{"id":297,"date":"2025-03-26T13:29:54","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T13:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2025international\/?page_id=297"},"modified":"2025-07-11T15:26:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T15:26:52","slug":"keynotes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2025international\/keynotes\/","title":{"rendered":"Plenary\/Keynote Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-297\" data-postid=\"297\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-297 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-anchor=\"ye\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-ye tb_vmcl277 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_zyva277 first\">\n                    <!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_ctsb577  tb_hide_divider\" data-lazy=\"1\" id=\"plenary\">\n        <h2 class=\"fancy-heading\">\n    <span class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n                    Plenary Speakers            <\/span>\n\n    \n    <span class=\"sub-head tf_block tf_rel\">\n                                <\/span>\n    <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_zq9p853   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Sunday, July 20<\/h3>    <\/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_rqhk393\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_msrx394 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_o5w9151 image-top bordered  auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2025international\/files\/2025\/05\/Yinyu-Ye_crop_1-1.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-1684\" title=\"Yinyu Ye\" alt=\"Yinyu Ye\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Yinyu Ye                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Shanghai Jiaotong University, Stanford University        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_hkjy394 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_jgs1361   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Mathematical Optimization in the Era of AI<\/h2>\n<p>This talk aims to present several mathematical optimization problems\/algorithms for AI such as the LLM training, tunning and inferencing. In particular, we describe how classic optimization models\/theories can be applied to accelerate and improve the Training\/Tuning\/Inferencing algorithms that are popularly used in LLMs. On the other hand, we show breakthroughs in classical Optimization (LP and SDP) Solvers aided by AI-related techniques such as first-order and ADMM methods, the low-rank SDP theories, and their implementations on GPU.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module accordion -->\n<div  class=\"module module-accordion tb_c53a151 \" data-behavior=\"toggle\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    \n    <ul class=\"ui module-accordion  glossy embossed tb_default_color\">\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-c53a151-0\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-c53a151-0-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                    <i class=\"accordion-icon\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-ti-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <i class=\"accordion-active-icon tf_hide\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-ti-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <span class=\"accordion-title-wrap\">Bio<\/span>                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-c53a151-0-content\" data-id=\"acc-c53a151-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                                    <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n                        <p><strong>Yinyu Ye<\/strong>, formally the K.T. Li Professor of Stanford University, is now the Visiting Professor of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Chinese University of Hong Kong at Shenzhen. His current research topics include Continuous and Discrete Optimization, Data Science and Applications, Numerical Algorithm Design and Analyses, Algorithmic Game\/Market Equilibrium, Operations Research and Management Science etc.; and he was one of the pioneers on Interior-Point Methods, Conic Linear Programming, Distributionally Robust Optimization, Online Linear Programming and Learning, Algorithm Analyses for Reinforcement Learning &amp; Markov Decision Process and Nonconvex Optimization, and etc. He and his students have received numerous scientific awards, himself including the 2006 INFORMS Farkas Prize (Inaugural Recipient) for fundamental contributions to optimization, the 2009 John von Neumann Theory Prize for fundamental sustained contributions to theory in Operations Research and the Management Sciences, the inaugural 2012 ISMP Tseng Lectureship Prize for outstanding contribution to continuous optimization (every three years), the 2014 SIAM Optimization Prize awarded (every three years), etc.<\/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_1 tb_3kf4171\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col-full tb_6qnk171 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_o36k442   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Monday, July 21<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"jacobson\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-jacobson tb_sntg150 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 col3-1 tb_3dna151 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_fi80745 image-top bordered  tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2025international\/files\/2025\/05\/Sheldon-H-Jacobson_crop_1.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-1685\" title=\"Sheldon H. Jacobson\" alt=\"Sheldon H. Jacobson\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Sheldon H. Jacobson                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_gesv151 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_fi38151   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2><strong>AI Up in the Sky: The Future of Aviation Security<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA) secures over 400 commercial airports around the nation to keep the air system secure from threats.\u00a0 They have historically been threat detection centric, working to keep threat items off airplanes. Since the launch of TSA PreCheck program in 2011, a risk-based system that matches security resources with passenger risk, their focus has shifted, working to separate the large pool of benign passengers from the handful of bad actors.\u00a0 This talk provides an overview of airport security in the United States and how biometrics like facial recognition fits into the risk-reduction calculus for airport security.\u00a0 A roadmap for the future of airport security is provided that relies on facial recognition that will transform airport security from a process of stopping prohibited items from entering the air system to reducing air system risk by better knowing the population of air travelers and identifying risky passengers prior to them entering the air system.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module accordion -->\n<div  class=\"module module-accordion tb_bda0976 \" data-behavior=\"toggle\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    \n    <ul class=\"ui module-accordion  glossy embossed tb_default_color\">\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-bda0976-0\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-bda0976-0-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                    <i class=\"accordion-icon\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-ti-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <i class=\"accordion-active-icon tf_hide\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-ti-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <span class=\"accordion-title-wrap\">Bio<\/span>                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-bda0976-0-content\" data-id=\"acc-bda0976-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                                    <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n                        <p><strong>Sheldon H. Jacobson<\/strong> is a Founder Professor in the Seibel School of Computing and Data Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.\u00a0 His research focuses on data-driven risk-based decision-making applied to problems in homeland security, public health, public policy, and sports.\u00a0 His research provided the technical foundations for risk-based security, which led to the launch of TSA PreCheck in November 2011.\u00a0 He has received numerous awards for his research, including a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship, the IISE David F. Baker Distinguished Research Award,\u00a0the INFORMS Saul Gass Expository Writing Award, and the INFORMS Presidents Award.