{"id":484,"date":"2023-12-07T21:32:46","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T21:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/?page_id=484"},"modified":"2025-04-01T17:18:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T17:18:17","slug":"posters","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/posters\/","title":{"rendered":"Analytics+ Poster Session Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-484\" data-postid=\"484\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-484 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_0cu2247 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 col3-2 tb_6wva249 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_q1q3827   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>Are you a student or practitioner working on an analytics, data science, or OR\/MS project with a company? This is your chance to share what you have been doing, network with top analytics practitioners in the field, and compete to potentially win a monetary prize for your efforts with a submission to the Analytics+ Poster Competition.<\/p>\n<p><!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><span id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-390bb863-0a53-447f-bd3e-d450cf1a9049\" class=\"hs-cta-wrapper\"><span id=\"hs-cta-390bb863-0a53-447f-bd3e-d450cf1a9049\" class=\"hs-cta-node hs-cta-390bb863-0a53-447f-bd3e-d450cf1a9049\"><!-- [if lte IE 8]><\/p>\n<div id=\"hs-cta-ie-element\"><\/div>\n<p><![endif]--><a href=\"https:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/3449182\/390bb863-0a53-447f-bd3e-d450cf1a9049\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"622fa93bb0ebf976bd76e19a\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"hs-cta-img-390bb863-0a53-447f-bd3e-d450cf1a9049\" class=\"hs-cta-img\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/3449182\/390bb863-0a53-447f-bd3e-d450cf1a9049.png\" alt=\"Submit a Poster to Present\"><\/a><\/span><script charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/js.hscta.net\/cta\/current.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> hbspt.cta.load(3449182, '390bb863-0a53-447f-bd3e-d450cf1a9049', {\"useNewLoader\":\"true\",\"region\":\"na1\"}); <\/script><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Benefits of Presenting a Poster<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Discounted conference registration rate (for member and non-member rates only, not applicable to student\/retired rate)<\/li>\n<li>The prestige of being selected to present your work at a high-quality INFORMS conference.<\/li>\n<li>Poster Presenter registration covers the conference program, Edelman Gala, Welcome Reception, and breakfast, lunch, and breaks for two days.<\/li>\n<li>An opportunity to participate fully in the conference and network with professionals, academics, students, and vendors from across analytics, data science, operations research, mathematics and statistics, machine learning, AI, and more.<\/li>\n<li>A chance for recognition and a monetary prize<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_wl16488  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>Poster research need not be completed but must have an end goal in mind. Submissions are welcomed from all industry professionals and students who wish to present. We strongly encourage potential applicants of the <a href=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/early-career-professional-network\/\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"622fa93bb0ebf976bd76e19a\">Early Career Professionals\u2019 Network (ECPN) event<\/a> to participate in this poster session.<\/p>\n<p>Posters can be individual or team submissions. If a team submission wins an award, the prize money will be split evenly among the team members.\u00a0All submissions <b>must have at least one author registered<\/b> for the 2025 INFORMS Analytics+ Conference to qualify for a competition prize.<\/p>\n<p><b>Note: <\/b>For those who need extra time for sponsor review and\/or funding applications, we offer early and expedited review for early submissions on a case-by-case basis for a limited number of slots.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2e9y469   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2 style=\"margin-top: 50px;\">Video Presentations of Posters<\/h2>\n<p>By April 1, you will need to upload a video presentation of your work that is <b>at most<\/b> five minutes in length. You are encouraged to promote your work via social media (e.g., LinkedIn, X, etc.). There is a Social Media Award cash prize for gaining the most likes on your video!