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The finalists for the 2026 Franz Edelman Award innovate in supply-chain replenishment, food distribution, cloud fulfillment and carbon-aware high-performance computing.

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AI technologies (or computer programs in general) automating price setting is, on the face of it, a straightforward application of the laws of demand and supply to the context of digital platforms. However, the potential for algorithmic collusion and antitrust implications are far from straightforward.

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Zachary Collier, Assistant Professor of Management at Radford University, joins Shaye Ganam to talk about EVs in Canada and the inherent cybersecurity risk in operating them.

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COVID-19 - Lessons Learned From UNC Can Benefit Hundres of Other Colleges

COVID-19 - Lessons Learned From UNC Can Benefit Hundres of Other Colleges

The Hill, August 24, 2020

What the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) discovered is that COVID-19 infections occur when universities bring students back to campus. An initial surge of infections is no surprise. What is more surprising, however, is that UNC abandoned what they believed were carefully constructed plans at the first sign of trouble. Will other schools make the same mistake?

Smart Thinking, Smart Technology Required to Reinudstrialize HKSAR

Smart Thinking, Smart Technology Required to Reinudstrialize HKSAR

China Daily, August 16, 2020

Reindustrialization is viable for Hong Kong if efforts are well-targeted and play to the city’s strengths. Hong Kong is often compared to Singapore, where there is a wide industrial base despite it being physically smaller than Hong Kong with a smaller population and equally devoid of natural resources. InvestHK reported that as of 2019, Hong Kong had over 3,184 startups employing over 12,478 people. Hong Kong is proud of its technology unicorns, such as online logistics group GoGoVan, travel booking platform Klook, and fintech company WeLab. 

Burer Receives Top INFORMS Computing Society Honor

Iowa Now, August 19, 2020

Sam Burer, professor of business analytics in the Tippie College of Business, was the recipient of the 2020 INFORMS Computing Society prize for his pioneering work on low-rank semi-definite programming. The prize is an annual award for the best English language paper or group of related papers dealing with the Operations Research/Computer Science interface.

The Impact of Accelerated Drug Development

The Impact of Accelerated Drug Development

PharmExec.com, August 18, 2020

The development of a COVID-19 vaccine is at the forefront of everyone’s minds. Recent news suggests that a solution may be available in 2021, though the hope is sooner. The race for a vaccine adds to a body of evidence that suggests when under pressure the pharmaceutical industry reacts quickly.

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