2019-2020

Various events planned by the Department of Operations and Decision Technologies in 2019–2020 that support professional development, provide networking opportunities and enrich educational experiences for our students and faculty.

Please contact odt@indiana.edu with any questions or for additional information.

Summer 2020

Date/Time	Event Title and Speakers
May 20 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.	The Past The Present, and the Future: Charting Emerging Research Themes in OM, DS/Analytics and IS Mark Ferguson, Dewey H. Johnson Professor, Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina Ramayya Krishnan, Dean, Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy and William W. and Ruth F. Cooper Professor of Management Science and Information Systems Rachna Shah, Professor of Supply Chain and Operations, Carlson School of Business, University of Minnesota Deb Dey, Marion B. Ingersoll Professor of Information Systems, Foster School of Business, University of Washington
June 10 9 a.m. to noon	AI and Machine Learning Colloquium Gah-Yi Ban, Assistant Professor of Management Science and Operations, London Business School Srikanth Jagabathula, Associate Professor of Information, Operations & Management Science, Leonard H. Stern School of Business, New York University Arun Rai, Regents’ Professor; J. Mack Robinson Chair of IT-Enabled Supply Chains and Process Innovation and James A. Harkins III Professor in Information Systems, Georgia State University Berkeley Dietvorst, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago
June 12 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.	How does Product Customization affect Consumer Returns: An Empirical Analysis Anupam Agarwal, Associate Professor, Texas A&M University
June 12 2:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.	Estimating the Value of Destination Disclosure: A Dynamic Structural Model in a Transportation Network Jinyang Zheng, Assistant Professor, Purdue University
June 12 2:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.	Estimating the Value of Destination Disclosure: A Dynamic Structural Model in a Transportation Network Jinyang Zheng, Assistant Professor, Purdue University
June 19 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.	Leaps in Innovation: The Bolt versus Bannister Effect in Algorithmic Tournaments Joel Wooten, Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina
June 19 2:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.	Retaining Customers after Fraudulent Transactions: The Importance of Blame Attribution in Service Recovery Sriram Somanchi, Assistant Professor, University of Notre Dame
June 26 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.	Advance Selling in Video Games Xuying Zhao, Associate Professor, University of Notre Dame
June 26 2:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.	Designing Demand Information Disclosure in the Presence of Capacity Constraints: A Large-Scale Randomized Field Experiment on a Matching Platform Nina Huang, Assistant Professor, Arizona State University
July 10 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.	Predictive 3D Printing Spare Parts in a World of IoT Yue Zhang, Assistant Professor, Penn State University
July 10 2:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.	Toward an Understanding of the Impact of Mixed Media Formats: An AI-Enabled Application and Empirical Study Xiao Liu, Assistant Professor, Arizona State University
July 17 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.	Does Transportation Mean Transplantation? Impact of New Airline Routes on Sharing of Cadaveric Kidneys Tinlong Dai, Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University
July 17 2:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.	How Users Drive Platform Value OR Fixes for Fake News Marshall Van Alstyne, Questrom Professor, Boston University
July 24 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.	Taming the Bell Curve in LED Production Anand Paul, Associate Professor, University of Florida
July 24 2:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.	The Impacts of Prediction Technologies on Relational Contracts Shai Vardi, Assistant Professor, Purdue University
July 31 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.	On People’s Queue-Joining Behavior Blair Flicker, Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina
July 31 2:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.	Network Centralization and Collective Adaptability to a Shifting Environment Jesse Shore, Assistant Professor, Boston University
August 7 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.	The Gatekeeper’s Dilemma: When Should I Transfer This Customer? Brett Hathaway, Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University
August 7 2:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.	Linking Hacker Exploits to Vulnerabilities for Proactive Cyber Threat Intelligence: An Explainable AI Approach Sagar Samtani, Assistant Professor and GT Scholar, Indiana University
August 14 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.	The Impact of Trade Credit Provision on Retail Inventory: An Empirical Investigation Using Synthetic Controls Chris Chen, Assistant Professor, Indiana University
August 14 2:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.	Impact of Own Brand Product Introduction Optimal Pricing Models for Platform and Incumbent Sellers Kenny Cheng, John B Higdon Eminent Scholar Chair, University of Florida

