Department of Management Sciences hosted the 10th POMS-HK International Jan 5 to 6, 2019. The conference, themed with “Operations Excellence for a Better World” welcomed over 400 participants from over 14 countries and regions, a record high for this annual event. Prof. Way Kuo, President of City University of Hong Kong, and Prof. George Shanthikumar, Immediate Past President of Production and Operations Management Society, delivered the welcome speech and opening remarks. The conference was featured with three fabulous keynote speeches by Prof. Jonh Birge, Prof Max Shen and Prof. Zizhuo Wang. To celebrate the 10th anniversary, the organizer also introduced the first Career Fair of the conference, which was fully booked by employers and job candidates.
John R. Birge earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Princeton University in 1977 and a master's degree and a PhD in operations research from Stanford University in 1979 and 1980, respectively. He joined the Chicago Booth faculty in 2004. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, the Mathematical Programming Society, the Mathematical Association of America, and Sigma Xi. Birge studies mathematical modeling of systems under uncertainty, especially for maximizing operational and financial goals using the methodologies of stochastic programming and large-scale optimization. He is currently serving as the Editor-in-Chief of Operations Research.
John R. Birge earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Princeton University in 1977 and a master's degree and a PhD in operations research from Stanford University in 1979 and 1980, respectively. He joined the Chicago Booth faculty in 2004. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, the Mathematical Programming Society, the Mathematical Association of America, and Sigma Xi. Birge studies mathematical modeling of systems under uncertainty, especially for maximizing operational and financial goals using the methodologies of stochastic programming and large-scale optimization. He is currently serving as the Editor-in-Chief of Operations Research.
John R. Birge earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Princeton University in 1977 and a master's degree and a PhD in operations research from Stanford University in 1979 and 1980, respectively. He joined the Chicago Booth faculty in 2004. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, the Mathematical Programming Society, the Mathematical Association of America, and Sigma Xi. Birge studies mathematical modeling of systems under uncertainty, especially for maximizing operational and financial goals using the methodologies of stochastic programming and large-scale optimization. He is currently serving as the Editor-in-Chief of Operations Research.