Editorial News
New Editor-in-Chief of Interfaces
The INFORMS board has approved the appointment of Srinivas Bollapragada as the next Editor-in-Chief of Interfaces as of January 1, 2011. Srinivas is a principal scientist of operations research at the General Electric Global Research Center, Albany, NY, the winner of the 2008 INFORMS Prize. He has developed over 15 optimization based descision support systems that are currently in use across GE and has been a finalist for various INFORMS awards (Nicholson Prize, Edelman Award, Wagner Award – four times) and has served in several INFORMS committees.
New Editor-in-Chief of Information Systems Research
Ritu Agarwal of the University of Maryland has been appointed the next Editor-in-Chief of Information Systems Research (effective January 1, 2011). Professor Agarwal is currently the Dean’s Chair of Information Systems at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, College Park. Ritu is also the founder and Director of the Center for Health Information and Decision Systems at the Smith School.
New Editor-in-Chief of Marketing Science
The INFORMS board has approved the appointment of Preyas Desai as the new Editor-in-Chief of Marketing Science as of January 1, 2011. Professor Desai is currently the Spencer R. Hassell Professor of Business Administration, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University.
New Editor-in-Chief of INFORMS Online (IOL)
Kevin Geraghty, Vice President of Reporting and Analytics for 360i, is the next Editor-in-Chief of INFORMS Online (effective January 1, 2011). Kevin is an expert in revenue-focused analytics and his work has been pivotal in promoting broad acceptance of innovative uses for advanced analytics in business. He is founder of the INFORMS Revenue Management section, past President of the Atlanta INFORMS Chapter and has served as a mentor for the Georgia 100 program.
Call for Papers: Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
Special Issue on "Applications of Healthcare Operations Management"
The goal of M&SOM's upcoming “Special Issue on Applications of Healthcare Management” is to highlight contributions on operations management methodologies for the healthcare sector. The papers should enhance our understanding of the key issues underlying the planning and delivery of effective healthcare in this rapidly changing environment. Submission deadline: March 28, 2011, download the Call for Papers.
Special Issue on "The Environment"
The “Special Issue on the Environment” provides an opportunity to publish work on little or unstudied topics at the intersection of operations management and other disciplines such as environmental policy, science, or engineering. The issues looks to feature articles with substantial implications for policy, practice, and future research both inside and outside the OM community. Submission deadline: April 1, 2011, download the Call for Papers.
Call for Papers: Decision Analysis
Special Issue on "Games and Decisions in Reliability and Risk"
The objective of the special issue is to introduce a new theme, the use of game theory and decision theory in reliability analysis and risk analysis. Papers must tackle a problem in risk or reliability using the tools of decision theory or game theory (or both). Submission deadline: April 25, 2011, read the Call for Papers.
Call for Papers: INFORMS Transactions on Education
Special Issue on "Student Projects with Industry"
Recently many academic programs have begun to include Student Projects with Industry (SPIs) as part of their curriculum. This ITE special issue focuses on best practices for creating successful SPIs, with the goal of allowing readers benefit from colleagues’ experiences, insights, and lessons learned. Submission deadline: June 1, 2011, read the Call for Papers.
