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INFORMS RMP Section Dissertation Award: Deadline extension until August 18th, 2017

  • 1.  INFORMS RMP Section Dissertation Award: Deadline extension until August 18th, 2017

    Posted 08-11-2017 00:21

    Dissertation Award


    The INFORMS Revenue Management and Pricing Section Dissertation Prize is awarded for the best doctoral dissertation in the field of pricing and revenue management written in English. The following criteria will be used in judging candidate dissertations:

    • Fundamental contribution and originality of the ideas or methods.
    • Practical importance or applicability in solving important real problems.
    • Clarity and excellence of the exposition.

    Eligible doctoral dissertations are those of which the dissertation defense took place between June 1, 2015, and May 31, 2017, inclusive. The dissertation should contain the date of the defense, or a letter of nomination from a dissertation supervisor should state the date of the defense. To be considered, a dissertation must be nominated by the dissertation supervisor(s) by August 11, 2017. EXTENDED UNTIL AUGUST 18TH, 2017.

    Whom to contact

    2017 Dissertation Award Committee Chair:
    Georgia Perakis
    Professor of Operations Research and Operations ManagementMIT Sloan
    30 Memorial Dr, Cambridge, MA 02142
    Email: georgiap@mit.edu

    Committee members: Rene Caldentey (Chicago Booth) and Ilan Lobel (NYU Stern).



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    Gustavo Vulcano
    Chair, INFORMS Revenue Management and Pricing Section
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