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COSMOS at INFORMS

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COSMOS at INFORMS

The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) held its Annual Meeting on October 15-19, 2022 at Indianapolis, Indiana.  Over 6,000 were in attendance.  Faculty and current students from the Center on Stochastic Modeling, Optimization, & Statistics (COSMOS) joined COSMOS alumni and friends at a reunion lunch in the JW Marriott.  COSMOS faculty and students chaired 12 sessions, and COSMOS research was presented in 20 technical talks.  One session brought together four generations of female researchers: Dr. Christine Shoemaker, who was COSMOS Director Victoria Chen’s mentor at Cornell University, Dr. Chen, COSMOS alumna Dr. Hadis Anahideh, and Ph.D. student Nazanin Nezami, who is currently working with Dr. Anahideh at the University of Illinois Chicago.  Dr. Chen also participated on a panel discussing best practices for diversity, equity, and inclusion at universities.

Dr. Christine Shoemaker, who was COSMOS Director Victoria Chen’s mentor at Cornell University, Dr. Chen, COSMOS alumna Dr. Hadis Anahideh, and Ph.D. student Nazanin Nezami, who is currently working with Dr. Anahideh
Pictured (L-R): Nazanin Nezami, Dr. Hadis Anahideh, Dr. Victoria Chen, Dr. Christine Shoemaker

Time for Dissertation Defenses!

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On October 18, COSMOS Ph.D. student Poovich Phaladiganon successfully defended his dissertation entitled “Data Mining Based Threshold Development for Novelty Detection.” His dissertation committee included COSMOS faculty Victoria Chen, Li Zeng, Bill Corley, and Korea University Professor Seoung Bum Kim, who made a special trip to UTA for Poovich’s defense. In addition to Poovich’s Ph.D., he has an M.S. degree also in Industrial Engineering from UTA and has worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant. His current research interests are multivariate statistical process control and novelty detection. Upon defending his dissertation, Poovich said, “It is a great experience to be a part of the COSMOS society. I have learned about both academics and life along my road to a doctorate.”
Poovich with his Defense Committee