Date/Time	Event Title and Speakers	Location
January 24 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.	GT-IDEA Faculty Banquet	CG 3059/65
January 31 10:30 a.m. to noon	Excel Updates with Wayne Winston	HH 4000
February 12 5:30 to 7:15 p.m.	ODT Connect: Roundtable on “IoT-enabled Digital Experience” Matt Meier, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Whirlpool North America Peter Kirer, Manager, IoT Connected Technologies at Whirlpool Corporation RSVP	CG 1056
February 19 Noon to 1 p.m.	ODT Research Lunch Chewei Liu	CG 3059
February 19 5:30 to 7 p.m.	GT IDEA: Kelley Roundtable on “Long-termism: thinking sustainably about work and life” Geoff Cole, Senior Manager, Grant Thornton LLP RSVP	CG 1034
February 28 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.	Institute for Business Analytics Conference with theme on “Sensor-based Analytics” co-chaired by: Chris Fladung, VP Price & Promotion, Assortment & Space, and Supply Chain at 84.51˚ Michael King, President, Data Analytics Solutions at LHP Engineering Solutions Colin Thornburg, Sales Consultant at Tableau Software RSVP	HH 4016
February 28 10:30 a.m. to noon	Friday Seminar Research Speaker: Ramandeep Randhawa, Department Chair & Professor of Data Sciences and Operations, USC Marshall School of Business	HH 4000
March 6 10:30 a.m. to noon	Friday Seminar Research Speaker: Sasa Zorc, Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Darden School of Business	HH 4000
March 26 Noon to 1 p.m.	ODT Research Lunch Xiaoshan Peng	CG 1056
March 27 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.	Forum on Healthcare Analytics with the theme “Building a Successful Analytics Operating Model in Healthcare,” co-chaired by: Bob Draper, Sr Director, Lilly Bio-Medicines Forecasting, Eli Lilly & Company Gil Haugh, Director, Humana Gaurav Satpute, Managing Director, Deloitte RSVP	HH 4016
March 27 10:30 a.m. to noon	Friday Seminar Research Speaker: Toni Moreno, Sicupira Family Associate Professor in the Technology and Operations Management Unit, Harvard Business School	HH 4000
April 3 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.	GT IDEA: Kelley Conference	HH 4016
April 3	Institute for the Digital Enterprise Conference	TBD
April 8 5:30 to 7:15 p.m.	ODT Connect: Roundtable on “Future of Logistics Sally Miller, CIO, DHL	CG 1034
April 10 10:30 a.m. to noon	Friday Seminar Research Speaker: John Gray, Professor of Operations and Associate Director, Center for Operational Excellence, the Ohio State University	HH 4000
April 15 Noon to 1 p.m.	ODT Research Lunch Jane Tan	CG 3059
April 17	ODT Connect Day: Supply Chain Case Competition (X170)	Various Rooms; Kelley School of Business
April 17	ODT Connect Day: Faculty & Corporate Partner Lunch	HH 4016
April 29	ODT Department Semester Wrap-Up Meeting and Happy Hour	HH 4016
May 1	K303 Spring Data Analytics Challenge	TBD

Date/Time	Event Title and Speakers
July 14 & 15	ODT Summer Symposium Series: Emerging Research Themes in OM, DS & IS Dinner with Speakers Symposium
August 6 & 7	UiPath Training
August 8	SAS & SAS JMP Mini Workshop
August 13	ODT Faculty "Welcome Back" Meeting and Happy Hour
August 26	First Day of Classes
August 29	Seminar Speaker: Benedikt Brendel
September 5	Visit by Aarti Shah CIO Lilly
September 12 & 13	Transportation Board Case Competition
September 13	Research Roundtable: Gautam Pant (University of Iowa) & Bob Winkler (Duke)
September 18	GT IDEA: Kelley Roundtable
September 19	ODT Connect: Club Leaders' Event
September 20	ODT Connect: Career Fair
September 26	ODT Connect: Roundtable
September 26	TCW Corporate IT Roundtable
September 26 & 27	GT IDEA: O'Neill Conference and Case Comp
September 27	Research Roundtable: Sriram Narayanan & Bob Briggs
October 11	Research Roundtable: Dorothee Honhan & Hemant Bhargava
October 17	ODT Connect: K513 Data Analytics Challenge
November 1	IBA Forum on Finance Analytics
November 1	Research Method Workshop: Nachiketa Sahoo

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