INFORMS Service Science Section Best Paper Award Competitions
2026 INFORMS Annual Meeting (San Francisco, Nov 1–4, 2026)
Submission Deadline: May 31, 2026 (11:59 pm US Eastern Time)
The INFORMS Service Science Section invites submissions for its annual Best Paper Award Competitions, recognizing outstanding research contributions in service science.
Award Categories
Best Cluster Paper Award
Best Student Paper Award
Submission links:
Finalists will be invited to present in a dedicated award session at the 2026 INFORMS Annual Meeting. Selected papers may also be invited for fast-track consideration at the INFORMS journal Service Science.
Please refer to the attached document for detailed eligibility criteria, submission guidelines, and review process.
Contact Information
Best Cluster Paper Award
Guangwen Kong (Temple University) – guangwen.kong@temple.edu
Nan Kong (Purdue University) – nkong@purdue.edu
Best Student Paper Award
Sarah Yini Gao (Singapore Management University) – yngao@smu.edu.sg
Ricky Roet-Green (University of Rochester) – ricky.roet-green@simon.rochester.edu
Ruijie Zhang (ShanghaiTech University) – zhangrj1@shanghaitech.edu.cn
We look forward to your submissions!
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Sarah Yini Gao
Associate Professor
Singapore Management University
Singapore
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