<\/p>\n<p>At the beginning of your video, please show your entire poster on the screen before any introductions or zooming into specific areas of your poster. Also, make sure to have a QR code so people can link to your actual poster. Good luck!<\/p>\n<p>Check out the Social Media Winners from 2023!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-metadata\"><em>Practitioner Track (116 YouTube likes):<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=X69Twarxbk8&amp;ab_channel=AmandaWest\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"622fa93bb0ebf976bd76e19a\">Mapping the Flow of Products Through the E-Commerce Supply Chain<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Student Track Winner (1,287 YouTube likes): <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N9rtWJsczRE\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"622fa93bb0ebf976bd76e19a\">Forecast Enhanced Inventory Management | Purdue University<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_gw7b362   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Awards<\/h2>\n<p>Judges at the Analytics+ Conference will provide feedback for each submission after its given poster session has ended. Poster Competition sessions will take place on April 7 &amp; 8 at the Analytics+ Conference in Indianapolis. Award winners will be announced on April 8 after the last poster session has ended.<br><!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><span id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-42840980-6cf9-4351-babd-30fa99e3778a\" class=\"hs-cta-wrapper\"><span id=\"hs-cta-42840980-6cf9-4351-babd-30fa99e3778a\" class=\"hs-cta-node hs-cta-42840980-6cf9-4351-babd-30fa99e3778a\"><!-- [if lte IE 8]><\/p>\n<div id=\"hs-cta-ie-element\"><\/div>\n<p><![endif]--><a href=\"https:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/3449182\/42840980-6cf9-4351-babd-30fa99e3778a\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"hs-cta-img-42840980-6cf9-4351-babd-30fa99e3778a\" class=\"hs-cta-img\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/3449182\/42840980-6cf9-4351-babd-30fa99e3778a.png\" alt=\"Download the Business Analytics Poster Competition judging rubric\"><\/a><\/span><script charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/js.hscta.net\/cta\/current.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> hbspt.cta.load(3449182, '42840980-6cf9-4351-babd-30fa99e3778a', {\"useNewLoader\":\"true\",\"region\":\"na1\"}); <\/script><\/span><!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><\/p>\n<h3>Practitioner Competition<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1st Place: $2,500<\/li>\n<li>2nd Place: $1,500<\/li>\n<li>Social Media Award: $1,000<br>[For the video presentation with the most YouTube likes by April 1, 10:00pm EST.]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Student Competition<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1st Place: $2,500<\/li>\n<li>2nd Place: $1,500<\/li>\n<li>Social Media Award: $1,000<br>[For the video presentation with the most YouTube likes by April 1, 10:00pm EST.]<\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_h27n935   \" data-lazy=\"1\" id=\"guidelines\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Production &amp; Presentation Guidelines<\/h2>\n<p class=\"xfluidplugincopy\">Posters must be produced as a single-sheet display that fits on the bulletin board provided by INFORMS. The bulletin board measures 48\u2033 tall by 96\u2033 wide (4&#8242; x 8&#8242;). We recommend a poster size of 36\u2033 tall by 72\u2033 wide; however, other sizes are acceptable as long as they do not exceed the bulletin board dimensions of 48\u2033 tall by 96\u2033 wide. The poster should be oriented <strong>horizontally<\/strong> (landscape). Thumbtacks or pins will be used to secure the posters to the board.<\/p>\n<p>We<span class=\"xcontentpasted0\">\u00a0<\/span><b>strongly<\/b><span class=\"xcontentpasted0\">\u00a0<\/span>recommend that you have your poster printed locally or by an online site before you travel to the conference, rather than attempt to have it printed on-site at the conference.<\/p>\n<p><strong>INFORMS has teamed up with the FedEx Office on-site at the JW Marriott Indianapolis to make your poster ordering convenient.<\/strong> Click <a href=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/04\/Informs-Poster-Site-Flyer-v2.pdf\">here<\/a> to access the order form. Please note the special pricing is offered until April 3.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"xfluidplugincopy\">In preparing your poster, you may also want to reference these online sites that provide templates, as well as printing services.