{"id":7222,"date":"2024-11-11T17:06:55","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T17:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/?page_id=7222"},"modified":"2025-03-28T20:21:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T20:21:47","slug":"professional","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/professional\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-7222\" data-postid=\"7222\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-7222 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_m1pg637 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_t1s5637 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_tt5v46 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2024\/11\/Professional-150x150.png\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-7155\" title=\"Professional\" alt=\" Professional level content\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2024\/11\/Professional-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2024\/11\/Professional.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_ivqw222 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_j1qw299   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Professional-centered content is for you if:<\/h2>\n<p>You have been working in analytics and data science for at least five years now, and have completed several end-to-end projects. 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class=\"career-level-keynotes\"><h3>Professional-Centered Presentations<\/h3><div class=\"keynote-row keynote-row-first\">\t<div class=\"keynote-col\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"keynote-headshot\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/03\/Hanzhang.jpg\">\n\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/speaker\/hanzhang-liu\/#speaker-talks\">Optimizing Supply Chains with Digital Twins: A Path to Resilience, Agility, and Strategic Advantage<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t<p class=\"keynote-speaker\"><b>Hanzhang Liu<\/b>\n\t\t\t<br>Data Scientist, Johnson &amp; Johnson\u2019s<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"keynote-col\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"keynote-headshot\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/03\/vishal.jpg\">\n\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/speaker\/vishal-kamalakannan\/#speaker-talks\">Formula 1 Lap Speed Forecasting<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t<p class=\"keynote-speaker\"><b>Vishal Kamalakannan<\/b>\n\t\t\t<br>Operational Analyst, Netjets<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"keynote-col\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"keynote-headshot\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/03\/Rajeev.jpg\">\n\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/speaker\/kasi-rajeev-oduri\/#speaker-talks\">Balancing Growth and Profitability with AI: The Power of Holistic Experimentation Platforms<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t<p class=\"keynote-speaker\"><b>Kasi Rajeev Oduri<\/b>\n\t\t\t<br>Director of Data Science, Media Science &amp; Experimentation, Fortune 50<\/p>\n\t<\/div><\/div><!-- .keynote-row --><div class=\"keynote-row\">\t<div class=\"keynote-col\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"keynote-headshot\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/02\/meyers.jpg\">\n\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/speaker\/michele-meyers\/#speaker-talks\">Using Optimization to Predict Opportunity Costs and Discussion of Hospitality Revenue Management Use Cases<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t<p class=\"keynote-speaker\"><b>Michele Meyers<\/b>\n\t\t\t<br>Marriott<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"keynote-col\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"keynote-headshot\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/02\/Morrison.jpg\">\n\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/speaker\/julia-morrison\/#speaker-talks\">Transforming Data Analytics at Marriott: From Batch to Real-Time Insights &amp; Actions<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t<p class=\"keynote-speaker\"><b>Julia Morrison<\/b>\n\t\t\t<br>Vice President of Data and Analytics Technology, Marriott International<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"keynote-col\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"keynote-headshot\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/02\/Holger-Teichgraeber.jpg\">\n\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/speaker\/holger-teichgraeber\/#speaker-talks\">Last-mile Delivery Optimization in Production - An Experiment-based Framework<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t<p class=\"keynote-speaker\"><b>Holger Teichgraeber<\/b>\n\t\t\t<br>Software Engineer, Door Dash<\/p>\n\t<\/div><\/div><!