{"id":6417,"date":"2024-03-18T17:42:45","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T17:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2024\/speakers\/laura-albert-copy\/"},"modified":"2024-03-22T15:08:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T15:08:41","slug":"george-runger","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2024\/speakers\/george-runger\/","title":{"rendered":"George Runger"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-6417\" data-postid=\"6417\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-6417 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row dropPadding-bottom tb_xq62725 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 col4-1 tb_q4sj005 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_sao9566 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2024\/files\/2024\/03\/George_Runger.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-6425\" title=\"George Runger\" alt=\"George Runger headshot\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2024\/files\/2024\/03\/George_Runger.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2024\/files\/2024\/03\/George_Runger-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    George Runger                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_bixg955 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ewsp065   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h1>George Runger<\/h1>\n<h5>Professor at Arizona State University<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module accordion -->\n<div  class=\"module module-accordion tb_m387060 \" data-behavior=\"toggle\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    \n    <ul class=\"ui module-accordion  glossy tb_default_color\">\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-m387060-0\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-m387060-0-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                    <i class=\"accordion-icon\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-ti-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <i class=\"accordion-active-icon tf_hide\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-ti-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <span class=\"accordion-title-wrap\">Bio<\/span>                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-m387060-0-content\" data-id=\"acc-m387060-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                                    <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n                        <p>George Runger, PhD, is Professor in the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence, Ira A. 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