\u00a0 He is an elected Fellow of INFORMS, IISE, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).<\/p>                    <\/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_row themify_builder_row tb_6hzu283 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_s4co283 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_k3jl327   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Tuesday, July 22<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"ping\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-ping tb_u7gp416 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 col3-1 tb_zbj1416 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_pct8416 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2025international\/files\/2025\/05\/Picture1-227x300.jpg\" width=\"211\" height=\"280\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2015\" title=\"Ngien Hoon Ping\" alt=\"Ngien Hoon Ping\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2025international\/files\/2025\/05\/Picture1-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2025international\/files\/2025\/05\/Picture1.jpg 339w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Ngien Hoon Ping                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            SMRT Corporation Ltd        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_y4ak417 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_0ixi417   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2><b><span lang=\"EN-SG\">Transforming Mobility: <br>SMRT\u2019s Journey in <\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-SG\">Data and Digital Innovation<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>In today\u2019s fast-evolving landscape, digital transformation is not just an option \u2013 it is a strategic imperative. SMRT is driving digital transformation by leveraging analytics, artificial intelligence, management science and digital technologies to address complex operational and business challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Drawing on practical examples from SMRT and beyond, this session will showcase how data-driven decision-making, predictive analytics and digital solutions are improving operations effectiveness, safety, and customer-centricity in the fields of public transportation, mobility, and supply chains. Building a future-ready organization starts with putting data and digital at the heart of the business.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module accordion -->\n<div  class=\"module module-accordion tb_s1v2417 \" data-behavior=\"toggle\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    \n    <ul class=\"ui module-accordion  glossy embossed tb_default_color\">\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-s1v2417-0\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-s1v2417-0-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                    <i class=\"accordion-icon\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-ti-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <i class=\"accordion-active-icon tf_hide\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-ti-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <span class=\"accordion-title-wrap\">Bio<\/span>                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-s1v2417-0-content\" data-id=\"acc-s1v2417-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                                    <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n                        <p>Mr Ngien Hoon Ping is the Group Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of SMRT Corporation Ltd. He is the Chairman of Strides Premier Pte. Ltd., Strides International Business Pte. Ltd. and Strides Digital Pte. Ltd. \u00a0He is the Deputy Chairman of SMRT Buses Ltd. and Vice Chairman of Shenzhen Zona Transportation Group Co., Ltd. He is also a Director of SMRT Trains Ltd., Strides Holdings Ltd., SMRT TEL Pte. Ltd. and SMRT RTS Pte. Ltd<\/p>\n<p>Mr Ngien sits on the Board of Energy Market Authority (EMA) and Meranti Power Pte. Ltd. He also serves as a member of the National University of Singapore (NUS) Industrial Systems Engineering and Management (ISEM) Industry Advisory Board and EMA Audit and Risk Committee &amp; Tender Committee. In addition, he also serves as a member of the National Council Against Drug Abuse (NCADA) and as Chairman Waste Management Facility Expert Advisory Panel (EAP) of National Environment Agency (NEA).<\/p>\n<p>Mr Ngien holds a Bachelor in Engineering in Electronics and Electrical Engineering from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom. He also holds a Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the National University of Singapore. He attended Executive Programmes at INSEAD, IMD and SID-SMU.<\/p>                    <\/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_row themify_builder_row tb_v7ea145 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_rl3p145 first\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"medaglia\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-medaglia tb_ovw9821 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 col3-1 tb_ghhf822 first\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_kzwo822 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_xdgm307 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_og80308 first\">\n                    <!-- module divider -->\n<div  class=\"module tf_mw module-divider tb_mzfw671 dotted   \" style=\"border-width: 2px;border-color: #bdbdbd;margin-bottom: 40px;\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    <\/div>\n<!-- \/module divider -->\n<!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_xe24308  tb_hide_divider\" data-lazy=\"1\" id=\"keynote\">\n        <h2 class=\"fancy-heading\">\n    <span class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n                    Keynote Speakers            <\/span>\n\n    \n    <span class=\"sub-head tf_block tf_rel\">\n                                <\/span>\n    <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_5pcq803   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Monday, July 21<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"piaw\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-piaw tb_zjlz533 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 col3-1 tb_b2j7534 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_2nle534 image-top bordered  tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2025international\/files\/2025\/05\/Chung-Piaw-Teo_crop_1.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-1686\" title=\"Teo Chung Piaw\" alt=\"Teo Chung Piaw\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Teo Chung Piaw                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            National University of Singapore        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_arlg534 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_vub1534   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>From Theory to Impact: Building Data-Driven Models for Real-World Optimization<\/h2>\n<p>This keynote reflects on a three-stage journey\u2014from foundational work in optimization theory, to building tractable models for complex systems, and finally to embracing data-driven thinking in uncertain, high-stakes environments. At each stage, we explore how theory can be translated into decision tools that deliver real-world impact across sectors like <strong>aviation<\/strong>, <strong>gaming<\/strong>, and <strong>supply chains<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Along the way, we\u2019ve accumulated a collection of <strong>\u201cwar stories\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0from the frontlines of applied optimization. In <strong>airline revenue management<\/strong>, we are developing solutions\u00a0 to tackle real-world challenges\u2014from pricing ancillary products like luggage based on customer features, to designing dynamic fare ladders, steering demand across unbalanced networks, and quantifying the revenue impact of customer experience. Many of these themes will\u00a0 be featured in the sessions under <strong>\u00a0\u201cRecent Advances in Airline Revenue Management\u201d<\/strong>, held on <strong>Sunday, July 20 (SC11 and SD11, Morrison Room)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond aviation, we\u2019ve ventured into the complex world of <strong>lottery and gaming<\/strong>, where analytics must do double duty: boosting operator margins combating the illegals. In these domains, optimization becomes a balancing act between excitement and exposure. In <strong>logistics and public health<\/strong>, we\u2019ve seen robust models put to the test\u2014<strong>designing parcel locker networks that keep pace with surging e-commerce<\/strong>, and <strong>orchestrating nationwide vaccine rollouts under shifting supply constraints<\/strong>, where every misstep meant delays for millions.