Franz Edelman Laureates: Class of 2021

FIRST PLACE

Team: UN World Food Programme
Paper:  UN World Food Programme: Towards Zero Hunger with Analytics

Laureates:
Ozlem Ergun, Northeastern University
Hein Fleuren, Tilburg University
Dick den Hertog, University of Amsterdam
Luis Anjos, World Food Programme
Éric Combette, World Food Programme
Nina van Ettekoven, World Food Programme
Anna Melchiori, World Food Programme
Koen Peters, World Food Programme
Sérgio Silva, World Food Programme
Tim Sergio Wolter, World Food Programme

 

FINALISTS

Team: Alibaba Group
Paper: Alibaba VRP Algorithms Solved ItsHour-Level Delivery Problem

Laureates:
Yuming Deng, Digital Supply Chain, Alibaba Group
Haoyuan Hu, Cainiao Network
Shaojian Huang, Freshippo, Alibaba Group
Siwei Jiang, Lazada Group
Guangrui Ma, Digital Supply Chain, Alibaba Group
Jiangwen Wei, Cainiao Network
Xinhui Zhang, Freshippo, Alibaba Group
Yang Zhan, Cainiao Network
Ying Zhang, Cainiao Network

Team: JD.com

Paper: JD.com: Operations Research Algorithms DriveUnmanned Warehouse Robots to Work

Laureates:
Jianjun Gao, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
Dongdong Ge, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
John Gunnar Carlsson, University of Southern California
Simai He, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
Haodong Hu, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
Hengle Qin, JD.com
Jun Xiao, JD.com
Linwei Xin, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Team: Lenovo
Paper:  Advanced Planning and Scheduling in Large Manufacturing Plants Using Reinforcement Learning

Laureates:
Peng Bai, LCFC (HeFei) Electronics Technology Co Ltd
Jing Bai, LCFC (HeFei) Electronics Technology Co Ltd
Qiang Chou, Lenovo Group Limited
Jianping Fan, Lenovo Group Limited
Wei Fan, Lenovo Group Limited
Yi Liang, Lenovo Group Limited
Chun Yang, LCFC (HeFei) Electronics Technology Co Ltd
Qiping Zhou, LCFC (HeFei) Electronics Technology Co Ltd
Yong Rui, Lenovo Group Limited
Tianheng Song, Lenovo Group Limited
Zan Sun, Lenovo Group Limited

Team: Memorial Sloan KetteringCancer Center
Paper:  Automated and Clinically Optimal Treatment Planning for Cancer Radiotherapy

Laureates:
Joseph O. Deasy, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Pinar Dursun, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Linda Hong, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Qijie Huang, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Margie A. Hunt, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Gourav Jhanwar, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Gig S. Mageras, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Hai D. Pham, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Yoshiya (Josh) Yamada, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Jie Yang, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Jonathan T. Yang, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Masoud Zarepisheh, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Pengpeng Zhang, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Ying Zhou, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

 

Team: OCP
Paper:  Towards Global Food Security:Transforming OCP Through Analytics

Laureates:
Adrian Becker, Dynamic Ideas
Kassen Benabderrazik, OCP Group
Dimitris Bertsimas, Dynamic Ideas
Nada Chtinna, OCP Group
Nada El Majdoub, OCP Group
Steve Kokkotos, Dynamic Ideas
Driss Lahlou Kitane, OCP Group
El Miloudi Mahboubi, OCP Group
Gina Mourtzinou, Dynamic Ideas
Ilyas Rakhis, OCP Group