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Welcome New Members!

  • 1.  Welcome New Members!

    Posted 05-11-2023 11:19
    Edited by Jill Capello 05-31-2023 11:07

    We are excited to be welcoming new members to INFORMS all the time! Over two years ago, we started the original Welcome New Members thread. It now has so many replies that we hear the page is not loading properly and people can no longer post there. So, we're starting a new one here!

    This space is for you, new members. We invite you to say hello to your INFORMS network. Please tell us a little about yourself and what brought you to INFORMS.

    • Your name and a quick description of the work you do
    • What do you hope to gain as an INFORMS member?
    • A fun fact about you



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    Tracy Cahall
    Member Engagement Manager
    INFORMS
    Catonsville MD
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  • 2.  RE: Welcome New Members!

    Posted 05-11-2023 14:55

    Hi, Tracy.

    I am Eunhan Ka, a Ph.D. student at Purdue University.
    My research focuses on as follows: 

    1. Network Traffic Model: Modeling traffic dynamics in large-scale urban areas from physics-informed machine learning and mathematical traffic flow model
    2. Emerging Technologies for Intelligent Transportation Systems: Estimating traffic states (e.g., traffic density, speed, and traffic flow) under connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) environment

    I hope to build my network via INFORMS and get high-quality papers.
    Thanks.



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    Eunhan Ka
    Ph.D. Student
    Purdue University
    West Lafayette IN
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  • 3.  RE: Welcome New Members!

    Posted 05-12-2023 09:46

    Welcome new members - you will find INFORMS a great forum for learning.  I have been doing analytics for 50 years - I belong to the "before" times.  You represent the future.  If you are not familiar with the Edelman Competition - it is worth learning more about this.



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    Ken Fordyce
    director analytics without borders
    Arkieva
    Wilmington DE
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  • 4.  RE: Welcome New Members!

    Posted 05-24-2024 16:39

    Thank you Prof. Ken.



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    Olabode Adewoye
    Yaba
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  • 5.  RE: Welcome New Members!

    Posted 05-19-2023 10:50
    Edited by Alireza Zarrinmehr 05-19-2023 10:54

    Hello Eunhan,

    I am delighted to welcome you to our INFORMS community. We are thrilled to have you join us, particularly given your research focus at Purdue University, which is both innovative and exciting.




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    Alireza Zarrinmehr
    Research And Teaching Assistant
    Syracuse University
    Smyrna GA
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  • 6.  RE: Welcome New Members!

    Posted 07-16-2023 15:11

    Hi Eunhan,

    Welcome to INFORMS. I think you can make a worthwhile contribution in this profession.



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    Andrew Acosta
    Data Scientist
    Milesius Capital Resources LLC
    Chicago IL
    andrew@acm.org
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  • 7.  RE: Welcome New Members!

    Posted 05-24-2024 16:30

    Hello Dr. Eunhan, you are welcome to INFORMS. Surely, INFORMS will enhance your professional development.



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    Olabode Adewoye
    Yaba
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  • 8.  RE: Welcome New Members!

    Posted 05-12-2023 03:49

    Hello, Myself Vivek K Agrawal from one of central state of India. My works involves operation planning & management. I would like to learn & use MS / OR for use in my work. I am engineer by profession & love to travel & read books. 



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    Vivek Kumar Agrawal
    Ops
    Service
    Shahdol
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  • 9.  RE: Welcome New Members!

    Posted 05-12-2023 22:01

    Hi, Vivek. Glad that you are looking to INFORMS for MS/OR techniques. What type of operations planning do you do?



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    Bruce Hartman
    Professor
    University of St. Francis
    Tucson, AZ United States
    bruce@ahartman.net
    website:http://drbrucehartman.net/brucewebsite/
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  • 10.  RE: Welcome New Members!

    Posted 07-16-2023 15:16

    Hi Vivek,

    Welcome to INFORMS. If you reading about OR/MS I suggest these texts,

    • Wayne Winston, Operations Research: Applications and Algorithms.
    • Frederick S. Hillier, Introduction to Management Science: A Modeling and Case Studies Approach


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    Andrew Acosta
    Data Scientist
    Milesius Capital Resources LLC
    Chicago IL
    andrew@acm.org
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  • 11.  RE: Welcome New Members!

    Posted 05-15-2023 10:52

    Hello everyone.

    My name is Aderemi Ajayi (he/him/his), Process Operations Manager at AAVA Brands Manufacturing Nigeria.

    I hope to learn and grow my knowledge in analytics and data science.

    I love football, and the best football club in the world is Manchester United, I look forward to Manchester United winning the Premier League for the rest of my life…chuckle!



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    Aderemi Ajayi
    Process Operations Manager
    AAVA Brands Manufacturing Limited Nigeria
    Ijanikin
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  • 12.  RE: Welcome New Members!

    Posted 05-16-2023 17:40
    Edited by Alberto Aparicio 08-25-2023 09:59

    Hi Aderemi, 

    Welcome to INFORMS! What is your favorite data analytics tool or method? 

    I am not a soccer fan, but I have spent a considerable amount of time in Manchester. I look forward to seeing the Padres in the post-season! Fingers crossed. 



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    Alberto Aparicio
    Data Analyst
    Charitable Adult Rides & Services, Inc.
    San Diego
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  • 13.  RE: Welcome New Members!

    Posted 05-18-2023 11:21

    I am Gaffar Solihu,

    I work as a Population Health Analyst. My research in school focused on  Application of Deep Learning in Supply Chain (Newsvendor Model).

    I hope to introduce my Health System to conferences related to Decision Science and Health Analytics.
    I also hope to expand my network.

    Thank you.



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    Gaffar Solihu
    Raleigh NC
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  • 14.  RE: Welcome New Members!

    Posted 05-26-2023 12:05
    Edited by Alberto Aparicio 08-25-2023 09:59

    Hi Gaffar, welcome to INFORMS. I hope you find our (now yours as well) group as useful as I have found it. I started in epidemiology but made an about-face to business intelligence a couple years ago. I can guarantee you will expand your network here. I look forward to learning about how you are using deep learning in healthcare. 



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    Alberto Aparicio
    Data Analyst
    Charitable Adult Rides & Services, Inc.
    San Diego
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