If you are interested in organizing a webinar, please contact:
INFORMS CTL Chair - Gabriela Gongora-Svartzman (Northeastern University)
g.gongorasvartzman@northeastern.edu
2025 Webinars
Future-Proofing Research & Teaching with Generative AI
Announcement: https://connect.informs.org/events/event-description?CalendarEventKey=ca88b213-71b3-4493-958c-0198f22ab99b&Home=%2fevents%2fcalendar
This panel will explore the exciting opportunities, pressing challenges, and potential risks of Generative AI across fields such as operations research, management science, analytics, and AI. We’ll dive into how this rapidly evolving technology is reshaping both teaching and research, while highlighting innovative frameworks for Generative AI–first course redesign and Generative AI–driven research programs.
Moderator: Jeffrey Camm, Inmar Presidential Chair in Analytics, Wake Forest University
Panelists:
- Ram Bala, Associate Professor, AI and Analytics, Santa Clara University
- Erin Trochim, Research Assistant Professor, University of Alaska Fairbanks
- Xiao (Shawn) Zhang, Assistant Professor, Saint Louis University
Webinar organizer: Graeme Warren, Johns Hopkins University
Reimagining Learning Outcomes, Assessment, and Engagement in GAI-Infused Courses
Announcement: https://connect.informs.org/events/event-description?CalendarEventKey=2b536e81-0337-40e3-9acd-019a4a84c94f&Home=%2fevents%2fcalendar>
Generative AI is reshaping the way students learn, engage, and demonstrate mastery. This panel will explore how forward-thinking educators are reimagining learning outcomes, assessments, and classroom engagement strategies to align with this new reality. Hear from leaders in education and innovation as they share practical approaches to driving deeper learning and real-world skill building in GAI-infused courses.
Moderator: Minghong Xu (Carey Business School)
Panelists:
Webinar organizer: Graeme Warren, Johns Hopkins University.