{"id":2118,"date":"2021-10-12T17:53:58","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T17:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/?page_id=2118"},"modified":"2021-10-24T14:43:39","modified_gmt":"2021-10-24T14:43:39","slug":"facilitators","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/facilitators\/","title":{"rendered":"FacilitatORs"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-2118\" data-postid=\"2118\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-2118 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_cz0h448 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_eb9e450 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2lmp74   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Meet our FacilitatORs<\/h2>\n<p>FacilitatORs will host small, informal conversations in the virtual Networking Lounges from 12:30-1pm PDT each day of the Annual Meeting on topics of interest and importance to them and their meeting peers. This year\u2019s flexible meeting will be no different with unique features enabling \u2018face-to-face\u2019 conversation in groups, one-on-one chats, Q&amp;As, and more between presenters, attendees, INFORMS staff, employers and more.<\/p>\n<p>Scroll down to meet our FacilitatORs!<\/p>\n<p>FacilitatORs will host small, informal conversations in various Networking Zoom chats on topics of interest and importance to them and their meeting peers. Topics include growing areas of interest in the field, as well as issues the community is currently facing in the COVID-19 environment, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: initial;\">How to Build Your Network<\/span><\/li>\n<li>COVID-19 &amp; Healthcare<\/li>\n<li>DEI: Inclusion in Action<\/li>\n<li>O.R. for Social Good<\/li>\n<li>And more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_byxl982 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"schedule\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-schedule tb_1c6h125 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_44ez126 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_tdo3126   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>FacilitatORs Schedule<\/h2>\n<h3>Sunday, October 24<\/h3>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Name of Networking Lounge<\/th>\n<th>Available FacilitatOR(s)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>How to Build Your Network<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"#serra\">Thiago Serra<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"alt\" rowspan=\"4\">Work that Solves Problems: Sustainability<\/td>\n<td class=\"alt\"><a href=\"#aminimoghaddam\">Narges Aminimoghaddam<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"alt\"><a href=\"#nisal\">Apoorva Nisal<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"alt\"><a href=\"#molavia\">Nima Molavia<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"alt\"><a href=\"#thakker\">Vyom Thakker<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Machine Learning<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"#kirlik\">Gokhan Kirlik<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"alt\">COVID-19 &amp; Air Transportation<\/td>\n<td class=\"alt\"><a href=\"#mumbower\">Stacey Mumbower<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"4\">COVID-19 &amp; Healthcare<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"#aleskerov\">Fuad Aleskerov<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"#nehzad\">Banafsheh Behzad<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"#jia\">Weihan Jia<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"#ostovari\">Mina Ostovari<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_zo4h534   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Monday, October 25<\/h3>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Name of Networking Lounge<\/th>\n<th>Available FacilitatOR(s)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>New Member Meet &amp; Greet<\/td>\n<td>Tracy Cahall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"alt\">Teaching &#038; Education<\/td>\n<td class=\"alt\"><a href=\"#gentry\">Sommer Gentry<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">Military &#038; Security<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"#schramm\">Harrison Schramm<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"#martinez\">Michael Martinez<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"alt\">Issues in Social Media<\/td>\n<td class=\"alt\"><a href=\"#wu\">Tong Wu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">Revenue &#038; Pricing<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"#zhao\">Zishuo Zhao<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"#zhou\">Zijie (Jerry) Zhou<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_9int759   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Tuesday, October 26<\/h3>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Name of Networking Lounge<\/th>\n<th>Available FacilitatOR(s)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">The Mentorship Advantage<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"#aleman\">Dionne Aleman<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jill Capello<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"alt\" rowspan=\"2\">DEI: Inclusion in Action<\/td>\n<td class=\"alt\"><a href=\"#dai\">Tinglong Dai<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"alt\"><a href=\"#moussawi\">Lama Moussawi<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\">Supply Chain<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"#abu-helal\">Md Abu Helal<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"#alimohammadi\">Yeganeh Alimohammadi<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"#paine\">James Paine<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"alt\" rowspan=\"3\">Concerns in Healthcare<\/td>\n<td class=\"alt\"><a href=\"#dexter\">Franklin Dexter<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"alt\"><a href=\"#scaria\">Elizabeth Scaria<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"alt\"><a href=\"#zaman\">Adib Zaman<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Data &amp; Privacy<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"#huang\">Hongyi (Bridget) Huang<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ebar639   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Wednesday, October 27<\/h3>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Name of Networking Lounge<\/th>\n<th>Available FacilitatOR(s)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Meet and Greet with INFORMS Executive Director<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"#gerstmann\">Elena Gerstmann<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"alt\">Professional Recognition: INFORMS Awards<\/td>\n<td class=\"alt\">Christy Blevins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>O.R. for Social Good<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"#summerville\">Natalia Summerville<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"alt\" rowspan=\"2\">Energy &amp; Infrastructure<\/td>\n<td class=\"alt\"><a href=\"#anand\">Harsh Anand<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"alt\"><a href=\"#singh\">Harprinderjot Singh<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>The Transition from Student to Professional<\/td>\n<td>TBD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_2pz0126 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"gerstmann\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-gerstmann tb_6cz255 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_d93d57 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_ad0t404\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_107v405 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_0rp960 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/gerstmann.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2181\" title=\"gerstmann\" alt=\"gerstmann\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-3 tb_mmpi406 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_rfzi406   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Elena Gerstmann, Ph.D., FASAE, CAE<\/h3>\n<p>Elena Gerstmann, Ph.D., FASAE, CAE, was named Executive Director effective July 27, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Before joining INFORMS, Gerstmann served as a consultant, facilitator, researcher, and leader on key client projects for Avenue M Group. She previously served on the senior executive team at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) where she was responsible for strategy and planning, volunteer leadership development, corporate communications, international relationships, board relationships, and executive operations. Before being recruited to ASME, Gerstmann was an executive with IEEE, the world\u2019s largest professional association for the advancement of technology.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gerstmann earned her doctorate in social psychology from Rutgers University. A Fellow of the American Society for Association Executives (ASAE) and a Certified Association Executive, Gerstmann is a recognized thought leader in the association community. In 2017, she received the ASAE\u2019s Professional Performance Award, which recognizes invaluable contributions made by association executives who are at the top level within their organizations. She served on the ASAE and ASAE Foundation Board of Directors from 2012-2015. Previously, she was chair of the ASAE Research Committee.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_x72r772 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"abu-helal\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-abu-helal tb_f3pl959 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_v8zj960 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_k3r6960\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_aw9s960 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_mj94960 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/abu-helal.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2165\" title=\"abu-helal\" alt=\"abu-helal\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-3 tb_chqn961 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_6w5m961   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Md Abu Helal<\/h3>\n<p>Md Abu Helal is an assistant professor at Southern Arkansas University (SAU). He teaches applied mathematics and data science courses at SAU. His academic expertise encompasses applied mathematics, inventory management, optimization, and machine learning. Helal&#8217;s research interests include operations research, stochastic optimization, multi-scale modeling and simulations, wind power forecasting, risk management, and transportation problems. His research activities have been centered on developing data-driven decision support tools for business and operations management using techniques in the O.R. and management science realm, including systems analysis, advance mathematical methods, ML, and stochastic programming. In addition to these, he will join Colorado State University\u2019s department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship\u00a0<span style=\"background-color: initial;\">as a postdoctoral fellow<\/span><span style=\"background-color: initial;\">. He will work on a project to deliver a sustainable and economically feasible biomass for value-added products system in the Mid-Atlantic region of U.S. through implementation of the Mid-Atlantic Sustainable Biomass Consortium (MASBio) with a number of scientists. This project is funded by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_s4ff961 last\">\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_3ttu396 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_a5bc396 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_xfb6966\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_nhhn967 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_dvuj856 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/aleman.