Events
The Tauber Institute hosts events for students, alumni, the University of Michigan community, and the general public. Tauber Institute faculty and staff also present at industry conventions and academic symposiums throughout the year.
Tauber Institute Symposium on Frontiers in Operations
We are pleased to announce the inaugural Tauber Institute Symposium on Frontiers in Operations that will be held on May 15, 2025. The symposium aims to bring together faculty from the College of Engineering and the Ross School of Business to share their latest research on topics related to operations, broadly defined. The symposium will feature speakers whose work is at the intersection of operations and technology, explores innovative business models, or addresses important technical or societal challenges, prioritizing presentations by early career faculty, faculty who are new to the university, and senior faculty who can help catalyze collaborations between faculty from the two schools.
In addition to regular talks, the symposium will feature a session dedicated to breakout discussions with all symposium participants focused on identifying future research directions and opportunities for collaboration with Tauber industry partners. We will also announce a new seed grant initiative for collaborative research during this session.
The symposium will be held at Ross School of Business in Blau Hall, room B0560. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. A reception will follow at the end of the symposium. Seating is limited. To attend, please register here (link).
If you have any questions, feel free to contact one of the symposium co-chairs: Saif Benjaafar ([email protected]) and Joline Uichanco ([email protected]).
Preview the Agenda:
Session 1: Queues, Markets, and Networks (9:00 - 10:30 AM)
Electric Vehicle Fleet Sizing and Charging Infrastructure Planning
Sushil Varma, Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering
Greedy matching of impatient agents: The role of inventory
Angela Kohlenberg, Ross School of Business
Asymptotic Methods for Large-Scale Stochastic Systems
Lei Ying, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Session 2: Data, Learning, and Decisions (11:00 AM- 12:30 PM)
Design-Based Confidence Sequences: Stopping Experiments Earlier with Netflix
David Ham, Ross School of Business
Sequential Change Detection with Simulators
Shubanshu Shekhar, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Managing Product Availability in Rental Subscriptions
Lennart Baardman, Ross School of Business
Session 3: Automation, Manufacturing, and Air Transportation (1:30 - 3:00 PM)
From Dyadic to Multi-Agent Teams: Combining Empirical and Computational Approaches
to Model Trust in Human-Autonomy Interaction
X. Jessie Yang, Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering
The Effect of U.S.-China Decoupling on Investment in High-Tech Manufacturing
Ran Zhuo, Ross School of Business
Air Transportation Operations Research and Management
Max Li, Department of Aerospace Engineering
Panel Discussion: Opportunities and Challenges for Research Collaboration (3:15 - 4:15 PM)
Ravi Anupindi, Ross School of Business
Saif Benjaafar, Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering
Brian Denton, Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering
Izak Duenyas, Ross School of Business
Joline Uichanco, Ross School of Business