{"id":2037,"date":"2023-09-06T14:42:59","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T14:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual2025\/?page_id=2037"},"modified":"2025-11-04T11:33:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T16:33:52","slug":"awards-hall","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual2025\/awards-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"Awards Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-2037\" data-postid=\"2037\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-2037 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_psa1152 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_ktmb152 first\">\n                    <!-- module menu -->\n<div  class=\"module module-menu tb_agpc134  mobile-menu-slide\" data-menu-style=\"mobile-menu-slide\" data-menu-breakpoint=\"0\" data-element-id=\"tb_agpc134\" data-lazy=\"1\" id=\"awards-hall-menu\">\n        \n    <div class=\"module-menu-container\"><ul id=\"menu-awards-hall\" class=\"ui tf_clearfix nav tf_rel tf_scrollbar fullwidth tb_default_color embossed shadow\"><li id=\"menu-item-3339\" class=\"menu-item-custom-3339 menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-3339\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"><em> <svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-trophy\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-trophy\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em> Awards<span class=\"child-arrow closed\" tabindex=\"-1\"><\/span><\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu\">\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-3331\" class=\"menu-item-custom-3331 menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-3331 menu-custom-3331-parent-3339\"><a href=\"#case\">Case Competition<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-3329\" class=\"menu-item-custom-3329 menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-3329 menu-custom-3329-parent-3339\"><a href=\"#wagner\">Daniel H. 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Student Paper Competition<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-3333\" class=\"menu-item-custom-3333 menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-3333 menu-custom-3333-parent-3338\"><a href=\"#dantzig\">George B. Dantzig Dissertation Award<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-3334\" class=\"menu-item-custom-3334 menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-3334 menu-custom-3334-parent-3338\"><a href=\"#nicholson\">George Nicholson Student Paper Competition<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-3319\" class=\"menu-item-custom-3319 menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-3319 menu-custom-3319-parent-3338\"><a href=\"#liebman\">Judith Liebman Award<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-3320\" class=\"menu-item-custom-3320 menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-3320 menu-custom-3320-parent-3338\"><a href=\"#student-chapter\">Student Chapter Annual Awards<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-3335\" class=\"menu-item-custom-3335 menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-3335 menu-custom-3335-parent-3338\"><a href=\"#undergraduate\">Undergraduate Operations Research Prize<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-3337\" class=\"menu-item-custom-3337 menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-3337\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"><em> <svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-graduation-cap\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-graduation-cap\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em> Scholarships<span class=\"child-arrow closed\" tabindex=\"-1\"><\/span><\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu\">\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-3318\" class=\"menu-item-custom-3318 menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-3318 menu-custom-3318-parent-3337\"><a href=\"#scholarship\">INFORMS Scholarship<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-3321\" class=\"menu-item-custom-3321 menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-3321 menu-custom-3321-parent-3337\"><a href=\"#seth-bonder\">Seth Bonder Scholarships<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-3328\" class=\"menu-item-custom-3328 menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-3328\"><a href=\"#community\"><em> <svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-people-carry\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-people-carry\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em> Community Awards<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>        <style>\n            .mobile-menu-module[data-module=\"tb_agpc134\"]{\n                right:-300px            }\n        <\/style>\n    <\/div>\n<!-- \/module menu -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_0qqp434   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>Welcome to the Awards Hall! Please check back each day to view the prizes and competitions occurring on that day.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  id=\"presidents\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_63sw873 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_yqa0873 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_d4os195   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>INFORMS President&#8217;s Award<\/h2>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_qk9w672   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>The purpose of the INFORMS President\u2019s Award is to recognize, and thereby encourage, important contributions to the welfare of society by members of our profession at the local, national, or global level. The award is an engraved citation.<\/p>\n<p><b>This year, the President&#8217;s Award is given to:<\/b><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_btpt851\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_i2fn851 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_56ql673 image-card-layout drop-shadow  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\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Anna_Nagurney.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Awards Hall\" alt=\"Awards Hall\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_uhpm851 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_qev3381   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3 class=\"image-title\">Anna B. Nagurney<\/h3>\n<h4>University of Massachusetts Amherst<\/h4>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  id=\"neumann\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_7uzx133 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_a44o133 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2cnu978   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>John von Neumann Theory Prize<\/h2>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_3j41971   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>The John von Neumann Theory Prize is awarded annually to a scholar (or scholars in the case of joint work) who has made fundamental, sustained contributions to theory in operations research and the management sciences. The prize is awarded for a body of work, typically published over a period of several years. Although recent work should not be excluded, the prize typically reflects contributions that have stood the test of time. The criteria for the prize are broad, and include significance, innovation, depth, and scientific excellence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/INFORMS-Prizes\/John-von-Neumann-Theory-Prize\">Learn more about the von Neumann Prize and how to be nominated in the INFORMS website<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>This year&#8217;s winner is:<\/b><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_en0o134\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_xga7134 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7ygb608 image-card-layout   auto_fullwidth 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\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Renato_Monteiro_crop_2.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Awards Hall\" alt=\"Awards Hall\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_4z0e134 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_7p12134   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3 class=\"image-title\">Renato Monteiro<\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"image-title\">Georgia Tech<\/h4>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  id=\"kimball\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_5ibb589 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_oyi4589 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_oi59589   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>George E. Kimball Medal<\/h2>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_svy8590   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>The George E. Kimball Medal is awarded for recognition of distinguished service to the Institute and to the profession of operations research and the management sciences. The award is a commemorative engraved medallion and a framed citation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/INFORMS-Prizes\/George-E.-Kimball-Medal\">Learn more about the Kimball Medal and how to be nominated on the INFORMS website<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>This year, there are two Medal winners:<\/b><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_5cxt268\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_6oh2269 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_9aco734 image-card-layout   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\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Brian_Denton_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Awards Hall\" alt=\"Awards Hall\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_oyrj269 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2l0o269   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3 class=\"image-title\">Brian Denton<\/h3>\n<h4>University of Michigan<\/h4>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_njs3590\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_lihz590 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_xnsq590 image-left   auto_fullwidth 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\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Les_Servi_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Awards Hall\" alt=\"Awards Hall\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_id4e590 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_3dgo590   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3 class=\"image-title\">Les Servi<\/h3>\n<h4>The MITRE Corporation<\/h4>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  id=\"fellows\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_frgx525 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_j9lu525 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_7jlu526   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>INFORMS Fellows Class of 2025<\/h2>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_5y07526   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>Congratulations to the 2025 INFORMS Fellows! We&#8217;re so excited to have you join the ranks of other great contributors to our organization.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/Fellows\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"622fa93bb0ebf976bd76e19a\">View previous Fellows classes and learn more about the process to elect a Fellow on the INFORMS website<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_57t9527\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_0zoy527 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_c7zn527 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Laura_Albert_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Laura Albert\" alt=\"Laura Albert\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Laura Albert                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_r80z527\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_8jm0206 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Chun-Hung_Chen.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Chun-Hung Chen\" alt=\"Chun-Hung Chen\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Chun-Hung Chen                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_2n6u527\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_ilb4138 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/John_Chinneck.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"John Chinneck\" alt=\"John Chinneck\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    John Chinneck                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    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data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_i8r4823\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_vtti823 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_4a67823 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Pooja_Dewan.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Pooja Dewan\" alt=\"Pooja Dewan\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Pooja Dewan                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_50fu823\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_gtxe823 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Yu_Ding.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Yu Ding\" alt=\"Yu Ding\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Yu Ding                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_s2kg823\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_00s7823 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Vivek_Farias.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Vivek Farias\" alt=\"Vivek Farias\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Vivek Farias                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_loex823 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_cvbw823 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Stefan_Karisch.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Stefan Karisch\" alt=\"Stefan Karisch\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Stefan Karisch                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_frk9152\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_rxjz152 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_96ny152 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Erica_Klampfl.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Erica Klampfl\" alt=\"Erica Klampfl\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Erica Klampfl                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_3lw7152\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_ivt7152 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Panos_Kouvelis.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Panos Kouvelis\" alt=\"Panos Kouvelis\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Panos Kouvelis                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_yuaz152\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_gn7m152 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Subramanian-Raghu_Raghavan.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Subramanian (Raghu) Raghavan\" alt=\"Subramanian (Raghu) Raghavan\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Subramanian (Raghu) Raghavan                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_gnmo152 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_w6sx152 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Daniele_Vigo.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Daniele Vigo\" alt=\"Daniele Vigo\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Daniele Vigo                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  id=\"volunteer\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_2fc5705 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_e928705 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_nxa4705   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Volunteer Service Award<\/h2>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_fvvb705   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>The Volunteer Service Award was first awarded in 2016. Its purpose is to recognize exceptional volunteer service to INFORMS.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/INFORMS-Prizes\/Volunteer-Service-Award\"><strong>Learn more about the Volunteer Service Award on the website.