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"xfluidplugincopy\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.posterpresentations.com\/\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"[&quot;622fa93bb0ebf976bd76e19a&quot;]\"><strong>Poster Presentation<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"xfluidplugincopy\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.makesigns.com\/\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"[&quot;622fa93bb0ebf976bd76e19a&quot;]\"><strong>Make Poster<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>\u201cHeadline\u201d Posters<\/h3>\n<p class=\"xfluidplugincopy\">Frustrated by trying to fit your paper to the \u201cstandard\u201d poster format? Dazed by trying to engage people walking by? This year\u2019s poster session is for you! Along with the standard poster format, we are also accepting and encouraging posters using the \u201cheadline\u201d format. Templates are available at<span class=\"xcontentpasted0\">\u00a0<\/span><a title=\"https:\/\/osf.io\/ef53g\/files\" contenteditable=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/osf.io\/ef53g\/files\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"[&quot;622fa93bb0ebf976bd76e19a&quot;]\"><strong>https:\/\/osf.io\/ef53g\/files<\/strong><\/a>. We expect each poster, no matter how formatted, to include a QR code to supporting documentation and further details. You can obtain a free QR code here: <a title=\"https:\/\/www.qrcode-monkey.com\/\" contenteditable=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qrcode-monkey.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"[&quot;622fa93bb0ebf976bd76e19a&quot;]\"><strong>https:\/\/www.qrcode-monkey.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"xfluidplugincopy\">For more information on the \u201cheadline\u201d poster approach, watch the embedded video below:<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_bybx724 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1RwJbhkCA58?pip=1&#038;playsinline=1\" allow=\"accelerometer;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_hz99711   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">Once you&#8217;ve submitted your poster, don&#8217;t forget to register for the conference!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/register\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/3449182\/2740fbf2-4624-47ec-acad-b99694db1e34.png\" alt=\"Register Now\" width=\"189\" height=\"48\"><\/a><span id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-b51181e8-8906-4136-8b34-4b2e79050cc2\" class=\"hs-cta-wrapper\"><script charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/js.hscta.net\/cta\/current.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> hbspt.cta.load(3449182, 'b51181e8-8906-4136-8b34-4b2e79050cc2', {\"useNewLoader\":\"true\",\"region\":\"na1\"}); <\/script><\/span><!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_n12348 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_8fvm830  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Important Dates<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: initial;\">All deadlines are as of 11:59pm EST.<br><\/span><span style=\"background-color: initial; font-size: 1em;\"><b>Poster Submission Deadline:<br><\/b><\/span><span style=\"background-color: initial; font-size: 1em;\">March 6, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: initial;\"><strong>Final Accept\/Decline Decision:<\/strong> <br>March 13, 2025<br><\/span>Acceptance decisions will be rolling so you are encouraged to submit as early as possible.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: initial;\"><strong>Video Presentation Deadline:<\/strong> <br>April 1, 2025<br><\/span>Provide an <strong>at most<\/strong> five-minute video presentation of your poster.<\/p>\n<p><b>Poster Competition Sessions:<\/b><br>April 7 &amp; 8, 2025<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Analytics+ Poster Competition Sponsored By:<\/strong><\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_uxpt144 image-center   auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1426\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/01\/Purdue-Exhibitor-logo-krn-krann-kreni-h-bg-rgb.png\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-8125\" title=\"Purdue Exhibitor logo-krn-krann-kreni-h-bg-rgb\" alt=\"Purdue Exhibitor logo-krn-krann-kreni-h-bg-rgb\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/01\/Purdue-Exhibitor-logo-krn-krann-kreni-h-bg-rgb.png 1426w, https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/01\/Purdue-Exhibitor-logo-krn-krann-kreni-h-bg-rgb-300x32.png 300w, https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/01\/Purdue-Exhibitor-logo-krn-krann-kreni-h-bg-rgb-1024x109.png 1024w, https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/01\/Purdue-Exhibitor-logo-krn-krann-kreni-h-bg-rgb-768x82.