<\/p>\n<p>Each story illustrates a simple truth: <strong>rigorous models are only powerful when stress-tested in the messiness of the real world<\/strong>. These experiences continue to shape how we think about building models that are not just elegant, but consequential.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module accordion -->\n<div  class=\"module module-accordion tb_svbx534 \" data-behavior=\"toggle\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    \n    <ul class=\"ui module-accordion  glossy embossed tb_default_color\">\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-svbx534-0\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-svbx534-0-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                    <i class=\"accordion-icon\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-ti-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <i class=\"accordion-active-icon tf_hide\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-ti-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <span class=\"accordion-title-wrap\">Bio<\/span>                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-svbx534-0-content\" data-id=\"acc-svbx534-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                                    <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n                        <p>Chung Piaw Teo is the Stephen Riady Professor at the NUS Business School and the Executive Director of the Institute of Operations Research and Analytics (IORA) at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He also serves as Co-Director of the SIA-NUS Digital Aviation Corporate Laboratory. Prof. Teo was elected an INFORMS Fellow in 2019 and has served as Department Editor (Optimization and Decision Analytics) at Management Science and Area Editor (Supply Chains &amp; Operations) at Operations Research. His research contributions span robust optimization, revenue management, and logistics network design, with applications in aviation, e-commerce, and platform economics. Recognized for his contributions to research and academia, he has received prestigious awards, including the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 2023 from the Singapore Government and the Chang Jiang Scholar Award from the Chinese Government. Prof. Teo has also been instrumental in securing multi-million-dollar research grants to advance the science of prescriptive analytics and decision-making in complex systems.<\/p>                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n\n<\/div><!-- \/module accordion -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"chang\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-chang tb_aybr824 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 col3-1 tb_a69b825 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_kdvg825 image-top bordered  tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2025international\/files\/2025\/05\/Jonathan_Chang_crop_1.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-1687\" title=\"Jonathan Chang\" alt=\"Jonathan Chang\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Jonathan Chang                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            VisionPower Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Pte Ltd (VSMC)        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_9lo2825 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_usdf825   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Semiconductor Manufacturing Development \u2013 past, present and future<\/h2>\n<p>Semiconductor manufacturing is a complicated integrated process where even a single step\u2014such as wafer testing involving man, machine, material, and method (4M)\u2014can trigger multiple deviations, impacting key performance metrics like quality, speed, productivity, and cost. A completed wafer fabrication involves hundreds to thousands of steps will produce hundreds of deviations for overall process. Beyond these factors, the growing complexity of advanced process technologies (from 0.35\u00b5m to 5nm) has exponentially increased challenges in yield management, driven by interactions between device layers (e.g., OD\u2013Poly\u2013Metal) and production modules (lithography, etch, thin-film, diffusion, and CMP). A high-volume manufacturing facility must simultaneously manage hundreds of thousands of wafers, including production, R&amp;D, and quality assurance lots\u2014while maintaining competitive cycle times (CT) for customers and ensuring optimal machine productivity to control costs. Over past 30 years, the semiconductor foundry industry has demonstrated that effective deviation management is the core of manufacturing capability. This capability ultimately differentiates companies that sustain long-term competitiveness, enabling them to evolve into leading semiconductor technology providers and secure market leadership. This presentation will explore the evolution of semiconductor manufacturing capability, highlighting how industrial engineering (IE) and information technology (IT) establish the foundational capabilities required for world-class semiconductor production.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module accordion -->\n<div  class=\"module module-accordion tb_b9ux825 \" data-behavior=\"toggle\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    \n    <ul class=\"ui module-accordion  glossy embossed tb_default_color\">\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-b9ux825-0\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-b9ux825-0-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                    <i class=\"accordion-icon\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-ti-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <i class=\"accordion-active-icon tf_hide\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-ti-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <span class=\"accordion-title-wrap\">Bio<\/span>                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-b9ux825-0-content\" data-id=\"acc-b9ux825-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                                    <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n                        <p class=\"\" data-start=\"72\" data-end=\"271\">Jonathan Chang is Vice President of VSMC, a joint venture by VIS and NXP, where he oversees the company setup, Project Management Office (PMO), Strategic Planning, and Digitalization initiatives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"273\" data-end=\"745\">With 30 years of experience in the semiconductor industry\u2014one of the world\u2019s most complex manufacturing sectors\u2014he has played a pivotal role in advancing wafer fabrication systems and manufacturing capabilities across 200mm (SSMC, VIS), 300mm (TSMC, Qimonda), and 450mm (TSMC) technologies, as well as back-end operations (Infineon, TI, TFME). His expertise spans end-to-end semiconductor manufacturing, driving excellence in productivity, cycle time (CT), and innovation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"747\" data-end=\"1168\">A recognized leader in smart manufacturing, Jonathan holds over 40 global patents and has published extensively on advanced process control, 300mm full automation, and intelligent manufacturing systems. He has collaborated with academia to establish the Smart Manufacturing Lab at Xi\u2019an Jiaotong University (China) and the Intelligent Manufacturing and Management Lab at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (Taiwan).<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1170\" data-end=\"1382\">His contributions extend to industry standards as Chair of the IEEE P2671 initiative, and his work has been honored with the 2023 Industrial Engineering Award by the Chinese Institute of Industrial Engineers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1384\" data-end=\"1791\">Jonathan\u2019s research focuses on operational excellence through cutting-edge manufacturing design\u2014bridging Industry 3.0, 4.0, and today\u2019s AI 2.0 advancements. He champions the integration of semiconductor management theory with modern IT (e.g., AI, automation) to transform manufacturing performance, proving that sustainable innovation lies at the intersection of domain expertise and technological adoption.<\/p>                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n\n<\/div><!-- \/module accordion -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"tan\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-tan tb_un0f796 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 col3-1 tb_wr62797 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_0zqu797 image-top bordered  tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2025international\/files\/2025\/05\/Kelvin_crop_1-1.