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2227\" title=\"aleman\" alt=\"aleman\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-3 tb_knae967 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_9s32967   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Dionne Aleman<\/h3>\n<div>Dionne Aleman is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical &amp; Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto, and associate dean for Cross-Disciplinary Programs. Her research focuses on solving large medical and healthcare problems using optimization, simulation, and machine learning. She is a past President of the Canadian Operational Research Society (CORS). Within INFORMS, she serves on the Committee for Teaching and Learning, and has previously served as chair of the Health Applications Society (HAS), president of the Public Sector OR Section (PSOR), president of the Junior Faculty Interest Group (JFIG), chair of INFORM-ED Interim Advisory Board, and <i>TutORials<\/i> co-chair.<\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_r756397 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"aleskerov\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-aleskerov tb_6ixp913 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_mbju914 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_mnin723\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_p9iz725 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_zxcy835 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/aleskerov.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2124\" title=\"aleskerov\" alt=\"aleskerov\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-3 tb_qmos725 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_mpah914   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Fuad Aleskerov<\/h3>\n<p>Professor, Member of Academia Europaea<br>Head, Department of Mathematics for Economics, National Research University Higher School of Economics;<br>Head, International Centre of Decision Analysis and Choice, National Research University Higher School of Economics<br>Head, Laboratory of Choice Theory and Decision Analysis, Russian Academy of Sciences<br>Institute of Control Sciences<br>Publications: 11 books, more than 200 articles in 30 different fields of science, more than 100 in peer-reviewed journals and volumes<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_obws914 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"alimohammad\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-alimohammad tb_cgvc334 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_d2s1335 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_gscr335\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_u1xc335 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_brw2336 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/alimohammadi.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2125\" title=\"alimohammadi\" alt=\"alimohammadi\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-3 tb_7g3o336 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_002g336   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Yeganeh Alimohammadi<\/h3>\n<p>I have been organizing Stanford women in math mentoring for two years. As part of the program, I had to hold panel discussions where the panelists were minority graduate students in STEM and most of the attendees were undergrads, especially minorities.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_hc36336 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"altay\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-altay tb_x687172 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_s8ur173 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_7a3x174\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_d0vd174 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_zwcq174 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/altay.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2127\" title=\"altay\" alt=\"altay\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-3 tb_pmhu175 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_5tn5175   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Ayca Altay<\/h3>\n<p>Ayca Altay is a final-year Ph.D. student at Rutgers University. Her dissertation focuses on suspicious behavior extraction and bounded rationality. She started an internship at American Express on natural language processing. She also advocates for mental health discussions in academia.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Altay led a &#8220;mental health in graduate students&#8221; themed discussion for INFORMS. She finds the virtual networking environment very useful.\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_zeda175 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"aminimoghaddam\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-aminimoghaddam tb_i5i2338 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_siwu339 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_017f519\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_jsu8519 first\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-3 tb_uyks519 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ix60520   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Narges Aminimoghaddam<\/h3>\n<p>Aminimoghaddam is currently doing a Data Science Internship in CSUN, working with CSUN\u2019s (GIS- Remote Sensing Applications) professor to perform data-aggregation, data visualizations, and trends-exploratory analysis on real-time unstructured data from different weather sensor devices. She is working to define the category of data, familiarization, and combination of all datasets fixing date, time format, and matching them (standard), graphing data. She is analyzing data, clustering, time series analyst (Na\u00efve, Moving Average, Exponential Smoothing, and Seasonality) for forecast, probability, finding regression models, the validity of models, cross-validation for variables, Z-value, trend, the relation between dependent and independent variables, ANOVA test, and interpret outputs.\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_lr37340 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"anand\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-anand tb_lhjk26 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_35wx26 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_nhba148\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_add7148 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_n79v372 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/anand.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2306\" title=\"anand\" alt=\"anand\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-3 tb_nmn6149 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_804i149   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Harsh Anand<\/h3>\n<p>Harsh Anand is a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Virginia. His research interests broadly lie in machine learning, deep learning, data-driven decision making, and simulation-optimization. Specifically, he would like to apply these in adversarial settings, interdependent infrastructure system networks, computational sustainability problems like energy and urban mobility, and social issues such as security and planning. Previously, he has worked as a senior data scientist in the Advanced Analytics team of A.T. Kearney and in the AI Research Lab of Tata Consultancy Services.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_u85k26 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"behzad\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-behzad tb_nryp485 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_s4z7486 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_7kyl486\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_6saq487 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_misq487 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/behzad.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2130\" title=\"behzad\" alt=\"behzad\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-3 tb_1twg487 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_v2mt488   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Banafsheh Behzad<\/h3>\n<p>Dr. Banafsheh Behzad is an associate professor of information systems at the College of Business, California State University, Long Beach. She received her Ph.D. in industrial engineering from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2014. She holds a B.Sc. degree in industrial engineering from Sharif University of Technology. Her research interests include game theory and its application in public health and social networks. Her current research focuses on pricing strategies in the vaccine markets and propagation and prevalence of fake news in social media. She is the current president-elect of WORMS and the chair of the INFORMS Membership Committee. She has experience moderating several panel discussions for WORMS.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_s2xy488 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"dai\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-dai tb_dcso332 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_wj2f335 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_ztp1103\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_hsrr103 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_yy5t771 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/dai.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2175\" title=\"dai\" alt=\"dai\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-3 tb_p805104 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_wz4h104   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Tinglong Dai<\/h3>\n<div>\n<div>Tinglong Dai is a professor of operations management and business analytics at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. He is on the leadership team of the university-wide Business of Health Initiative and the executive committee of the Institute for Data Intensive Engineering and Science.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>As a world-renowned expert in healthcare analytics, Professor Dai has been quoted hundreds of times in the media, including Associated Press, Bloomberg, CNN, <em>Fortune, The New York Times<\/em>, NPR, <em>USA Today, The Wall Street Journal<\/em> and <em>The Washington Post<\/em>, and has appeared on national and international TV such as CNBC, PBS NewsHour, and Sky News. In 2021, he was named one of the World&#8217;s Best 40 Under 40 Business School Professors by <i>Poets &amp; Quants<\/i>.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Dai&#8217;s research has been published in leading academic journals, including <i>Management Science, M&amp;SOM, Marketing Science<\/i>, and <i>Operations Research<\/i>, and has won numerous best paper awards. He earned a Ph.D. (2013) in operations management and robotics from Carnegie Mellon University.