San Francisco Bay Area Chapter Presents: Bridging GenAI and OR – From Theory to Production

Tech Talk: GenAI and OR in Production

📅 Date & Time: Friday, March 27, 2026 · 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PT
📍 Location: Online (Zoom link shared with registered attendees)
🔗 Register: Meetup Registration

Hosted by:

INFORMS San Francisco Chapter

Speakers:

Dr. David Simchi-Levi

• William Barton Rogers Chair Professor at MIT (Retired)

• Director, MIT Data Science Lab

• Distinguished Professor, Purdue University

• Member, National Academy of Engineering

Anastasia Moskovchenko

• Head of Product, RepRally

• Ex Product Trends, Phillips

Event Description:

The rise of Large Language Models (LLMs) presents a unique opportunity for the Operations Research community. While GenAI excels at handling unstructured data, OR remains the gold standard for optimization and decision-making under constraints.

This Tech Talk focuses on the practical integration of GenAI and OR in production environments, highlighting what is being built today. Key topics include:

• Using LLMs to formulate OR problems

• Algorithmic resource allocation for model deployment

• Case studies in manufacturing and complex systems

Agenda:

• 2:00 – 2:05 PM: Welcome

• 2:05 – 2:35 PM: Dr. David Simchi-Levi

• 2:35 – 3:05 PM: Anastasia Moskovchenko

• 3:05 – 3:30 PM: Discussion & Q&A

Why Attend:

Hear from leading experts on how GenAI and OR work together to create production-ready solutions. Learn how theory is being applied to real-world challenges in supply chains, manufacturing, and other complex systems.

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