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INFORMS has awarded Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) its 2026 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Advanced Analytics, Operations Research and Management Science, for reengineering how global cloud infrastructure is planned and delivered, applying advanced analytics and AI to orchestrate complex fulfillment decisions across its rapidly expanding data center network.

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INFORMS has awarded the 2026 UPS George D. Smith Prize to the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). The award recognizes excellence in preparing students to become practitioners of O.R. and analytics.

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In the rush to adopt artificial intelligence, many employers are now requiring that employees use AI tools. As you’re using AI, be intentional and selective. It’s critical that you know yourself. Research published in Management Science found that AI is most valuable for people who understand their own abilities and limitations. Assess yourself, so you can factor this into your process for incorporating AI into your work.

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Cornell Johnson’s Girotra: Users Won’t Walk Too Far for a Bike Share

Cornell Johnson’s Girotra: Users Won’t Walk Too Far for a Bike Share

Poets & Quants, December 2, 2019

Bike-sharing systems have swept the world, making them the transportation mode of choice for many urban millennials. Cities like Hangzhou and Shanghai in China and London, Paris, and New York have the biggest networks. Washington, D.C. and Chicago are among the largest in the U.S.

Web Users Aren’t Duped by Native Ads

Web Users Aren’t Duped by Native Ads

O'Dwyer's, December 2, 2019

Internet users seem to recognize native ads as advertisements and aren’t deceived into thinking that branded content is bona fide news, according to new research published by the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS).

Machine Learning in Financial Services

Machine Learning in Financial Services

UDaily, November 27, 2019

The financial services industry is using machine learning to revolutionize its processes and rapidly improve financial outcomes, and its potential seems limitless. That’s why the University of Delaware’sInstitute for Financial Services Analytics (IFSA) brought together leading minds in industry and academia for its 2019 conference “Machine Learning in Financial Services,” hoping to create a dialogue and in which both can learn from each other and explore this potential.

Researchers Find that ‘Native Advertising’ Builds Credibility, Not Perceived as “Tricking” Visitors

Researchers Find that ‘Native Advertising’ Builds Credibility, Not Perceived as “Tricking” Visitors

News Release, December 2, 2019

CATONSVILLE, MD, December 2, 2019 – The concept of “native advertising” has been in existence for as long as advertisements were designed to resemble the editorial content in newspapers and magazines. As the Internet emerged and became a powerful force, native advertising evolved, which has led some in recent times to be concerned that native advertising, which mimics non-advertising content, could serve to deceive web site visitors.

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