<\/div>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_xbw0335 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"deshmane\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-deshmane tb_q6zg303 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_gwiw304 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_pzcl304\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_lvsf304 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_xd3y305 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/deshmane.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2132\" title=\"deshmane\" alt=\"deshmane\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-3 tb_ejq1305 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_mie8305   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Abhishek Deshmane<\/h3>\n<p>Abhishek Deshmane is a fourth-year Ph.D. student in operations management at IESE Business School. Having always been fascinated by the relationship between the cultural industries and the society, his research interests naturally gravitated toward this niche area. Specifically, his research agenda is to employ principles from operations management toward building robust strategies for effective and sustainable management of cultural industries. So far, he has worked on improving the innovation strategies and service design in the music, art\/museum, and tourism industries.<br><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_0x5k305 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"dexter\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-dexter tb_kax9180 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_msov181 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_ywjf181\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_fwnv181 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_gc2i182 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/dexter.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2133\" title=\"dexter\" alt=\"dexter\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-3 tb_8uwq182 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_3b9h182   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Franklin Dexter\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>Franklin Dexter is a professor with more than 25 years of experience applying analytical methods to anesthesiology and\u00a0operating room management. FranklinDexter.net details his research, teaching, and skills in analysis of observational data, managerial epidemiology, education, and consulting. He has published more than 400 math\/analysis papers for perioperative applications and more than 150 reviews, editorials, etc.; performed more than 700 consultations for over 200 hospitals and companies; and reviewed more than 7,000 papers and grants to help advance the field.\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_0egb183 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"ding\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-ding tb_x25p369 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_875g371 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_dlff371\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_5s2a371 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_5spu372 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/ding.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2134\" title=\"ding\" alt=\"ding\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-3 tb_b19m372 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_6peb372   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Yifu Ding\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>Yifi Ding has presented at The Alan Turing Institute, UK&#8217;s national institute for data science and artificial intelligence. She was a mediator in a session titled\u00a0 \u2019Smart energy systems\u2019 at IEEE International Smart Cities Conference 2021.\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_vu23372 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"eberhart\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-eberhart tb_ayug594 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_k4md594 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_n9r5595\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_m3eh595 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_57yf595 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/eberhart.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2293\" title=\"eberhart\" alt=\"eberhart\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-3 tb_lgnz595 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_k3x9595   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Robert N. Eberhart<\/h3>\n<p>Robert N. Eberhart (Ph.D. Stanford 2014) directs research at Stanford University\u2019s Graduate School of Business where he studies entrepreneurship and how it shapes society. He earned his Ph.D. in Management Science from Stanford University and his academic publications span topics such as new theoretical constructs on how institutional change has complex effects on new firms and how entrepreneurship is changing society. His publications have appeared in <em>Organization Science<\/em> (2107 and 2021), the <em>Strategic Management Journal<\/em> (2018), <em>Strategy Science<\/em> (2019), and others. He won awards for the Responsible Research in Business and Management (2020), Organizations and Management Division Best Theory Paper (2017), Outstanding Scholar Award at SCU (2017), Best Paper Award at the Western Academy of Management (2016), Best Paper Proceeding of the 2012 Academy of Management, among others. He served as the Vice Chairperson of the U.S. Dept. of State and METI\u2019s Japan-US Innovation and Entrepreneurship Council. He has been quoted in the <em>New York Times, NPR\u2019 Marketplace, USA Today, San Jose Mercury News, ABC News, Forbes<\/em> magazine, the <em>Nikkei Weekly<\/em>, and the <em>Nihon Keizai Shimbun<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Before his academic career, Dr. Eberhart was a partner at Pacific Rim Partners, a San Francisco based venture capital firm and he was the Founder and CEO of WineInStyle KK in Tokyo, Japan. WineInStyle, along with its wholly owned subsidiary in the USA, distributed California wines to the Japanese and other Asian markets. Prior to founding WineInStyle, Dr. Eberhart was an executive with semiconductor and electronics hardware companies. He is an avid builder, pilot, and amateur astronomer. He has three grown children and is married to a Palo Alto dentist.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_w0lh595 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"du\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-du tb_36jw125 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_td2g126 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_iz2w348\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_pxkn348 first\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-3 tb_jndm348 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_6uq7348   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Haokun Du\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>Haokun Du is a third-year Ph.D. candidate at UTD, and a Eugene McDermott Graduate Fellow. In undergrad, he was the leader of a student club specializing in arts (politics, philosophy, history, and sociology, etc.), and has held various events including forums and seminars. He has led panel discussions, as well as facilitating discussion processes as a mediator in a session titled \u2019Smart energy systems\u2019 at IEEE International Smart Cities Conference 2021.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_f3e8127 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"gentry\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-gentry tb_g6ti632 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_v8io633 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_9v7e633\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_nt2i633 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_8gzw634 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/gentry.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2136\" title=\"gentry\" alt=\"gentry\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-3 tb_vpxm634 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ju0k634   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Sommer Gentry<\/h3>\n<p>Sommer Gentry is a professor of mathematics at the United States Naval Academy, and is also on the faculty of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She is a senior investigator with the Scientific Registry for Transplant Recipients. She has a B.S. in mathematical and computational science and M.S. in operations research, both from Stanford University, and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT. She designed matching optimization methods used for nationwide kidney paired donation registries in both the United States and Canada, and is now redistricting liver sharing boundaries to help the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network reduce geographic disparities in transplantation. Her work has attracted the attention of major media outlets including <i>Time <\/i>magazine, <i>Reader\u2019s Digest, Science<\/i>, the Discovery Channel, and National Public Radio. Gentry has received the MAA\u2019s Henry L. Alder Award for Distinguished Teaching by a beginning mathematics faculty member.\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_ggcw634 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"huang\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-huang tb_hbt2508 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_3khy509 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_gpre509\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_bm5z510 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_92xz510 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/huang.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2137\" title=\"huang\" alt=\"huang\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-3 tb_lzck510 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_dyj3510   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Hongyi (Bridget) Huang\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>Huang is a machine learning tech lead at Capital One for its Card Technology Business. Prior to joining Capital One, she gained research and work experience in France, U.S., and China. She has published multiple papers on the statistical modeling implementation in engineering projects.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Since 2019, she has served as a session chair at the INFORMS Annual Meeting. She also teaches machine learning and cloud computing at The University of Texas at Austin.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She holds a master\u2019s in civil engineering from the University of Maryland and a bachelor&#8217;s in aeronautical engineering from Beihang University, Beijing, China.\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_0c8l510 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"jia\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-jia tb_q4o4895 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_hr7p895 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_ip7z895\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_mqaq895 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_o5e9896 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/jia.