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-1688\" title=\"Kelvin Bryan Tan\" alt=\"Kelvin Bryan Tan\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Kelvin Bryan Tan                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Ministry of Health        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_v8ch797 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_qzb6797   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Operations Research for Pandemic Preparedness: Lessons from COVID<\/h2>\n<p>COVID was unprecedented in it\u2019s global impact of human lives and impact on healthcare strain, as well as the economic disruption as a result of mitigation measures. Operations Research played an important role in many of the critical aspects in the management of the pandemic by informing resource allocation, logistics and distribution, supply chain management, optimization of testing strategies and decision analysis. How successful were we and what has been the contribution of Operations Research? More importantly, how can we do better for the next pandemic?<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module accordion -->\n<div  class=\"module module-accordion tb_aay5797 \" data-behavior=\"toggle\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    \n    <ul class=\"ui module-accordion  glossy embossed tb_default_color\">\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-aay5797-0\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-aay5797-0-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                    <i class=\"accordion-icon\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-ti-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <i class=\"accordion-active-icon tf_hide\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-ti-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <span class=\"accordion-title-wrap\">Bio<\/span>                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-aay5797-0-content\" data-id=\"acc-aay5797-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                                    <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n                        <p>Dr Kelvin Bryan Tan is currently Principal Health Economist and heads the Chief Health Economist Office, which oversees all health economics matters in the Ministry of Health, Singapore. He started his career in the Ministry of Health in 2000 where he was in charge of Medisave, MediShield and Medifund policy. He subsequently spent stints as the General Manager of Central Singapore Community Development Council staffing the Mayor of the Central Singapore district, as well as at the Ministry of Trade Industry where he was in charge of strategic planning, R&amp;D and Small Medium Enterprise policy. Rejoining the Ministry of Health in 2012, he started the Policy, Research and Economics Office which later became the Policy Research and Evaluation Division in 2016. Between 2021 and 2023, Dr Tan was the Director of the Future Systems Office, InfoComms Data and Technology Group and was responsible for driving IT and Data Enablement for Population Health initiatives within the Ministry of Health.<\/p>\n<p>During COVID-19, he was the Chief Data for the Medical Operations Task Force and later Crisis Strategic Operations Group, and oversaw data management operations for management of COVID positive cases, as well as the nation-wide vaccination efforts. He also heads the\u00a0 Analytics and Behavioural Modelling Coop of the Programme for Research in Epidemic Preparedness and Response (PREPARE) a dedicated national research programme to respond to future infectious disease outbreaks.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Tan has adjunct appointments at NTU\u2019s Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Duke-NUS Medical School\u2019s Centre of Regulatory Excellence, and NUS\u2019s Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dr Tan graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University and subsequently obtained his MSE and Phd in the Department of Management Science from Stanford University. His research interests are in the area of health economics, health insurance design and cost effectiveness modelling.\u00a0<\/p>                    <\/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_row themify_builder_row tb_9qxd160 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_x0sw160 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_yxkt160   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Tuesday, July 22<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"worner\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-worner tb_fmqo235 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 col3-1 tb_6dr5235 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_9ayd235 image-top bordered  tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2025international\/files\/2025\/05\/Stefan-Woerner_crop_2.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-1689\" title=\"Stefan W\u00f6rner\" alt=\"Stefan W\u00f6rner\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Stefan W\u00f6rner                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            IBM        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_fz0k235 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_7c37235   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Quantum Computing and Operations Research: Potential, Challenges, and the Path Forward<\/h2>\n<p>Quantum computing is a new computational paradigm with the potential to transform many disciplines, with optimization often being mentioned as a very promising candidate. In this talk, I will discuss the state of quantum computing today and explore both its potential and challenges for optimization. I will highlight opportunities for quantum advantage, as well as how classical optimization can support progress in quantum computing. A critical step towards achieving quantum advantage is identifying the right problems to target. To this extent, I will discuss efforts in systematic benchmarking and outline new research directions for advancing quantum optimization.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module accordion -->\n<div  class=\"module module-accordion tb_idc8235 \" data-behavior=\"toggle\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    \n    <ul class=\"ui module-accordion  glossy embossed tb_default_color\">\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-idc8235-0\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-idc8235-0-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                    <i class=\"accordion-icon\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-ti-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <i class=\"accordion-active-icon tf_hide\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-ti-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <span class=\"accordion-title-wrap\">Bio<\/span>                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-idc8235-0-content\" data-id=\"acc-idc8235-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                                    <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n                        <p>Dr. Stefan Woerner is a Principal Research Scientist and Manager of the Quantum Computational Science group of IBM Quantum at IBM Research Europe &#8211; Zurich. He studied at ETH Zurich and the National University of Singapore, receiving a Master of Science in Applied Mathematics from ETH Zurich in 2010, and a Doctor of Sciences in Operations Management from ETH Zurich in 2013. Stefan is renowned for his work in quantum finance, quantum optimization, and quantum machine learning. He has authored key papers in these fields to progress towards quantum advantage.<\/p>                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n\n<\/div><!-- \/module accordion -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"hu\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-hu tb_hlh9342 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 col3-1 tb_amst342 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_pwqp342 image-top bordered  tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2025international\/files\/2025\/05\/Ming-Hu_crop_2.