INFORMS Open Forum

We are happy to announce the finalists for the 2021 MSOM Student Paper Prize, who have been selected out of a very strong pool of submissions. They are the following, in alphabetical order:

1. Achraf Bahamou (Columbia) for "Optimal Pricing with a Single Point"
2. Esmaeil Keyvanshokooh (University of Michigan) for "Contextual Learning with Online Convex Optimization"
3. Manqi Li (University of Michigan) for "How Does Telemedicine Shape Physician's Practice in Mental Health?"
4. Jon Myeong Lim (Wharton) for "Searching for the Best Yardstick: Cost of Quality Improvements in the U.S. Hospital Industry"
5. Scott Rodilitz (Yale SOM) for "Online Policies for Efficient Volunteer Crowdsourcing"
6. Nian Si (Stanford) for "Distributionally Robust Batch Contextual Bandits"

The committee would like to thank all the students who submitted their work and congratulate the six finalists!

The finalists will present their work during two special sessions at INFORMS, SC04 and SD04, both on Sunday October 24th. The winners will be announced and awarded at the MSOM business meeting at INFORMS. 

Best,

Vishal, Karen and Florin (2021 MSOM Student Paper Prize Committee)