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1426px) 100vw, 1426px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_g62680 image-center   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/01\/Purdue-Sponsor-logo-medsb_v-full-rgb-200x157.png\" width=\"200\" height=\"157\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-8115\" title=\"Purdue Sponsor logo-medsb_v-full-rgb\" alt=\"Submit a poster\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/01\/Purdue-Sponsor-logo-medsb_v-full-rgb-200x157.png 200w, https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/01\/Purdue-Sponsor-logo-medsb_v-full-rgb-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/01\/Purdue-Sponsor-logo-medsb_v-full-rgb-250x198.png 250w, https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/01\/Purdue-Sponsor-logo-medsb_v-full-rgb.png 668w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_30b0527 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2024\/11\/Poster_Presentation.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-7136\" title=\"Poster_Presentation\" alt=\"Poster Presenation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2024\/11\/Poster_Presentation.jpg 799w, https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2024\/11\/Poster_Presentation-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2024\/11\/Poster_Presentation-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_vde3749  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>2024 Winners<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 1.45em; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -0.02em; background-color: initial;\">Practitioner Competition<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>1st Place<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>District Solutions LLC<br>Matt Petering<br>The FastMap Redistricting Algorithm: Promoting Fair Elections with Optimized Political Districts<br><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/16wM-NoQ1KScY_IVRr26f-hVFpmogk96E\/view\">https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/16wM-NoQ1KScY_IVRr26f-hVFpmogk96E\/view\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2nd Place<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Walmart Inc.<br>Eva Gao, Kaushik Kumaran, Rishi Bhatia, Yalan Hu<br>Semantic Price Anomaly Detection in Retail using Bi-Encoder and Cross-Encoder<br><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/13UdSmUA0yhx_AWzgqUIQZRbaHxanVB1T\/view\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"6\">https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/13UdSmUA0yhx_AWzgqUIQZRbaHxanVB1T\/view<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>3rd Place<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bentley University<br>Mingfei Li<br>Is the Early Onset of Hypertension Associated with The Risk of AD for Mild Cognitive Impairment Patients?<br><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1wLdOvbBKePkwefdSdpSwprMUaHkmYgyP\/view\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"7\">https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1wLdOvbBKePkwefdSdpSwprMUaHkmYgyP\/view<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Social Media Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shankar Ghimire, PhD<br>Florida Southern College<br>(207 YouTube Likes!)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?si=RSG-2983hYsJR-Xr&amp;v=FvONWOxCkcI&amp;feature=youtu.be\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?si=RSG-2983hYsJR-Xr&amp;v=FvONWOxCkcI&amp;feature=youtu.be<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 1.45em; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -0.02em; background-color: initial;\">Student Competition<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>1st\u00a0place\u00a0<\/strong><br>Purdue University Mitchell E. Daniels Jr. School of Business<br>Alvina Patra, Aravind Teja Chikoti, Hima Vamsi Krishna, Sanjay Katyal, Roshan Raj Singh<br>Supply Chain Vigilance: Optimizing Inventory with Stockout Risk Modeling &amp; BI Driven Real-Time Dashboard for Supplier Performance<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1CHbTUzeYJf-YIuVow0ad9lkYeMpEJcRN\/view\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\">https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1CHbTUzeYJf-YIuVow0ad9lkYeMpEJcRN\/view<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2nd\u00a0place\u00a0 \u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad<\/strong><br>Purdue University Mitchell E. 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This is your chance to share what you have been doing, network with top analytics practitioners in the field, and compete to potentially win a monetary prize for your efforts with a submission to the Analytics+ Poster Competition.