Name of Speaker Yanwei Jia Schedule 24 Apr 2026, 10am – 11.30am (60 min talk + 30 min Q&A) Venue BIZ1-0302 Link to register (via Zoom) https://nus-sg.zoom.us/meeting/register/QpOphmoURVCrbzjftZht4g Title When to Quit a Venture: Normative Theory and Structural Identification of Decoupled Belief and Decision Abstract Understanding how agents learn and make decisions under uncertainty is a fundamental question in many fields, with […]
Name of Speaker Diwakar Gupta Schedule 20 May 2026, 10am – 11.30am (60 min talk + 30 min Q&A) Venue BIZ1-0302 Link to register (via Zoom) https://nus-sg.zoom.us/meeting/register/Wne_hIgXQ-qf4uJZ1Frn5Q Title The Impact of List Diving on Post-Transplant Outcomes Abstract Transplant programs often turn down deceased-donor kidney offers for their top-ranked potential transplant recipients (PTRs) and utilize them for lower-ranked PTRs. This practice is […]
Name of Speaker George Shanthikumar Schedule 22 May 2026, 10am – 11.30am (60 min talk + 30 min Q&A) Venue BIZ1-0302 Link to register (via Zoom) https://nus-sg.zoom.us/meeting/register/nhLjyspHTpuCwf5OfrR7rg Title Full Space (FS) Relative Valuations, Risk Measures and Valuations of Risky Prospects Abstract This paper proposes a unified mathematical infrastructure for the valuation of risky prospects:the Full-Space (FS) Relative Valuation framework. This framework generalizes […]
Name of Speaker Jiheng Zhang Schedule 4 Jun 2026, 10am – 11.30am (60 min talk + 30 min Q&A) Venue BIZ1-0302 Link to register (via Zoom) https://nus-sg.zoom.us/meeting/register/wv9WK1alQ6SrTblAvPtglw Title AI for OR and OR for AI Abstract This talk explores the interplay between Operations Research (OR) and Large Language Models (LLMs) through two complementary research directions. In the first part, we study […]
ame of Speaker Zi Yang Kang Schedule 6 Aug 2026, 10am – 11.30am (60 min talk + 30 min Q&A) Venue BIZ1 0204 Link to register (via Zoom) https://nus-sg.zoom.us/meeting/register/fs48EzhDRsWzBkChYW84dg Title Topping Up and Optimal Redistribution (joint with Mitchell Watt) Abstract This paper studies how topping up—allowing recipients of in-kind transfers to supplement subsidized consumption in a private market—affects optimal redistribution. Consumers […]
Name of Speaker Safak Yucel Schedule 12 Aug 2026, 10am – 11.30am (60 min talk + 30 min Q&A) Venue BIZ2-413C Link to register (via Zoom) https://nus-sg.zoom.us/meeting/register/XSWqNnAUScaE9tpYkW5BhQ Title Delivery Terms for Voluntary Carbon Offsets Abstract In addition to abating their emissions, companies purchase carbon offsets for voluntary decarbonization targets, such as reaching net-zero emissions. A carbon offset represents emissions reduction achieved […]