YinzOR is a single-track conference that brings together students studying operations research and related fields to facilitate interaction and collaboration with peers. YinzOR came into existence in 2017, when [Aleksandr...
A lot of great things happened in 2016 at CMU INFORMS. Since we already compiled all of that for the annual report to INFORMS, we are sharing it publicly in...
A great deal has happened since 2015 at CMU INFORMS. The chapter debuted on big events, became widely known by the MBA student body, and got further faculty support.
Our annual report to INFORMS was due yesterday. What a year! After compiling everything we did, it would be a waste not to share it more publicly. Except for the...
On October 7th, before the 2024 INFORMS Annual Meeting in Seattle, we hosted a practice talk session with the UPitt INFORMS Student Chapter. Those who planned to give a talk...
On November 3rd, we had our second outreach event at the Woolslair Elementary School and had the opportunity to introduce “Operations Research” through math-related games to 5th grade students! Anthony...
On October 25th, we had our first outreach event at the Jewish Community Center and introduced “Operations Research” and “Operations Management” to the community members. We talked about the problems...
On October 12th, four days before the 2023 INFORMS Annual Meeting in Phoenix, we hosted a practice talk session with the UPitt INFORMS Student Chapter. Those who planned to give...
We held a brand new event called optimization software tutORial on December 5th. Tom, the esteemed webmaster of our student chapter, gave a presentation on different algebraic modeling languages (such...
On Oct 12, four days before the 2022 INFORMS Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, the CMU INFORMS student chapter hosted a practice talk session. Those who planned to speak at INFORMS...
The CMU INFORMS Chapter hosted three alumni currently working with the Amazon Modeling and Optimization (MOP) Group. Dr. Amitabh Sinha was a tenured professor of Operations at Michigan Ross and...
Dr. Nock is an Assistant Professor of Engineering & Public Policy and Civil & Environmental Engineering at CMU. She received her PhD in IEOR in 2019 from UMass Amherst, and...
Our main tradition, the Monday Discussion Dinners (MDD) begun in 2015 thanks to [Tarek Elgindy]. Tarek felt that students were often unaware of each other’s work and led the first...
On October 7th, before the 2024 INFORMS Annual Meeting in Seattle, we hosted a practice talk session with the UPitt INFORMS Student Chapter. Those who planned to give a talk...
On November 3rd, we had our second outreach event at the Woolslair Elementary School and had the opportunity to introduce “Operations Research” through math-related games to 5th grade students! Anthony...
On October 25th, we had our first outreach event at the Jewish Community Center and introduced “Operations Research” and “Operations Management” to the community members. We talked about the problems...
On October 12th, four days before the 2023 INFORMS Annual Meeting in Phoenix, we hosted a practice talk session with the UPitt INFORMS Student Chapter. Those who planned to give...
On Oct 12, four days before the 2022 INFORMS Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, the CMU INFORMS student chapter hosted a practice talk session. Those who planned to speak at INFORMS...
Our main tradition, the Monday Discussion Dinners (MDD) begun in 2015 thanks to [Tarek Elgindy]. Tarek felt that students were often unaware of each other’s work and led the first...
On October 7th, before the 2024 INFORMS Annual Meeting in Seattle, we hosted a practice talk session with the UPitt INFORMS Student Chapter. Those who planned to give a talk...
The INFORMS Student Chapter at Carnegie Mellon University hosted YinzOR 2024 on August 23-24 at Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University. This year’s conference was gently sponsored by Hexaly....
The INFORMS Seminar at Tepper was a vibrant confluence of ideas and innovations, thanks to the insights shared by the distinguished Tuomas Sandholm. Sandholm, an authority in artificial intelligence, game...
On November 3rd, we had our second outreach event at the Woolslair Elementary School and had the opportunity to introduce “Operations Research” through math-related games to 5th grade students! Anthony...
On October 12th, four days before the 2023 INFORMS Annual Meeting in Phoenix, we hosted a practice talk session with the UPitt INFORMS Student Chapter. Those who planned to give...
Hey there, Optimization enthusiasts! Buckle up for a whirlwind recap of the 6th annual YinzOR Student Conference, a two-day intellectual extravaganza hosted by the CMU INFORMS Student Chapter. Taking place...
On May 02, after the last day of the spring semester, we hosted an event called ‘What’s the PhDeal?’ The event aimed to provide information to undergraduate and master’s students...
We hosted our CMU INFORMS Student Chapter Seminar on March 22 , where in each seminar we invite a speaker in related field to talk about his/her research. This time...
On Oct 12, four days before the 2022 INFORMS Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, the CMU INFORMS student chapter hosted a practice talk session. Those who planned to speak at INFORMS...
After one year of postponement and one year of virtual conference due to Covid, the CMU INFORMS Student Chapter was very excited to host the 5th YinzOR Conference in person....