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2138\" title=\"jia\" alt=\"jia\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-3 tb_xqna896 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_oj66896   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Weihan Jia\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>Weihan Jia is a third-year Ph.D. student within Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin. Over the last two years, she worked as class representative for doctoral students at Trinity Business School and organized activities there. She delivered one lecture in an undergraduate module in the first year of her Ph.D. She served as session chair at POMS 31st Annual Conference in May 2021. She independently prepared for and acted as an instructor of a series of R workshops that is part of a postgraduate course.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_23nl896 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"kirlik\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-kirlik tb_6lq5127 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_lzsf127 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_fyuo128\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_tdsi128 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_89fh129 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/kirlik.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2139\" title=\"kirlik\" alt=\"kirlik\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-3 tb_zdgd129 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_z6o5129   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Gokhan Kirlik\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>Gokhan Kirlik is an applied scientist at Amazon, building ML and optimization models for business problems and creating end-to-end automation with ML orchestration.\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_1xci129 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"martinez\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-martinez tb_li27553 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_erqz553 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_11hm554\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_rjic554 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_tvt4554 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/martinez.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2140\" title=\"martinez\" alt=\"martinez\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-3 tb_liba554 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_k4pd555   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Michael Martinez\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>Michael Martinez is a retired U.S. military officer and professional operations research analyst. He has facilitated and led discussions in various formats and contexts throughout his career.\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_ynfy555 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"molavi\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-molavi tb_a3tf395 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_k2mn396 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_euuv506\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_ipz1507 first\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-3 tb_7mle507 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ql59507   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Nima Molavi<\/h3>\n<p>Nima Molavi is an assistant professor of management in the School of Business and Education at Elizabeth City State University.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_e5y9396 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"moussawi\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-moussawi tb_55g9885 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_cou9886 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_ruyq886\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_c08r886 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_se8j886 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/moussawi.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2141\" title=\"moussawi\" alt=\"moussawi\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-3 tb_r8pt887 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_fcin887   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Lama Moussawi<\/h3>\n<p>Lama Moussawi, Ph.D., is a tenured associate professor of management science in the Suliman Olayan School of Business at the American University of Beirut (AUB), where she is currently serving as the associate dean for research and faculty development. She is also the director of the Center for Inclusive Business and Leadership for Women, an interdisciplinary regional-driven force committed to advancing inclusive workplaces and dignified work opportunities for women in the Middle East and funded through large grants from the Middle East Partnership Initiative at the U.S. Department of State. Dr. Moussawi earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in computer science from AUB, and an MBA, M.S. in supply chain management, and Ph.D. in management science from the University of Texas at Dallas.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_9enx887 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"mumbower\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-mumbower tb_iq66646 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_ddqp647 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_4c6x107\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_vb3b107 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_h4hm825 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/mumbower.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2162\" title=\"mumbower\" alt=\"mumbower\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-3 tb_nkac107 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_sfal107   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Stacey Mumbower<\/h3>\n<p>Stacey Mumbower is an assistant professor in the College of Business at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Worldwide Campus). She served as a FacilitatOR during the Virtual 2020 INFORMS Annual Meeting.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_ex4i647 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"nisal\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-nisal tb_7wvy192 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_uro4193 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_ch4n193\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_5jgf194 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_u08p194 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/nisal.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2143\" title=\"nisal\" alt=\"nisal\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-3 tb_lvqo194 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_mdlt194   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Apoorva Nisal\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>Apoorva Nisal a final-year Ph.D. student in industrial engineering at the University of Illinois Chicago. Her research lies broadly in the areas of optimization, optimal control, and network theory with applications in the area of sustainability and personalized medicine.\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_61sd194 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"ostovari\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-ostovari tb_a3un347 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_1i7s348 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_gmb0348\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_skht348 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_l1l3349 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/ostovari.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2144\" title=\"ostovari\" alt=\"ostovari\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-3 tb_e4bh349 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_7bt8349   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Mina Ostovari\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>Mina Ostovari is a lead research investigator at ChristianaCare Health Services Inc. She received her Ph.D. in industrial engineering from Purdue University with an emphasis on health data analytics. Before joining ChristianaCare, Ostovari worked as a research assistant at the Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering (RCHE) at Purdue. Her research focuses on improving care delivery for patients with chronic conditions, specifically diabetes. She has published her research in journals such as <i>JAMIA <\/i>and<i> PLOS One<\/i>. Ostovari is an active member of professional organizations, such as INFORMS and AMIA. She continues her academic services, such as serving as a session chair at INFORMS meetings and serving in the early career editorial board of the <i>Applied Clinical Informatics Journal<\/i>.\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_pb2e349 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"paine\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-paine tb_l7uq498 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_is8l499 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_sex0499\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_tc84500 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_lgx6500 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/paine.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2145\" title=\"paine\" alt=\"paine\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-3 tb_vc7j500 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_o19j501   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>James Paine\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>James Paine is a fourth-year doctoral candidate at the Sloan School of Management at MIT, studying system dynamics and its applications to product and service delivery systems. Prior to coming to the system dynamics group, James gained experience in the nuclear, reverse logistics, and consumer apparel industries, as both an engineer and product lifecycle-focused marketer. Currently, James focuses on behavioral operations management questions, including human-algorithm interactions, supply chain research and analytics, and dynamic modeling of product and service delivery systems. In addition to leading discussions in the classroom as a teaching assistant and IAP course designer at Sloan, James has led introductory Lean Six Sigma instruction and many product ideation discussions in his prior work in industry.\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_fsj0501 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"scala\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-scala tb_0umm306 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_nltp306 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_yuf8307\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_6eeb307 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_chg8307 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/scala.