang\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/02\/Hyojung_Kang.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/02\/Hyojung_Kang-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <h3> Hyojung Kang <\/h3> University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\n<ul><li><h4>Read Bio<\/h4><p>Dr. Hyojung Kang is an assistant professor in the college of Applied Health Sciences at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). Her research focuses on developing AI and simulation models, aiming to investigate the behaviors and outcomes of individuals with chronic conditions as well as enhance the overall efficiency of healthcare delivery systems. Her research also strives to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion by examining racial\/ethnic and geographic disparities in care and identifying individual and socioeconomic factors woven into these disparities. Her current work includes evaluating the efficiency of preventive care for diabetes, predicting medication adherence behaviors, and evaluating temporal-spatial patterns of substance use\/misuse. These research projects have been funded by the state and federal agencies. Her research has involved multi-disciplinary team collaboration to incorporate intimate knowledge of problems with quantitative models and provide solutions implementable in practice.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n<h1><br\/>Data, Artificial Intelligence <br>and Cyber <\/h1>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/02\/Ankit_Shah.jpg\" title=\"Ankit Shah\" alt=\"Ankit Shah\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/02\/Ankit_Shah.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/files\/2024\/02\/Ankit_Shah-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <h3> Ankit Shah <\/h3> University of South Florida\n<ul><li><h4>Read Bio<\/h4><p>Ankit Shah is an Assistant Professor of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering at the University of South Florida (USF). He also holds appointments as Affiliate Assistant Professor in USF's Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Engineering departments. Dr. Shah is the director of the Artificial Intelligence Research (AIR) Laboratory for Secure and Efficient Systems and a member of the USF Institute for Artificial Intelligence + X (AI+X). Before joining USF, he was a researcher in the field of Reinforcement Learning at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in CA and the Center for Secure Information Systems in VA. With over nine years of industry experience in the Information Technology and Security sector, he has held diverse positions, ranging from a software engineer to the executive role of Vice President. Dr. Shah's research interests revolve around the convergence of Computer Science, Operations Research, Data Science, and Information Technology, with a strong focus on Artificial Intelligence for Cybersecurity. His methodological research is in deep reinforcement learning and adversarial machine learning for threat reduction and enhancing system security.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1001077"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1073,"href":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/118\/revisions\/1073"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2024security\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}