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-1690\" title=\"Ming Hu\" alt=\"Ming Hu\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Ming Hu                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            University of Toronto        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_qhfp342 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_vu87342   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Supply-Demand Matching in Space<\/h2>\n<p>This talk provides an overview of recent efforts in building models and theories for supply and demand matching over a space. First, we will model recent applications with spatial movements in the on-demand economy and global supply chains to extend the scope of urban operations research\/supply chain management and draw managerial insights on decisions such as pricing and matching in managing those systems. Second, we will develop theories on spatial resource allocation and general choice modeling by drawing connections with the classic optimal transport (OT) problem.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module accordion -->\n<div  class=\"module module-accordion tb_pqos342 \" data-behavior=\"toggle\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    \n    <ul class=\"ui module-accordion  glossy embossed tb_default_color\">\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-pqos342-0\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-pqos342-0-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                    <i class=\"accordion-icon\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-ti-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <i class=\"accordion-active-icon tf_hide\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-ti-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <span class=\"accordion-title-wrap\">Bio<\/span>                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-pqos342-0-content\" data-id=\"acc-pqos342-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                                    <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n                        <p>Ming Hu is the Distinguished Professor of Business Operations and Analytics at the University of Toronto, a professor of operations management at the Rotman School of Management, and an Amazon Scholar. He currently holds the position of editor-in-chief for Naval Research Logistics and serves as an associate editor for Management Science, Operations Research, and Manufacturing &amp; Service Operations Management. He is a former chair of the Revenue Management and Pricing Section at INFORMS.<\/p>                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n\n<\/div><!-- \/module accordion -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"montreuil\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-montreuil tb_2r2b239 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 col3-1 tb_ln2o239 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_162s239 image-top bordered  tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2025international\/files\/2025\/05\/Sharon-Ng_crop_1-1.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-1691\" title=\"Sharon Ng\" alt=\"Sharon Ng\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Sharon Ng                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Nanyang Technological University        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_9f3j240 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_6660240   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Bridging the Divide: Advancing Knowledge Through Industry-Academia Collaboration<\/h2>\n<p>In an era marked by rapid technological transformation and increasingly complex societal challenges, the need for robust collaboration between academia and industry has never been more critical. I will address the enduring tension and transformative potential of bridging the academic-industry divide. While scientific rigor forms the bedrock of credible knowledge production, relevance to real-world application ensures that such knowledge translates into meaningful societal and economic impact. Though achieving both simultaneously is inherently challenging, neither domain can thrive in isolation. Progress demands deliberate alignment and sustained partnership. I would like to advocate for deeper, more structured collaborations that not only enrich scholarship but also enhance innovation and inform practice. Only by co-creating knowledge that is both rigorous and relevant can we address the pressing needs of our time and shape a more sustainable and inclusive future.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module accordion -->\n<div  class=\"module module-accordion tb_rvqp240 \" data-behavior=\"toggle\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    \n    <ul class=\"ui module-accordion  glossy embossed tb_default_color\">\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-rvqp240-0\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-rvqp240-0-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                    <i class=\"accordion-icon\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-ti-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <i class=\"accordion-active-icon tf_hide\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-ti-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <span class=\"accordion-title-wrap\">Bio<\/span>                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-rvqp240-0-content\" data-id=\"acc-rvqp240-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                                    <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n                        <p>Sharon Ng is Professor and Deputy Dean at Nanyang Business School. She is also the Founding Director of Nanyang Centre for Marketing and Technology. She received her Ph.D. from University of Minnesota (USA) and has published in the top marketing journals, such as Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Consumer Research and Journal of Consumer Psychology. Her research focused on understanding how macro-environmental factors such as culture and technological advancement affects the way consumers think and behave. She was named a MSI Young Scholar by the Marketing Science Institute (USA) in 2009. Currently, Sharon is Co-Editor for International Journal of Research in Marketing (IJRM) and Associate Editor for Journal of Consumer Research (JCR). She was the co-editor of the Handbook of Culture and Consumer Behavior published by Oxford Press in 2015. The handbook invited top scholars to discuss the latest findings on the impact of culture on various topics in consumer behavior, such as branding, materialism, and attitude. Sharon also co-chaired the Society of Consumer Psychology Boutique Conference on &#8220;The Global Consumer&#8221; held in NTU in 2022 and the conference on &#8220;Consumer Psychology of Brands&#8221; to be held at Leeds in 2024.<\/p>                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n\n<\/div><!-- \/module accordion -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"benjaafar\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-benjaafar tb_qwvl44 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 col3-1 tb_31i544 first\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_g3b044 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_nyfh98 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_cijr98 first\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"aleman\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-aleman tb_xpjj789 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 col3-1 tb_jss5789 first\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_pdmj900 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday, July 20<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1001140,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-297","page","type-page","status-publish","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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In particular, we describe how classic optimization models\/theories can be applied to accelerate and improve the Training\/Tuning\/Inferencing algorithms that are popularly used in LLMs. On the other hand, we show breakthroughs in classical Optimization (LP and SDP) Solvers aided by AI-related techniques such as first-order and ADMM methods, the low-rank SDP theories, and their implementations on GPU.<\/p>\n<ul><li><h4>Bio<\/h4><p><strong>Yinyu Ye<\/strong>, formally the K.T. Li Professor of Stanford University, is now the Visiting Professor of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Chinese University of Hong Kong at Shenzhen. His current research topics include Continuous and Discrete Optimization, Data Science and Applications, Numerical Algorithm Design and Analyses, Algorithmic Game\/Market Equilibrium, Operations Research and Management Science etc.; and he was one of the pioneers on Interior-Point Methods, Conic Linear Programming, Distributionally Robust Optimization, Online Linear Programming and Learning, Algorithm Analyses for Reinforcement Learning &amp; Markov Decision Process and Nonconvex Optimization, and etc. He and his students have received numerous scientific awards, himself including the 2006 INFORMS Farkas Prize (Inaugural Recipient) for fundamental contributions to optimization, the 2009 John von Neumann Theory Prize for fundamental sustained contributions to theory in Operations Research and the Management Sciences, the inaugural 2012 ISMP Tseng Lectureship Prize for outstanding contribution to continuous optimization (every three years), the 2014 SIAM Optimization Prize awarded (every three years), etc.