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2241\" title=\"scala\" alt=\"scala\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-3 tb_p5pu307 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ox95307   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Natalie M. Scala<\/h3>\n<p>Dr. Natalie M. Scala, Ph.D., is an associate professor and director of the graduate programs in supply chain management in the College of Business and Economics at Towson University. She earned Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in industrial engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. Her primary research is in decision analysis, with specialization in military and security issues, including risk in voting systems, attack trees and strength of threat in mail voting, integrity of votes throughout the supply chain, poll worker education, and cybersecurity metrics and best practices. Her research team defines threats to voting as systemic and an interplay between cyber, physical, and insider sources. Her work in elections security earned a University System of Maryland Board of Regents Award for Excellence in Public Service, the system\u2019s highest faculty honor. In conjunction with Anne Arundel County, Maryland, her work in cybersecurity and threat training for poll workers received a U.S. Elections Assistance Commission Clearinghouse Award for Outstanding Innovation in Election Cybersecurity and Technology. Dr. Scala frequently consults to government clients and has extensive professional experience, to include positions with Innovative Decisions, Inc., the United States Department of Defense, and the RAND Corporation.&nbsp;<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_guwy307 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"scaria\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-scaria tb_kgfu926 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_2jdd927 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_jc00927\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_8wk6927 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_6u4i927 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/scaria.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2146\" title=\"scaria\" alt=\"scaria\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-3 tb_loc7927 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_y688927   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Elizabeth Scaria<\/h3>\n<p>Elizabeth Scaria is a fifth-year Ph.D. student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and preparing to graduate in Spring\/Summer 2022. She served as president for the UW-Madison student chapter of INFORMS and in various leadership roles on campus: in these roles she facilitated interactions among students by asking questions and providing examples if the group was having trouble getting conversations started.\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_4zu2927 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"schramm\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-schramm tb_6c5786 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_5d6687 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_t06287\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_r3qs88 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_c8w088 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/schramm.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2147\" title=\"schramm\" alt=\"schramm\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-3 tb_buip88 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_g8yu88   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Harrison Schramm, CAP<\/h3>\n<p>Harrison Schramm, CAP, has been an INFORMS member for 15 years. He has served as chair of the Security Conference, member of the Edelman Committee, and incoming president of the Analytics Society.<\/p>\n<p>He has worked in academia, government, and industry, and has worked in O.R. from both the hard, technical side and applied, policy side.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_8buf88 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"serra\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-serra tb_5bkj77 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_7lti78 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_q3bj660\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_utzs660 first\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-3 tb_22hp660 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_cshy661   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Thiago Serra&nbsp;<br><\/h3><div>Thiago Serra is an assistant professor of analytics and operations management at Bucknell University&#8217;s Freeman College of Management. Previously, he was a visiting research scientist at Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs from 2018 to 2019, and an operations research analyst at Petrobras from 2009 to 2013. He has a Ph.D. in operations research from Carnegie Mellon University&#8217;s Tepper School of Business, and received the Gerald L. Thompson Doctoral Dissertation Award in Management Science in 2018. During his PhD., he was also awarded the INFORMS Judith Liebman Award and a best poster award at the INFORMS Annual Meeting in 2016. His work on neural networks has been published at AAAI, CPAIOR, ICML, and NeurIPS, and received an NSF CRII award from the directorate of Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE).<br><\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_f73z78 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"singh\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-singh tb_enaz852 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_1xwd852 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_lnw7853\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_js61853 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_cnxr853 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/singh.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2149\" title=\"singh\" alt=\"singh\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-3 tb_j4zv853 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_snu5853   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Harprinderjot Singh\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>Harprinderjot Singh is a Ph.D. candidate at Michigan State University. His field of interest includes transportation and infrastructure planning of autonomous vehicles and electric vehicles, operations research and decision making, and travel demand modeling. His research focuses on interdisciplinary research including policies for optimal adoption of autonomous vehicles in transportation systems, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, energy demand and effect on electric grid network, and distributed energy resources.\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_c66l854 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"summerville\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-summerville tb_j4gp574 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_ln70574 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_w4ql574\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_4d5v574 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_tq3s574 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/summerville.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2150\" title=\"summerville\" alt=\"summerville\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-3 tb_n5k1574 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ddho575   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Natalia Summerville\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>Natalia Summerville leads a team at SAS Institute, Advanced Analytics R&amp;D, that designs, develops, and implements machine learning and optimization applications for a variety of industries including retail, healthcare, transportation, manufacturing, and media advertising. Natalia has been teaching undergrad and master&#8217;s-level classes in industrial engineering, O.R., and data analytics since 2005 and is currently a lecturer at MIT, Duke University, and NCSU. She is deeply passionate about Data4Good movement and has been collaborating with many nonprofit and mission-driven organizations to implement data analytics for social good. Natalia is currently a board member within Pro-Bono Analytics and Doing Good with Good OR committees at INFORMS.\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_dx1g575 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"thakker\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-thakker tb_j8k4421 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_qlho421 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_82i9421\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_5gid422 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_qf2l422 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/thakker.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2151\" title=\"thakker\" alt=\"thakker\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-3 tb_alpn422 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_816t423   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Vyom Thakker\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>Vyom Thakker held the position of Graduate council chair in the Department of Chemical Engineering at The Ohio State University, organizing and managing various events and seminars. He organized the College of Engineering graduate research symposium in 2020, and hosted the poster presentation session.\u00a0\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>He is a fourth-year doctoral candidate and has attended several conferences (virtual and in person).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_bax6423 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"wu\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-wu tb_mcal302 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_yl67303 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_6tvd518\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_6n17518 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_8urj19 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/wu.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2163\" title=\"wu\" alt=\"wu\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-3 tb_hgi5518 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_uqoq518   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Tong Wu<\/h3>\n<p>Tong Wu is a Ph.D. candidate from Hankamer School of Business at Baylor University. She is studying information systems and business analytics and focusing her research on user engagement and blockchain applications.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_cy9j303 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"zaman\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-zaman tb_367u590 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_87w7590 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_nkli591\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_gzsi592 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_teuj592 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/zaman.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2152\" title=\"zaman\" alt=\"zaman\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-3 tb_eg7m593 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_v6qc593   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Adib Zaman\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>Muhammad Adib Uz Zaman is a postdoctoral research associate of Pharmacotherapy and Translational Research (PTR) department at University of Florida. The PTR department is highly ranked in the U.S. for innovative and impactful research. Zaman received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees, all in industrial engineering, from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Northern Illinois University, and Texas Tech University, respectively, in 2015, 2018, and 2021. His research interests are in predictive modeling, data science, and operations research.