2025 First Place
- Ying Rong, Lehigh University
- Zhenkang Peng
- Chengzhang Li
- Zichao Luo
- Guangrui Ma,
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Mingyong Zhao
Winning material:
Flexible Data Aggregation for Prediction and Decision Making with Contextual Information: Applications in Retailing
Purpose of the Award
This competition seeks to reward unpublished OM research papers with a high potential or realized impact on practice. Work not implemented yet may be considered, as long as potential benefits to practice can be ascertained with a high level of confidence. More generally, validity (i.e., the extent to which the results presented do or would apply in practice) is a key evaluation criteria.
Information:
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Past Awardees
2025
First Place
Guangrui Ma,
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Ying Rong,
Lehigh University
Finalist
Vinit Tipnis,
Indiana University Bloomington
Honorable Mention
Carri W. Chan,
Columbia University
Pascal Van Hentenryck,
Brown University
Tinghan Ye,
Cornell University