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>Monday, July 21<\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2025international\/files\/2025\/05\/Sheldon-H-Jacobson_crop_1.jpg\" title=\"Sheldon H. Jacobson\" alt=\"Sheldon H. Jacobson\"> <h3> Sheldon H. Jacobson <\/h3> University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign\n<h2><strong>AI Up in the Sky: The Future of Aviation Security<\/strong><\/h2> <p>The United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA) secures over 400 commercial airports around the nation to keep the air system secure from threats.\u00a0 They have historically been threat detection centric, working to keep threat items off airplanes. Since the launch of TSA PreCheck program in 2011, a risk-based system that matches security resources with passenger risk, their focus has shifted, working to separate the large pool of benign passengers from the handful of bad actors.\u00a0 This talk provides an overview of airport security in the United States and how biometrics like facial recognition fits into the risk-reduction calculus for airport security.\u00a0 A roadmap for the future of airport security is provided that relies on facial recognition that will transform airport security from a process of stopping prohibited items from entering the air system to reducing air system risk by better knowing the population of air travelers and identifying risky passengers prior to them entering the air system.<\/p>\n<ul><li><h4>Bio<\/h4><p><strong>Sheldon H. Jacobson<\/strong> is a Founder Professor in the Seibel School of Computing and Data Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.\u00a0 His research focuses on data-driven risk-based decision-making applied to problems in homeland security, public health, public policy, and sports.\u00a0 His research provided the technical foundations for risk-based security, which led to the launch of TSA PreCheck in November 2011.\u00a0 He has received numerous awards for his research, including a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship, the IISE David F. Baker Distinguished Research Award,\u00a0the INFORMS Saul Gass Expository Writing Award, and the INFORMS Presidents Award.\u00a0 He is an elected Fellow of INFORMS, IISE, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>Tuesday, July 22<\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2025international\/files\/2025\/05\/Picture1-227x300.jpg\" width=\"211\" height=\"280\" title=\"Ngien Hoon Ping\" alt=\"Ngien Hoon Ping\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2025international\/files\/2025\/05\/Picture1-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2025international\/files\/2025\/05\/Picture1.jpg 339w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/> <h3> Ngien Hoon Ping <\/h3> SMRT Corporation Ltd\n<h2><b>Transforming Mobility: <br>SMRT\u2019s Journey in <\/b><b>Data and Digital Innovation<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>In today\u2019s fast-evolving landscape, digital transformation is not just an option \u2013 it is a strategic imperative. SMRT is driving digital transformation by leveraging analytics, artificial intelligence, management science and digital technologies to address complex operational and business challenges.<\/p> <p>Drawing on practical examples from SMRT and beyond, this session will showcase how data-driven decision-making, predictive analytics and digital solutions are improving operations effectiveness, safety, and customer-centricity in the fields of public transportation, mobility, and supply chains. Building a future-ready organization starts with putting data and digital at the heart of the business.<\/p>\n<ul><li><h4>Bio<\/h4><p>Mr Ngien Hoon Ping is the Group Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of SMRT Corporation Ltd. He is the Chairman of Strides Premier Pte. Ltd., Strides International Business Pte. Ltd. and Strides Digital Pte. Ltd. \u00a0He is the Deputy Chairman of SMRT Buses Ltd. and Vice Chairman of Shenzhen Zona Transportation Group Co., Ltd. He is also a Director of SMRT Trains Ltd., Strides Holdings Ltd., SMRT TEL Pte. Ltd. and SMRT RTS Pte. Ltd<\/p> <p>Mr Ngien sits on the Board of Energy Market Authority (EMA) and Meranti Power Pte. Ltd. He also serves as a member of the National University of Singapore (NUS) Industrial Systems Engineering and Management (ISEM) Industry Advisory Board and EMA Audit and Risk Committee &amp; Tender Committee. In addition, he also serves as a member of the National Council Against Drug Abuse (NCADA) and as Chairman Waste Management Facility Expert Advisory Panel (EAP) of National Environment Agency (NEA).<\/p> <p>Mr Ngien holds a Bachelor in Engineering in Electronics and Electrical Engineering from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom. He also holds a Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the National University of Singapore. He attended Executive Programmes at INSEAD, IMD and SID-SMU.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n<ul><li><h4>Bio<\/h4><p><br>Andr\u00e9s Medaglia is full professor of Industrial Engineering at Universidad de los Andes (Bogot\u00e1, Colombia) and director of the Center for Optimization and Applied Probability (COPA). He holds a Ph.D. (2001) in Operations Research (OR) from North Carolina State University (USA). After working for SAS (Cary, NC, USA), he joined in 2002 the Industrial Engineering Department at Universidad de los Andes and served as Department Chair from 2014 to 2017. He has more than 20 years of experience designing, developing, and applying optimization methodologies to transportation and logistics, healthy and sustainable cities, engineering design, and agricultural systems. His research has led to over 70 peer-reviewed publications in operational research (OR). He currently serves in the editorial boards of Transportation Science, Computers and Operations Research, and TOP \u2013 Transactions in Operations Research. He has served as Secretary and Vicepresident of the Latin-Ibero American Association of Operations Research (ALIO); as Vicepresident of Central\/South America for the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE); and as Vicepresident of the Colombian Operational Research Society (ASOCIO). He currently serves in the Stella Dafermos Award (TSL Society of INFORMS); at the ALIO Medal Jury; and as the program chair of the IFORS Conference to be held in Austria in 2026. He has been the recipient of several awards, more recently, the IISE Distinguished Alumnus Award from NCSU (2023), the Glover-Klingman Prize (2020), the INFORMS\/TSL President\u2019s Service Award (2017), and the IFORS Prize for OR in Development (Quebec City, Canada, 2017), among others. He has been the IFORS Invited Tutorial Lecturer at EURO 2018 (Valencia, Spain); keynote speaker at the IISE Annual Conference and Expo (2021), the International Conference on OR for Development (ICORD 2016) (M\u00e9xico DF, Mexico), and Optimization Days (Montr\u00e9al, Canada, 2014). He is an avid cyclist who has won bronze, silver, and gold medals in the (Colombian) individual time trial championships at the masters category. More information at: <a href=\"http:\/\/wwwprof.uniandes.edu.co\/~amedagli\">http:\/\/wwwprof.uniandes.edu.co\/~amedagli<\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h2>Keynote Speakers<br\/><\/h2>\n<h3>Monday, July 21<\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2025international\/files\/2025\/05\/Chung-Piaw-Teo_crop_1.jpg\" title=\"Teo Chung Piaw\" alt=\"Teo Chung Piaw\"> <h3> Teo Chung Piaw <\/h3> National University of Singapore\n<h2>From Theory to Impact: Building Data-Driven Models for Real-World Optimization<\/h2> <p>This keynote reflects on a three-stage journey\u2014from foundational work in optimization theory, to building tractable models for complex systems, and finally to embracing data-driven thinking in uncertain, high-stakes environments. At each stage, we explore how theory can be translated into decision tools that deliver real-world impact across sectors like <strong>aviation<\/strong>, <strong>gaming<\/strong>, and <strong>supply chains<\/strong>.