\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_3jxu593 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"zhao\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-zhao tb_x0ur446 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_v144447 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_clg8580\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_qxlt580 first\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-3 tb_iqk0581 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_9o4b581   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Zishuo Zhao&nbsp;<\/h3><p>I am a first-year Ph.D. student at UIUC ISE. 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This year\u2019s flexible meeting will be no different with unique features enabling \u2018face-to-face\u2019 conversation in groups, one-on-one chats, Q&amp;As, and more between presenters, attendees, INFORMS staff, employers and more.<\/p> <p>Scroll down to meet our FacilitatORs!<\/p> <p>FacilitatORs will host small, informal conversations in various Networking Zoom chats on topics of interest and importance to them and their meeting peers. Topics include growing areas of interest in the field, as well as issues the community is currently facing in the COVID-19 environment, including:<\/p> <ul> <li>How to Build Your Network<\/li> <li>COVID-19 &amp; Healthcare<\/li> <li>DEI: Inclusion in Action<\/li> <li>O.R. for Social Good<\/li> <li>And more!<\/li> <\/ul>\n<h2>FacilitatORs Schedule<\/h2> <h3>Sunday, October 24<\/h3> <table cellspacing=\"0\"> <tbody> <tr> <th>Name of Networking Lounge<\/th> <th>Available FacilitatOR(s)<\/th> <\/tr> <tr> <td>How to Build Your Network<\/td> <td><a href=\"#serra\">Thiago Serra<\/a><\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td rowspan=\"4\">Work that Solves Problems: Sustainability<\/td> <td><a href=\"#aminimoghaddam\">Narges Aminimoghaddam<\/a><\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td><a href=\"#nisal\">Apoorva Nisal<\/a><\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td><a href=\"#molavia\">Nima Molavia<\/a><\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td><a href=\"#thakker\">Vyom Thakker<\/a><\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td>Machine Learning<\/td> <td><a href=\"#kirlik\">Gokhan Kirlik<\/a><\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td>COVID-19 &amp; Air Transportation<\/td> <td><a href=\"#mumbower\">Stacey Mumbower<\/a><\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td rowspan=\"4\">COVID-19 &amp; Healthcare<\/td> <td><a href=\"#aleskerov\">Fuad Aleskerov<\/a><\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td><a href=\"#nehzad\">Banafsheh Behzad<\/a><\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td><a href=\"#jia\">Weihan Jia<\/a><\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td><a href=\"#ostovari\">Mina Ostovari<\/a><\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table>\n<h3>Monday, October 25<\/h3> <table cellspacing=\"0\"> <tbody> <tr> <th>Name of Networking Lounge<\/th> <th>Available FacilitatOR(s)<\/th> <\/tr> <tr> <td>New Member Meet &amp; Greet<\/td> <td>Tracy Cahall<\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td>Teaching & Education<\/td> <td><a href=\"#gentry\">Sommer Gentry<\/a><\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td rowspan=\"2\">Military & Security<\/td> <td><a href=\"#schramm\">Harrison Schramm<\/a><\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td><a href=\"#martinez\">Michael Martinez<\/a><\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td>Issues in Social Media<\/td> <td><a href=\"#wu\">Tong Wu<\/a><\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td rowspan=\"2\">Revenue & Pricing<\/td> <td><a href=\"#zhao\">Zishuo Zhao<\/a><\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td><a href=\"#zhou\">Zijie (Jerry) Zhou<\/a><\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table>\n<h3>Tuesday, October 26<\/h3> <table cellspacing=\"0\"> <tbody> <tr> <th>Name of Networking Lounge<\/th> <th>Available FacilitatOR(s)<\/th> <\/tr> <tr> <td rowspan=\"2\">The Mentorship Advantage<\/td> <td><a href=\"#aleman\">Dionne Aleman<\/a><\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td>Jill Capello<\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td rowspan=\"2\">DEI: Inclusion in Action<\/td> <td><a href=\"#dai\">Tinglong Dai<\/a><\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td><a href=\"#moussawi\">Lama Moussawi<\/a><\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td rowspan=\"3\">Supply Chain<\/td> <td><a href=\"#abu-helal\">Md Abu Helal<\/a><\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td><a href=\"#alimohammadi\">Yeganeh Alimohammadi<\/a><\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td><a href=\"#paine\">James Paine<\/a><\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td rowspan=\"3\">Concerns in Healthcare<\/td> <td><a href=\"#dexter\">Franklin Dexter<\/a><\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td><a href=\"#scaria\">Elizabeth Scaria<\/a><\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td><a href=\"#zaman\">Adib Zaman<\/a><\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td>Data &amp; Privacy<\/td> <td><a href=\"#huang\">Hongyi (Bridget) Huang<\/a><\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table>\n<h3>Wednesday, October 27<\/h3> <table cellspacing=\"0\"> <tbody> <tr> <th>Name of Networking Lounge<\/th> <th>Available FacilitatOR(s)<\/th> <\/tr> <tr> <td>Meet and Greet with INFORMS Executive Director<\/td> <td><a href=\"#gerstmann\">Elena Gerstmann<\/a><\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td>Professional Recognition: INFORMS Awards<\/td> <td>Christy Blevins<\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td>O.R. for Social Good<\/td> <td><a href=\"#summerville\">Natalia Summerville<\/a><\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td rowspan=\"2\">Energy &amp; Infrastructure<\/td> <td><a href=\"#anand\">Harsh Anand<\/a><\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td><a href=\"#singh\">Harprinderjot Singh<\/a><\/td> <\/tr> <tr> <td>The Transition from Student to Professional<\/td> <td>TBD<\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/gerstmann.jpg\" title=\"gerstmann\" alt=\"gerstmann\">\n<h3>Elena Gerstmann, Ph.D., FASAE, CAE<\/h3> <p>Elena Gerstmann, Ph.D., FASAE, CAE, was named Executive Director effective July 27, 2020.<\/p> <p>Before joining INFORMS, Gerstmann served as a consultant, facilitator, researcher, and leader on key client projects for Avenue M Group. She previously served on the senior executive team at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) where she was responsible for strategy and planning, volunteer leadership development, corporate communications, international relationships, board relationships, and executive operations. Before being recruited to ASME, Gerstmann was an executive with IEEE, the world\u2019s largest professional association for the advancement of technology.\u00a0<\/p> <p>Gerstmann earned her doctorate in social psychology from Rutgers University. A Fellow of the American Society for Association Executives (ASAE) and a Certified Association Executive, Gerstmann is a recognized thought leader in the association community. In 2017, she received the ASAE\u2019s Professional Performance Award, which recognizes invaluable contributions made by association executives who are at the top level within their organizations. She served on the ASAE and ASAE Foundation Board of Directors from 2012-2015. Previously, she was chair of the ASAE Research Committee.<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/abu-helal.jpg\" title=\"abu-helal\" alt=\"abu-helal\">\n<h3>Md Abu Helal<\/h3> <p>Md Abu Helal is an assistant professor at Southern Arkansas University (SAU). He teaches applied mathematics and data science courses at SAU. His academic expertise encompasses applied mathematics, inventory management, optimization, and machine learning. Helal's research interests include operations research, stochastic optimization, multi-scale modeling and simulations, wind power forecasting, risk management, and transportation problems. His research activities have been centered on developing data-driven decision support tools for business and operations management using techniques in the O.R. and management science realm, including systems analysis, advance mathematical methods, ML, and stochastic programming. In addition to these, he will join Colorado State University\u2019s department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship\u00a0as a postdoctoral fellow. He will work on a project to deliver a sustainable and economically feasible biomass for value-added products system in the Mid-Atlantic region of U.S. through implementation of the Mid-Atlantic Sustainable Biomass Consortium (MASBio) with a number of scientists. This project is funded by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/aleman.jpg\" title=\"aleman\" alt=\"aleman\">\n<h3>Dionne Aleman<\/h3> Dionne Aleman is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical &amp; Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto, and associate dean for Cross-Disciplinary Programs. Her research focuses on solving large medical and healthcare problems using optimization, simulation, and machine learning. She is a past President of the Canadian Operational Research Society (CORS). Within INFORMS, she serves on the Committee for Teaching and Learning, and has previously served as chair of the Health Applications Society (HAS), president of the Public Sector OR Section (PSOR), president of the Junior Faculty Interest Group (JFIG), chair of INFORM-ED Interim Advisory Board, and <i>TutORials<\/i> co-chair.\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/aleskerov.jpg\" title=\"aleskerov\" alt=\"aleskerov\">\n<h3>Fuad Aleskerov<\/h3> <p>Professor, Member of Academia Europaea<br>Head, Department of Mathematics for Economics, National Research University Higher School of Economics;<br>Head, International Centre of Decision Analysis and Choice, National Research University Higher School of Economics<br>Head, Laboratory of Choice Theory and Decision Analysis, Russian Academy of Sciences<br>Institute of Control Sciences<br>Publications: 11 books, more than 200 articles in 30 different fields of science, more than 100 in peer-reviewed journals and volumes<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/alimohammadi.jpg\" title=\"alimohammadi\" alt=\"alimohammadi\">\n<h3>Yeganeh Alimohammadi<\/h3> <p>I have been organizing Stanford women in math mentoring for two years. As part of the program, I had to hold panel discussions where the panelists were minority graduate students in STEM and most of the attendees were undergrads, especially minorities.<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/altay.jpg\" title=\"altay\" alt=\"altay\">\n<h3>Ayca Altay<\/h3> <p>Ayca Altay is a final-year Ph.D. student at Rutgers University. Her dissertation focuses on suspicious behavior extraction and bounded rationality. She started an internship at American Express on natural language processing. She also advocates for mental health discussions in academia.