Mission
- Review and recommend research, development and commercial project plans of IORA.
- Provide counsel to the Director of the Institute on the research directions and programmes.
- Evaluate the scientific merits of projects proposed by PIs and advise the Director accordingly.
- Carry out regular reviews of the programmes and projects, and assess research outcomes and Key Performance Indicators.
- Evaluate the overall performance of the Institute and provide advice on areas of improvement.
Founding members
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Mr. Marc Dragon
Managing Director, Reefknot Investments
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Professor Georgia Perakis
Professor, MIT Sloan School of Management, Statistics and Operations Management
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Dr. Simon Chong-Wee See
Senior Director, Nvidia Ai Technology Centre (Global)
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Professor David D. Yao
Professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Columbia University