The CMU INFORMS Chapter hosted three alumni currently working with the Amazon Modeling and Optimization (MOP) Group. Dr. Amitabh Sinha was a tenured professor of Operations at Michigan Ross and...
The American winner-take-all congressional district system empowers politicians to engineer electoral outcomes by manipulating district boundaries. To date, computational solutions mostly focus on drawing unbiased maps by ignoring political and...
Chris Villi has worked at FedEx Ground over the past 21 years. Chris currently holds the role of Operations Research Principal - providing technical leadership surrounding coordination of OR efforts,...
The CMU INFORMS Chapter met up with the University of Pittsburgh INFORMS Chapter to go Ice Skating at the PPG Ice Skating Rink in downtown Pittsburgh. We went around the...
The CMU INFORMS chapter podcast Optimizing You has published its second episode that can be found on Spotify. On this episode, PhD student Anthony Karahalios interviews Dr. Andrew Li. We...
The CMU INFORMS chapter has started a podcast called Optimizing You that can be found on Spotify. On the podcast, PhD student Anthony Karahalios interviews professors and professionals about Operations...
INFORMS Practice Session with Pittsburgh Professionals The 2021 INFORMS annual conference approaches, and many students from CMU will be attending to present their work! In collaboration with the Pittsburgh INFORMS...
The 2021 YinzOR Student Conference, the 4th YinzOR Conference, was hosted virtually on August 28th by co-chairs Mik Zlatin and Tom Krumpolc. The conference provided an opportunity for students whose...
The Women in Academia panel and discussion took place on the evening of December 11th, 2020. We were honored to have four female scholars with diverse backgrounds as the panelists:...
On the evening of February 5, 2020, we were pleased to invite three PhD entrepreneurs for a panel discussion to share their journey from PhD to entrepreneurship. The panel had...
The CMU INFORMS Student Chapter, jointly with Tepper OM Group, hosted Prof. [Kris Ferreira], Assistant Professor at Harvard Business School on Nov 8 2019. In her research, Prof. Ferreira draws...
The CMU INFORMS Student Chapter hosted Kermit Threatte, Operations Research Director of Wayfair, to give a presentation on how Wayfair practices OR in warehousing, inventory management and transportation. We invited...
As a part of the Industry Leaders in Analytics seminar series, the CMU INFORMS Student Chapter had the honor of hosting [David Bergman]. David received his PhD from the ACO...
The “speaker series” is one of our oldest, yet most well-received event series. Martin Barkman, the Vice President in SAP’s Extended Supply Chain Management Organization, was our second invited speaker...
In October 2017, during the vist of Prof. [Margaret Brandeau], we had an informal tea gathering to discuss the obstacles / inequalities that a woman might face in her academic...
CMU INFORMS partners with other student organizations, such as the Tepper MBA Consulting Club and the Tepper MBA Data Analytics Club to bring in industry leaders in operations research and...
Academic Seminars & Review Sessions
We have hosted academic talks thanks to the sponsorship of the Tepper School of Business and the INFORMS Speakers Program, most recently including:
CMU INFORMS won the Magna cum Laude award in the INFORMS Student Chapter Annual Award ceremony at the 2019 INFORMS Annual Meeting in Seattle, WA. This is the forth year...
CMU INFORMS won its first Student Chapter Annual Award at the 2016 INFORMS Annual Meeting in Nashville, TN. Along with the student chapter from Northwestern University, CMU INFORMS achieved the...
On October 7th, before the 2024 INFORMS Annual Meeting in Seattle, we hosted a practice talk session with the UPitt INFORMS Student Chapter. Those who planned to give a talk...
On October 1st, we had our first game night of the semester, where we also had the chance to catch up. As one of our traditions, we played the Secret...
Our cherished ice skating tradition rolled on! This January, CMU’s INFORMS chapter once again graced the ice at PPG Rink, marking another chapter in our beloved annual gathering. With a...
On November 3rd, we had our second outreach event at the Woolslair Elementary School and had the opportunity to introduce “Operations Research” through math-related games to 5th grade students! Anthony...
On October 25th, we had our first outreach event at the Jewish Community Center and introduced “Operations Research” and “Operations Management” to the community members. We talked about the problems...
On October 12th, four days before the 2023 INFORMS Annual Meeting in Phoenix, we hosted a practice talk session with the UPitt INFORMS Student Chapter. Those who planned to give...
On September 15th, we had our first game night of the semester, and it was a memorable one. Among the games we enjoyed, Connect Four stood out—not for its traditional...
On May 9th 2023, right after all the final exams, we hosted the annual CMU INFORMS student chapter end of the year BBQ. This year we booked a shelter in...
On March 1st, we again hosted a board game night for the first time this semester. Many thanks to Professor Gérard Cornuéjols for sponsoring the event. We appreciate his continued...
