Industrial Mathematics Workshop and Clinic: Collaboratively Tackling Emerging Problems in Industry

This workshop will invite representatives from companies in the areas of retail, transportation and logistics, sharing economy, and healthcare to share critical decision-making questions common to many modern businesses. In addition, the workshop will leverage the expertise of leading academic researchers in fields related to modeling and analytics, such as operations research, statistics, computer science, and economics. Questions to be addressed include those related to optimization, game theory, machine learning, applied probability, and control theory, as well as the use of data to assist in business decisions.

Program Outline

A three-day workshop will take place from July 24-26, 2017 and consist of presentations from leaders in industry and academia, with breakout sessions along the four application areas of interest. During the breakout sessions, representatives from industry will describe important problems (technical, operational, or business model-related) facing their companies and will outline opportunities for collaboration.

The workshop will be immediately followed by a two-and-a-half-week clinic, July 27 - August 11, 2017, an intensive, collaborative residency program that will coalesce around different problems sponsored by industry. During the clinic, participants will work in small groups formed during the workshop, while maintaining close contact with the corresponding industry sponsor, and continue working on these problems throughout the year.

Application

Applicants will need to indicate if they are applying to attend both the workshop and the clinic or the workshop only.