The academy recognized 88 distinguished scientists and scholars, including James Cochran, in its 2023 and 2024 classes, honoring their dedication to scientific excellence and contributions to research that addresses Africa’s challenges.
INFORMS
Submissions Sought for Daniel H. Wagner Prize
The Daniel H. Wagner Prize for Excellence in the Practice of Advanced Analytics and Operations Research is awarded annually by INFORMS to recognize and reward quality and coherence of analysis used in practice.
ASA, INFORMS Lead Webinar on Data Literacy
The webinar, aimed at congressional staffers, was hosted by the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, known as INFORMS, and moderated by INFORMS Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer Jeff Cohen.
People News for December 2021
See what ASA members have been up to lately in the December 2021 People News update.
INFORMS Student Paper Prize Applicants Sought
The INFORMS Optimization Society Student Paper Prize recognizes papers by promising students who are looking for an academic or industrial career. The award includes a cash prize of $3,000 and a citation certificate.
Cynthia Rudin
Cynthia Rudin became interested in machine learning because she wanted to predict the future. She is now associate professor of computer science, electrical and computer engineering, and statistics at Duke University and directs the Prediction Analysis Lab. In 2015, she was named one of the “Top 40 Under 40” by Poets and Quants and one of the 12 most impressive professors at MIT by Businessinsider.com.
People News January 2019
Awards, honors, and other news about ASA members for January 2019