DAS Student Paper Award

2024 Winner(s)

Winning material: Minimax-Regret Sample Selection in Randomized Experiments

Purpose of the Award

DAS gives the Student Paper Award annually to the best decision analysis paper by a student author, as judged by a panel of members of the Society. 

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Past Awardees

2024
Winner(s)
Yuchen Hu, Stanford University
Runner-Up
Genshen Fu, Tsinghua University
2023
Winner(s)
Billy Jin, Cornell University
Xiaoquan Gao, Purdue University
Runner-Up
Yangge Xiao, National University of Singapore
Yanhan (Savannah) Tang, Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University

2022
Winner(s)
Giacomo Lanzani, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Runner-Up
Cem Peker, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Xinyuan Zhang , Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia
2021
Winner(s)
Nicolò Bertani, INSEAD
Runner-Up
Zahra Mobini, The University of Texas at Dallas
2020
Winner(s)
Fridolin Haag, Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT), Bremen, Germany
Runner-Up
Esmaeil Keyvanshokooh , Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Mohammad Zhalechian , Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Yanwei Jia, National University of Singapore, Singapore
2019
Winner(s)
Yi-Chun Chen, UCLA Anderson School of Management
Finalist
Huaiyang Zhong
Xiaocheng Li
Ying Han, Fordham University
2018
Winner(s)
Xiaojia Guo, University of Maryland College Park
Finalist
Alireza Boloori, Arizona State University
Christoph Werner, University of Strathclyde
2017
Winner(s)
Bhavani Shanker Uppari, Singapore Management University
Finalist
Majid Karimi
Vineet M. Payyappalli
2016
Winner(s)
Qiushi Chen
Finalist
Sasa Zorc
Venkata R. Prava
2015
Winner(s)
Asa Palley
Finalist
Mehmet Eren Ahsen
Shweta Agarwal
2014
Winner(s)
Mark Schneider
Finalist
Jeeva Somasundaram
Tuomas J. Lahtinen
2013
Winner(s)
Chen Wang
Finalist
James M. Leonhardt
Luis Montiel
Mohammad Nikoofal
Stephane Deparis
Woonam Hwang
2012
Winner(s)
Mehmet Ayvaci, University of Texas at Dallas
Finalist
Chen Wang
Haewon Yoon
Jennifer Mason
Xiaojun Shan
Zhengwei Sun
2011
Winner(s)
Ying He
Finalist
Daniel Feiler
Erick Moreno Centeno, Texas A&M University
Philip Fernbach
Ryan Buell
Turgay Ayer, Georgia Institute of Technology
2010
First Place
Sam Aflaki, INSEAD
Finalist
Tianyang Wang, University of Texas, Austin
2009
First Place
Albert E. Mannes
Finalist
Christian Wernz, Virginia Tech
H. Dharma Kwon, University of Illinois at U-C
Tianyang Wang, University of Texas, Austin
Victor Richmond R. Jose, Georgetown University
2008
Winner(s)
Jagpreet Chhatwal, Merck Research Laboratories
Finalist
Dinah A. Vernik, Duke University
Javad Nasiry, INSEAD
Victor Richmond R. Jose, Georgetown University
Wenjie Tang, INSEAD
2007
Winner(s)
Canan Ulu, University of Texas at Austin
Honorable Mention
Burhaneddin Sandikci, University of Pittsburgh
Kenneth C. Lichtendahl Jr. , Darden School of Business
Peter Frazier, Princeton University
Soo-Haeng Cho, Carnegie Mellon University
Xianchi Dai, University of Chicago
2006
Winner(s)
Michael Braun, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Honorable Mention
Antonio Villasis
Ivy Li
Joel Brynielsson
Jun Zhuang , University of Buffalo
Steven Shechter, University of Pittsburgh
2005
Winner(s)
Janne Gustafsson, Helsinki University of Technology
Honorable Mention
Chris P. Lee, University of Pennsylvania
Gerald C. Kobylski
James R. Wolf
Jesus Rios
Suzanne Shu
2004
Winner(s)
Warren J. Hahn, University of Texas at Austin
2003
Winner(s)
Franz H. Heukamp, IESE Business School, Barcelona
Honorable Mention
Erin Baker, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
2002
Winner(s)
Veronika Köbberling, Maastricht University
Honorable Mention
Ilia Tsetlin, Duke University
2001
Winner(s)
Manel Baucells, IESE Business School, Barcelona
Honorable Mention
Richard M. Anderson, Duke University
2000
Winner(s)
Cade Massey, University of Chicago
1999
Winner(s)
Kara M. Morgan, Ohio State University
1998
Winner(s)
Neil A. Stiber, Carnegie Mellon University
1997
Winner(s)
Osvaldo F. Morera, University of Illinois-Chicago
1996
Winner(s)
Concha Bielza, Technical University of Madrid (project clients: General University Hospital Gregorio Marañón at Madrid)
1995
Winner(s)
G. Mark Brown, University of Southern California
1994
Winner(s)
Jianmin Jia, University of Texas, Austin
1993
Winner(s)
Zvi Covaliu, University of California - Berkeley
1992
Winner(s)
Craig R. M. McKenzie, University of Chicago
1991
Winner(s)
Patricia Reagan-Cirincione, SUNY-Albany
1990
Winner(s)
David Heckerman, Stanford University
1989
Winner(s)
Jayant Kalagnanam, Carnegie-Mellon University
1988
Winner(s)
Richard D. Rennie, University of Alberta
1987
Winner(s)
Joao Becker, UCLA
1986
Winner(s)
Kathryn Blackmond Laskey, Carnegie Mellon University