Seattle, Washington
October 20-23, 2019
Washington State Convention Center
705 Pike Street
Seattle, WA 98101
Pre-Meeting Events: Saturday, October 19
| University of Iowa Student Sessions | |
| 9-10:20 AM | Speaker: Yichen Ding
INFORMS Data Science Workshop: Session 1A Location: Room Redwood A at Grand Sheraton Seattle Hotel |
| 10:40-12 PM |
Speaker: Hassan Rafique INFORMS Data Science Workshop: Session 2B Location: Room Redwood B at Grand Sheraton Seattle Hotel |
Sunday, October 20
| University of Iowa Student Sessions | |
| 8:00-8:20 AM
(1 of 4) |
Speaker: Jafar Namdar
Title: Modeling and Analysis of Cascading Disruptions in Chain Network: A Cascading Simulation Model Session: SA09 – Analytics and Optimization Approaches in Production and Service Location: CC- Room 212 |
| 8:20-8:40 AM
(2 of 4) |
Speaker: Sadjad Anzabi Zadeh
Title: Optimal Warfarin Dosing Using Reinforcement Learning Session: SA04 – Sequential Decision Making in Healthcare Speaker Location: CC- Room 204 |
| 11-11:15 AM
(1 of 4) |
Speaker: Michael Redmond
Title: Using Analytics to Assess Travel Reliability in Public Transportation Networks Session: SB49 – Joint Session TSL/Urb/Practice Curated: Data Analytics in Transportation Operations Location: CC- Room 618 |
| Other Events | |
| 7-8 AM | New Member Breakfast (Invite only)
Location: Sheraton – Grand Ballroom D, 2nd Floor |
| 9:50-10:50 AM | Speaker: Gary Kaplan, Virginia Mason Health System
Plenary: Seeking Perfection: Reflections on the Journey Location: CC – 6E, Level 6 |
| 11-12:30 PM | Speaker: Warren Powell
SB38 – Special Session: A unified Framework for Optimization under Uncertainty Location: CC – Room 607 |
| 12-5 PM | Career Fair
Location: Exhibit Hall |
| 7:30-9 PM | Welcome Reception
Location: Convention Center – Exhibit Hall 4AB, Level 4 |
| 8:30-9:45 PM | INFORMS Award Ceremony & Reception
Location: Convention Center – 6E, Level 6 |
Monday, October 21
| University of Iowa Student Sessions | |
| 8:20-8:40 AM
(2 of 4) |
Speaker: Sara Reed (Session Chair)
Title: Last Mile Delivery using Autonomous Vehicles Session: MA48 – Innovations in Urban Delivery Location: 48-CC- Room 617 |
| 9-9:15 AM
(5 of 5) |
Speaker: Vahid Eghbal Akhlaghi
Title: Fuel Distribution Planning For Islands Session: MA25 – Disaster Preparedness and Response through Optimization Location: CC- Room 401 |
| 11:15-11:30 AM
(2 of 5) |
Speaker: Iurii Bakach
Title: Package Deliveries with Autonomous Robots Session: MB48 – Innovative Last-Mile Delivery Concepts Location: CC-Room 617 |
| 1:30-1:50 PM
(1 of 4) |
Speaker: Hassan Rafique
Title: Oracle Complexity of a Trust Region Method for Non-Convex Min-Max Problem Session: MC45 – First-order methods for saddle point problems Location: CC- Room 614 |
| 4:30-6 PM | Speakers: Vahid Eghbal Akhlaghi, Xinwei Chen, and Sara Reed
TSL PhD Elevator Pitch Session Location:CC-6E Lobby |
| Other Events | |
| 10-10:50 AM | Speaker: Robert Vanderbei, Princeton University
Plenary: The Parametric Self-Dual Simplex Method — A Modern Perspective Omega Rho Distinguished Lecture Location: CC – 6E, Level 6 |
| 6:30-7:30 PM | Transportation Science and Logistics (TSL) Meeting
Location: CC – 616, Level 6 |
| 7:45 PM | Iowa Alumni Reception by the Department of Business Analytics
Location: VON’S 1000SPIRITS 1225 1st Avenue Seattle, WA 98101 |
Tuesday, October 22
| University of Iowa Student Sessions | |
| 2-2:15 PM
(1 of 5) |
Speaker: John Rios (Session Chair)
Title: Predicting Stock Price Movements Via Multi-relational Inter-firm Networks Session: TD09 – Network Analytics and Predictive Models Location: CC-Room 212 |
| 4:55-5:15 PM
(2 of 4) |
Speaker: Xiangyu Wang
Title: Predicting User Activities in Online Health Communities Via Trajectory Mining Session: TE08 – AI Techniques for Decision Support Location: CC- Room 211 |
| 4:35-4:55 PM
(1 of 4) |
Speaker: Sulyun Lee
Title: Link Predictions For Social Networks in Online Health Communities Session: TE02 – Learning and Optimization in Social Media Location: CC- Room 202 |
| Other Events | |
| 9:30-10:20 AM | Speaker: Russell Allgor, Amazon
Plenary: Planning Transportation Capacity at Amazon Location: CC – 6E, Level 6 |
| 6-7:15 PM | INFORMS Member Meeting
Location: Sheraton – Grand Ballroom A, 2nd Floor |
| 7:30-10 PM | General Reception
Location: Convention Center – 4E, Level 4 |
Wednesday, October 23
| University of Iowa Student Sessions | |
| 8:30-8:45 AM
(3 of 5) |
Speaker: Xinwei Chen
Title: Deep Q-learning For Same-day Delivery With a Heterogeneous Fleet of Vehicles and Drones Session: WA48 – Joint session TSL/OPT.under Uncertainty: ADP/Reinforcement Learning in Vehicle Routing II Location: CC-Room 617 |
| 8-8:20 AM
(1 of 4) |
Speaker: Venous Roshdibenam
Title: Clinical Gait and Balance Screening for the Risk Assessment of Falls in Elderly Population Utilizing Machine Learning Techniques Session: WA07 – Data Visualization Tools in Decision Making and Data Mining Location: CC-Room 210 |
Additional INFORMS Events
| Career Fair Information | http://meetings2.informs.org/wordpress/seattle2019/career-fair/ |
| Technology Tutorials | http://meetings2.informs.org/wordpress/seattle2019/technology-tutorials/ |
Advice from previous attendees
- Take breaks and find a quiet place away from the crowds that you can decompress and get work done if needed.
- Try to go to many sessions on talks in your area.
- Many sessions will have speakers cancel, so if you are planning to split up sessions between rooms keep that in mind.
- Try to talk to people before and after sessions about their talks.