Public Sector Operations Research Best Video Award

2024 Winner(s)

Winning material: Technology enabled agent-choice and uptake of social assistance programs

Purpose of the Award

The purpose of this award is to recognize creative efforts that showcase public sector operations research to a broad audience. Via this award, the Section aims to increase visibility about the impact of operations research in the public sector, grow the community through increased awareness and engagement, and distribute content that can be shared readily with students, prospective collaborators, and future beneficiaries.


Past Awardees

2024 Winner(s)
Rakesh Allu, Cornell University
Maya Ganesh , Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
Sarang Deo, Indian School of Business Sripad Devalkar, University of Michigan
2024 Finalist
Mahyar Eftekhar , Arizona State University
Karen Zheng, MIT
Lily (Xinming) Liu , MIT
Richard Boso , Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Yanhan (Savannah) Tang, Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University

Zoey Jiang, Carnegie Mellon University Alan A. Scheller-Wolf, Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University
2024 Honorable Mention
Vincent Slaugh, Carnegie Mellon University M. Utku Ünver , Boston College
Nils Olberg , University of Zurich
Sven Seuken , Cornell University
Ludwig Dierks , University of Illinois at Chicago
2023 Winner(s)
Akshaya Suresh, Yale School of Management Vahideh Manshadi, Yale School of Management
Scott Rodilitz, Yale School of Management
Daniela Saban, Stanford University