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>This year&#8217;s winners are:<\/b><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_htjy705\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_6xo2705 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_rebr34 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Neil_Desnoyers_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Neil Desnoyers\" alt=\"Saint Joseph&#039;s University\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Neil Desnoyers                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Saint Joseph&#8217;s University        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_693k705\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_53f3994 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Suzan_Iloglue_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Suzan Iloglue\" alt=\"Amazon Robotics\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Suzan Iloglue                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Amazon Robotics        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_w3vj705\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_dzae9 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Adam_Mersereau_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Adam Mersereau\" alt=\"University of North Carolina\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Adam Mersereau                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            University of North Carolina        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_pu19705 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_0sj934 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Kenneth_Murphy_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Kenneth Murphy\" alt=\"UC Irvine\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Kenneth Murphy                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            UC Irvine        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_8fj234\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_ono934 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_caff34 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Fenglian_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Fenglian Pan\" alt=\"University of Arizona\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Fenglian Pan                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            University of Arizona        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_8o6c34\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_5tqo34 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Yifeng_Wang_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Yifeng Wang\" alt=\"Georgia Institute of Technology\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Yifeng Wang                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Georgia Institute of Technology        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_a8ut34\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_fmbs705 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Segev_Wasserkrug_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Segev Wasserkrug\" alt=\"IBM\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Segev Wasserkrug                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            IBM        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_4v4134 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_6lek58 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Zihan_Zhang_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Zihan Zhang\" alt=\"Georgia Institute of Technology\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Zihan Zhang                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Georgia Institute of Technology        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  id=\"gass\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_zgsj215 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_svi7215 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_xqtk335   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Saul Gass Expository Writing Award<br><\/h2>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_fcqa214   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>The Saul Gass Expository Writing Award honors an operations researcher or management scientist whose publications demonstrate a consistently high standard of expository writing. The awardee\u2019s written work, published over a period of at least 10 years, should indicate (in terms of breadth of readership) an influence and accessibility enhanced by expository excellence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/INFORMS-Prizes\/Saul-Gass-Expository-Writing-Award\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\">Learn more about the Saul Gass Award and how to apply on the INFORMS website<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>This winner of this year&#8217;s award is:<\/b><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_0jf0847\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_07bq847 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_cmfx214 image-left   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\/annual\/files\/2025\/07\/Margaret_Brandeau-.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Margaret Brandeau\" alt=\"Stanford University\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Margaret Brandeau                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Stanford University        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_ddd3847\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_dqrb847\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_0uxx991 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  id=\"lanchester\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_c6l1857 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_d7rm857 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_6scb291   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Frederick W. Lanchester Prize<br><\/h2>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ypph522   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>The Lanchester Prize is awarded for the best contribution to operations research and the management sciences published in English in the past five years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/INFORMS-Prizes\/Frederick-W.-Lanchester-Prize\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"622fa93bb0ebf976bd76e19a\">Learn more about the Lanchester Prize and how to be nominated on the INFORMS website<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_b5yj2\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_bw3l2 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_jgy9401 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Boris_Mordukhovich_crop_2.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Boris Mordukhovich\" alt=\"Wayne State University\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Boris Mordukhovich                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Wayne State University        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_79pn2\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_2on82\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_xfai25 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  id=\"morse\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_i17p841 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_1jw4841 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_1q1a841   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Philip McCord Morse Lectureship Award<\/h2>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_p8q8841   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>The Lectureship is awarded in honor of Philip McCord Morse in recognition of his pioneer contribution to the field of operations research and the management sciences. The award is given in odd-numbered years at the Annual Meeting if there is a suitable recipient. The term of the lectureship is two years. The award is $2,000, a certificate, a travel fund of $5,000, a copy of Morse&#8217;s autobiography,\u00a0<i>In at the Beginnings: A Physicist&#8217;s Life<\/i>, and a copy of Morse and Kimball&#8217;s\u00a0<i>Methods of Operations Research<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><b><a style=\"background-color: initial;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/INFORMS-Prizes\/Philip-McCord-Morse-Lectureship-Award\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"622fa93bb0ebf976bd76e19a\">Learn more about the Philip McCord Morse Lectureship Award on the website<\/a><span style=\"background-color: initial;\">.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s winner is:<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_nw4j841\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_qfji841 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_s46i841 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Benjamin_Van-Roy_crop_2.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Benjamin Van Roy\" alt=\"Stanford University\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Benjamin Van Roy                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Stanford University        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_zi9s841\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_v114841\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_my3r841 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  id=\"wagner\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_8g5m472 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_uwsq472 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_bnky472   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Daniel H. Wagner Prize for Excellence in the Practice of Advanced Analytics and Operations Research<\/h2>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_fni3473   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>This prize emphasizes the quality and coherence of the analysis used in practice. Dr. Wagner strove for strong mathematics applied to practical problems, supported by clear and intelligible writing. This prize recognizes those principles by emphasizing good writing, strong analytical content, and verifiable practice successes. This award is administered by the Practice Section of INFORMS.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/INFORMS-Prizes\/Daniel-H.-Wagner-Prize-for-Excellence-in-the-Practice-of-Advanced-Analytics-and-Operations-Research\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\">Learn more about the Wagner Prize and how to apply on the INFORMS website<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Here are this year&#8217;s finalists:<\/b><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_bhmc77   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Analytics for Urban Bike Infrastructure Planning: A Multi-Year Collaboration with the City of Toronto<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_4qrn474\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_hfvo474 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_dvl6513 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Madeleine_Bonsma-Fisher.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Madeleine \tBonsma-Fisher\" alt=\"University of Toronto\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Madeleine \tBonsma-Fisher                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            University of Toronto        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_bxm2474\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_ocl0439 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Timothy_Chan.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Timothy \tChan\" alt=\"University of Toronto\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Timothy \tChan                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            University of Toronto        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_g0qu474\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_wxhq474 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Bo_Lin-1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Bo\tLin\" alt=\"University of Toronto\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Bo\tLin                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            University of Toronto        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_tqu4474 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_abus380 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Shoshanna_Saxe.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Shoshanna\tSaxe\" alt=\"University of Toronto\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Shoshanna\tSaxe                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            University of Toronto        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_sl34707   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>DeepStock: Inventory Management with Policy Regularizations<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_m5me666\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_1jjy666 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_cnxz191 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Lei_Cao_crop_2.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Lei\tCao\" alt=\"Taobao &amp; Tmall Group\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Lei\tCao                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Taobao &#038; Tmall Group        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_ju1w666\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_5jss666 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Xinru_Hao_crop_2.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Xinru\tHao\" alt=\"Taobao &amp; Tmall Group\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Xinru\tHao                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Taobao &#038; Tmall Group        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_4ris666\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_qn32306 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/wagner_liu_jiaxi_crop_2.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Jiaxi\tLiu\" alt=\"Sichuan University\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Jiaxi\tLiu                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Sichuan University        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_gwqp666 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_zdz3666 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Will_Ma_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Will\tMa\" alt=\"Columbia Business School\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Will\tMa                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Columbia Business School        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_4q2a191\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_jttk191 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_c0hc684 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Yaqi_Xie_crop_2.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Yaqi\tXie\" alt=\"University of Chicago\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Yaqi\tXie                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            University of Chicago        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_ph06191\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_ulqx191 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Linwei_Xin_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Linwei\tXin\" alt=\"Cornell University\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Linwei\tXin                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Cornell University        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_8v2g191\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_ys1e970 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Yidong_Zhang_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Yidong\tZhang\" alt=\"Taobao &amp; Tmall Group\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Yidong\tZhang                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Taobao &#038; Tmall Group        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_nwod191 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_13n2257   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Optimizing Multimodal Rideshare Pricing via Quasi-Convex Efficiency Objectives<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_l7nt719\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_qo33719 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7a89719 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Zeyad_Kassem.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Zeyad\tKassem\" alt=\"Lyft Inc.\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Zeyad\tKassem                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Lyft Inc.        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_6nwh719\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7qga719 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Hao-Yi_Ong.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Hao Yi\tOng\" alt=\"Lyft Inc.\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Hao Yi\tOng                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Lyft Inc.        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_jnhy719\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_omhm719 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Sajjad_Taghiyeh.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Sajjad\tTaghiyeh\" alt=\"Lyft Inc.\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Sajjad\tTaghiyeh                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Lyft Inc.        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_90qq719 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_k52h354   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Rebalancing and Pricing of Near-Expiry Inventory in Online Grocery Retail<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_kwxt815\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_k36o816 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_8ip3816 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Long_He_crop_2.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Long\tHe\" alt=\"George Washington University\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Long\tHe                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            George Washington University        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_dn3s816\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_uu1p816 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Guangrui_Ma_crop_2.