2025-26 Academic Year
September 29, 2025
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. | HLH 209
Dr. Christen Haas, University of Nebraska-Omaha
Title: Going Beyond Prediction Performance in Decision-Making: Two Case Studies on the Integration of Prediction Performance, Fairness, and Explainability/Interpretability
November 7, 2025
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Via Zoom
Dr. Dan Zhang, University of Colorado Boulder
Title: Customer Reward Programs for Two-Sided Markets
March 27, 2026
10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. | HLH 215
Dr. Li Zhao, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Title: Framework for Benefit Quantification of Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment in Nebraska
April 3, 2026
10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. | HLH 241
Dr. Tharanga K. Rajapakshe, University of Florida
Title: Increasing Safe Driving Practices of Truck Drivers: Analyzing an App Based Intervention in India
2024-25 Academic Year
September 6, 2024
Dr. Tian Lu, Arizona State University
Title: TBD
October 25, 2024
Dr. Nesim Erkip, Bilkent University
Title: TBD
November 8, 2024
Dr. Trung Hieu Tran, Cranfield University
Title: TBD
November 15, 2024
10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. | HLH 111
Dr. Jonathan Helm, Indiana University
Title: Delta Coverage: The Analytics Journey to Implement a Novel Nurse Deployment Solution
December 13, 2024
10 - 11 a.m. | Via Zoom
Dr. Fehmi Tanrisever, Bilkent University
Title: Furloughing Employees with Uncertain Return? Management of Labor Frictions and Inventory under Demand Shock
February 7, 2025
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. | Via Zoom
Dr. Harish Guda, Arizona State University
Title: The Economic of Process Transparency
February 21, 2025
9:30 - 11 a.m. | HLH 241
Dr. Qi Annabelle Feng, Purdue University
Title: Rational Choice Models: The Temporal Tree Representation
February 28, 2025
9 - 10 a.m. | Via Zoom
Dr. Stefan Scholtes, University of Cambridge
Title: Scaling Primary Care Without Losing Continuity: Lessons from Practice and Research
March 7, 2025
8:30 - 9:30 a.m. | Via Zoom
Dr. Atalay Atasu, INSEAD
Title: Renewable Energy and Circularity: An Operations Perspective
April 11, 2025
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | HLH 227
Dr. Janne Kettunen, The George Washington University
Title: Experience and Pivoting in Entrepreneurial Product Development
April 25, 2025
1:30 - 3 p.m. | hlh 111
Dr. Sarang Deo, Indian School of Business
Title: Process Configurations for Digital Government-to-Person (G2P) Payments and Uptake of Social Assistance
2023-24 Academic Year
September 8, 2023
11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. | HLH 310
Dr. Anita Carson, Boston University
Paper: Linking Medication Errors to Supply Chain Disruptions: Evidence from Heparin Shortages Caused by Hurricane Maria
September 15, 2023
9:30 - 11 a.m. | Via Zoom
Dr. Sameer Mehta, Rotterdam School of Business, Erasmus University, The Netherlands
Paper: Pay with Your Data: Optimal Data-Sharing Mechanisms for AI Services
October 6, 2023
11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. | Via Zoom
Canan Ulu, Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business
Paper: Learning From Consideration Sets
October 20, 2023
11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. | HLH 040
Dr. Rick Wilson, Oklahoma State University
Presentation: Explainable AI (XAI): Exploring Impacts on Organizational Decision Makers
November 3, 2023
11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. | HLH 040
Dr. Izak Duenyas, University of Michigan
Paper: Dynamic Contract Design in the Presence of Double Moral Hazard
November 10, 2023
11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. | HLH 040
Dr. Jennifer Ryan, University of Nebraska-Lincoln & Dr. Demet Batur, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Paper: Dynamic Resource Sharing in Private 5G Networks with Slicing
November 17, 2023
11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. | HLH 040
Dr. Heng Chen, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Paper: Outcome-Based Pricing for Precision Agriculture Services
December 1, 2023
11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. | HLH 040
Dr. Ebru Bish, University of Alabama
Paper: Public Health Screening: Challenges and Opportunities for Operations Researchers