<\/p> <p>Along the way, we\u2019ve accumulated a collection of <strong>\u201cwar stories\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0from the frontlines of applied optimization. In <strong>airline revenue management<\/strong>, we are developing solutions\u00a0 to tackle real-world challenges\u2014from pricing ancillary products like luggage based on customer features, to designing dynamic fare ladders, steering demand across unbalanced networks, and quantifying the revenue impact of customer experience. Many of these themes will\u00a0 be featured in the sessions under <strong>\u00a0\u201cRecent Advances in Airline Revenue Management\u201d<\/strong>, held on <strong>Sunday, July 20 (SC11 and SD11, Morrison Room)<\/strong>.<\/p> <p>Beyond aviation, we\u2019ve ventured into the complex world of <strong>lottery and gaming<\/strong>, where analytics must do double duty: boosting operator margins combating the illegals. In these domains, optimization becomes a balancing act between excitement and exposure. In <strong>logistics and public health<\/strong>, we\u2019ve seen robust models put to the test\u2014<strong>designing parcel locker networks that keep pace with surging e-commerce<\/strong>, and <strong>orchestrating nationwide vaccine rollouts under shifting supply constraints<\/strong>, where every misstep meant delays for millions.<\/p> <p>Each story illustrates a simple truth: <strong>rigorous models are only powerful when stress-tested in the messiness of the real world<\/strong>. These experiences continue to shape how we think about building models that are not just elegant, but consequential.<\/p>\n<ul><li><h4>Bio<\/h4><p>Chung Piaw Teo is the Stephen Riady Professor at the NUS Business School and the Executive Director of the Institute of Operations Research and Analytics (IORA) at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He also serves as Co-Director of the SIA-NUS Digital Aviation Corporate Laboratory. Prof. Teo was elected an INFORMS Fellow in 2019 and has served as Department Editor (Optimization and Decision Analytics) at Management Science and Area Editor (Supply Chains &amp; Operations) at Operations Research. His research contributions span robust optimization, revenue management, and logistics network design, with applications in aviation, e-commerce, and platform economics. Recognized for his contributions to research and academia, he has received prestigious awards, including the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 2023 from the Singapore Government and the Chang Jiang Scholar Award from the Chinese Government. Prof. Teo has also been instrumental in securing multi-million-dollar research grants to advance the science of prescriptive analytics and decision-making in complex systems.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2025international\/files\/2025\/05\/Jonathan_Chang_crop_1.jpg\" title=\"Jonathan Chang\" alt=\"Jonathan Chang\"> <h3> Jonathan Chang <\/h3> VisionPower Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Pte Ltd (VSMC)\n<h2>Semiconductor Manufacturing Development \u2013 past, present and future<\/h2> <p>Semiconductor manufacturing is a complicated integrated process where even a single step\u2014such as wafer testing involving man, machine, material, and method (4M)\u2014can trigger multiple deviations, impacting key performance metrics like quality, speed, productivity, and cost. A completed wafer fabrication involves hundreds to thousands of steps will produce hundreds of deviations for overall process. Beyond these factors, the growing complexity of advanced process technologies (from 0.35\u00b5m to 5nm) has exponentially increased challenges in yield management, driven by interactions between device layers (e.g., OD\u2013Poly\u2013Metal) and production modules (lithography, etch, thin-film, diffusion, and CMP). A high-volume manufacturing facility must simultaneously manage hundreds of thousands of wafers, including production, R&amp;D, and quality assurance lots\u2014while maintaining competitive cycle times (CT) for customers and ensuring optimal machine productivity to control costs. Over past 30 years, the semiconductor foundry industry has demonstrated that effective deviation management is the core of manufacturing capability. This capability ultimately differentiates companies that sustain long-term competitiveness, enabling them to evolve into leading semiconductor technology providers and secure market leadership. This presentation will explore the evolution of semiconductor manufacturing capability, highlighting how industrial engineering (IE) and information technology (IT) establish the foundational capabilities required for world-class semiconductor production.<\/p>\n<ul><li><h4>Bio<\/h4><p data-start=\"72\" data-end=\"271\">Jonathan Chang is Vice President of VSMC, a joint venture by VIS and NXP, where he oversees the company setup, Project Management Office (PMO), Strategic Planning, and Digitalization initiatives.<\/p> <p data-start=\"273\" data-end=\"745\">With 30 years of experience in the semiconductor industry\u2014one of the world\u2019s most complex manufacturing sectors\u2014he has played a pivotal role in advancing wafer fabrication systems and manufacturing capabilities across 200mm (SSMC, VIS), 300mm (TSMC, Qimonda), and 450mm (TSMC) technologies, as well as back-end operations (Infineon, TI, TFME). His expertise spans end-to-end semiconductor manufacturing, driving excellence in productivity, cycle time (CT), and innovation.<\/p> <p data-start=\"747\" data-end=\"1168\">A recognized leader in smart manufacturing, Jonathan holds over 40 global patents and has published extensively on advanced process control, 300mm full automation, and intelligent manufacturing systems. He has collaborated with academia to establish the Smart Manufacturing Lab at Xi\u2019an Jiaotong University (China) and the Intelligent Manufacturing and Management Lab at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (Taiwan).<\/p> <p data-start=\"1170\" data-end=\"1382\">His contributions extend to industry standards as Chair of the IEEE P2671 initiative, and his work has been honored with the 2023 Industrial Engineering Award by the Chinese Institute of Industrial Engineers.<\/p> <p data-start=\"1384\" data-end=\"1791\">Jonathan\u2019s research focuses on operational excellence through cutting-edge manufacturing design\u2014bridging Industry 3.0, 4.0, and today\u2019s AI 2.0 advancements. He champions the integration of semiconductor management theory with modern IT (e.g., AI, automation) to transform manufacturing performance, proving that sustainable innovation lies at the intersection of domain expertise and technological adoption.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2025international\/files\/2025\/05\/Kelvin_crop_1-1.jpg\" title=\"Kelvin Bryan Tan\" alt=\"Kelvin Bryan Tan\"> <h3> Kelvin Bryan Tan <\/h3> Ministry of Health\n<h2>Operations Research for Pandemic Preparedness: Lessons from COVID<\/h2> <p>COVID was unprecedented in it\u2019s global impact of human lives and impact on healthcare strain, as well as the economic disruption as a result of mitigation measures. Operations Research played an important role in many of the critical aspects in the management of the pandemic by informing resource allocation, logistics and distribution, supply chain management, optimization of testing strategies and decision analysis. How successful were we and what has been the contribution of Operations Research? More importantly, how can we do better for the next pandemic?<\/p>\n<ul><li><h4>Bio<\/h4><p>Dr Kelvin Bryan Tan is currently Principal Health Economist and heads the Chief Health Economist Office, which oversees all health economics matters in the Ministry of Health, Singapore. He started his career in the Ministry of Health in 2000 where he was in charge of Medisave, MediShield and Medifund policy. He subsequently spent stints as the General Manager of Central Singapore Community Development Council staffing the Mayor of the Central Singapore district, as well as at the Ministry of Trade Industry where he was in charge of strategic planning, R&amp;D and Small Medium Enterprise policy. Rejoining the Ministry of Health in 2012, he started the Policy, Research and Economics Office which later became the Policy Research and Evaluation Division in 2016. Between 2021 and 2023, Dr Tan was the Director of the Future Systems Office, InfoComms Data and Technology Group and was responsible for driving IT and Data Enablement for Population Health initiatives within the Ministry of Health.<\/p> <p>During COVID-19, he was the Chief Data for the Medical Operations Task Force and later Crisis Strategic Operations Group, and oversaw data management operations for management of COVID positive cases, as well as the nation-wide vaccination efforts. He also heads the\u00a0 Analytics and Behavioural Modelling Coop of the Programme for Research in Epidemic Preparedness and Response (PREPARE) a dedicated national research programme to respond to future infectious disease outbreaks.<\/p> <p>Dr Tan has adjunct appointments at NTU\u2019s Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Duke-NUS Medical School\u2019s Centre of Regulatory Excellence, and NUS\u2019s Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health.