Decision Analysis Practice Award

2024 Winner(s)

Winning material: An Ambiguity Framework to Inform Optimal Data Allocation for Data-Driven Optimization: Analysis and Application to Agribusiness

Purpose of the Award

The Decision Analysis Practice Award is sponsored jointly by the Decision Analysis Society and the Society of Decision Professionals. It is given annually to the best decision analysis application, as judged by a panel of members of both Societies. 

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Past Awardees

2024 Winner(s)
Saurabh Bansal Tanveer Ahmed Ying He, University of Southern Denmark
2023 Finalist
Asa Palley Mario Juric Ralph L. Keeney, USC Thomas S. Palley Victor Richmond R. Jose, Georgetown University
Ana Vieira Carlos António Bana e Costa Mónica Duarte Oliveira
Saurabh Bansal
2022 Winner(s)
David Underdown, The National Archives
 Martine J. Barons, Applied Statistics & Risk Unit, University of Warwick
 Thais Fonseca, UFRJ Rio de Janeiro
2022 Finalist
Caleb Hudgins, National Institute of Justice
 Mallory O'Brien, National Institute of Justice
 Rachel Kane, National Institute of Justice
 Veronica White, National Institute of Justice, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Anna Tucker, USGS and Iowa State University
 Bryan Nuse, Bird Conservancy of the Rockies
 Clint Moore, USGS and University of Georgia
 Conor McGowan, USGS and University of Florida
 David Smith, U.S. Geological Survey
 James Lyons, U.S. Geological Survey
 Jim Nichols, U.S. Geological Survey
 John Sweka, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
 Kristen Anstead, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
 Paul Fackler, North Carolina State University
 Rich Wong, Delaware Dept of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
2021 Winner(s)
Genaro J. Gutierrez Saurabh Bansal
Gustavo H. Martins , Optimum Supply
 Joice C. Ribeiro Giacon, Optimum Supply
 Kislan Santos, Optimum Supply
2021 Finalist
Adriana Mihai, University of Bucharest, Centre of Excellence for the Study of Cultural Identity (CESIC)
Ahmed Al-Salaymeh, The University of Jordan
 Love Ekenberg, Stockholm University and IIASA
 Mats Danielson, Stockholm University and IIASA
 Nadejda Komendantova, International Institute for Applied Sstems Analysis (IIASA)
 Tobias Fasth, Public Health Agency of Sweden and Dept. of Computer and Systems Sciences, Stockholm University
2020 Winner(s)
Jason L. Fischer, Michigan State University
 Kelly F. Robinson, Michigan State University
 Lucas Nathan, Michigan Department of Natural Resources
 Mark R. DuFour, Ohio Department of Natural Resources
 Michael Jones, Michigan State University
 Seth J. Herbst, Michigan Department of Natural Resources
 Tammy Newcomb, Michigan Department of Natural Resources
2020 Finalist
Bhavani Shanker Uppari, Singapore Management University Ioana Popescu, INSEAD Rowan P. Clarke, Harvard Business School
 Serguei Netessine, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Deepak Veeraraghavan, Strategic Decisions Group
 Florian Methling, Strategic Decisions Group
 Insa Sommer, Strategic Decisions Group
 Johannes Siebert Mark Seidler, Strategic Decisions Group
 Rüdiger von Nitzsch, RWTH Aachen University
 Steffen A. Borden, Bayer Pharmaceuticals
2019 Winner(s)
Josephine MacHunter, Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research
 Libby Rumpff, University of Melbourne
 Nevil Amos, Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research
 Tracey Regan, Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research
2019 Finalist
Edward Owen Douglas Waygood, Polytechnique Montréal
 Francis Marleau Donais, Université Laval
 Irène Abi-Zeid, Université Laval
 Roxane Lavoie, Université Laval
Bram van Ravenstein, MSD Animal Health
 Ivo Adan, Eindhoven University of Technology
 Marc Baaijens, MSD Animal Health
 Oscar Repping, MSD Animal Health
 Tugce Martagan, Eindhoven University of Technology Yesim Koca, Eindhoven University of Technology
2018 Winner(s)
Corinne Carland, MIT Gilberto Montibeller, Loughborough University Jarrod Goentzel, MIT
2017 Winner(s)
Gabriella Csányi, London School of Economics and Political Science Valentina Ferretti, London School of Economics and Political Science
2016 Winner(s)
Craig Davis, Syngenta Emilia Silebi, Kromite LLC Greg Doonan, Syngenta Joseph Byrum, Syngenta LtC (Ret) Jack Kloeber, Jr., Kromite LLC Peiran Zhao, Kromite LLC Tracy Doubler, Syngenta
