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Undergraduate Research Poster Presentation at The 20th INFORMS Workshop on Data Mining and Decision Analytics (DMDA Workshop)</div>
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The Data Mining Society (DMS) of INFORMS invites undergraduate students who are engaged in data mining and decision analytics research to showcase their work at the
<i>The 20th INFORMS Workshop on Data Mining and Decision Analytics</i> (DMDA Workshop)<i>
</i>to be held on October 25, 2025 in Atlanta, GA. This event aims to provide a forum for the exchange of high-quality research relevant to DMS, promote the participation of excellent undergraduate researchers and recognize their achievements, and provide an
opportunity for networking with other outstanding researchers, academics, and professionals in the area.</div>
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Complimentary registration to the DMDA Workshop will be provided to the primary presenter of an accepted poster. In addition, two outstanding applicants will be selected to receive a $500 travel grant from the Data Mining Society. The travel grant awardees
will be recognized at the Data Mining Society Business Meeting held on Sunday, October 26 from 6:30 - 7:30 PM at the 2025 INFORMS Annual Meeting.</div>
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Eligibility Requirements:</div>
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* Applicants must be undergraduate students at the time of submission. </div>
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* żApplicants are required to submit a research poster<span style="font-weight: 700;">
</span>to the workshop committee by October 3, 2025, 11:59 PM, (Eastern time). The selection of the participants will be based on the evaluation of the poster. The poster must be original work conducted primarily by the undergraduate student.</div>
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* Registration for the 2025 INFORMS Annual Meeting and the DMDA Workshop are required upon acceptance. The registration fee for the DMDA Workshop will be waived for the primary (undergraduate) presenter of an accepted poster. Please note that acceptance is
not required to attend either the 2025 INFORMS Annual Meeting or the DMDA Workshop.</div>
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* To be eligible for complimentary registration and the travel award, selected applicants must confirm that they will be presenting their poster in-person at the DMDA Workshop.</div>
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* The student submitting their work must confirm that approval has been gained from all collaborators/mentors involved in the research work.</div>
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Submission Guidelines:</div>
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Prospective participants should submit an interest & submission form (note that a PDF of the poster will be needed to complete the form): </div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Link to submission form: </span><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u><a style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA70c63409-a302-2c66-7599-d50b7ec0d353" href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSeLMbnDbn2cACgHX_TPkYg23pu6bnSZAZtK7lRsOT2XW1KwiQ%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Ddialog&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C13e1567d92ac4070ea9308ddf6fc260e%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638938285193721719%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=09eod5zX43UouTOIA3EQUkpevxhoYnoWgtdUj9U2zig%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeLMbnDbn2cACgHX_TPkYg23pu6bnSZAZtK7lRsOT2XW1KwiQ/viewform?usp=dialog">Interest
& Submission Form</a></u></span></div>
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Key Dates:</div>
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* October 3: Deadline to submit</div>
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* October 8: Notification of posters selected for presentation and travel grants</div>
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* October 18: Deadline to register for the DMDA Workshop</div>
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* October 25: Poster presentations at the DMDA Workshop</div>
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* October 26 (6:30-7:30PM): Announcement of travel grant awardees at the DMS Business Meeting, held during the 2025 INFORMS Annual Meeting</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Link to DMDA Workshop: </span><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u><a style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnkOWAa6b18ae9-9d5e-d0e3-a3b1-02545b82de23" href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fview%2Fdmdaworkshop2025%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C13e1567d92ac4070ea9308ddf6fc260e%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638938285193732660%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=rKwomOzCHhjze4eMWuAOB%2BxFI4tJbofTyYBO2akElW4%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://sites.google.com/view/dmdaworkshop2025/">2025
DMDA Workshop</a></u></span></div>
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If you have any questions, please contact the co-chairs of the DMDA Workshop:</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Hadis Anahideh (</span><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u><a style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA20c69dab-a513-4d9d-5eb6-ece3a0e103f5" href="mailto:hadis@uic.edu">hadis@uic.edu</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">),
University of Illinois Chicago</span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Adam Meyers (</span><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u><a style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAb537a82d-f92c-f2c2-c1dc-cea72f589f2b" href="mailto:axm8336@miami.edu">axm8336@miami.edu</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">),
University of Miami</span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Hairong Wang (</span><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u><a style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA71e34a02-fbd5-6235-a0b6-ea4b17d9132a" href="mailto:hairong.wang@austin.utexas.edu">hairong.wang@austin.utexas.edu</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">),
University of Texas at Austin</span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Jiachang Liu (</span><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u><a style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA2382e636-4b7c-a0b9-95a7-4f8d72462dae" href="mailto:jiachang.liu@cornell.edu">jiachang.liu@cornell.edu</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">),
Cornell University</span></div>
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