Dear colleagues,
The Minority Issues Forum is delighted to announce the third research webinar of our 2023 Summer Series! This webinar series features 20-minute presentations on various research topics, highlighting the experiences of individuals from academia or industry within the INFORMS community, particularly from minorities and underrepresented groups.
Our upcoming webinar will discuss “Research Talks on Optimizing Nonprofit Organizations and Electric Vehicle Fleet Charging Operations.” We are honored to have two exceptional panelists, Mariana Escallon Barrios, Ph.D. Candidate at Northwestern University, and Ehsan Mahyari, Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Alabama, who will share their expertise and insights.
Mark your calendars for July 28, 2023, from 1 to 2pm Eastern Time, and join us for an engaging discussion during this enlightening webinar.
Please join us by registering using the following link: https://tinyurl.com/MIFSummer2023-3
Also, please check out the agenda of the webinar:
1:00-1:05pm: Welcome and Introductions.
1:05-1:25pm: Mariana Escallon Barrios, “Closing the supply-demand gap: Scheduling policies for volunteer organizations”
1:25-1:30pm: Q/A
1:30-1:50pm: Ehsan Mahyari, “Sequential Decision-Making Analytics, with a focus on Managing Electric Vehicle Fleet Charging”
1:50-1:55pm: Q/A
1:55-2:00pm: Concluding remarks
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Sofía Pérez-Guzmán
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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