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The INFORMS Analytics+ Conference showcased how companies are turning advanced analytics and AI into measurable operational results

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Museums take this educational role seriously, and many institutions understand the need to sustain and broaden their appeal. “They used to be these big ivory towers of knowledge and history and thought and art,” said Hilary Knight, director of Change& in London and former director of digital at Tate. “Museums themselves are changing their role to be centers for discussion and encounter and to be much more participatory.”

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'Ghost ships' are vessels that disappear from public tracking systems, their location manipulated or their digital record misleading. An estimated 65% of outbound tankers crossing the Strait of Hormuz operate in dark mode, reducing visibility and increasing supply chain uncertainty. Misinformation in vessel tracking can cause manufacturing delays, compliance risks and financial losses. Layered verification processes, combining AIS data with other sources and escalation triggers for handling uncertain shipments, can help mitigate risk.

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Solutions to Increase Efficiency in the Ride-Hailing Marketplace: Researchers Recognized with INFORMS Daniel H. Wagner Prize

Solutions to Increase Efficiency in the Ride-Hailing Marketplace: Researchers Recognized with INFORMS Daniel H. Wagner Prize

News Release, November 7, 2019

INFORMS, the leading association for operations research (O.R.) and analytics professionals, has awarded the 2019 Daniel H. Wagner  Prize for Excellence in the Practice of Advanced Analytics and Operations Research to researchers from DiDi Research America and Didi Chuxing Technology Co. for their work to increase efficiency in the ride-hailing marketplace. 

Georgia Tech’s Beril Toktay elected to board of INFORMS

News Release, October 11, 2019

CATONSVILLE, MD, October 11, 2019 – INFORMS, the largest international association of operations research (O.R.) and analytics professionals and students, announced that L. Beril Toktay has been elected to its board, where she will serve a two-year term as vice president of marketing, outreach and communication. Toktay is a professor in the Scheller College of Business at the Georgia Institute of Technology. 

USC’s Pelin Pekgun elected to board of INFORMS

News Release, October 11, 2019

CATONSVILLE, MD, October 11, 2019 – INFORMS, the largest international association of operations research (O.R.) and analytics professionals and students, announced that Pelin Pekgun has been elected to its board, where she will serve a two-year term as vice president of membership and professional recognition.

MIT professor Stephen Graves elected president-elect of INFORMS

News Release, October 11, 2019

CATONSVILLE, MD, October 11, 2019 – INFORMS, the largest international association of operations research (O.R.) and analytics professionals and students, announced that MIT’s Stephen Graves has been elected president-elect and will serve as INFORMS president in 2021. 

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