<\/p> <p><a href=\"https:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/3449182\/390bb863-0a53-447f-bd3e-d450cf1a9049\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"622fa93bb0ebf976bd76e19a\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"hs-cta-img-390bb863-0a53-447f-bd3e-d450cf1a9049\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/3449182\/390bb863-0a53-447f-bd3e-d450cf1a9049.png\" alt=\"Submit a Poster to Present\"><\/a><\/p> <h2>Benefits of Presenting a Poster<\/h2> <ul> <li>Discounted conference registration rate (for member and non-member rates only, not applicable to student\/retired rate)<\/li> <li>The prestige of being selected to present your work at a high-quality INFORMS conference.<\/li> <li>Poster Presenter registration covers the conference program, Edelman Gala, Welcome Reception, and breakfast, lunch, and breaks for two days.<\/li> <li>An opportunity to participate fully in the conference and network with professionals, academics, students, and vendors from across analytics, data science, operations research, mathematics and statistics, machine learning, AI, and more.<\/li> <li>A chance for recognition and a monetary prize<\/li> <\/ul> <p><\/p>\n<p>Poster research need not be completed but must have an end goal in mind. Submissions are welcomed from all industry professionals and students who wish to present. We strongly encourage potential applicants of the <a href=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/early-career-professional-network\/\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"622fa93bb0ebf976bd76e19a\">Early Career Professionals\u2019 Network (ECPN) event<\/a> to participate in this poster session.<\/p> <p>Posters can be individual or team submissions. If a team submission wins an award, the prize money will be split evenly among the team members.\u00a0All submissions <b>must have at least one author registered<\/b> for the 2025 INFORMS Analytics+ Conference to qualify for a competition prize.<\/p> <p><b>Note: <\/b>For those who need extra time for sponsor review and\/or funding applications, we offer early and expedited review for early submissions on a case-by-case basis for a limited number of slots.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 50px;\">Video Presentations of Posters<\/h2> <p>By April 1, you will need to upload a video presentation of your work that is <b>at most<\/b> five minutes in length. You are encouraged to promote your work via social media (e.g., LinkedIn, X, etc.). There is a Social Media Award cash prize for gaining the most likes on your video!<\/p> <p>At the beginning of your video, please show your entire poster on the screen before any introductions or zooming into specific areas of your poster. Also, make sure to have a QR code so people can link to your actual poster. Good luck!<\/p> <p>Check out the Social Media Winners from 2023!<\/p> <ul> <li><em>Practitioner Track (116 YouTube likes):<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=X69Twarxbk8&amp;ab_channel=AmandaWest\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"622fa93bb0ebf976bd76e19a\">Mapping the Flow of Products Through the E-Commerce Supply Chain<\/a><\/li> <li><em>Student Track Winner (1,287 YouTube likes): <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N9rtWJsczRE\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"622fa93bb0ebf976bd76e19a\">Forecast Enhanced Inventory Management | Purdue University<\/a><\/li> <\/ul>\n<h2>Awards<\/h2> <p>Judges at the Analytics+ Conference will provide feedback for each submission after its given poster session has ended. Poster Competition sessions will take place on April 7 &amp; 8 at the Analytics+ Conference in Indianapolis. Award winners will be announced on April 8 after the last poster session has ended.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/3449182\/42840980-6cf9-4351-babd-30fa99e3778a\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"hs-cta-img-42840980-6cf9-4351-babd-30fa99e3778a\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/3449182\/42840980-6cf9-4351-babd-30fa99e3778a.png\" alt=\"Download the Business Analytics Poster Competition judging rubric\"><\/a><\/p> <h3>Practitioner Competition<\/h3> <ul> <li>1st Place: $2,500<\/li> <li>2nd Place: $1,500<\/li> <li>Social Media Award: $1,000<br>[For the video presentation with the most YouTube likes by April 1, 10:00pm EST.]<\/li> <\/ul> <h3>Student Competition<\/h3> <ul> <li>1st Place: $2,500<\/li> <li>2nd Place: $1,500<\/li> <li>Social Media Award: $1,000<br>[For the video presentation with the most YouTube likes by April 1, 10:00pm EST.]