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Welcome New Members!

  • 1.  Welcome New Members!

    Posted 25 days ago
    Edited by Jill Capello 5 days ago

    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 25 days ago

    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 24 days ago

    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 17 days ago
    Edited by Alireza Zarrinmehr 17 days ago

    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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  • 5.  RE: Welcome New Members!

    Posted 24 days ago

    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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  • 6.  RE: Welcome New Members!

    Posted 24 days ago

    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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  • 7.  RE: Welcome New Members!

    Posted 21 days ago

    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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  • 8.  RE: Welcome New Members!

    Posted 20 days ago
    Edited by Alberto Aparicio 20 days ago

    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.
    La Mesa CA
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  • 9.  RE: Welcome New Members!

    Posted 18 days ago

    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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  • 10.  RE: Welcome New Members!

    Posted 10 days ago

    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.
    La Mesa CA
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  • 11.  RE: Welcome New Members!

    Posted 17 days ago

    Welcome new members! I joined INFORMS earlier this year. I've been a volunteer leader in other organizations for over 20 years since I started my professional career as an engineer practicing analytics and it's been a rewarding experience. I looked for an organization relevant to analytics and INFORMS stood out to me. I'm looking forward to studying for the CAP next month and leveraging the certification to mentor professionals earlier in their career than I am. I encourage new members (experienced and inexperienced) to leverage networking opportunities and seek certification if your practice/career could benefit from it. Looking forward to meeting many of you face-to-face in the future!



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    Aaron Hussey
    Founder & CEO
    Integral Analytics, LLC
    Concord NC
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  • 12.  RE: Welcome New Members!

    Posted 17 days ago
    Welcome, Aaron! INFORMS is a good choice for an analytics professional, as you'll meet the finest experts around.  If you get a chance to go to a national or regional meeting, it will be well worth it. You don't have to present a paper to benefit.
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    Best Regards,
    Bruce Hartman PhD
    Email: bruce@ahartman.net 
    Mobile or Text: 510-710-3177
    Website: http://drbrucehartman.net/brucewebsite/





  • 13.  RE: Welcome New Members!

    Posted 10 days ago

    Welcome Aaron,

    I think you will find INFORMS a welcoming forum, and a venue to enrich your skills. If you want to be a mentor to others here, go to the menu item Mentor Match and establish a mentor profile. Good luck preparing for the CAP® exam. The CAP Study Guide has sample test questions and their correct answers that will not be on the actual exam.
    Another reference for the CAP® exam process can be found at
    https://www.certifiedanalytics.org/



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

    Posted 4 days ago

    Hi everyone, my name is David, a MSc Data science and Artificial intelligence student at Bournemouth University.

     I have worked as a radio planner (worked with telecom data) for years, and now I am back to school to dive deeper into data science and AI and their application in business. I am planning to create my data analytics company and I hope to build network with people in analytics, learn the best practice and the trends in the real business world.

    David Fitiana RAKOTOMANANJARA

    Chevening scholar



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    David Fitiana RAKOTOMANANJARA
    Bournemouth
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  • 15.  RE: Welcome New Members!

    Posted 3 days ago

    Hi David, 

    Welcome to INFORMS! I also transitioned into data analytics. Started in epidemiology and moved over to BI. If you get an opportunity, take a Business Writing for Technical Personnel course. This course helped me and will help you in future to write white papers and email to your audience. I learned the hard way that writing detailed technical and methodology-focused white papers did not sit well with C-suite executives. 



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    Alberto Aparicio
    Data Analyst
    Charitable Adult Rides & Services, Inc.
    La Mesa CA
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  • 16.  RE: Welcome New Members!

    Posted 2 days ago

    Hi Tracy,

    My name is Padmini Varanasi. I am an experienced (8 years) data analyst and predictive modeling in corporate IT in credit card processing.

    I am  currently looking for a job in ML field

    I am hoping to gain more knowledge from knowledgeable professional s here and grow my network. 

    I like to get an ACAP certificate and hoping to find more resources here.

    I like everything tropical except for the hot weather!



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    Padmini Varanasi
    W BLOOMFIELD MI
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