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Guangrui\tMa\" alt=\"Meituan Group\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap 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class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Yuanbo\tPeng                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Meituan Group        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_rlru816 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_l1dj816 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Zhengling_Qi_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Zhengling\tQi\" alt=\"George Washington University\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Zhengling\tQi                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            George Washington University        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_q9ub404\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_fi0z404 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_2d64932 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Yushu_Yao_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Yushu\tYao\" alt=\"Meituan Group\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Yushu\tYao                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Meituan Group        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_7rl5404\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_sc5i910 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Zhongyi_Zha_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Zhongyi\tZha\" alt=\"Meituan Group\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Zhongyi\tZha                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Meituan Group        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_na8c404\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_0orr594 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Mingyong_Zhao_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Mingyong\tZhao\" alt=\"Meituan Group\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Mingyong\tZhao                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Meituan Group        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_fzpr404 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_c2pg816 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Ziyuan_Zhou_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Ziyuan\tZhou\" alt=\"George Washington University\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Ziyuan\tZhou                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            George Washington University        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_ujqx760\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_lfzt760 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_ok7d760 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Zhenyu_Zhuo_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Zhenyu\tZhuo\" alt=\"Meituan Group\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Zhenyu\tZhuo                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Meituan Group        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_73ws760\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_v9c5760\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_93ud760 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  id=\"teaching\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_ui7j792 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_24rb793 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_bibq12   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Prize for the Teaching of OR\/MS Practice<br><\/h2>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_0ixo378   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>The purpose of this award is to recognize a teacher who has succeeded in helping their students to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to be effective practitioners of operations research or the management sciences. An \u201ceffective practitioner\u201d has respect for, understanding of, and the skills to surmount both the practical difficulties and technical challenges of doing good OR\/MS work.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/INFORMS-Prizes\/Prize-for-the-Teaching-of-the-OR-MS-Practice\">Learn more about the Prize for the Teaching of OR\/MS Practice on the INFORMS website<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>This year&#8217;s winners are:<\/b><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_rrcr530\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_03ur530 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_8irg378 image-left   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\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Nelson_Uhan_crop_1-1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Nelson Uhan\" alt=\"United States Naval Academy\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Nelson Uhan                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            United States Naval Academy        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_vcr6530\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_l4m8530\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_kjun787 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  id=\"gaver\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_2qr4853 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_v29w854 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_of5a510   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Donald P. Gaver, Jr. Early Career Award<br><\/h2>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_vzoq958   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>This award was established by a generous endowment from the Donald P. Gaver family. The purpose of the award is to support creative and diverse work in operations research in the early career of the recipient. The candidate must be within 10 years of receiving a Ph.D. and be in a tenure-track academic appointment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/INFORMS-Prizes\/Donald-P.-Gaver-Jr.-Early-Career-Award\">Learn more about the establishment of the Gaver Award and how to be nominated on the INFORMS website<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>The winner of this year&#8217;s award is:<\/b><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_q8ui836\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_yq0l836 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_iiae959 image-left   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\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Alexandre_Jacquillat_crop_2.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Alexandre Jacquillat\" alt=\"Massachusetts Institute of Technology\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Alexandre Jacquillat                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Massachusetts Institute of Technology        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_7f87836\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_je7k836\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_jkhe787 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  id=\"case\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_bn92799 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_y6np799 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_hkv8800   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>INFORMS Case Competition<\/h2>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_9v8u800   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>The purpose of this annual competition is to encourage the creation, dissemination,\u00a0and classroom use of new, <i>unpublished<\/i> cases in operations research and the\u00a0management sciences. All cases are reviewed by a panel of judges familiar\u00a0with the case method.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/INFORMS-Prizes\/INFORMS-Case-Competition\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\">Learn more about the Case Competition and how to apply on the INFORMS website<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>This year&#8217;s finalists are:<\/b><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_4hzj800   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Reinforcement Learning for Clinical Decision Support<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_fq4q800\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_4r8i800 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_vfa7800 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2023\/10\/photo-coming-soon.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Angela\tLin\" alt=\"Operations Research Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Angela\tLin                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Operations Research Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_eoet800\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_ssbb800 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Dessislava_Pachamanova_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Dessislava\tPachamanova\" alt=\"Babson College\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Dessislava\tPachamanova                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Babson College        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_zlq0800\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_m5kj159 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Georgia_Perakis_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Georgia\tPerakis\" alt=\"Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Georgia\tPerakis                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_uk1d800 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_seki800   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Calyber: A Ridesharing Game<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_58qp800\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_bia5800 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_rpzd800 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Yifan_Shen_crop_2.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Yifan\tShen\" alt=\"University of Washington\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Yifan\tShen                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            University of Washington        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_r9x6800\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_jfbl800 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Chiwei_Yan_crop_3.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Chiwei\tYan\" alt=\"University of California, Berkeley\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Chiwei\tYan                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            University of California, Berkeley        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_mg60800\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_bhvy162 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Julia_Yan_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Julia\tYan\" alt=\"University of British Columbia\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Julia\tYan                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            University of British Columbia        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_3c1g800 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_j0m3800   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Routing for Social Good: Optimizing Human Milk Bank Logistics<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_7jil800\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_c60t800 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_1asu800 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Jose-Antonio_Carbajal_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Jose Antonio\tCarbajal\" alt=\"Princeton Consultants\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Jose Antonio\tCarbajal                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Princeton Consultants        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_z96c800\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_1u35800 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Natalia_Summerville_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Natalia\tSummerville\" alt=\"Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Natalia\tSummerville                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_65xo800\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_kcq7800 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  id=\"scholarship\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_e1c8614 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_sy92614 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_rjpx614   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>INFORMS Scholarship<\/h2>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_pmxz614   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>INFORMS is pleased to announce scholarships for undergraduate students to attend the 2025 Annual Meeting. This scholarship program aims to foster the professional pipeline of operations research, management science, and analytics researchers by providing undergraduate students an opportunity to experience these exciting fields and gain professional development opportunities by attending the INFORMS Annual Meeting.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/Scholarships\/INFORMS-Scholarship\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"622fa93bb0ebf976bd76e19a\">Learn more about the INFORMS Scholarship and how to apply on the INFORMS website<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Here are the 2025 winners of the scholarship:<\/b><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_mim4614\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_aw2y614 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_khvi949 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2023\/10\/photo-coming-soon.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Marco Gustavo Ega\u00f1a Cortes\" alt=\"Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Chile\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Marco Gustavo Ega\u00f1a Cortes                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Chile        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_0g65615\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_9kt5614 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2023\/10\/photo-coming-soon.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Fengxu Li\" alt=\"University of Wisconsin-Madison\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Fengxu Li                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            University of Wisconsin-Madison        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_pnx9615\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_ca90949 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Dan_Ni-Lin_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Dan Ni Lin\" alt=\"Texas Tech University\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Dan Ni Lin                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Texas Tech University        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_672t615 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_mh8f949 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Fernando_Acosta-Perez_crop_2.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Fernando Acosta Perez\" alt=\"UW-Madison\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Fernando Acosta Perez                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            UW-Madison        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_d0d4949\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_emro949 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_o9fg80 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Andrew_Porter_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Andrew Porter\" alt=\"North Carolina Agricultural &amp; Technical state university\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Andrew Porter                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            North Carolina Agricultural &#038; Technical state university        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_gtrq949\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_jf95282 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Jonas_Swope_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Jonas Swope\" alt=\"Oklahoma State University\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Jonas Swope                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Oklahoma State University        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_fo0o949\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_lynw123 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Connor_Tasik_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Connor Tasik\" alt=\"Rose\u2013Hulman Institute of Technology\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Connor Tasik                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Rose\u2013Hulman Institute of Technology        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_k74l949 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  id=\"student-chapter\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_n106978 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_jam5978 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_qn6t978   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Student Chapter Annual Awards<\/h2>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_fmke978   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <div class=\"module award\">\n<div class=\"content-container\">\n<div class=\"award-purpose\">\n<div class=\"module body\">\n<p>The purpose of the Student Chapter Annual Awards is to recognize achievements of student chapters and to motivate them to perform well. The award will be given at the INFORMS Annual Meeting. All active INFORMS student chapters are eligible for this award. All student chapter officers must be current members of INFORMS at the time of Activity Report submission. Only completed submissions received by the submission deadline will be considered.