2015 Winner(s)
Kendra Russell Kirk E. Lagory Michael C. Runge
2014 Winner(s)
Max Henrion, Lumina Decision Systems
2014 Finalist
Mazen Skaf, Strategic Decisions Group
2013 Winner(s)
William J. Haskett
2013 Finalist
Johannes Siebert Joschka Mütterlein Reinhard Kunz
Tuan Dinh
2012 Winner(s)
Catalyze Inc.
2012 Finalist
Lockheed Martin, Missiles and Fire Control
Agencia Española Seguridad Aérea David Rios Insua, Royal Academy of Sciences
2011 Winner(s)
John Trindle
2010 Winner(s)
Brian Putt, Chevron Frank Koch, Chevron Larry Neal, Chevron
2009 Winner(s)
Chris Dalton, Syncopation Software Phil Beccue, Baxter BioScience
2009 Finalist
Robert F. Bordley, Professor of Engineering Practice and director of the Systems Engineering and Design Program within the Integrative Sciences Division in the College of Engineering, at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Alexandra Teng Jeff Belkora, University of California, San Francisco Meredith Loth Shelley Volz, UCSF Decision Services
2008 Winner(s)
Andrea Dickens, Decision Analysis Group Sven Roden, Decision Analysis Group
2007 Winner(s)
Katherine J. Gentil , Air Force Institute of Technology Shane Knighton, Air Force Institute of Technology
2007 Finalist
Bert De Reyck, University College London, Dept. of Management Science & Innovation
 Yael Grushka-Cockayne, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia Zeger Degraeve, London Business School
Ahti Salo, Aalto University Pekka Mild, Helsinki University of Technology
Craig Whittaker, Weyerhaeuser Company Sam Pittman, Weyerhaeuser Company
2006 Winner(s)
Duane A. McVay, Texas A&M University J. Eric Bickel, Texas A&M University John R. Waggoner, Reservoir Services Richard L. Gibson, Texas A&M University Stephen C. Pickering, Schlumberger House
2006 Finalist
C. Schaub D. La-ornual G. Trankle H. Oelze M. Schilling
Brad Birch Kendra Taylor
B. Tarantino, United States Military Academy C. College, United States Military Academy G. Prosch, United States Military Academy Gregory S. Parnell P. Ewing , United States Military Academy
J.C. Felli , Lilly Research Laboratories W.H. Anderson, Lilly Research Laboratories
2005 Winner(s)
Alvaro Mendoza Mario Castillo Sergio Cabrales
2005 Finalist
Hillard Huntington, Stanford University Phillip Beccue, Baxter BioScience
J.C. Felli , Lilly Research Laboratories J.P. Kremidas, Lilly Research Laboratories S.J. Ruberg, Lilly Research Laboratories W.H. Anderson, Lilly Research Laboratories
Ajoy Chakrabarti, Bristol Myers Squibb
2004 Winner(s)
Arnold Maltz, Arizona State University Craig W. Kirkwood, Dept. of Supply Chain Management, Arizona State University Matthew P. Slaven, Arizona State University
2004 Finalist
Charles Persinger Daniel Johnson Robert Cole
Anthony Artuso, Asset Strategy Evaluation for a Multiple Indication Oncology Product Erik Johnson
Jeff Keisler, University of Massachusetts-Boston Mark Brodfuehrer
Arnold Maltz, Arizona State University Craig W. Kirkwood, Dept. of Supply Chain Management, Arizona State University Matthew P. Slaven, Arizona State University
2003 Winner(s)
Col William K. Klimack, United States Military Academy LtC (Ret) Jack Kloeber, Jr., Kromite LLC
2002 Winner(s)
Jeff Stonebraker, Bayer Biological Products
2002 Finalist
Gary J. Boyd, Science Applications International Corporation Gregory St. Pierre, U.S. Army Program Manager for Chemical Demilitarization
Concha Bielza, Technical University of Madrid (project clients: General University Hospital Gregorio Marañón at Madrid) Juan A. Fernández del Pozo, Technical University of Madrid (project clients: General University Hospital Gregorio Marañón at Madrid) Manuel Gómez, Technical University of Madrid (project clients: General University Hospital Gregorio Marañón at Madrid) Sixto Ríos- Insua, Technical University of Madrid (project clients: General University Hospital Gregorio Marañón at Madrid)
Bill Poland, Pharsight Corporation
2001 Winner(s)
Eric Johnson, Pharsight Corporation
2001 Honorable Mention
Phil Beccue, Baxter BioScience
Gary J. Boyd, Science Applications International Corporation Gregory St. Pierre, U.S. Army Program Manager for Chemical Demilitarization
2000 Winner(s)
David Mauney, Structural Integrity Associates
1999 Winner(s)
Donald Spillman, Shell Offshore, Inc. Mazen Skaf, Strategic Decisions Group