10-Minute Flash Talk Competition

Holistic Robust Machine Learning and Data-Driven Decision-Making
Amine Bennouna, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Proactive capacity planning of transmission and redispatch of generation systems to prevent electricity supply disruptions
Seolhee Cho, Carnegie Mellon University
Pricing Strategies for Online Dating Platforms
Titing Cui, University of Pittsburgh
Optimal Adaptive Experimental Design of Inference of Average Treatment Effect
Vikas Deep, Northwestern University
A 4/3-Approximation Algorithm for Half-Integral Cycle Cut Instances of the TSP
Billy Jin, Cornell University
Nonprogressive Diffusion on Social Networks: Approximation and Applications
Yunduan Lin, University of California, Berkeley
Pricing under the Generalized Markov Chain Choice Model: Learning through Large-scale Click Behaviors
Mo Liu, University of California, Berkeley
High Probability Complexity Bounds for Adaptive Optimization Methods with Stochastic Oracles
Miaolan Xie, Cornell University
Estimate-Then-Optimize versus Integrated-Estimation-Optimization versus Sample Average Approximation: A Stochastic Dominance Perspective
Haofeng Zhang, Columbia University

Saturday, August 26th 1:00pm-2:30pm

Register here for the 10-minute flash talk competition!


Prizes, Rules, Judges, and Logistics

Prizes: Top 3 places will receive $100 each. These are determined by the judges. One fan favorite will win $100, voted on by the students.

Rules: Each participant will have 7 minutes to present their work. We will have 3 minutes for questions after each presentation. Each talk will receive scores from the judges. You may present using slides or the whiteboard.

Judges: Michael Hamilton, Sridhar R. Tayur, R. Ravi. The fan favorite will be voted on by students.

DEADLINE: August 9

Logistics: Provide powerpoint slides at least 1 week before the event. The slides can be emailed to vmpatil (atsign) andrew.cmu.edu

Accommodations can be provided for one night (August 25) if needed for accepted flash talk presenters. Hotel rooms will be shared with one other person. We cannot provide travel reimbursements.