Name of Speaker Chen Ningyuan Schedule 17 September 2025, 10am – 11.30am Venue BIZ1 - 0202 Link to Register (Via Zoom) https://nus-sg.zoom.us/meeting/register/n1RflnWjRwyd5RSu7W6rag Title Post-Estimation Adjustments in Data-Driven Decision-Making with Applications in Pricing Abstract The predict-then-optimize (PTO) framework is a standard approach in data-driven decision-making, where a decision-maker first estimates an unknown parameter from historical data […]

Name of Speaker Vinayak Deshpande Schedule  6 Nov 2025, 10am – 11.30am  (60 min talk + 30 min Q&A) Venue  BIZ1 0304 Link to register (via Zoom) https://nus-sg.zoom.us/meeting/register/MBGAcVExSZ2vrzd3MnrERg Title Data driven research for better Operations decisions Abstract  The explosion in availability of data has enabled organizations to collect wealth of information for their business operations. In this talk, I will share […]

Name of Speaker Guillaume Roels Schedule  14 Nov 2025, 10am – 11.30am  (60 min talk + 30 min Q&A) Venue  HSS 4-1 Link to register (via Zoom) https://nus-sg.zoom.us/meeting/register/SWlclpbGT6eV8q9w_dkijA Title You, Me, or We? Co-Productive Principal-Agent Dynamics Abstract  Problem Definition: Projects are often initiated by a single person - a principal - who then decides whether to execute it on their own (Single […]

Name of Speaker Seungki Min Schedule  30 Jan 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/psLI6qAmQPyKNZ3DOtqRvw Title An Information-Theoretic Analysis of Nonstationary Bandit Learning Abstract  In many real-world bandit learning problems, the underlying environment evolves over time, requiring decision-makers to continually acquire information and adapt their action selection accordingly. […]

Name of Speaker Francis de Véricourt Schedule  6 Feb 2026, 10am – 11.30am  (60 min talk + 30 min Q&A) Venue  HSS 4-2 Link to register (via Zoom) https://nus-sg.zoom.us/meeting/register/KcwXsVRZSI2rLe4DvkXNFQ Title Beyond the Black Box: Unraveling the Role of Explainability in Human-AI Collaboration Abstract  Explainable Artificial Intelligence (AI) models have been proposed to mitigate overreliance and underreliance on AI, which reduce the […]

Name of Speaker Lu Jiaqi Schedule  13 Feb 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/FGZiBt3mT9CHxWWr-w6t5Q Title Bandit Allocational Instability Abstract  About the Speaker Jiaqi Lu is an assistant professor in the School of Data Science and the School of Management and Economics (joint appointment) at the Chinese University of Hong […]