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/INFORMS-Prizes\/Student-Chapter-Awards\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\">Learn more about the Student Chapter Annual Awards and previous winners on the INFORMS website<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Please help us congratulate and celebrate this year&#8217;s winners, seen below:<\/b><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_fgwx979\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_uwt1979 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_r8ib979   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3 class=\"place\">Summa cum laude<\/h3>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>University at Buffalo SUNY<\/li>\n<li>Georgia Institute of Technology<\/li>\n<li>Pennsylvania State University<\/li>\n<li>University of South Florida<\/li>\n<li>Lehigh University<\/li>\n<li>University of Michigan<\/li>\n<li>Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_lwn5982   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3 class=\"place\">Cum laude<\/h3>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>North Carolina State University<\/li>\n<li>Massachusetts Institute of Technology<\/li>\n<li>Pontifical Catholic University of Chile<\/li>\n<li>University of Massachusetts Amherst<\/li>\n<li>Ko\u00e7 University<\/li>\n<li>University of Texas at Dallas<\/li>\n<li>Rice University<\/li>\n<li>The Ohio State University<\/li>\n<li>University of Pittsburgh<\/li>\n<li>University of Wisconsin &#8211; Madison<\/li>\n<li>Texas Tech University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_ynp0979 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_zh0z979   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3 class=\"place\">Magna cum laude<\/h3>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Auburn University<\/li>\n<li>Galileo University<\/li>\n<li>Carnegie Mellon University<\/li>\n<li>Northwestern University<\/li>\n<li>Texas A&amp;M University<\/li>\n<li>University of Arkansas<\/li>\n<li>University of Louisville<\/li>\n<li>University of Texas at Austin<\/li>\n<li>Clemson University<\/li>\n<li>Iowa State University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_saqt982   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3 class=\"place\">Honorable Mention<\/h3>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>University of Oklahoma<\/li>\n<li>Georgia Southern University<\/li>\n<li>University of Florida<\/li>\n<li>United States Coast Guard Academy<\/li>\n<li>University of Maryland<\/li>\n<li>University of Washington &#8211; Seattle<\/li>\n<li>University of Texas at Arlington<\/li>\n<li>Virginia Tech<\/li>\n<li>Claremont Colleges<\/li>\n<li>University of Illinois Chicago<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  id=\"seth-bonder\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_gvyi522 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_h60e522 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ki6e522   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Seth Bonder Scholarship for Applied Operations Research in Military and Security Applications<\/h2>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_rn6l523   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>The purpose of the Bonder Scholarship for Applied Operations Research in Military &amp; Security Applications is to promote the development and application of process modeling and operations research analyses to military issues. The scholarship provides funding from the Seth Bonder Scholarship Endowment and an additional $2,000 grant is funded by the Seth Bonder Foundation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/Community-Prizes\/Military-and-Security-Society\/Seth-Bonder-Scholarship-for-Applied-Operations-Research-in-Military-and-Security-Applications\">Learn more about the Bonder Scholarship for Military and Security Applications and how to apply on the INFORMS website<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>This year&#8217;s scholarship recipient is:<\/b><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_9nte1\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_13hb1 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_fi73523 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Ian_Unson_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Ian Unson\" alt=\"University at Buffalo\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Ian Unson                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            University at Buffalo        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_pd7k1\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_r8a2126\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_qerp277 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  id=\"bonder-2\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_vkwt148 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_hur1148 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_3t0e148   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Seth Bonder Scholarship for Applied Operations Research in Health Services<\/h2>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_odhw148   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>The purpose of the Bonder Scholarship in Health Services is to promote the development\u00a0and application of process modeling and O.R. analyses to healthcare design, delivery,\u00a0and operations. The tenure of the award is one year. The scholarship provides funding from\u00a0the Seth Bonder Scholarship Endowment and an additional $2,000 grant is funded by the\u00a0Seth Bonder Foundation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/Community-Prizes\/Health-Applications-Society\/Seth-Bonder-Scholarship-for-Applied-Operations-Research-in-Health-Services\">Learn more about the Bonder Scholarship for Health Services and how to apply on the INFORMS website<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>This year&#8217;s scholarship recipient is:<\/b><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_dlux148\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_kt1h148 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_tg8f148 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Abel_Sapirstein_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Abel Sapirstein\" alt=\"Georgia Institute of Technology\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Abel Sapirstein                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Georgia Institute of Technology        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_9u5f148\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_z0b3148\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_h82a148 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  id=\"paper\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_pdww781 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_63ri782 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_d6hl782   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Doing Good with Good O.R. Student Paper Competition<\/h2>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a4lo782   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>Doing Good with Good O.R. Student Paper Competition is held each year to identify and honor outstanding projects in the field of operations research and the management sciences conducted by a student or student group that have a significant societal impact. Operations research and management science methods and tools (broadly interpreted) must be central to the success of the projects described.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/INFORMS-Prizes\/Doing-Good-with-Good-OR-Student-Paper-Competition\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"622fa93bb0ebf976bd76e19a\">Learn more about the Doing Good with Good O.R. competition and how to apply in the future on the INFORMS website<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Here are this year&#8217;s finalists:<\/b><\/p>\n<h3>Saving Lives: Data-Driven Optimization in Animal Shelters<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_rk1t782\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_12kl782 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_emke782 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Qiuxia-Katalia_Chen.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Qiuxia (Katalia) Chen\" alt=\"The University of Texas at Dallas\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Qiuxia (Katalia) Chen                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            The University of Texas at Dallas        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_r4f6782\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_c2sw782\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_a4xq782 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_h605108   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>SWAP: Empowering Community Collective Impact through Innovative Resource Sharing<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_6y7c721\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_pmvz721 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_3w42133 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2023\/10\/photo-coming-soon.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Weixiao Huang\" alt=\"Worcester Polytechnic Institute\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Weixiao Huang                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Worcester Polytechnic Institute        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_ji7n721\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_on4o721\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_qo9c721 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_xwuw352   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Learning Optimal and Fair Policies for Online Allocation of Scarce Societal Resources from Data<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_4fj7908\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_op6n908 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_0ij8908 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Bill_Tang.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Bill Tang\" alt=\"University of Southern California\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Bill Tang                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            University of Southern California        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_zugm908\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_3nav908\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_6g58908 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_na74779   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Co-Designing Solutions to Disrupt Sex Trafficking Recruitment with Lived Experts<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_niq6376\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_xiwc376 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_jp83571 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Baris_Tezcan.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Baris Tezcan\" alt=\"Northeastern University\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Baris Tezcan                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Northeastern University        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_pmyy376\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_kn5h376\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_a00e377 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  id=\"nicholson\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_jdjg194 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_im30194 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_uxdp194   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>George Nicholson Student Paper Competition<\/h2>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_jbxx195   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>The George Nicholson Student Paper Competition is held each year to identify and honor outstanding student papers in the field of operations research and the management sciences.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/INFORMS-Prizes\/George-Nicholson-Student-Paper-Competition\">Learn more about the Nicholson Competition and how to apply on the INFORMS website<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Here are this year&#8217;s finalists:<\/b><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_zxfu781   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>1st Place<\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_q3m1389   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Robust Paths: Geometry and Computation<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_fxd8195\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_e968195 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_jjh7259 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Hao_Hao_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Hao Hao\" alt=\"Carnegie Mellon University\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Hao Hao                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Carnegie Mellon University        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_dixv196\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_pggs196\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_otfd196 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_1m2e660   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>2nd Place<\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_4q4p492   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Multi-agent Markov Entanglement<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_zaxw672\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_5v38672 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_h2xx672 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Shuze_Chen_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Chen\tShuze\" alt=\"Columbia University\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Chen\tShuze                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Columbia University        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_gv54672\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_qwut672\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_5vy4672 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_oqta920   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>Honorable Mentions<\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_yi4t802   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>A Stochastic Growth Model for Online Platforms<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_64dq7\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_ip5w7 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_xubb7 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Farbod_Ekbatani_crop_3.