<\/li> <\/ul>\n<h2>Production &amp; Presentation Guidelines<\/h2> <p>Posters must be produced as a single-sheet display that fits on the bulletin board provided by INFORMS. The bulletin board measures 48\u2033 tall by 96\u2033 wide (4' x 8'). We recommend a poster size of 36\u2033 tall by 72\u2033 wide; however, other sizes are acceptable as long as they do not exceed the bulletin board dimensions of 48\u2033 tall by 96\u2033 wide. The poster should be oriented <strong>horizontally<\/strong> (landscape). Thumbtacks or pins will be used to secure the posters to the board.<\/p> <p>We\u00a0<b>strongly<\/b>\u00a0recommend that you have your poster printed locally or by an online site before you travel to the conference, rather than attempt to have it printed on-site at the conference.<\/p> <p><strong>INFORMS has teamed up with the FedEx Office on-site at the JW Marriott Indianapolis to make your poster ordering convenient.<\/strong> Click <a href=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/04\/Informs-Poster-Site-Flyer-v2.pdf\">here<\/a> to access the order form. Please note the special pricing is offered until April 3.\u00a0<\/p> <p>In preparing your poster, you may also want to reference these online sites that provide templates, as well as printing services.\u00a0<\/p> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.posterpresentations.com\/\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"[&quot;622fa93bb0ebf976bd76e19a&quot;]\"><strong>Poster Presentation<\/strong><\/a><\/p> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.makesigns.com\/\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"[&quot;622fa93bb0ebf976bd76e19a&quot;]\"><strong>Make Poster<\/strong><\/a><\/p> <h3>\u201cHeadline\u201d Posters<\/h3> <p>Frustrated by trying to fit your paper to the \u201cstandard\u201d poster format? Dazed by trying to engage people walking by? This year\u2019s poster session is for you! Along with the standard poster format, we are also accepting and encouraging posters using the \u201cheadline\u201d format. Templates are available at\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/osf.io\/ef53g\/files\" contenteditable=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/osf.io\/ef53g\/files\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"[&quot;622fa93bb0ebf976bd76e19a&quot;]\"><strong>https:\/\/osf.io\/ef53g\/files<\/strong><\/a>. We expect each poster, no matter how formatted, to include a QR code to supporting documentation and further details. You can obtain a free QR code here: <a title=\"https:\/\/www.qrcode-monkey.com\/\" contenteditable=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qrcode-monkey.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"[&quot;622fa93bb0ebf976bd76e19a&quot;]\"><strong>https:\/\/www.qrcode-monkey.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p> <p>For more information on the \u201cheadline\u201d poster approach, watch the embedded video below:<\/p>\n[embed]https:\/\/youtu.be\/1RwJbhkCA58[\/embed]\n<p><strong>Once you've submitted your poster, don't forget to register for the conference!<\/strong><\/p> <p><a href=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/register\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/3449182\/2740fbf2-4624-47ec-acad-b99694db1e34.png\" alt=\"Register Now\" width=\"189\" height=\"48\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Important Dates<\/h3> <p>All deadlines are as of 11:59pm EST.<br><b>Poster Submission Deadline:<br><\/b>March 6, 2025<\/p> <p><strong>Final Accept\/Decline Decision:<\/strong> <br>March 13, 2025<br>Acceptance decisions will be rolling so you are encouraged to submit as early as possible.<\/p> <p><strong>Video Presentation Deadline:<\/strong> <br>April 1, 2025<br>Provide an <strong>at most<\/strong> five-minute video presentation of your poster.<\/p> <p><b>Poster Competition Sessions:<\/b><br>April 7 &amp; 8, 2025<\/p> <h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Analytics+ Poster Competition Sponsored By:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/01\/Purdue-Exhibitor-logo-krn-krann-kreni-h-bg-rgb.png\" title=\"Purdue Exhibitor logo-krn-krann-kreni-h-bg-rgb\" alt=\"Purdue Exhibitor logo-krn-krann-kreni-h-bg-rgb\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/01\/Purdue-Exhibitor-logo-krn-krann-kreni-h-bg-rgb.png 1426w, https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/01\/Purdue-Exhibitor-logo-krn-krann-kreni-h-bg-rgb-300x32.png 300w, https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/01\/Purdue-Exhibitor-logo-krn-krann-kreni-h-bg-rgb-1024x109.png 1024w, https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/01\/Purdue-Exhibitor-logo-krn-krann-kreni-h-bg-rgb-768x82.