August 25-26, 2023
Carnegie Mellon University
10-Minute Flash Talk Competition
Holistic Robust Machine Learning and Data-Driven Decision-Making
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Amine Bennouna, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Proactive capacity planning of transmission and redispatch of generation
systems to prevent electricity supply disruptions
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Seolhee Cho, Carnegie Mellon University
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Pricing Strategies for Online Dating Platforms
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Titing Cui, University of Pittsburgh
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Optimal Adaptive Experimental Design of Inference of Average Treatment
Effect
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Vikas Deep, Northwestern University
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A 4/3-Approximation Algorithm for Half-Integral Cycle Cut Instances of the TSP
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Billy Jin, Cornell University
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Nonprogressive Diffusion on Social Networks: Approximation and
Applications
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Yunduan Lin, University of California, Berkeley
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Pricing under the Generalized Markov Chain Choice Model: Learning
through Large-scale Click Behaviors
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Mo Liu, University of California, Berkeley
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High Probability Complexity Bounds for Adaptive Optimization Methods
with Stochastic Oracles
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Miaolan Xie, Cornell University
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Estimate-Then-Optimize versus Integrated-Estimation-Optimization versus
Sample Average Approximation: A Stochastic Dominance Perspective
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Haofeng Zhang, Columbia University
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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.