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Ekbatani\tFarbod\" alt=\"University of Chicago Booth School of Business\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Ekbatani\tFarbod                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            University of Chicago Booth School of Business        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_p1vd7\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_13fr7\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_dqb57 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_0lzf705   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>A Simple Uniformly Optimal Method\u00a0 without Line Search for Convex Optimization<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_ga7a525\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_vcw6525 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_sdgx526 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Tianjiao_Li_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Li\tTianjiao\" alt=\"Georgia Institute of Technology\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Li\tTianjiao                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Georgia Institute of Technology        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_a4f5526\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_jrro526\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_vmgx526 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_h2yx224   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Dynamic Matching with Post-allocation Service and its Application to Refugee Resettlement<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_expq553\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_1pn3553 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_23gc553 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Soonbong_Lee_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Lee\tSoonbong\" alt=\"Yale University\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Lee\tSoonbong                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Yale University        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_41rz553\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_dme5553\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_st75553 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_mqoy290   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Managing Tail Risk in Online Learning: Efficiency, Safety, Robustness, and Relationship to AlphaGo<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_7mne152\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_hefk152 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_qfm2152 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Feng_Zhu_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Zhu\tFeng\" alt=\"Massachusetts Institute of Technology\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Zhu\tFeng                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Massachusetts Institute of Technology        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_w9le152\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_noca152\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_rgil152 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_uzqb581   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>Finalists<\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_aidu592   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Maximum Load Assortment Optimization: Approximation Algorithms and Adaptivity Gaps<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_xr9f253\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_vb3m253 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_p58b253 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Marouane_Ibn-Brahim_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Ibn Brahim\tMarouane\" alt=\"Cornell Tech\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Ibn Brahim\tMarouane                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Cornell Tech        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_6ycj253\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_ep6d253\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_r26j253 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_gt8p142   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Reinforcement Learning in MDPs with Information-Ordered Policies<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_vrek775\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_54w3775 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_ad73775 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Zhongjun_Zhang_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Zhang\tZhongjun\" alt=\"Northwestern University\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Zhang\tZhongjun                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Northwestern University        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_t7tg775\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_jg7i775\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_gd08775 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  id=\"dantzig\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_7a7t173 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_p9yt173 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_pfuy173   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>George B. Dantzig Dissertation Award<\/h2>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_tde5174   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>The George B. Dantzig Award is given for the best dissertation in any area of operations\u00a0research and the management sciences that is innovative and relevant to practice.\u00a0The award was established to encourage academic research that combines theory\u00a0and practice and stimulates greater interaction between doctoral students (and their\u00a0advisors) and the world of practice.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/INFORMS-Prizes\/George-B.-Dantzig-Dissertation-Award\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\">Learn more about the Dantzig Award and how to apply on the INFORMS website<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Here are this year&#8217;s finalists:<\/b><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_60pv346   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Analytics for Better Urban Cycling<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_9qom174\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_hy9g175 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_e57w175 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Bo_Lin.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Bo\tLin\" alt=\"University of Toronto\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Bo\tLin                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            University of Toronto        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_vpr4175\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_y4ur175\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_3ivb175 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ju4a257   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Understanding and Optimizing Societal Systems: Methods and Applications<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_lywd293\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_vrbi293 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_wtqe311 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Zhi_Liu_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Zhi\tLiu\" alt=\"Cornell University\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Zhi\tLiu                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Cornell University        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_pv7s293\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_q9g2293\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_f1b1293 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_q2bh853   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Models and Algorithms for Safeguarded Data-Driven Decision Making<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_npeg185\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_5bto186 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_iliz186 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Aras_Selvi_crop_2.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Aras\tSelvi\" alt=\"Imperial College London\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Aras\tSelvi                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Imperial College London        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_0gqa186\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_pgf7186\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_vq88186 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_uld0456   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>New Theory and New Practical Methods for Solving Large-Scale Linear and Conic Optimization<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_175z715\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_jzut715 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_ij3a715 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Zikai_Xiong.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Zikai\tXiong\" alt=\"Massachusetts Institute of Technology\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Zikai\tXiong                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Massachusetts Institute of Technology        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_xfqc715\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_4znd715\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_1538715 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  id=\"undergraduate\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_vjxp792 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_rn1x793 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_adp3793   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Undergraduate Operations Research Prize<\/h2>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ijna793   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>The Undergraduate Operations Research Prize Competition is held each year to honor a student or group of students who conducted a significant applied project in OR\/MS, and\/or original and important theoretical or applied research in OR\/MS, while enrolled as an undergraduate student.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/INFORMS-Prizes\/Undergraduate-Operations-Research-Prize\">Learn more about the Undergraduate Prize and how to apply on the INFORMS website<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>This year&#8217;s finalists are:<\/b><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_m49v487   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Space Choice Model<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_lxxu794\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_ljub794 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_6ksd978 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Yiqi_Yang.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Yiqi\tYang\" alt=\"Shanghai Jiao Tong University\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Yiqi\tYang                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Shanghai Jiao Tong University        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_lvqt794\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_mil8795\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_3d35795 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_dir714   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Exact Rounding for Fair k-Median under Quasi-Convex Costs<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_sapf301\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_chwv301 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_c7iq301 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Alireza_Danaei.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Alireza\tDanaei\" alt=\"Sharif University of Technology\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Alireza\tDanaei                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Sharif University of Technology        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_1ks7301\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_otrg706 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Alireza_Rezaeimoghadam.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Alireza\tRezaeimoghadam\" alt=\"Sharif University of Technology\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Alireza\tRezaeimoghadam                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Sharif University of Technology        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_81tx301\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_3msn301 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_npcb84   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>LLM Serving with Variable Prefill and Decode Lengths<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_t042969\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_el4p969 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_8q69969 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Meixuan_Wang.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Meixuan\tWang\" alt=\"Tsinghua University\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Meixuan\tWang                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Tsinghua University        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_jwa5969\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_gwh7969\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_svb2969 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_9fhc505   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Power Constrained Nonstationary Bandits with Habituation and Recovery Dynamics<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_6905479\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_t0x2479 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_klzd479 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Fengxu_Li.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Fengxu\tLi\" alt=\"University of Wisconsin-Madison\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Fengxu\tLi                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            University of Wisconsin-Madison        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_24xn479\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_z11j479\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_vznt479 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_pfku370   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Survey of Data-driven Newsvendor: Unified Analysis and Spectrum of Achievable Regrets<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_54b7650\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_2pc1651 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_rs6g651 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Zhuoxin_Chen.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Zhuoxin\tChen\" alt=\"Tsinghua University\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Zhuoxin\tChen                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Tsinghua University        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n           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data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_y9an687 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_1k8w687 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Cristofer_Lizama.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Cristofer\tLizama\" alt=\"Universidad Adolfo Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Cristofer\tLizama                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Universidad Adolfo Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_cuag687\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_tiex687\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_ck66687 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_5fd6919   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Prescriptive Machine Learning for Multi-Period Dynamic Nurse Deployment<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_srw4288\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_8vho288 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_f05p991 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Kailai_Chen.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Kailai\tChen\" alt=\"Northwestern University\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Kailai\tChen                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Northwestern University        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_zwk0288\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_8wye288 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Siqiang-Steven_Wang.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Siqiang (Steven)\tWang\" alt=\"Peking University\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Siqiang (Steven)\tWang                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Peking University        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_qhth288\">\n                            <\/div>\n       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href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/INFORMS-Prizes\/Judith-Liebman-Award\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\">Learn more about the Judith Liebman Award, previous winners, and how to make a nomination on the INFORMS website<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Please help us congratulate and celebrate this year&#8217;s winners, seen below:<\/b><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_0vv9855\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_dhue855 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_x1az266 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Nicolas_Bustos_Headshot_crop_2.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" 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Forums on the INFORMS website<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>This year&#8217;s winner is:<\/b><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_c44x422\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_en23423 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_vzbw423 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Priyank-Arora-Headshot_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Priyank Arora\" alt=\"PRIDE Forum\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Priyank Arora                            <\/h3>\n   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Wagner Prize<\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#gaver\">Donald P. Gaver, Jr. Early Career Award<\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#fellows\">Fellows Class of 2025<\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#lanchester\">Frederick W. Lanchester Prize<\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#kimball\">George E. Kimball Medal<\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#neumann\">John von Neumann Theory Prize<\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#movingspiritforums\">Moving Spirit Award<\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#morse\">Philip McCord Morse Lectureship Award<\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#presidents\">President&#8217;s Award<\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#teaching\">Prize for the Teaching of OR\/MS Practice<\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#gass\">Saul Gass Expository Writing Award<\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#volunteer\">Volunteer Service Award<\/a><\/li> <\/ul> <\/li> <li><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"><em> <svg aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-medal\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em> Student Awards<\/a> <ul> <li><a href=\"#paper\">Doing Good with Good O.R. Student Paper Competition<\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#dantzig\">George B. Dantzig Dissertation Award<\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#nicholson\">George Nicholson Student Paper Competition<\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#liebman\">Judith Liebman Award<\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#student-chapter\">Student Chapter Annual Awards<\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#undergraduate\">Undergraduate Operations Research Prize<\/a><\/li> <\/ul> <\/li> <li><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"><em> <svg aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-graduation-cap\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em> Scholarships<\/a> <ul> <li><a href=\"#scholarship\">INFORMS Scholarship<\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#seth-bonder\">Seth Bonder Scholarships<\/a><\/li> <\/ul> <\/li> <li><a href=\"#community\"><em> <svg aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-people-carry\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em> Community Awards<\/a><\/li> <\/ul>\n<p>Welcome to the Awards Hall! Please check back each day to view the prizes and competitions occurring on that day.