<\/p> <p>Last year, Altay led a \"mental health in graduate students\" themed discussion for INFORMS. She finds the virtual networking environment very useful.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Narges Aminimoghaddam<\/h3> <p>Aminimoghaddam is currently doing a Data Science Internship in CSUN, working with CSUN\u2019s (GIS- Remote Sensing Applications) professor to perform data-aggregation, data visualizations, and trends-exploratory analysis on real-time unstructured data from different weather sensor devices. She is working to define the category of data, familiarization, and combination of all datasets fixing date, time format, and matching them (standard), graphing data. She is analyzing data, clustering, time series analyst (Na\u00efve, Moving Average, Exponential Smoothing, and Seasonality) for forecast, probability, finding regression models, the validity of models, cross-validation for variables, Z-value, trend, the relation between dependent and independent variables, ANOVA test, and interpret outputs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/anand.jpg\" title=\"anand\" alt=\"anand\">\n<h3>Harsh Anand<\/h3> <p>Harsh Anand is a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Virginia. His research interests broadly lie in machine learning, deep learning, data-driven decision making, and simulation-optimization. Specifically, he would like to apply these in adversarial settings, interdependent infrastructure system networks, computational sustainability problems like energy and urban mobility, and social issues such as security and planning. Previously, he has worked as a senior data scientist in the Advanced Analytics team of A.T. Kearney and in the AI Research Lab of Tata Consultancy Services.<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/behzad.jpg\" title=\"behzad\" alt=\"behzad\">\n<h3>Banafsheh Behzad<\/h3> <p>Dr. Banafsheh Behzad is an associate professor of information systems at the College of Business, California State University, Long Beach. She received her Ph.D. in industrial engineering from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2014. She holds a B.Sc. degree in industrial engineering from Sharif University of Technology. Her research interests include game theory and its application in public health and social networks. Her current research focuses on pricing strategies in the vaccine markets and propagation and prevalence of fake news in social media. She is the current president-elect of WORMS and the chair of the INFORMS Membership Committee. She has experience moderating several panel discussions for WORMS.<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/dai.jpg\" title=\"dai\" alt=\"dai\">\n<h3>Tinglong Dai<\/h3>\nTinglong Dai is a professor of operations management and business analytics at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. He is on the leadership team of the university-wide Business of Health Initiative and the executive committee of the Institute for Data Intensive Engineering and Science. \u00a0 As a world-renowned expert in healthcare analytics, Professor Dai has been quoted hundreds of times in the media, including Associated Press, Bloomberg, CNN, <em>Fortune, The New York Times<\/em>, NPR, <em>USA Today, The Wall Street Journal<\/em> and <em>The Washington Post<\/em>, and has appeared on national and international TV such as CNBC, PBS NewsHour, and Sky News. In 2021, he was named one of the World's Best 40 Under 40 Business School Professors by <i>Poets &amp; Quants<\/i>. \u00a0 Dai's research has been published in leading academic journals, including <i>Management Science, M&amp;SOM, Marketing Science<\/i>, and <i>Operations Research<\/i>, and has won numerous best paper awards. He earned a Ph.D. (2013) in operations management and robotics from Carnegie Mellon University.\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/deshmane.jpg\" title=\"deshmane\" alt=\"deshmane\">\n<h3>Abhishek Deshmane<\/h3> <p>Abhishek Deshmane is a fourth-year Ph.D. student in operations management at IESE Business School. Having always been fascinated by the relationship between the cultural industries and the society, his research interests naturally gravitated toward this niche area. Specifically, his research agenda is to employ principles from operations management toward building robust strategies for effective and sustainable management of cultural industries. So far, he has worked on improving the innovation strategies and service design in the music, art\/museum, and tourism industries.<br><\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/dexter.jpg\" title=\"dexter\" alt=\"dexter\">\n<h3>Franklin Dexter\u00a0<\/h3> <p>Franklin Dexter is a professor with more than 25 years of experience applying analytical methods to anesthesiology and\u00a0operating room management. FranklinDexter.net details his research, teaching, and skills in analysis of observational data, managerial epidemiology, education, and consulting. He has published more than 400 math\/analysis papers for perioperative applications and more than 150 reviews, editorials, etc.; performed more than 700 consultations for over 200 hospitals and companies; and reviewed more than 7,000 papers and grants to help advance the field.\u00a0<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/ding.jpg\" title=\"ding\" alt=\"ding\">\n<h3>Yifu Ding\u00a0<\/h3> <p>Yifi Ding has presented at The Alan Turing Institute, UK's national institute for data science and artificial intelligence. She was a mediator in a session titled\u00a0 \u2019Smart energy systems\u2019 at IEEE International Smart Cities Conference 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/eberhart.jpg\" title=\"eberhart\" alt=\"eberhart\">\n<h3>Robert N. Eberhart<\/h3> <p>Robert N. Eberhart (Ph.D. Stanford 2014) directs research at Stanford University\u2019s Graduate School of Business where he studies entrepreneurship and how it shapes society. He earned his Ph.D. in Management Science from Stanford University and his academic publications span topics such as new theoretical constructs on how institutional change has complex effects on new firms and how entrepreneurship is changing society. His publications have appeared in <em>Organization Science<\/em> (2107 and 2021), the <em>Strategic Management Journal<\/em> (2018), <em>Strategy Science<\/em> (2019), and others. He won awards for the Responsible Research in Business and Management (2020), Organizations and Management Division Best Theory Paper (2017), Outstanding Scholar Award at SCU (2017), Best Paper Award at the Western Academy of Management (2016), Best Paper Proceeding of the 2012 Academy of Management, among others. He served as the Vice Chairperson of the U.S. Dept. of State and METI\u2019s Japan-US Innovation and Entrepreneurship Council. He has been quoted in the <em>New York Times, NPR\u2019 Marketplace, USA Today, San Jose Mercury News, ABC News, Forbes<\/em> magazine, the <em>Nikkei Weekly<\/em>, and the <em>Nihon Keizai Shimbun<\/em>.<\/p> <p>Before his academic career, Dr. Eberhart was a partner at Pacific Rim Partners, a San Francisco based venture capital firm and he was the Founder and CEO of WineInStyle KK in Tokyo, Japan. WineInStyle, along with its wholly owned subsidiary in the USA, distributed California wines to the Japanese and other Asian markets. Prior to founding WineInStyle, Dr. Eberhart was an executive with semiconductor and electronics hardware companies. He is an avid builder, pilot, and amateur astronomer. He has three grown children and is married to a Palo Alto dentist.<\/p>\n<h3>Haokun Du\u00a0<\/h3> <p>Haokun Du is a third-year Ph.D. candidate at UTD, and a Eugene McDermott Graduate Fellow. In undergrad, he was the leader of a student club specializing in arts (politics, philosophy, history, and sociology, etc.), and has held various events including forums and seminars. He has led panel discussions, as well as facilitating discussion processes as a mediator in a session titled \u2019Smart energy systems\u2019 at IEEE International Smart Cities Conference 2021.<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/gentry.jpg\" title=\"gentry\" alt=\"gentry\">\n<h3>Sommer Gentry<\/h3> <p>Sommer Gentry is a professor of mathematics at the United States Naval Academy, and is also on the faculty of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She is a senior investigator with the Scientific Registry for Transplant Recipients. She has a B.S. in mathematical and computational science and M.S. in operations research, both from Stanford University, and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT. She designed matching optimization methods used for nationwide kidney paired donation registries in both the United States and Canada, and is now redistricting liver sharing boundaries to help the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network reduce geographic disparities in transplantation. Her work has attracted the attention of major media outlets including <i>Time <\/i>magazine, <i>Reader\u2019s Digest, Science<\/i>, the Discovery Channel, and National Public Radio. Gentry has received the MAA\u2019s Henry L. Alder Award for Distinguished Teaching by a beginning mathematics faculty member.\u00a0<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/huang.jpg\" title=\"huang\" alt=\"huang\">\n<h3>Hongyi (Bridget) Huang\u00a0<\/h3> <p>Huang is a machine learning tech lead at Capital One for its Card Technology Business. Prior to joining Capital One, she gained research and work experience in France, U.S., and China. She has published multiple papers on the statistical modeling implementation in engineering projects.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p> <p>Since 2019, she has served as a session chair at the INFORMS Annual Meeting. She also teaches machine learning and cloud computing at The University of Texas at Austin.\u00a0<\/p> <p>She holds a master\u2019s in civil engineering from the University of Maryland and a bachelor's in aeronautical engineering from Beihang University, Beijing, China.\u00a0<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/jia.jpg\" title=\"jia\" alt=\"jia\">\n<h3>Weihan Jia\u00a0<\/h3> <p>Weihan Jia is a third-year Ph.D. student within Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin. Over the last two years, she worked as class representative for doctoral students at Trinity Business School and organized activities there. She delivered one lecture in an undergraduate module in the first year of her Ph.D. She served as session chair at POMS 31st Annual Conference in May 2021. She independently prepared for and acted as an instructor of a series of R workshops that is part of a postgraduate course.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/kirlik.jpg\" title=\"kirlik\" alt=\"kirlik\">\n<h3>Gokhan Kirlik\u00a0<\/h3> <p>Gokhan Kirlik is an applied scientist at Amazon, building ML and optimization models for business problems and creating end-to-end automation with ML orchestration.\u00a0<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/martinez.jpg\" title=\"martinez\" alt=\"martinez\">\n<h3>Michael Martinez\u00a0<\/h3> <p>Michael Martinez is a retired U.S. military officer and professional operations research analyst. He has facilitated and led discussions in various formats and contexts throughout his career.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Nima Molavi<\/h3> <p>Nima Molavi is an assistant professor of management in the School of Business and Education at Elizabeth City State University.