INFORMS Open Forum

Wagner Prize Competition in Atlanta

  • 1.  Wagner Prize Competition in Atlanta

    Posted 10-22-2025 21:32

    Hi everyone,

    If you are attending the INFORMS Annual Meeting in Atlanta, don't miss the final round of the Wagner Prize Competition! The 4 finalists will present their work on Sunday, October 26th, in two dedicated sessions:

    Daniel H. Wagner Prize (8:00 AM - 9:15 AM)

    • Analytics for Urban Bike Infrastructure Planning: A Multi-Year Collaboration with the City of Toronto

    Bo Lin, University of Toronto; Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, University of Toronto; Shoshanna Saxe, University of Toronto; Timothy Chan, University of Toronto.

    • Deepstock: Inventory Management with Policy Regularizations

    Will Ma, Columbia Business School; Xinru Hao, Taobao & Tmall Group; Jiaxi Liu, Sichuan University; Yaqi Xie, University of Chicago; Linwei Xin, Cornell University; Lei Cao, Taobao & Tmall Group; Yidong Zhang, Taobao & Tmall Group.

    Daniel H. Wagner Prize (11:00 AM - 12:15 PM)

    • Optimizing Multimodal Rideshare Pricing via Quasi-Convex Efficiency Objectives

    Sajjad Taghiyeh, Lyft Inc.; Hao Yi Ong, Lyft; Zeyad Kassem, Lyft.

    • Rebalancing and Pricing of near-Expiry Inventory in Online Grocery Retail

    Long He, George Washington University; Ziyuan Zhou, The George Washington University; Zhengling Qi, George Washington University; Guangrui Ma, Meituan Group; Yuanbo Peng, Meituan Group; Yushu Yao, Meituan Group; Zhongyi Zha, Meituan Group; Mingyong Zhao, Meituan Group; Zhenyu Zhuo, Meituan Group.

    Please spread the word about these sessions and hope to see you there!

    Best,

    Konstantina



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    Konstantina Mellou
    Principal Researcher
    Microsoft Research
    Redmond WA
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