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1426px) 100vw, 1426px\" \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/01\/Purdue-Sponsor-logo-medsb_v-full-rgb-200x157.png\" width=\"200\" height=\"157\" title=\"Purdue Sponsor logo-medsb_v-full-rgb\" alt=\"Submit a poster\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/01\/Purdue-Sponsor-logo-medsb_v-full-rgb-200x157.png 200w, https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/01\/Purdue-Sponsor-logo-medsb_v-full-rgb-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/01\/Purdue-Sponsor-logo-medsb_v-full-rgb-250x198.png 250w, https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/01\/Purdue-Sponsor-logo-medsb_v-full-rgb.png 668w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2024\/11\/Poster_Presentation.jpg\" title=\"Poster_Presentation\" alt=\"Poster Presenation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2024\/11\/Poster_Presentation.jpg 799w, https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2024\/11\/Poster_Presentation-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2024\/11\/Poster_Presentation-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/>\n<h3>2024 Winners<\/h3> <p>Practitioner Competition<\/p> <p><strong>1st Place<\/strong><\/p> <p>District Solutions LLC<br>Matt Petering<br>The FastMap Redistricting Algorithm: Promoting Fair Elections with Optimized Political Districts<br><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/16wM-NoQ1KScY_IVRr26f-hVFpmogk96E\/view\">https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/16wM-NoQ1KScY_IVRr26f-hVFpmogk96E\/view\u00a0<\/a><\/p> <p><strong>2nd Place<\/strong><\/p> <p>Walmart Inc.<br>Eva Gao, Kaushik Kumaran, Rishi Bhatia, Yalan Hu<br>Semantic Price Anomaly Detection in Retail using Bi-Encoder and Cross-Encoder<br><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/13UdSmUA0yhx_AWzgqUIQZRbaHxanVB1T\/view\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"6\">https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/13UdSmUA0yhx_AWzgqUIQZRbaHxanVB1T\/view<\/a><\/p> <p><strong>3rd Place<\/strong><\/p> <p>Bentley University<br>Mingfei Li<br>Is the Early Onset of Hypertension Associated with The Risk of AD for Mild Cognitive Impairment Patients?<br><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1wLdOvbBKePkwefdSdpSwprMUaHkmYgyP\/view\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"7\">https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1wLdOvbBKePkwefdSdpSwprMUaHkmYgyP\/view<\/a><\/p> <p><strong>Social Media Award<\/strong><\/p> <p>Shankar Ghimire, PhD<br>Florida Southern College<br>(207 YouTube Likes!)<\/p> <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?si=RSG-2983hYsJR-Xr&amp;v=FvONWOxCkcI&amp;feature=youtu.be\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?si=RSG-2983hYsJR-Xr&amp;v=FvONWOxCkcI&amp;feature=youtu.be<\/a><\/p> <p>\u00a0Student Competition<\/p> <p><strong>1st\u00a0place\u00a0<\/strong><br>Purdue University Mitchell E. Daniels Jr. School of Business<br>Alvina Patra, Aravind Teja Chikoti, Hima Vamsi Krishna, Sanjay Katyal, Roshan Raj Singh<br>Supply Chain Vigilance: Optimizing Inventory with Stockout Risk Modeling &amp; BI Driven Real-Time Dashboard for Supplier Performance<\/p> <p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1CHbTUzeYJf-YIuVow0ad9lkYeMpEJcRN\/view\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\">https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1CHbTUzeYJf-YIuVow0ad9lkYeMpEJcRN\/view<\/a><\/p> <p><strong>2nd\u00a0place\u00a0 \u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad<\/strong><br>Purdue University Mitchell E. Daniels Jr. School of Business<br>Pawan Kurada, Haden Foster, Karan Karnik, Ritik Khandelwal, Bhavan Sekar<br>Hospitality Buzz Barometer: Assessing Market Vibrancy in The Hospitality Sector, A Geospatial Analysis for Strategic Expansion<\/p> <p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1uTJb7OqZlcYqWVm4M3cahHaKIEoMB6M5\/view\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"3\">https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1uTJb7OqZlcYqWVm4M3cahHaKIEoMB6M5\/view<\/a><\/p> <p><strong>\u00a03rd Place \u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad<\/strong><\/p> <p>University of Wisconsin-Madison<br>So Young Oh<br>Music and Mental Health<\/p> <p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1GxeAucjE7V-JNyJi2d2kR6GusThKXWUJ\/view\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"4\">https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1GxeAucjE7V-JNyJi2d2kR6GusThKXWUJ\/view<\/a><\/p> <p><strong>Social Media Award<\/strong> \u00a0<\/p> <p>Optimizing Manufacturing Supply Chains: A Time Series Approach for Demand Forecast<br>Samarth Bansal, Chaitanya Krishna Burri, Sathwik Kanukuntla, Priya Sharma, Akanksha Singh<br>Purdue University Mitchell E. 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