Right after our ice-skating event, everyone was so obsessed with outdoor events. To have more fun before winter is gone, we went for skiing at seven springs on Saturday, Feb...
It is officially a tradition! The CMU INFORMS student Chapter and the University of Pittsburgh INFORMS student Chapter went to ice skating at the PPG Ice Skating Rink in downtown...
Elena Gerstmann, the Executive Director of INFORMS, and Mary Magrogan, the Director of Recognition and Development, visited our student chapter! Elena and Mary brought Berger cookies to celebrate the student...
On December 16th, our beloved student chapter president Anthony (finally) gave his summer paper presentation on column generation. Great talk and nice jokes. Congratulations Anthony! To celebrate, we went to...
We held a brand new event called optimization software tutORial on December 5th. Tom, the esteemed webmaster of our student chapter, gave a presentation on different algebraic modeling languages (such...
We had everyone’s favorite event-the board game night-for the first time this semester on Oct 25. It was right after INFORMS and the fall break, a perfect time as mini...
On Oct 12, four days before the 2022 INFORMS Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, the CMU INFORMS student chapter hosted a practice talk session. Those who planned to speak at INFORMS...
INFORMS Movie Night: The French Dispatch At a mid-semester time, the treasurer of the chapter, Neha., organized a special event ‘Movie Night!’ in the evening of November 8, to help...
INFORMS Practice Session with Pittsburgh Professionals The 2021 INFORMS annual conference approaches, and many students from CMU will be attending to present their work! In collaboration with the Pittsburgh INFORMS...
In the evening of October 17, the chapter president, [Mik][Mik Zlatin], hosted chapter members and their guests for a social gathering. Nearly 20 people attended the event. We enjoyed fun...
The Women in Academia panel and discussion took place on the evening of December 11th, 2020. We were honored to have four female scholars with diverse backgrounds as the panelists:...
Our chapter won the 2019 Student Chapter Annual Award at the Magna cum laude level. The award was given out based on chapter communications, special events & initiatives, community service,...
Due to popular demand, INFORMS virtual game night returns! On insert date, the INFORMS students met up once again on Zoom room to take a break from research and play...
It goes without saying that 2020 brought with it a whole new deal of challenges that changed our routines and expectations. Fortunately, through quick action and ingenuity, the essential parts...
On its way to become a tradition, CMU and University of Pittsburgh INFORMS Student Chapters went for ice-skating to MassMutual Pittsburgh Ice Rink at PPG Place in downtown Pittsburgh. It...
We continue to be creative with our happy hours with University of Pittsburgh Student Chapter and this time both chapters gathered at Games’N At arcade gaming center in South Side...
Following our tradition, we organized our annual picnic to farewell our graduating senior officers, spend some good time before the summer break as a student chapter, and announce the results...
Even though academia is the main intermediary that put this chapter together, what we have in common is far beyond the papers of journals. We strongly believe that moving image...
As a part of the Industry Leaders in Analytics seminar series, the CMU INFORMS Student Chapter had the honor of hosting [David Bergman]. David received his PhD from the ACO...
We made a fun change in our happy hours with University of Pittsburgh INFORMS Student Chapter this semester and went for ice-skating to MassMutual Pittsburgh Ice Rink at PPG Place...
At the end of each academic year, we organize our annual picnic to farewell our graduating senior officers, spend some good time before the summer break as a student chapter,...
In October 2017, during the vist of Prof. [Margaret Brandeau], we had an informal tea gathering to discuss the obstacles / inequalities that a woman might face in her academic...
The INFORMS Student Chapter at Carnegie Mellon University hosted YinzOR 2024 on August 23-24 at Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University. This year’s conference was gently sponsored by Hexaly....
Hey there, Optimization enthusiasts! Buckle up for a whirlwind recap of the 6th annual YinzOR Student Conference, a two-day intellectual extravaganza hosted by the CMU INFORMS Student Chapter. Taking place...
After one year of postponement and one year of virtual conference due to Covid, the CMU INFORMS Student Chapter was very excited to host the 5th YinzOR Conference in person....
The INFORMS Student Chapter at Carnegie Mellon University hosted YinzOR 2019 on August 23-24 at Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University. This year’s conference attracted many sponsors which enabled...
The INFORMS Student Chapter at Carnegie Mellon University hosted on August 24-25 at Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University. The conference, sponsored by and , consisted of three featured...
The INFORMS student chapter at Carnegie Mellon held the first YinzOR Student Conference on August 26th to 27th. The name of the conference combines the acronym for Operations Research with...
We introduce the logo for the CMU INFORMS Student Chapter. The logo is designed by our alumnus, [Christian Tjandraatmadja]. The principal component of the logo is the CMU Tartan square....