<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/moussawi.jpg\" title=\"moussawi\" alt=\"moussawi\">\n<h3>Lama Moussawi<\/h3> <p>Lama Moussawi, Ph.D., is a tenured associate professor of management science in the Suliman Olayan School of Business at the American University of Beirut (AUB), where she is currently serving as the associate dean for research and faculty development. She is also the director of the Center for Inclusive Business and Leadership for Women, an interdisciplinary regional-driven force committed to advancing inclusive workplaces and dignified work opportunities for women in the Middle East and funded through large grants from the Middle East Partnership Initiative at the U.S. Department of State. Dr. Moussawi earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in computer science from AUB, and an MBA, M.S. in supply chain management, and Ph.D. in management science from the University of Texas at Dallas.<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/mumbower.jpg\" title=\"mumbower\" alt=\"mumbower\">\n<h3>Stacey Mumbower<\/h3> <p>Stacey Mumbower is an assistant professor in the College of Business at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Worldwide Campus). She served as a FacilitatOR during the Virtual 2020 INFORMS Annual Meeting.<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/nisal.jpg\" title=\"nisal\" alt=\"nisal\">\n<h3>Apoorva Nisal\u00a0<\/h3> <p>Apoorva Nisal a final-year Ph.D. student in industrial engineering at the University of Illinois Chicago. Her research lies broadly in the areas of optimization, optimal control, and network theory with applications in the area of sustainability and personalized medicine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/ostovari.jpg\" title=\"ostovari\" alt=\"ostovari\">\n<h3>Mina Ostovari\u00a0<\/h3> <p>Mina Ostovari is a lead research investigator at ChristianaCare Health Services Inc. She received her Ph.D. in industrial engineering from Purdue University with an emphasis on health data analytics. Before joining ChristianaCare, Ostovari worked as a research assistant at the Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering (RCHE) at Purdue. Her research focuses on improving care delivery for patients with chronic conditions, specifically diabetes. She has published her research in journals such as <i>JAMIA <\/i>and<i> PLOS One<\/i>. Ostovari is an active member of professional organizations, such as INFORMS and AMIA. She continues her academic services, such as serving as a session chair at INFORMS meetings and serving in the early career editorial board of the <i>Applied Clinical Informatics Journal<\/i>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/paine.jpg\" title=\"paine\" alt=\"paine\">\n<h3>James Paine\u00a0<\/h3> <p>James Paine is a fourth-year doctoral candidate at the Sloan School of Management at MIT, studying system dynamics and its applications to product and service delivery systems. Prior to coming to the system dynamics group, James gained experience in the nuclear, reverse logistics, and consumer apparel industries, as both an engineer and product lifecycle-focused marketer. Currently, James focuses on behavioral operations management questions, including human-algorithm interactions, supply chain research and analytics, and dynamic modeling of product and service delivery systems. In addition to leading discussions in the classroom as a teaching assistant and IAP course designer at Sloan, James has led introductory Lean Six Sigma instruction and many product ideation discussions in his prior work in industry.\u00a0<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/scala.jpg\" title=\"scala\" alt=\"scala\">\n<h3>Natalie M. Scala<\/h3> <p>Dr. Natalie M. Scala, Ph.D., is an associate professor and director of the graduate programs in supply chain management in the College of Business and Economics at Towson University. She earned Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in industrial engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. Her primary research is in decision analysis, with specialization in military and security issues, including risk in voting systems, attack trees and strength of threat in mail voting, integrity of votes throughout the supply chain, poll worker education, and cybersecurity metrics and best practices. Her research team defines threats to voting as systemic and an interplay between cyber, physical, and insider sources. Her work in elections security earned a University System of Maryland Board of Regents Award for Excellence in Public Service, the system\u2019s highest faculty honor. In conjunction with Anne Arundel County, Maryland, her work in cybersecurity and threat training for poll workers received a U.S. Elections Assistance Commission Clearinghouse Award for Outstanding Innovation in Election Cybersecurity and Technology. Dr. Scala frequently consults to government clients and has extensive professional experience, to include positions with Innovative Decisions, Inc., the United States Department of Defense, and the RAND Corporation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/scaria.jpg\" title=\"scaria\" alt=\"scaria\">\n<h3>Elizabeth Scaria<\/h3> <p>Elizabeth Scaria is a fifth-year Ph.D. student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and preparing to graduate in Spring\/Summer 2022. She served as president for the UW-Madison student chapter of INFORMS and in various leadership roles on campus: in these roles she facilitated interactions among students by asking questions and providing examples if the group was having trouble getting conversations started.\u00a0<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/schramm.jpg\" title=\"schramm\" alt=\"schramm\">\n<h3>Harrison Schramm, CAP<\/h3> <p>Harrison Schramm, CAP, has been an INFORMS member for 15 years. He has served as chair of the Security Conference, member of the Edelman Committee, and incoming president of the Analytics Society.<\/p> <p>He has worked in academia, government, and industry, and has worked in O.R. from both the hard, technical side and applied, policy side.<\/p>\n<h3>Thiago Serra&nbsp;<br><\/h3>Thiago Serra is an assistant professor of analytics and operations management at Bucknell University's Freeman College of Management. Previously, he was a visiting research scientist at Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs from 2018 to 2019, and an operations research analyst at Petrobras from 2009 to 2013. He has a Ph.D. in operations research from Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business, and received the Gerald L. Thompson Doctoral Dissertation Award in Management Science in 2018. During his PhD., he was also awarded the INFORMS Judith Liebman Award and a best poster award at the INFORMS Annual Meeting in 2016. His work on neural networks has been published at AAAI, CPAIOR, ICML, and NeurIPS, and received an NSF CRII award from the directorate of Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE).<br>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/singh.jpg\" title=\"singh\" alt=\"singh\">\n<h3>Harprinderjot Singh\u00a0<\/h3> <p>Harprinderjot Singh is a Ph.D. candidate at Michigan State University. His field of interest includes transportation and infrastructure planning of autonomous vehicles and electric vehicles, operations research and decision making, and travel demand modeling. His research focuses on interdisciplinary research including policies for optimal adoption of autonomous vehicles in transportation systems, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, energy demand and effect on electric grid network, and distributed energy resources.\u00a0<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/summerville.jpg\" title=\"summerville\" alt=\"summerville\">\n<h3>Natalia Summerville\u00a0<\/h3> <p>Natalia Summerville leads a team at SAS Institute, Advanced Analytics R&amp;D, that designs, develops, and implements machine learning and optimization applications for a variety of industries including retail, healthcare, transportation, manufacturing, and media advertising. Natalia has been teaching undergrad and master's-level classes in industrial engineering, O.R., and data analytics since 2005 and is currently a lecturer at MIT, Duke University, and NCSU. She is deeply passionate about Data4Good movement and has been collaborating with many nonprofit and mission-driven organizations to implement data analytics for social good. Natalia is currently a board member within Pro-Bono Analytics and Doing Good with Good OR committees at INFORMS.\u00a0<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/thakker.jpg\" title=\"thakker\" alt=\"thakker\">\n<h3>Vyom Thakker\u00a0<\/h3> <p>Vyom Thakker held the position of Graduate council chair in the Department of Chemical Engineering at The Ohio State University, organizing and managing various events and seminars. He organized the College of Engineering graduate research symposium in 2020, and hosted the poster presentation session.\u00a0\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>He is a fourth-year doctoral candidate and has attended several conferences (virtual and in person).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/wu.jpg\" title=\"wu\" alt=\"wu\">\n<h3>Tong Wu<\/h3> <p>Tong Wu is a Ph.D. candidate from Hankamer School of Business at Baylor University. She is studying information systems and business analytics and focusing her research on user engagement and blockchain applications.<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/zaman.jpg\" title=\"zaman\" alt=\"zaman\">\n<h3>Adib Zaman\u00a0<\/h3> <p>Muhammad Adib Uz Zaman is a postdoctoral research associate of Pharmacotherapy and Translational Research (PTR) department at University of Florida. The PTR department is highly ranked in the U.S. for innovative and impactful research. Zaman received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees, all in industrial engineering, from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Northern Illinois University, and Texas Tech University, respectively, in 2015, 2018, and 2021. His research interests are in predictive modeling, data science, and operations research.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Zishuo Zhao&nbsp;<\/h3><p>I am a first-year Ph.D. student at UIUC ISE. I have a background in Theoretical Computer Science in undergrad, and am interested in utilizing theoretical methods to solve a wide range of inspiring problems in OR.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/files\/2021\/10\/zhou.jpg\" title=\"zhou\" alt=\"zhou\">\n<h3>Zijie (Jerry) Zhou\u00a0<\/h3> <p>Zhou is a Ph.D. student in the Operations Research Center (ORC) and Laboratory for Information &amp; Decision Systems (LIDS) at MIT. He is working on revenue management with sampling and online bipartite matching with sampling. Previously, he conducted research by using an LP-free algorithm to solve network revenue management problems. He has also conducted research combining online resource allocation and multi-bandit arms problems. He worked on a creative online matching project with Professor Jinglong Zhao.\u00a0<\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1001038"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2118"}],"version-history":[{"count":49,"href":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2307,"href":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2118\/revisions\/2307"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/anaheim2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}