[Iefac.list] INFORMS Doing Good with Good OR Paper Competition

[Murat KURT]

CALL FOR APPLICATIONSFOR THE 2020 “DOING GOOD WITH GOOD OR” PAPER COMPETITION 

INFORMS is seeking applications for the 2020 Doing Goodwith Good OR student paper competition. 

The competition encourages student researchthat has practical focus and societal impact. The competition features the mostexciting projects performed by students in partnership with public and privateorganizations. Entries to the competition must have, or are likely to have, asignificant, verifiable and preferably quantifiable impact for the partnerorganization and the broader society. The projects might also strive to includeinnovation through theory and creative computational methods. The submissionrequirements, timeline and eligibility criteria are summarized below:

SubmissionRequirements

·       Nominationletter from the partner organization describing the practical aspects of the workand its importance to the partner organization and broader society. 

·       Nominationletter by an academic advisor describing the implementation and societal impactof the work. The letter from the academic advisor should also explain andelaborate on the portion of the work (including the project duration) solelycompleted by the student entrant(s) during the time they were enrolledfull-time in a degree-granting program (undergraduate or graduate). 

·       Upto three-page (excluding references/citations) summary document that describeswhat the entrants accomplished (focusing on the societal impact and thecentrality of the operations research and management science tools used).

·      600 character abstract of the work (including spaces)

Timelines:

The completed applications are due May 15, 2020. Finalists willbe announced by end of June 2020and asked to submit a full paper by September 2020. Finalists’ fullpapers (limited to a maximum of 30 pages) will describe the research problem, employedoperations research/management science tools and the outcomes. 

Eligibility Requirements:

·      Main contributor(s) must be a full-time student(s)(undergraduate or graduate) in a degree-granting program during the period inwhich the study was performed. Other contributors may include members of thepartner organization and faculty advisor(s)

·      The project submitted must not have won a prize or been afinalist in a previous Doing Good with Good OR student competition.

·      Study must have been completed within the last 3 years.

·      No student entrants can be a contributor on more than onesubmission to the competition.

Submissions should be uploaded online. Further details on the submission process, judging criteriaand the online application can be found at the link below.

Doing Good with Good OR - Application Process


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Doing Good with Good OR - Application Process

The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
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Sincerely,
Karthik Natarajan - University ofMinnesota




Murat Kurt - Bristol Myers Squibb

 

2020 Doing Good with Good OR CommitteeCo-Chairs




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