February 2, 2024
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | HLH 040
Dr. S. Sajeesh, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Paper: Price Cues vs. Service Cues: Drivers of Retailers' Strategic Choice and their Impact
March 8, 2024
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | HLH 040
Dr. Lian Qi, Rutgers Business School
Paper: Coopetition in Platform-Based Retailing: On the Platform Entry
March 22, 2024
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. | HLH 040
Dr. Jason Hawkins, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Paper: An Integrative Theory of Transportation and Location Decision-Making
March 29, 2024
Dr. Anant Mishra, University of Minnesota
Title: Empowering Frontline Health Workers to Manage Stock-outs in LMICs: Evaluating Training Programs in Indonesia
April 5, 2024
Dr. Ying Rong, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Title: TBD
April 19, 2024
Dr. Ling Dong, Washington University in St. Louis
Title: Role of Wellness Valuation Uncertainty and Operational Cost Structure on Product Line Design
May 3, 2024
Dr. Elisa Long, University of California-Los Angeles
Title: Digital Footprints: Leveraging Smartphone Location Data to Analyze High-Stakes Decision-Making
May 10, 2024
Dr. Shivam Gupta, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Title: Three Years, Two Papers, One Course Off: Optimal Nonmonetary Reward Policies
2022-23 Academic Year
September 2, 2022
Dr. Toyin A. Clottey, Iowa State University
Paper: Synchronizing the Supply of Components for Automotive Assembly Amid Chip Shortages and Other Supply Delays
September 9, 2022
Dr. Jun Li, University of Michigan
Paper: Instrumenting While Experimenting: An Empirical Method for Competitive Pricing at Scale
September 23, 2022
Dr. Sreekumar Bhaskaran, Southern Methodist University
Paper: Impact of Inventory Risk on Sales Effort Provisioning: Theoretical Predictions and Empirical Evidence
October 7, 2022
Dr. Kimon Drakopoulos, University of Southern California
Paper: Testing for COVID-19: From Modeling to Practice
October 21, 2022
Dr. Wu Xiaole, Fudan University
Paper: Endogenous Merger Decisions Among Competitors: Impact of Limited Capacity and Loyal Segments
2021-22 Academic Year
September 10, 2021
Dr. Priyank Arora, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Paper: Analysis of Farm Equipment Sharing in Emerging Economies
September 17, 2021
Dr. Xuying Zhao, University of Notre Dame
Paper: Strategic Timing and Pricing For Selling Bonus Actions in Video Games
October 1, 2021
Dr. Gopesh Anand, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Paper: Product Recalls, Innovation, and Learning
October 29, 2021
Dr. Diwas KC, Emory University
Paper: Impact of Store Closures on Online Sales and Shopping Behavior
November 5, 2021
Dr. Stefan Feuerriegel, LMU Munich
Paper: Solving Management Problems with Explainable AI: Methods, Applications and Business Impact
November 12, 2021
Dr. Adrian Ramirez Nafarrate, Universidad Panamericana
Paper: Analysis of the Adoption of Electric Vehicles in Mexico and Its Charging Infrastructure
December 3, 2021
Dr. Can Zhang, Duke University
Paper: Partial Completion as a Nonprofit Strategy
January 28, 2022
Dr. Rui Zhang, University of Colorado Boulder
Paper: Product-based Approximate Linear Programs for Network Revenue Management
February 11, 2022
Dr. Mazhar Arikan, University of Kansas
Paper: The Role of Network Structure in the Efficiency and Resilience of Airline Operations: Evidence from the Wright Amendment Repeal
February 25, 2022
Dr. Tinglong Dai, Johns Hopkins University
Paper: Artificial Intelligence on Call: The Physician’s Decision of Whether to Use AI in Clinical Practice
March 4, 2022
Dr. Morvarid Rahmani, Georgia Tech
Paper: TBD
March 11, 2022
Dr. Jun Li, University of Michigan
Paper: TBD
March 25, 2022
Dr. Rakesh R Mallipeddi, Tulane University
Paper: TBD
April 15, 2022
Dr. Mehmet Gumus, McGill University
Paper: TBD
April 29, 2022
Dr. Rong Li, Syracuse University
Paper: TBD
2020-21 Academic Year
September 25, 2020
Dr. Bariş Ata, University of Chicago
Paper: Structural Estimation of Kidney Transplant Candidates’ Quality of Life Scores: Improving National Kidney Allocation Policy Under Endogenous Patient Choice and Geographical Structure
October 2, 2020