-- .keynote-row --><div class=\"keynote-row\">\t<div class=\"keynote-col\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"keynote-headshot\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/02\/tom-lash.jpg\">\n\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/speaker\/tom-lash\/#speaker-talks\">Image Processing and Matching Enhanced by Game Theory and Quantum Computing<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t<p class=\"keynote-speaker\"><b>Tom Lash<\/b>\n\t\t\t<br>Chief Executive Officer, Vibrant<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"keynote-col\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"keynote-headshot\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/02\/simchi-Levi.jpg\">\n\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/speaker\/david-simchi-levi\/#speaker-talks\">Large Language Models for Supply Chain Decisions<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t<p class=\"keynote-speaker\"><b>David Simchi-Levi<\/b>\n\t\t\t<br>Massachusetts Institute of Technology<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"keynote-col\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"keynote-headshot\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/02\/Franz-Stoll.jpg\">\n\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/speaker\/franz-stoll\/#speaker-talks\">Automating Safety Compliance in Dock and Loading Operations with Computer Vision<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t<p class=\"keynote-speaker\"><b>Franz Stoll<\/b>\n\t\t\t<br>5th-year Ph.D. candidate , Purdue University<\/p>\n\t<\/div><\/div><!-- .keynote-row --><div class=\"keynote-row\">\t<div class=\"keynote-col\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"keynote-headshot\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/02\/Aguilera.jpg\">\n\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/speaker\/daniela-aguilera\/#speaker-talks\">Strategic Service Level Policies: Using Data and Segmentation to Enhance Inventory Optimization<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t<p class=\"keynote-speaker\"><b>Daniela Aguilera<\/b>\n\t\t\t<br>Director, River Rock Advisors<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"keynote-col\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"keynote-headshot\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/02\/mczeal-Copy.jpg\">\n\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/speaker\/cassandra-mczeal\/#speaker-talks\">The Hard Truth About Soft Skills<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t<p class=\"keynote-speaker\"><b>Cassandra McZeal<\/b>\n\t\t\t<br>Modeling, Optimization &amp; Data Science Supervisor, ExxonMobil Upstream Company<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"keynote-col\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"keynote-headshot\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/02\/Photo-Preetika-Madan.jpg\">\n\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/speaker\/preeetika-madan\/#speaker-talks\">Driving Growth Through Predictive Analytics: Optimising Product Cross-Sell and Upsell in Commercial Banking<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t<p class=\"keynote-speaker\"><b>Preetika Madan<\/b>\n\t\t\t<br><\/p>\n\t<\/div><\/div><!-- .keynote-row --><div class=\"keynote-row\">\t<div class=\"keynote-col\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"keynote-headshot\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/02\/Anusha-Dwivedula.png\">\n\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/speaker\/anusha-dwivedula\/#speaker-talks\">Accelerating Analytics with a Self-Serve Data Platform<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t<p class=\"keynote-speaker\"><b>Anusha Dwivedula<\/b>\n\t\t\t<br>Director of Product, Calculation Services\u2014Data and Analytics,  Morningstar<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"keynote-col\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"keynote-headshot\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/02\/Yash-Kalyani.jpg\">\n\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/speaker\/kash-yalani\/#speaker-talks\">Optimizing Price Integrity: Walmart's Advanced Anomaly Detection System Using Quantile Regression, Neural Networks, and GenAI<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t<p class=\"keynote-speaker\"><b>Yash Kalyani<\/b>\n\t\t\t<br>Data Scientist, Walmart, Walmart<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"keynote-col\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"keynote-headshot\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/02\/Khaled-Salah.jpg\">\n\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/speaker\/khaled-salah\/#speaker-talks\">Leveraging LLMs and Blockchain for Superior Trustworthy Analytics and Recommendations in Healthcare<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t<p class=\"keynote-speaker\"><b>Khaled Salah<\/b>\n\t\t\t<br>Professor Computer and Information Engineering, Khalifa University, UAE<\/p>\n\t<\/div><\/div><!