<\/p>\n<h2>INFORMS President's Award<\/h2>\n<p>The purpose of the INFORMS President\u2019s Award is to recognize, and thereby encourage, important contributions to the welfare of society by members of our profession at the local, national, or global level. The award is an engraved citation.<\/p> <p><b>This year, the President's Award is given to:<\/b><\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Anna_Nagurney.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Awards Hall\" alt=\"Awards Hall\">\n<h3>Anna B. Nagurney<\/h3> <h4>University of Massachusetts Amherst<\/h4>\n<ul><li><h4>Citation<\/h4><p>The 2023 INFORMS President\u2019s Award is awarded to Professor Sheldon H. Jacobson for advancing the field of operations research through his research that has influenced national policy, his influential role in communicating his research contributions to the public, and for his exceptional service to INFORMS and the broader operations research community.<\/p> <p>Jacobson is a Founder Professor of Computer Science, director of the Simulation and Optimization Laboratory, and founding director of both the Bed Time Research Institute and Institute of Computational Redistricting at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His research record is outstanding and extensive, spanning several methodology and application areas. His methodological research focuses on discrete-event simulation optimization and decision-making under uncertainty, and his applied research contributions focus on homeland security, healthcare, and public health. He has made several seminal research contributions, all focusing on applying operations research to address societal problems of national interest. His research has been widely recognized by his peers, and he has briefed government policymakers on his research findings.<\/p> <p>Professor Jacobson\u2019s service to the profession of operations research spans multiple directions. Notable service contributions include serving as a program director at the National Science Foundation (2012-2014) and serving on National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine committees. Professor Jacobson is a thought leader who has communicated his research findings to numerous stakeholders and the general public. He has leveraged his research to bring media attention to important scientific issues, where he has showcased the application of operations research to issues of national concern.<\/p> <p>Professor Jacobson has served in numerous roles within INFORMS for more than three decades. He served as the general chair of the 2022 INFORMS Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, the first fully in-person meeting after the COVID-19 pandemic, that introduced a new format with events and workshops to provide additional options for learning. He served as treasurer on the INFORMS Board of Directors (2015-2016) and served on numerous committees. Additionally, he has been a devoted mentor to many members of the operations research community. INFORMS is extremely grateful to Professor Jacobson for his contributions to the profession of operations research through his service, and the impact that he has had in \u201cmaking the world a better place.\u201d<\/p> <p>Professor Jacobson\u2019s research and service efforts will have a lasting impact on future generations of operations research professionals. It gives me immense pleasure to bestow this year\u2019s President\u2019s Award on Professor Sheldon Jacobson.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n<h2>John von Neumann Theory Prize<\/h2>\n<p>The John von Neumann Theory Prize is awarded annually to a scholar (or scholars in the case of joint work) who has made fundamental, sustained contributions to theory in operations research and the management sciences. The prize is awarded for a body of work, typically published over a period of several years. Although recent work should not be excluded, the prize typically reflects contributions that have stood the test of time. The criteria for the prize are broad, and include significance, innovation, depth, and scientific excellence.\u00a0<\/p> <p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/INFORMS-Prizes\/John-von-Neumann-Theory-Prize\">Learn more about the von Neumann Prize and how to be nominated in the INFORMS website<\/a>.<\/b><\/p> <p><b>This year's winner is:<\/b><\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Renato_Monteiro_crop_2.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Awards Hall\" alt=\"Awards Hall\">\n<h3>Renato Monteiro<\/h3> <h4>Georgia Tech<\/h4>\n<ul><li><h4>Citation<\/h4><p>The 2023 INFORMS John von Neumann Theory Prize is awarded to Christos H. Papadimitriou and Mihalis\u00a0Yannakakis\u00a0for their fundamental and sustained contributions to computational complexity theory and providing an understanding of the limits of efficient solvability for a wide range of decision and optimization problems central to operations research and the management sciences (OR\/MS).<\/p> <p>As an example of a major contribution, Papadimitriou and\u00a0Yannakakis\u00a0introduced Max-NP and Max-SNP, natural variants of the NP complexity class, comprised of certain optimization problems that can be approximated with bounded error (Papadimitriou &amp;\u00a0Yannakakis\u00a01988). Within these classes, they showed that several common problems have polynomial-time approximation schemes only if the whole class does.\u00a0<\/p> <p>Other major contributions include establishing the NP-completeness of the Euclidean traveling salesman problem (Papadimitriou\u00a01977), an early tour de force in the traditional framework, and characterizing the complexity of many other natural problems. Examples include: checking the validity of facets of polytopes (Papadimitriou and\u00a0Yannakakis\u00a01984); determining whether a problem has a unique optimal solution (Papadimitriou\u00a01984); local search (Johnson,\u00a0Papadimitriou and\u00a0Yannakakis\u00a01988); the extension complexity of LP formulations for the matching and traveling salesman problems (Yannakakis\u00a01988), a paper that erected a firewall to scores of would-be P=NP proofs; and computing Nash equilibria. In the online setting, their work on finding online solutions with a bounded competitive ratio (Papadimitriou and\u00a0Yannakakis\u00a01991, 1993) has been highly influential. Finally, the introduction of the concept of the \u201cprice of anarchy\u201d (Koutsoupias\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Papadimitriou\u00a01999,\u00a0Yannakakis\u00a02009) was a catalyst for major developments in algorithmic game theory, substantially reinforcing the links between economics, computer science, and operations research.<\/p> <p>Such contributions have addressed modeling and computational issues at the core of multiple areas in OR\/MS; they have helped characterize what is possible and inherently impossible, and more broadly, have provided new tools for such characterizations. Their work has resolved fundamental open problems and sparked new and fruitful lines of research, leading to a better understanding of the field of optimization at large.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n<h2>George E. Kimball Medal<\/h2>\n<p>The George E. Kimball Medal is awarded for recognition of distinguished service to the Institute and to the profession of operations research and the management sciences. The award is a commemorative engraved medallion and a framed citation.\u00a0<\/p> <p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/INFORMS-Prizes\/George-E.-Kimball-Medal\">Learn more about the Kimball Medal and how to be nominated on the INFORMS website<\/a>.<\/b><\/p> <p><b>This year, there are two Medal winners:<\/b><\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Brian_Denton_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Awards Hall\" alt=\"Awards Hall\">\n<h3>Brian Denton<\/h3> <h4>University of Michigan<\/h4>\n<ul><li><h4>Citation<\/h4><p>Stephen C. Graves has been a remarkably influential and effective leader in the governance and administration of INFORMS (ORSA\/TIMS), an award winning and distinguished researcher and practitioner, a leader in service to our journals, and a leader in advising students and practitioners. He has also been an instrumental leader in recognizing and promoting the high-quality, applied work of others.<\/p> <p>As president of INFORMS, he was instrumental in guiding the organization through the financial disruption and uncertainty caused by COVID-19 as well as in helping to establish a new strategic plan for INFORMS. Through his editorship of\u00a0Manufacturing &amp; Service Operations Management\u00a0and other editorial responsibilities, he attracted exceptional research articles with a focus on practice as well as theory. As long-term editor of the Edelman Special Issues of\u00a0<em>INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics<\/em>\u00a0(formerly\u00a0Interfaces), as well as in serving as a member of the Edelman Award Committee, Professor Graves played a central role in selecting best practice accomplishments and worked closely with practitioners so that they could effectively communicate their contributions to a broad range of OR\/MS professionals.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Les_Servi_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Awards Hall\" alt=\"Awards Hall\">\n<h3>Les Servi<\/h3> <h4>The MITRE Corporation<\/h4>\n<ul><li><h4>Citation<\/h4><p>Jonathan Owen, Ph.D., CAP,\u00a0is\u00a0director of the Advanced Analytics Center of Excellence and\u00a0chief\u00a0scientist for OR\/MS and Analytics at General Motors. He has volunteered substantial service and leadership in a variety of capacities at INFORMS. He served on INFORMS Board\u00a0of Directors\u00a0as Vice President of Practice Activities, advocating for stronger collaborative ties between the academic and practitioner communities. He represented GM on the INFORMS Roundtable for 14 years\u00a0and\u00a0has served 7 years on its Board of Directors, including two terms as\u00a0president. He played a pivotal role in implementing the\u00a0Certified Analytics Professional program.\u00a0Owen has also been active in promoting the public understanding of contributions to society made by the OR\/MS profession.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p> <p>Owen\u2019s awards include\u00a0the 2005\u00a0Franz Edelman Award, INFORMS Prize,\u00a0Daniel\u00a0H.\u00a0Wagner\u00a0Prize finalist, IISE\u00a0Outstanding Middle Career IE Leadership Award for Business\/Industry, SME Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award, among others. He was inducted as an INFORMS Fellow in 2018\u00a0and IISE Fellow in 2023.\u00a0He is an eight-time recipient (the most ever awarded) of GM\u2019s \u201cBoss\u201d Kettering Award for outstanding innovations, which have provided substantial benefit to GM and serve as excellent examples of OR\/MS real-world impact.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n<h2>INFORMS Fellows Class of 2025<\/h2>\n<p>Congratulations to the 2025 INFORMS Fellows! We're so excited to have you join the ranks of other great contributors to our organization.\u00a0<\/p> <p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/Fellows\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"622fa93bb0ebf976bd76e19a\">View previous Fellows classes and learn more about the process to elect a Fellow on the INFORMS website<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Laura_Albert_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Laura Albert\" alt=\"Laura Albert\"> <h3> Laura Albert <\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Chun-Hung_Chen.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Chun-Hung Chen\" alt=\"Chun-Hung Chen\"> <h3> Chun-Hung Chen <\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/John_Chinneck.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"John Chinneck\" alt=\"John Chinneck\"> <h3> John Chinneck <\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Gerard_Cornuejols.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Gerard Cornuejols\" alt=\"Gerard Cornuejols\"> <h3> Gerard Cornuejols <\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Pooja_Dewan.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Pooja Dewan\" alt=\"Pooja Dewan\"> <h3> Pooja Dewan <\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Yu_Ding.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Yu Ding\" alt=\"Yu Ding\"> <h3> Yu Ding <\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Vivek_Farias.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Vivek Farias\" alt=\"Vivek Farias\"> <h3> Vivek Farias <\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Stefan_Karisch.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Stefan Karisch\" alt=\"Stefan Karisch\"> <h3> Stefan Karisch <\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Erica_Klampfl.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Erica Klampfl\" alt=\"Erica Klampfl\"> <h3> Erica Klampfl <\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Panos_Kouvelis.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Panos Kouvelis\" alt=\"Panos Kouvelis\"> <h3> Panos Kouvelis <\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Subramanian-Raghu_Raghavan.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Subramanian (Raghu) Raghavan\" alt=\"Subramanian (Raghu) Raghavan\"> <h3> Subramanian (Raghu) Raghavan <\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Daniele_Vigo.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Daniele Vigo\" alt=\"Daniele Vigo\"> <h3> Daniele Vigo <\/h3>\n<h2>Volunteer Service Award<\/h2>\n<p>The Volunteer Service Award was first awarded in 2016. Its purpose is to recognize exceptional volunteer service to INFORMS.<\/p> <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/INFORMS-Prizes\/Volunteer-Service-Award\"><strong>Learn more about the Volunteer Service Award on the website.<\/strong><\/a><\/p> <p><b>This year's winners are:<\/b><\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Neil_Desnoyers_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Neil Desnoyers\" alt=\"Saint Joseph&#039;s University\"> <h3> Neil Desnoyers <\/h3> Saint Joseph's University\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Suzan_Iloglue_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Suzan Iloglue\" alt=\"Amazon Robotics\"> <h3> Suzan Iloglue <\/h3> Amazon Robotics\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Adam_Mersereau_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Adam Mersereau\" alt=\"University of North Carolina\"> <h3> Adam Mersereau <\/h3> University of North Carolina\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Kenneth_Murphy_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Kenneth Murphy\" alt=\"UC Irvine\"> <h3> Kenneth Murphy <\/h3> UC Irvine\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Fenglian_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Fenglian Pan\" alt=\"University of Arizona\"> <h3> Fenglian Pan <\/h3> University of Arizona\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Yifeng_Wang_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Yifeng Wang\" alt=\"Georgia Institute of Technology\"> <h3> Yifeng Wang <\/h3> Georgia Institute of Technology\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Segev_Wasserkrug_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Segev Wasserkrug\" alt=\"IBM\"> <h3> Segev Wasserkrug <\/h3> IBM\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Zihan_Zhang_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Zihan Zhang\" alt=\"Georgia Institute of Technology\"> <h3> Zihan Zhang <\/h3> Georgia Institute of Technology\n<h2>Saul Gass Expository Writing Award<br><\/h2>\n<p>The Saul Gass Expository Writing Award honors an operations researcher or management scientist whose publications demonstrate a consistently high standard of expository writing. The awardee\u2019s written work, published over a period of at least 10 years, should indicate (in terms of breadth of readership) an influence and accessibility enhanced by expository excellence.\u00a0<\/p> <p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/INFORMS-Prizes\/Saul-Gass-Expository-Writing-Award\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\">Learn more about the Saul Gass Award and how to apply on the INFORMS website<\/a>.<\/b><\/p> <p><b>This winner of this year's award is:<\/b><\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/07\/Margaret_Brandeau-.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Margaret Brandeau\" alt=\"Stanford University\"> <h3> Margaret Brandeau <\/h3> Stanford University\n<h2>Frederick W. Lanchester Prize<br><\/h2>\n<p>The Lanchester Prize is awarded for the best contribution to operations research and the management sciences published in English in the past five years.