Dear Colleagues:
Please be reminded that the 2025 Canadian Operational Research Society (CORS) Health Care Operational Research (HCOR) SIG Micro-Event will be held at 1-2pm EST, on Tuesday, January 21 2025. This micro-event will be an online zoom seminar co-presented by Dr. Michael Abramoff and Dr. Tinglong Dai. You are cordially invited to attend this event by registering at
https://bit.ly/MedAI25
A zoom link will be sent to the registered emails quickly this week. Please refer to the following for details about the online seminar.
Title: Medical A.I. Revolution: Research Opportunities for OR/MS Scholars
Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI) is set to revolutionize healthcare delivery globally, offering unprecedented opportunities for operations research and management science (OR/MS) researchers. As AI becomes embedded in healthcare workflows, it will not only reshape how care is delivered but also challenge the traditional models used to analyze healthcare systems. This talk, featuring Dr. Michael Abramoff, inventor of the first FDA-cleared autonomous AI system, and Dr. Tinglong Dai, a leading Johns Hopkins expert in medical AI, will explore the emerging research opportunities for OR/MS scholars in response to AI's integration into healthcare. We will highlight the need for new models that can guide the rapid evolution of healthcare practices, assess productivity improvements, and address disparities in access to care. Also, AI's potential to learn and adapt presents opportunities to develop models for real-time decision-making, but these systems must undergo rigorous development, validation, and approval processes. We will also discuss the regulatory and reimbursement challenges that AI in healthcare faces, opening the door for OR/MS researchers to contribute solutions to these key barriers.
Bio of Speakers:
Michael D. Abramoff, MD, PhD, is a fellowship-trained retina specialist, computer scientist and entrepreneur. Dr. Abramoff is the Robert C. Watzke, MD Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Iowa, with a joint appointment in the College of Engineering. He is Founder and Executive Chairman of Digital Diagnostics, the autonomous AI diagnostics company that was the first in any field of medicine to get FDA clearance for an autonomous AI. He is the author of over 400 peer-reviewed publications, he has been cited over 50,000 times, and is the inventor on 25 issued patents.
Tinglong Dai, PhD, is Ferrari Professor of Business at Johns Hopkins University, where he co-directs the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Cluster on Global Advances in Medical Artificial Intelligence. Named one of the World's Top 40-Under-40 Business School Professors by Poets & Quants, Dr. Dai is a sought-after expert featured in major media outlets, including Bloomberg, CNN, NPR, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times. Dr. Dai serves as Vice President of Marketing, Communication, and Outreach for INFORMS. He is an Associate Editor for Management Science, MSOM, POM, and npj Digital Medicine, etc.
We look forward to seeing you (online). Thank you!
Yichuan Ding
Vice President of Health Care Operational Research SIG, CORS
Associate Professor; Desautels Faculty Scholar
McGill University