\u00a0<\/p> <p>Dr Tan graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University and subsequently obtained his MSE and Phd in the Department of Management Science from Stanford University. His research interests are in the area of health economics, health insurance design and cost effectiveness modelling.\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>Tuesday, July 22<\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2025international\/files\/2025\/05\/Stefan-Woerner_crop_2.jpg\" title=\"Stefan W\u00f6rner\" alt=\"Stefan W\u00f6rner\"> <h3> Stefan W\u00f6rner <\/h3> IBM\n<h2>Quantum Computing and Operations Research: Potential, Challenges, and the Path Forward<\/h2> <p>Quantum computing is a new computational paradigm with the potential to transform many disciplines, with optimization often being mentioned as a very promising candidate. In this talk, I will discuss the state of quantum computing today and explore both its potential and challenges for optimization. I will highlight opportunities for quantum advantage, as well as how classical optimization can support progress in quantum computing. A critical step towards achieving quantum advantage is identifying the right problems to target. To this extent, I will discuss efforts in systematic benchmarking and outline new research directions for advancing quantum optimization.<\/p>\n<ul><li><h4>Bio<\/h4><p>Dr. Stefan Woerner is a Principal Research Scientist and Manager of the Quantum Computational Science group of IBM Quantum at IBM Research Europe - Zurich. He studied at ETH Zurich and the National University of Singapore, receiving a Master of Science in Applied Mathematics from ETH Zurich in 2010, and a Doctor of Sciences in Operations Management from ETH Zurich in 2013. Stefan is renowned for his work in quantum finance, quantum optimization, and quantum machine learning. He has authored key papers in these fields to progress towards quantum advantage.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2025international\/files\/2025\/05\/Ming-Hu_crop_2.jpg\" title=\"Ming Hu\" alt=\"Ming Hu\"> <h3> Ming Hu <\/h3> University of Toronto\n<h2>Supply-Demand Matching in Space<\/h2> <p>This talk provides an overview of recent efforts in building models and theories for supply and demand matching over a space. First, we will model recent applications with spatial movements in the on-demand economy and global supply chains to extend the scope of urban operations research\/supply chain management and draw managerial insights on decisions such as pricing and matching in managing those systems. Second, we will develop theories on spatial resource allocation and general choice modeling by drawing connections with the classic optimal transport (OT) problem.<\/p>\n<ul><li><h4>Bio<\/h4><p>Ming Hu is the Distinguished Professor of Business Operations and Analytics at the University of Toronto, a professor of operations management at the Rotman School of Management, and an Amazon Scholar. He currently holds the position of editor-in-chief for Naval Research Logistics and serves as an associate editor for Management Science, Operations Research, and Manufacturing &amp; Service Operations Management. He is a former chair of the Revenue Management and Pricing Section at INFORMS.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2025international\/files\/2025\/05\/Sharon-Ng_crop_1-1.jpg\" title=\"Sharon Ng\" alt=\"Sharon Ng\"> <h3> Sharon Ng <\/h3> Nanyang Technological University\n<h2>Bridging the Divide: Advancing Knowledge Through Industry-Academia Collaboration<\/h2> <p>In an era marked by rapid technological transformation and increasingly complex societal challenges, the need for robust collaboration between academia and industry has never been more critical. I will address the enduring tension and transformative potential of bridging the academic-industry divide. While scientific rigor forms the bedrock of credible knowledge production, relevance to real-world application ensures that such knowledge translates into meaningful societal and economic impact. Though achieving both simultaneously is inherently challenging, neither domain can thrive in isolation. Progress demands deliberate alignment and sustained partnership. I would like to advocate for deeper, more structured collaborations that not only enrich scholarship but also enhance innovation and inform practice. Only by co-creating knowledge that is both rigorous and relevant can we address the pressing needs of our time and shape a more sustainable and inclusive future.<\/p>\n<ul><li><h4>Bio<\/h4><p>Sharon Ng is Professor and Deputy Dean at Nanyang Business School. She is also the Founding Director of Nanyang Centre for Marketing and Technology. She received her Ph.D. from University of Minnesota (USA) and has published in the top marketing journals, such as Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Consumer Research and Journal of Consumer Psychology. Her research focused on understanding how macro-environmental factors such as culture and technological advancement affects the way consumers think and behave. She was named a MSI Young Scholar by the Marketing Science Institute (USA) in 2009. Currently, Sharon is Co-Editor for International Journal of Research in Marketing (IJRM) and Associate Editor for Journal of Consumer Research (JCR). She was the co-editor of the Handbook of Culture and Consumer Behavior published by Oxford Press in 2015. The handbook invited top scholars to discuss the latest findings on the impact of culture on various topics in consumer behavior, such as branding, materialism, and attitude. Sharon also co-chaired the Society of Consumer Psychology Boutique Conference on \"The Global Consumer\" held in NTU in 2022 and the conference on \"Consumer Psychology of Brands\" to be held at Leeds in 2024.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n<ul><li><h4>Bio<\/h4><p>Saif Benjaafar is the Seth Bonder Collegiate Professor at the University of Michigan. Prior to joining the University of Michigan, he was McKnight Presidential Endowed Professor and Distinguished McKnight University Professor at the University of Minnesota where he also served as Head and Founder of the Department of Industrial &amp; Systems Engineering. He is a founding member of the Singapore University of Technology and Design where he served as Pillar Head (at the rank of Dean) of Engineering Systems and Design. He has broad research interests in operation management (supply chains, service systems, and markets) and other applications of optimization, stochastic modeling, and game theory. His current research focus is on sustainable operations and innovative business models, including sharing economy, on-demand services, and online marketplaces. He is a board member of Hourcar, a social car sharing organization. He is a Fellow of INFORMS and IISE and is former Editor in Chief of the INFORMS journal Service Science.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n<ul><li><h4>Bio<\/h4><p>Dionne Aleman is the Associate Dean of Cross-Disciplinary Programs in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering at the University of Toronto, and is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical &amp; Industrial Engineering. She holds appointments in the UofT Institute for Health Policy, Management &amp; Evaluation, the Institute for Pandemics, T-CAIREM, and more. She is also a co-Director of the International Centre for Translational Digital Health. Dr. Aleman\u2019s research focuses on the application of operations research--- optimization, simulation, machine learning, and graph theory---to healthcare systems to improve the quality, timeliness, and efficiency of care. She is also the faculty co-Chair of Engineering Positive Space and the Dean\u2019s Advisor on LGBTQ2S+ Initiatives.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2025international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2025international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2025international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2025international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1001140"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2025international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=297"}],"version-history":[{"count":224,"href":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2025international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/297\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2424,"href":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2025international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/297\/revisions\/2424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/2025international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}