\u00a0<\/p> <p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/INFORMS-Prizes\/Frederick-W.-Lanchester-Prize\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"622fa93bb0ebf976bd76e19a\">Learn more about the Lanchester Prize and how to be nominated on the INFORMS website<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Boris_Mordukhovich_crop_2.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Boris Mordukhovich\" alt=\"Wayne State University\"> <h3> Boris Mordukhovich <\/h3> Wayne State University\n<h2>Philip McCord Morse Lectureship Award<\/h2>\n<p>The Lectureship is awarded in honor of Philip McCord Morse in recognition of his pioneer contribution to the field of operations research and the management sciences. The award is given in odd-numbered years at the Annual Meeting if there is a suitable recipient. The term of the lectureship is two years. The award is $2,000, a certificate, a travel fund of $5,000, a copy of Morse's autobiography,\u00a0<i>In at the Beginnings: A Physicist's Life<\/i>, and a copy of Morse and Kimball's\u00a0<i>Methods of Operations Research<\/i>.<\/p> <p><b><a style=\"background-color: initial;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/INFORMS-Prizes\/Philip-McCord-Morse-Lectureship-Award\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"622fa93bb0ebf976bd76e19a\">Learn more about the Philip McCord Morse Lectureship Award on the website<\/a>.<\/b><\/p> <p>This year's winner is:<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Benjamin_Van-Roy_crop_2.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Benjamin Van Roy\" alt=\"Stanford University\"> <h3> Benjamin Van Roy <\/h3> Stanford University\n<h2>INFORMS Impact Prize<\/h2>\n<p>The Impact Prize, awarded once every two years, is intended to recognize widespread impact in the practice of operations research. It may be awarded to an individual or a single set of collaborators. The award may be given for the original research (if these ideas have been widely adopted), and\/or for special efforts required to bring the research to a practical form (e.g., implementation as a software package or the communication of a body of research through writings, teaching, and consulting). The important criteria are breadth of use in practice and relevance to operations research. The technical assessment of the quality of the work is considered secondary to the degree to which it has been widely adopted.\u00a0<\/p> <p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/INFORMS-Prizes\/Impact-Prize\">Learn more about the INFORMS Impact Prize on the INFORMS website<\/a>.<\/b><\/p> <p><b>This year's winner is:<\/b><\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2023\/10\/photo-coming-soon.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"John W. Chinneck\" alt=\"Carleton University\"> <h3> John W. Chinneck <\/h3> Carleton University\n<h2>Daniel H. Wagner Prize for Excellence in the Practice of Advanced Analytics and Operations Research<\/h2>\n<p>This prize emphasizes the quality and coherence of the analysis used in practice. Dr. Wagner strove for strong mathematics applied to practical problems, supported by clear and intelligible writing. This prize recognizes those principles by emphasizing good writing, strong analytical content, and verifiable practice successes. This award is administered by the Practice Section of INFORMS.\u00a0<\/p> <p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/INFORMS-Prizes\/Daniel-H.-Wagner-Prize-for-Excellence-in-the-Practice-of-Advanced-Analytics-and-Operations-Research\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\">Learn more about the Wagner Prize and how to apply on the INFORMS website<\/a>.<\/b><\/p> <p><b>Here are this year's finalists:<\/b><\/p>\n<h3>Analytics for Urban Bike Infrastructure Planning: A Multi-Year Collaboration with the City of Toronto<\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Madeleine_Bonsma-Fisher.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher\" alt=\"University of Toronto\"> <h3> Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher <\/h3> University of Toronto\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Timothy_Chan.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Timothy Chan\" alt=\"University of Toronto\"> <h3> Timothy Chan <\/h3> University of Toronto\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Bo_Lin-1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Bo Lin\" alt=\"University of Toronto\"> <h3> Bo Lin <\/h3> University of Toronto\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Shoshanna_Saxe.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Shoshanna Saxe\" alt=\"University of Toronto\"> <h3> Shoshanna Saxe <\/h3> University of Toronto\n<h3>DeepStock: Inventory Management with Policy Regularizations<\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Lei_Cao_crop_2.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Lei Cao\" alt=\"Taobao &amp; Tmall Group\"> <h3> Lei Cao <\/h3> Taobao &amp; Tmall Group\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Xinru_Hao_crop_2.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Xinru Hao\" alt=\"Taobao &amp; Tmall Group\"> <h3> Xinru Hao <\/h3> Taobao &amp; Tmall Group\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/wagner_liu_jiaxi_crop_2.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Jiaxi Liu\" alt=\"Sichuan University\"> <h3> Jiaxi Liu <\/h3> Sichuan University\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Will_Ma_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Will Ma\" alt=\"Columbia Business School\"> <h3> Will Ma <\/h3> Columbia Business School\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Yaqi_Xie_crop_2.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Yaqi Xie\" alt=\"University of Chicago\"> <h3> Yaqi Xie <\/h3> University of Chicago\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Linwei_Xin_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Linwei Xin\" alt=\"Cornell University\"> <h3> Linwei Xin <\/h3> Cornell University\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Yidong_Zhang_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Yidong Zhang\" alt=\"Taobao &amp; Tmall Group\"> <h3> Yidong Zhang <\/h3> Taobao &amp; Tmall Group\n<h3>Optimizing Multimodal Rideshare Pricing via Quasi-Convex Efficiency Objectives<\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Zeyad_Kassem.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Zeyad Kassem\" alt=\"Lyft Inc.\"> <h3> Zeyad Kassem <\/h3> Lyft Inc.\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Hao-Yi_Ong.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Hao Yi Ong\" alt=\"Lyft Inc.\"> <h3> Hao Yi Ong <\/h3> Lyft Inc.\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Sajjad_Taghiyeh.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Sajjad Taghiyeh\" alt=\"Lyft Inc.\"> <h3> Sajjad Taghiyeh <\/h3> Lyft Inc.\n<h3>Rebalancing and Pricing of Near-Expiry Inventory in Online Grocery Retail<\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Long_He_crop_2.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Long He\" alt=\"George Washington University\"> <h3> Long He <\/h3> George Washington University\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Guangrui_Ma_crop_2.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Guangrui Ma\" alt=\"Meituan Group\"> <h3> Guangrui Ma <\/h3> Meituan Group\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Yuanbo_Peng_crop_2.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Yuanbo Peng\" alt=\"Meituan Group\"> <h3> Yuanbo Peng <\/h3> Meituan Group\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Zhengling_Qi_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Zhengling Qi\" alt=\"George Washington University\"> <h3> Zhengling Qi <\/h3> George Washington University\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Yushu_Yao_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Yushu Yao\" alt=\"Meituan Group\"> <h3> Yushu Yao <\/h3> Meituan Group\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Zhongyi_Zha_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Zhongyi Zha\" alt=\"Meituan Group\"> <h3> Zhongyi Zha <\/h3> Meituan Group\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Mingyong_Zhao_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Mingyong Zhao\" alt=\"Meituan Group\"> <h3> Mingyong Zhao <\/h3> Meituan Group\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Ziyuan_Zhou_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Ziyuan Zhou\" alt=\"George Washington University\"> <h3> Ziyuan Zhou <\/h3> George Washington University\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Zhenyu_Zhuo_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Zhenyu Zhuo\" alt=\"Meituan Group\"> <h3> Zhenyu Zhuo <\/h3> Meituan Group\n<h2>Prize for the Teaching of OR\/MS Practice<br><\/h2>\n<p>The purpose of this award is to recognize a teacher who has succeeded in helping their students to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to be effective practitioners of operations research or the management sciences. An \u201ceffective practitioner\u201d has respect for, understanding of, and the skills to surmount both the practical difficulties and technical challenges of doing good OR\/MS work.\u00a0<\/p> <p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/INFORMS-Prizes\/Prize-for-the-Teaching-of-the-OR-MS-Practice\">Learn more about the Prize for the Teaching of OR\/MS Practice on the INFORMS website<\/a>.<\/b><\/p> <p><b>This year's winners are:<\/b><\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Nelson_Uhan_crop_1-1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Nelson Uhan\" alt=\"United States Naval Academy\"> <h3> Nelson Uhan <\/h3> United States Naval Academy\n<h2>Donald P. Gaver, Jr. Early Career Award<br><\/h2>\n<p>This award was established by a generous endowment from the Donald P. Gaver family. The purpose of the award is to support creative and diverse work in operations research in the early career of the recipient. The candidate must be within 10 years of receiving a Ph.D. and be in a tenure-track academic appointment.\u00a0<\/p> <p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/INFORMS-Prizes\/Donald-P.-Gaver-Jr.-Early-Career-Award\">Learn more about the establishment of the Gaver Award and how to be nominated on the INFORMS website<\/a>.<\/b><\/p> <p><b>The winner of this year's award is:<\/b><\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Alexandre_Jacquillat_crop_2.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Alexandre Jacquillat\" alt=\"Massachusetts Institute of Technology\"> <h3> Alexandre Jacquillat <\/h3> Massachusetts Institute of Technology\n<h2>INFORMS Case Competition<\/h2>\n<p>The purpose of this annual competition is to encourage the creation, dissemination,\u00a0and classroom use of new, <i>unpublished<\/i> cases in operations research and the\u00a0management sciences. All cases are reviewed by a panel of judges familiar\u00a0with the case method.\u00a0<\/p> <p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/INFORMS-Prizes\/INFORMS-Case-Competition\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\">Learn more about the Case Competition and how to apply on the INFORMS website<\/a>.<\/b><\/p> <p><b>This year's finalists are:<\/b><\/p>\n<h3>Reinforcement Learning for Clinical Decision Support<\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2023\/10\/photo-coming-soon.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Angela Lin\" alt=\"Operations Research Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology\"> <h3> Angela Lin <\/h3> Operations Research Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Dessislava_Pachamanova_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Dessislava Pachamanova\" alt=\"Babson College\"> <h3> Dessislava Pachamanova <\/h3> Babson College\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Georgia_Perakis_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Georgia Perakis\" alt=\"Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology\"> <h3> Georgia Perakis <\/h3> Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology\n<h3>Calyber: A Ridesharing Game<\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Yifan_Shen_crop_2.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Yifan Shen\" alt=\"University of Washington\"> <h3> Yifan Shen <\/h3> University of Washington\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Chiwei_Yan_crop_3.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Chiwei Yan\" alt=\"University of California, Berkeley\"> <h3> Chiwei Yan <\/h3> University of California, Berkeley\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Julia_Yan_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Julia Yan\" alt=\"University of British Columbia\"> <h3> Julia Yan <\/h3> University of British Columbia\n<h3>Routing for Social Good: Optimizing Human Milk Bank Logistics<\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Jose-Antonio_Carbajal_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Jose Antonio Carbajal\" alt=\"Princeton Consultants\"> <h3> Jose Antonio Carbajal <\/h3> Princeton Consultants\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Natalia_Summerville_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Natalia Summerville\" alt=\"Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center\"> <h3> Natalia Summerville <\/h3> Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center\n<h2>INFORMS Scholarship<\/h2>\n<p>INFORMS is pleased to announce scholarships for undergraduate students to attend the 2025 Annual Meeting. This scholarship program aims to foster the professional pipeline of operations research, management science, and analytics researchers by providing undergraduate students an opportunity to experience these exciting fields and gain professional development opportunities by attending the INFORMS Annual Meeting.\u00a0<\/p> <p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/Scholarships\/INFORMS-Scholarship\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"622fa93bb0ebf976bd76e19a\">Learn more about the INFORMS Scholarship and how to apply on the INFORMS website<\/a>.<\/b><\/p> <p><b>Here are the 2025 winners of the scholarship:<\/b><\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2023\/10\/photo-coming-soon.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Marco Gustavo Ega\u00f1a Cortes\" alt=\"Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Chile\"> <h3> Marco Gustavo Ega\u00f1a Cortes <\/h3> Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Chile\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2023\/10\/photo-coming-soon.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Fengxu Li\" alt=\"University of Wisconsin-Madison\"> <h3> Fengxu Li <\/h3> University of Wisconsin-Madison\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Dan_Ni-Lin_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Dan Ni Lin\" alt=\"Texas Tech University\"> <h3> Dan Ni Lin <\/h3> Texas Tech University\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Fernando_Acosta-Perez_crop_2.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Fernando Acosta Perez\" alt=\"UW-Madison\"> <h3> Fernando Acosta Perez <\/h3> UW-Madison\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Andrew_Porter_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Andrew Porter\" alt=\"North Carolina Agricultural &amp; Technical state university\"> <h3> Andrew Porter <\/h3> North Carolina Agricultural &amp; Technical state university\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Jonas_Swope_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Jonas Swope\" alt=\"Oklahoma State University\"> <h3> Jonas Swope <\/h3> Oklahoma State University\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Connor_Tasik_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Connor Tasik\" alt=\"Rose\u2013Hulman Institute of Technology\"> <h3> Connor Tasik <\/h3> Rose\u2013Hulman Institute of Technology\n<h2>Student Chapter Annual Awards<\/h2>\n<p>The purpose of the Student Chapter Annual Awards is to recognize achievements of student chapters and to motivate them to perform well. The award will be given at the INFORMS Annual Meeting. All active INFORMS student chapters are eligible for this award. All student chapter officers must be current members of INFORMS at the time of Activity Report submission. Only completed submissions received by the submission deadline will be considered.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/INFORMS-Prizes\/Student-Chapter-Awards\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\">Learn more about the Student Chapter Annual Awards and previous winners on the INFORMS website<\/a>.<\/b><\/p> <p><b>Please help us congratulate and celebrate this year's winners, seen below:<\/b><\/p>\n<h3>Summa cum laude<\/h3>\n<ul> <li>University at Buffalo SUNY<\/li> <li>Georgia Institute of Technology<\/li> <li>Pennsylvania State University<\/li> <li>University of South Florida<\/li> <li>Lehigh University<\/li> <li>University of Michigan<\/li> <li>Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso<\/li> <\/ul>\n<h3>Cum laude<\/h3>\n<ul> <li>North Carolina State University<\/li> <li>Massachusetts Institute of Technology<\/li> <li>Pontifical Catholic University of Chile<\/li> <li>University of Massachusetts Amherst<\/li> <li>Ko\u00e7 University<\/li> <li>University of Texas at Dallas<\/li> <li>Rice University<\/li> <li>The Ohio State University<\/li> <li>University of Pittsburgh<\/li> <li>University of Wisconsin - Madison<\/li> <li>Texas Tech University<\/li> <\/ul>\n<h3>Magna cum laude<\/h3>\n<ul> <li>Auburn University<\/li> <li>Galileo University<\/li> <li>Carnegie Mellon University<\/li> <li>Northwestern University<\/li> <li>Texas A&amp;M University<\/li> <li>University of Arkansas<\/li> <li>University of Louisville<\/li> <li>University of Texas at Austin<\/li> <li>Clemson University<\/li> <li>Iowa State University<\/li> <\/ul>\n<h3>Honorable Mention<\/h3>\n<ul> <li>University of Oklahoma<\/li> <li>Georgia Southern University<\/li> <li>University of Florida<\/li> <li>United States Coast Guard Academy<\/li> <li>University of Maryland<\/li> <li>University of Washington - Seattle<\/li> <li>University of Texas at Arlington<\/li> <li>Virginia Tech<\/li> <li>Claremont Colleges<\/li> <li>University of Illinois Chicago<\/li> <\/ul>\n<h2>Seth Bonder Scholarship for Applied Operations Research in Military and Security Applications<\/h2>\n<p>The purpose of the Bonder Scholarship for Applied Operations Research in Military &amp; Security Applications is to promote the development and application of process modeling and operations research analyses to military issues. The scholarship provides funding from the Seth Bonder Scholarship Endowment and an additional $2,000 grant is funded by the Seth Bonder Foundation.