INFORMS Chicago Chapter is pleased to host a webinar by Dr. Sheldon Jacobson on Friday June 26 from 11am - 12pm CDT. We would like to invite you to join us as Dr. Jacobson will share his perspective of risk-based thinking in the COVID-19 pandemic.Register here.Title: Risk-Based Thinking in a COVID-19 World
Abstract:The SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic has impacted every facet of our lives. This talk focuses on risk-based concepts that can help us mitigate risk associated with the pandemic. Examples using aviation security and community reopening are discussed to illustrate these points.Speaker: Dr. Sheldon Jacobson
Founder Professor of Computer Science
Department of Computer Science, University of IllinoisSheldon H. Jacobson is a Founder Professor of Computer Science at the University of Illinois. He has a B.Sc. and M.Sc. (both in Mathematics) from McGill University, and a M.S. and Ph.D. (both in Operations Research) from Cornell University. From 2012-2014, he was on leave from the University of Illinois, serving as a Program Director at the National Science Foundation. His research interests span theory and practice, covering decision-making under uncertainty and optimization-based artificial intelligence, with applications in aviation security, public policy, public health, and sports. He has been recognized by numerous awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, the IISE David F. Baker Distinguished Research Award, and the INFORMS Impact Prize. He is a fellow of AAAS, IISE and INFORMS. He serves as the Founding Director for the Institute for Computational Redistricting (ICOR), http://redistricting.cs.illinois.edu.------------------------------
Ziteng Wang
Assistant Professor
Northern Illinois Universtiy
DeKalb IL
zwang3@niu.edu------------------------------