Dr. Bilal Khan, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Paper: A New Platform to Collect Continuous Contextual Data on Attitudes and Behaviors from Networked Populations Over Long Timescales
October 16, 2020
Dr. Luv Sharma, University of South Carolina
Paper: An Empirical Study of Food Waste in U.S. Food Banks
October 23, 2020
Dr. Krishnamurthy Iyer, University of Minnesota
Paper: Information Design for Congested Social Services: Optimal Need-Based Persuasion
October 30, 2020
Dr. Ruizhi Zhang, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Paper: Adaptive Change-Point Detection on the Ising Model and Non-Convex M-Estimation
November 6, 2023
Dr. Meng Li, Rutgers University
Paper: AI and Procurement
December 4, 2020
Dr. Yixin (Iris) Wang, University of Illinois
Paper: Manufacturing and Regulatory Barriers to Generic Drug Competition: A Structural Model Approach
March 5, 2021
Dr. Susan Lu, Purdue University
Paper: The Value of Health IT Interoperability: Evidence from Interhospital Transfer of Heart Attack Patients
March 26, 2021
Dr. Yen-Ting (Daniel) Lin, University of San Diego
Paper: Implication of Return Shipping Insurance on E-commerce Platforms and Vendors
April 16, 2021
Dr. Long Zhao, National University of Singapore
Paper: Not to Invest, It Should be an Option: A Better Pursuit of Maximum-Sharpe Portfolio
April 30, 2021
Dr. Michael Lash, University of Kansas
Paper: Model-Agnostic Human-in-the-Loop Decision Making via Inverse Classification
2019-20 Academic Year
October 11, 2019
Dr. Vedat Verter, Michigan State University
Paper: Hypertension Management: A Value of Information Perspective
March 6, 2020
Dr. Hui Zhao, Penn State University
Paper: Drug Reimbursement Policy and Drug Shortages
March 13, 2020
Dr. Feng (Susan) Lu, Purdue University
Paper: TBD
March 19, 2020
Dr. Stefan Feuerriegel, ETH Zurich
Paper: TBD
2018-19 Academic Year
September 7, 2018
Dr. Nagesh Gavirneni, Cornell University
Paper: Government-to-Government (G2G) Contracts for India's Pulses Procurement: Ad-Hoc Bargaining, Long-Term Contracting and Supplier Diversification
September 21, 2018
Dr. John Fowler, Arizona State University
Paper: The Use of Simulation in Genetic Algorithms
September 28, 2018
Dr. Renato de Matta, The University of Iowa
Paper: Supplier Production and Inventory Planning with Retailer Financing in a Supply Chain
December 10, 2018
Liang (Leon) Xu, Penn State University
Paper: Inducing Compliance with Post-Market Studies for Drugs Under FDA'S Accelerated Approval Pathway
January 11, 2018
Miao Bai, Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery at Mayo Clinic
Paper: Transforming Healthcare with Operations Research and Domain Knowledge
March 29, 2019
Jon Petersen, Uber Technologies
Title: The Dawn of Urban Aerial Ridesharing
April 29, 2019
Dr. Marco Ugarte, Antea Group
Title: Supply Chain Sustainability & The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
2017-18 Academic Year
September 15, 2017
Dr. Kenneth Schultz, Air Force Institute of Technology
Paper: Behavioral Operations Management
September 29, 2017
Dr. Sajeesh Sajeesh, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Paper: The Effect of Consumer Heterogeneity on Firm Profits in Conspicuous Goods Markets
October 13, 2017
Dr. Ann Campbell, University of Iowa
Paper: Minimizing Costs and Emissions of Urban Freight Delivery
November 6, 2017
Dr. Yunxia (Peter) Zhu, Rider University
Paper: Outpatient Appointment Block Scheduling Under Patient Heterogeneity and Patient No-Shows
November 10, 2017
Yingchao Lan, Ohio State University
Paper: Collaboration Structures in Integrated Health-care Delivery: Evidence from Accountable Care Organizations
November 17, 2017
Dr. Shivam Gupta, Texas State University
Paper: Procurement with Cost and Non-Cost Attributes: Cost-Sharing Mechanisms
December 4, 2017
Eric Webb, Indiana University
Paper: Mind the Gap: Coordinating Energy Efficiency and Demand Response
January 26, 2018
Vashkar Ghosh, University of Florida
Paper: The Impact of Online Reviews for Service Competition of Online Retailers
February 9, 2018
Dr. Christian Haas, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Paper: Analyzing Complex Systems-Algorithms, Strategic Behavior and Agent-based Models
March 27, 2018
Dr. Mark Ferguson, University of South Carolina
Paper: Optimizing SKU Selection for Promotional Display Space at Grocery Retailers
April 6, 2018
Dr. Damian Beil, University of Michigan
Paper: Recent Empirical and Analytical Studies in Supplier Selection