\u00a0<\/p> <p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/Community-Prizes\/Military-and-Security-Society\/Seth-Bonder-Scholarship-for-Applied-Operations-Research-in-Military-and-Security-Applications\">Learn more about the Bonder Scholarship for Military and Security Applications and how to apply on the INFORMS website<\/a>.<\/b><\/p> <p><b>This year's scholarship recipient is:<\/b><\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Ian_Unson_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Ian Unson\" alt=\"University at Buffalo\"> <h3> Ian Unson <\/h3> University at Buffalo\n<h2>Seth Bonder Scholarship for Applied Operations Research in Health Services<\/h2>\n<p>The purpose of the Bonder Scholarship in Health Services is to promote the development\u00a0and application of process modeling and O.R. analyses to healthcare design, delivery,\u00a0and operations. The tenure of the award is one year. The scholarship provides funding from\u00a0the Seth Bonder Scholarship Endowment and an additional $2,000 grant is funded by the\u00a0Seth Bonder Foundation.\u00a0<\/p> <p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/Community-Prizes\/Health-Applications-Society\/Seth-Bonder-Scholarship-for-Applied-Operations-Research-in-Health-Services\">Learn more about the Bonder Scholarship for Health Services and how to apply on the INFORMS website<\/a>.<\/b><\/p> <p><b>This year's scholarship recipient is:<\/b><\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Abel_Sapirstein_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Abel Sapirstein\" alt=\"Georgia Institute of Technology\"> <h3> Abel Sapirstein <\/h3> Georgia Institute of Technology\n<h2>Doing Good with Good O.R. Student Paper Competition<\/h2>\n<p>Doing Good with Good O.R. Student Paper Competition is held each year to identify and honor outstanding projects in the field of operations research and the management sciences conducted by a student or student group that have a significant societal impact. Operations research and management science methods and tools (broadly interpreted) must be central to the success of the projects described.\u00a0<\/p> <p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/INFORMS-Prizes\/Doing-Good-with-Good-OR-Student-Paper-Competition\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"622fa93bb0ebf976bd76e19a\">Learn more about the Doing Good with Good O.R. competition and how to apply in the future on the INFORMS website<\/a>.<\/b><\/p> <p><b>Here are this year's finalists:<\/b><\/p> <h3>Saving Lives: Data-Driven Optimization in Animal Shelters<\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Qiuxia-Katalia_Chen.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Qiuxia (Katalia) Chen\" alt=\"The University of Texas at Dallas\"> <h3> Qiuxia (Katalia) Chen <\/h3> The University of Texas at Dallas\n<h3>SWAP: Empowering Community Collective Impact through Innovative Resource Sharing<\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2023\/10\/photo-coming-soon.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Weixiao Huang\" alt=\"Worcester Polytechnic Institute\"> <h3> Weixiao Huang <\/h3> Worcester Polytechnic Institute\n<h3>Learning Optimal and Fair Policies for Online Allocation of Scarce Societal Resources from Data<\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Bill_Tang.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Bill Tang\" alt=\"University of Southern California\"> <h3> Bill Tang <\/h3> University of Southern California\n<h3>Co-Designing Solutions to Disrupt Sex Trafficking Recruitment with Lived Experts<\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Baris_Tezcan.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Baris Tezcan\" alt=\"Northeastern University\"> <h3> Baris Tezcan <\/h3> Northeastern University\n<h2>George Nicholson Student Paper Competition<\/h2>\n<p>The George Nicholson Student Paper Competition is held each year to identify and honor outstanding student papers in the field of operations research and the management sciences.\u00a0<\/p> <p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/INFORMS-Prizes\/George-Nicholson-Student-Paper-Competition\">Learn more about the Nicholson Competition and how to apply on the INFORMS website<\/a>.<\/b><\/p> <p><b>Here are this year's finalists:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>1st Place<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Robust Paths: Geometry and Computation<\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Hao_Hao_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Hao Hao\" alt=\"Carnegie Mellon University\"> <h3> Hao Hao <\/h3> Carnegie Mellon University\n<p><strong>2nd Place<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Multi-agent Markov Entanglement<\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Shuze_Chen_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Chen Shuze\" alt=\"Columbia University\"> <h3> Chen Shuze <\/h3> Columbia University\n<p><strong>Honorable Mentions<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>A Stochastic Growth Model for Online Platforms<\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Farbod_Ekbatani_crop_3.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Ekbatani Farbod\" alt=\"University of Chicago Booth School of Business\"> <h3> Ekbatani Farbod <\/h3> University of Chicago Booth School of Business\n<h3>A Simple Uniformly Optimal Method\u00a0 without Line Search for Convex Optimization<\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Tianjiao_Li_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Li Tianjiao\" alt=\"Georgia Institute of Technology\"> <h3> Li Tianjiao <\/h3> Georgia Institute of Technology\n<h3>Dynamic Matching with Post-allocation Service and its Application to Refugee Resettlement<\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Soonbong_Lee_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Lee Soonbong\" alt=\"Yale University\"> <h3> Lee Soonbong <\/h3> Yale University\n<h3>Managing Tail Risk in Online Learning: Efficiency, Safety, Robustness, and Relationship to AlphaGo<\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Feng_Zhu_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Zhu Feng\" alt=\"Massachusetts Institute of Technology\"> <h3> Zhu Feng <\/h3> Massachusetts Institute of Technology\n<p><strong>Finalists<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Maximum Load Assortment Optimization: Approximation Algorithms and Adaptivity Gaps<\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Marouane_Ibn-Brahim_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Ibn Brahim Marouane\" alt=\"Cornell Tech\"> <h3> Ibn Brahim Marouane <\/h3> Cornell Tech\n<h3>Reinforcement Learning in MDPs with Information-Ordered Policies<\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Zhongjun_Zhang_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Zhang Zhongjun\" alt=\"Northwestern University\"> <h3> Zhang Zhongjun <\/h3> Northwestern University\n<h2>George B. Dantzig Dissertation Award<\/h2>\n<p>The George B. Dantzig Award is given for the best dissertation in any area of operations\u00a0research and the management sciences that is innovative and relevant to practice.\u00a0The award was established to encourage academic research that combines theory\u00a0and practice and stimulates greater interaction between doctoral students (and their\u00a0advisors) and the world of practice.\u00a0<\/p> <p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/INFORMS-Prizes\/George-B.-Dantzig-Dissertation-Award\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\">Learn more about the Dantzig Award and how to apply on the INFORMS website<\/a>.<\/b><\/p> <p><b>Here are this year's finalists:<\/b><\/p>\n<h3>Analytics for Better Urban Cycling<\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Bo_Lin.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Bo Lin\" alt=\"University of Toronto\"> <h3> Bo Lin <\/h3> University of Toronto\n<h3>Understanding and Optimizing Societal Systems: Methods and Applications<\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Zhi_Liu_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Zhi Liu\" alt=\"Cornell University\"> <h3> Zhi Liu <\/h3> Cornell University\n<h3>Models and Algorithms for Safeguarded Data-Driven Decision Making<\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Aras_Selvi_crop_2.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Aras Selvi\" alt=\"Imperial College London\"> <h3> Aras Selvi <\/h3> Imperial College London\n<h3>New Theory and New Practical Methods for Solving Large-Scale Linear and Conic Optimization<\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Zikai_Xiong.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Zikai Xiong\" alt=\"Massachusetts Institute of Technology\"> <h3> Zikai Xiong <\/h3> Massachusetts Institute of Technology\n<h2>Undergraduate Operations Research Prize<\/h2>\n<p>The Undergraduate Operations Research Prize Competition is held each year to honor a student or group of students who conducted a significant applied project in OR\/MS, and\/or original and important theoretical or applied research in OR\/MS, while enrolled as an undergraduate student.\u00a0<\/p> <p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/INFORMS-Prizes\/Undergraduate-Operations-Research-Prize\">Learn more about the Undergraduate Prize and how to apply on the INFORMS website<\/a>.<\/b><\/p> <p><b>This year's finalists are:<\/b><\/p>\n<h3>Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Space Choice Model<\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Yiqi_Yang.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Yiqi Yang\" alt=\"Shanghai Jiao Tong University\"> <h3> Yiqi Yang <\/h3> Shanghai Jiao Tong University\n<h3>Exact Rounding for Fair k-Median under Quasi-Convex Costs<\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Alireza_Danaei.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Alireza Danaei\" alt=\"Sharif University of Technology\"> <h3> Alireza Danaei <\/h3> Sharif University of Technology\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Alireza_Rezaeimoghadam.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Alireza Rezaeimoghadam\" alt=\"Sharif University of Technology\"> <h3> Alireza Rezaeimoghadam <\/h3> Sharif University of Technology\n<h3>LLM Serving with Variable Prefill and Decode Lengths<\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Meixuan_Wang.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Meixuan Wang\" alt=\"Tsinghua University\"> <h3> Meixuan Wang <\/h3> Tsinghua University\n<h3>Power Constrained Nonstationary Bandits with Habituation and Recovery Dynamics<\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Fengxu_Li.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Fengxu Li\" alt=\"University of Wisconsin-Madison\"> <h3> Fengxu Li <\/h3> University of Wisconsin-Madison\n<h3>Survey of Data-driven Newsvendor: Unified Analysis and Spectrum of Achievable Regrets<\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Zhuoxin_Chen.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Zhuoxin Chen\" alt=\"Tsinghua University\"> <h3> Zhuoxin Chen <\/h3> Tsinghua University\n<h3>An Aggregated Partition-Based Method for Decision-Focused Learning: Application to Microgrid Energy Management<\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Cristofer_Lizama.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Cristofer Lizama\" alt=\"Universidad Adolfo Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez\"> <h3> Cristofer Lizama <\/h3> Universidad Adolfo Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez\n<h3>Prescriptive Machine Learning for Multi-Period Dynamic Nurse Deployment<\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Kailai_Chen.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Kailai Chen\" alt=\"Northwestern University\"> <h3> Kailai Chen <\/h3> Northwestern University\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Siqiang-Steven_Wang.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Siqiang (Steven) Wang\" alt=\"Peking University\"> <h3> Siqiang (Steven) Wang <\/h3> Peking University\n<h3>Conformal Robust Optimization and Satisficing for Prescriptive Analytics<\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/09\/Lingjie_Zhao.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Lingjie Zhao\" alt=\"Tsinghua University\"> <h3> Lingjie Zhao <\/h3> Tsinghua University\n<h2>Judith Liebman Award<\/h2>\n<p>The Judith Liebman Award has been established to recognize outstanding student volunteers who have been \"moving spirits\" in their universities, their student chapters, and INFORMS.\u00a0<\/p> <p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/INFORMS-Prizes\/Judith-Liebman-Award\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\">Learn more about the Judith Liebman Award, previous winners, and how to make a nomination on the INFORMS website<\/a>.<\/b><\/p> <p><b>Please help us congratulate and celebrate this year's winners, seen below:<\/b><\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Nicolas_Bustos_Headshot_crop_2.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Nicol\u00e1s Bustos\" alt=\"University of South Florida\"> <h3> Nicol\u00e1s Bustos <\/h3> University of South Florida\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Lingchao-Mao-Headshot_crop_2.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Lingchao Mao\" alt=\"Georgia Institute of Technology\"> <h3> Lingchao Mao <\/h3> Georgia Institute of Technology\n<h2>Poster Competition Winners<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Youssef Hebaish<\/strong><\/h3> <p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Data Science\/Stats\/Machine Learning track<\/em><\/p> <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Gaussian Process Regression For Ragged Data Structure with Application in Mental Health<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Justin Dumouchelle<\/strong><\/h3> <p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Popular\/People Choice Award<\/em><\/p> <p style=\"text-align: left;\">A Unified Machine Learning Framework for Optimization Under Uncertainty<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Zhe Fu<\/strong><\/h3> <p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Multidisciplinary Applications track<\/em><\/p> <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Cooperative Connected Automated Vehicle Control: Strategies For Speed Harmonization In Mixed Autonomy Traffic<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Feng-Yi Liao<\/strong><\/h3> <p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Operations Research and Optimization Methodologies track<\/em><\/p> <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Spectral Bundle Methods for Primal and Dual Semidefinite Programs<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Sohom Chatterjee<\/strong><\/h3> <p><em>Emerging Applications track<\/em><\/p> <p>Learning From Unfolding Dynamics: Forecast-driven Adaptive Scheduling In Multi-service Non-stationary Queues\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Moving Spirit Award for Chapters<\/h2>\n<p>The Moving Spirit Award has been established to recognize outstanding geographic chapter volunteers or student chapter faculty advisors who have been \"moving spirits\" in their chapters.<\/p> <p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/INFORMS-Prizes\/Moving-Spirit-Award-for-Chapters\">Learn more about the Moving Spirit Award for Chapters on the INFORMS website<\/a>.<\/b><\/p> <p><b>This year's winners are:<\/b><\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2023\/10\/photo-coming-soon.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Anita Bowers\" alt=\"Gurobi\"> <h3> Anita Bowers <\/h3> Gurobi\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2023\/10\/photo-coming-soon.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Monica Brussolo\" alt=\"University of Texas at Dallas\"> <h3> Monica Brussolo <\/h3> University of Texas at Dallas\n<h2>Moving Spirit Award for Forums<\/h2>\n<p>The Moving Spirit Award has been established to recognize outstanding forum volunteers who have been \"moving spirits\" in their forum.<\/p> <p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/Recognizing-Excellence\/INFORMS-Prizes\/Moving-Spirit-Award-for-Forums\">Learn more about the Moving Spirit Award for Forums on the INFORMS website<\/a>.<\/b><\/p> <p><b>This year's winner is:<\/b><\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/files\/2025\/10\/Priyank-Arora-Headshot_crop_1.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" title=\"Priyank Arora\" alt=\"PRIDE Forum\"> <h3> Priyank Arora <\/h3> PRIDE Forum\n<h2>2025 Community Awards<\/h2>\n<p>Every year, each INFORMS Community has numerous awards to recognize the efforts of community members and volunteers.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/annual\/community-awards\/\">Congratulations to our Community Awards 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