-- .keynote-row --><div class=\"keynote-row\">\t<div class=\"keynote-col\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"keynote-headshot\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/02\/Bander_Headshot_j-Square.jpg\">\n\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/speaker\/jim-bander\/#speaker-talks\">Transforming Data to Dollars: Profitable Customer Relationships with Advanced Analytics, GenAI, and Machine Learning<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t<p class=\"keynote-speaker\"><b>Jim Bander<\/b>\n\t\t\t<br>Lead Product Manager, Experian<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"keynote-col\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"keynote-headshot\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/02\/MCollins-036-r2.jpg\">\n\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/speaker\/melanie-collins\/#speaker-talks\">Made with Care: Positive Impact Through Analytics Product Management<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t<p class=\"keynote-speaker\"><b>Melanie Collins<\/b>\n\t\t\t<br>Advanced Analytics &amp; Automation, Digital Transformation &amp; Technology, Chick-fil-A<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"keynote-col\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"keynote-headshot\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/02\/Zohar_picture.jpg\">\n\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/speaker\/zohar-strinka\/#speaker-talks\">Developing Analytics Translator Skills: A Career Studio Workshop<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t<p class=\"keynote-speaker\"><b>Zohar Strinka<\/b>\n\t\t\t<br>Analytics and Lean Processes Consultant, <\/p>\n\t<\/div><\/div><!-- .keynote-row --><div class=\"keynote-row\">\t<div class=\"keynote-col\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"keynote-headshot\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/02\/Thiago-Serra.png\">\n\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/speaker\/thiago-serra\/#speaker-talks\">Constraint Learning in Practice: What is Machine Learning Doing Inside My Optimization Model, and How Can My Optimization Solver Deal with It?<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t<p class=\"keynote-speaker\"><b>Thiago Serra<\/b>\n\t\t\t<br>Assistant Professor of Business Analytics , University of Iowa<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"keynote-col\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"keynote-headshot\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/02\/Karen_OBrien.jpg\">\n\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/speaker\/karen-obrien\/#speaker-talks\">Advancing the Test Science of LLM-enabled Systems:  A Survey of Factors and Conditions that Matter Most<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t<p class=\"keynote-speaker\"><b>Karen O\u2019Brien<\/b>\n\t\t\t<br>Senior Principal Data Scientist, Modern Technology Solutions, Inc<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"keynote-col\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"keynote-headshot\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/02\/Nipun-Bhanot.jpg\">\n\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/speaker\/nipun-bhanot\/#speaker-talks\">Optimizing Tire Management for Global Mining Operations<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t<p class=\"keynote-speaker\"><b>Nipun Bhanot<\/b>\n\t\t\t<br>Senior Scientist, Infor<\/p>\n\t<\/div><\/div><!-- .keynote-row --><div class=\"keynote-row\">\t<div class=\"keynote-col\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"keynote-headshot\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/02\/Satish-Desai.jpg\">\n\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/speaker\/satish-desai\/#speaker-talks\">Large Scale Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP) solution for store delivery schedule and delivery route planning <\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t<p class=\"keynote-speaker\"><b>Satish Desai<\/b>\n\t\t\t<br>Senior Data Scientist , Best Buy<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"keynote-col\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"keynote-headshot\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/02\/Jessica-Zhu.jpg\">\n\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/speaker\/jessica-zhu\/#speaker-talks\">Model Facts: Putting AI Ethics into Practice and Establishing Trust with End Users<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t<p class=\"keynote-speaker\"><b>Jessica Zhu<\/b>\n\t\t\t<br>PhD Student, University of Maryland <\/p>\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"keynote-col\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"keynote-headshot\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/01\/headshot-carolyn-mooney-nextmv-informs-analytics-2025.jpg\">\n\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/speaker\/carolyn-mooney\/#speaker-talks\">DecisionOps: Utilizing collaborative tools and techniques that accelerate model development<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t<p class=\"keynote-speaker\"><b>Carolyn Mooney<\/b>\n\t\t\t<br>CEO, NextMV<\/p>\n\t<\/div><\/div><!-- .keynote-row --><div class=\"keynote-row\">\t<div class=\"keynote-col\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"keynote-headshot\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2025\/files\/2025\/01\/Yash_Puranik.jpg\">\n\t\t<h4><a 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