Best Refereed Paper

2024 Winner(s)

Winning material: 4DYNAMO: Analyzing and Optimizing Process Parameters in 4D Printing for Dynamic 3D Shape Morphing Accuracy

Purpose of the Award

The Quality, Statistics, and Reliability (QSR) cluster of the Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences (INFORMS) announces the Best Paper Award to recognize excellence among the high-quality papers submitted to INFORMS QSR refereed sessions. This award program brings prestige to the QSR Section as well as to the recipients of this honor.

Application process:

Click here for more information.

Past Awardees

2024 Winner(s)
Michael Biehler, Georgia Institute of Technology Daniel Lin, Georgia Institute of Technology
 Reinaldo Mock, Georgia Institute of Technology
 Jianjun Shi, Georgia Institute of Technology
2024 Finalist
Peiyao Liu, Tsinghua University
 Chen Zhang, Tsinghua University
Zengchenghao Xia Zhiyong Hu Qingbo He Chao Wang
Naichen Shi Hao Yan Shenghan Guo , Rutgers University
 Raed Al Kontar, University of Wisconsin, Madison
2023 Winner(s)
Rui Tuo, Texas A&M University Raktim Bhattacharya
Ryan Lin Chaoyue Zhao Xiaoning Qian Kendra Vehik Shuai Huang
2023 Finalist
Tanapol Kosolwattana Huazheng Wang Ying Lin
Jiyun Hu Naichen Shi Raed Al Kontar, University of Wisconsin, Madison
 Hao Yan
2022 Winner(s)
Xinming Wang Chao Wang Xuan Song Levi Kirby Jianguo Wu, Virginia Tech
2022 Finalist
Xinchao Liu Xiao Liu Tulin Kaman Guang Lin
Seokhyun Chung Raed Al Kontar, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Bo Shen, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
 Zhenyu (James) Kong, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
2021 Winner(s)
Simon Mak David Dunson, Duke University Ruda Zhang, Duke University
2021 Finalist
Cheolhei Lee, Virginia Tech Kaiwen Wang, Virginia Tech Rebecca Cai, Virginia Tech Jianguo Wu, Virginia Tech Xiaowei Yue, Georgia Institute of Technology
 Miao Bai, American University of Beirut Dongmin Li, University of Florida Xianchen Xian Xubo Yue, University of Michigan
 Maher Nouiehed, American University of Beirut
2020 Winner(s)
Xinyu Zhao, Arizona State University
2020 Finalist
Pooyan Mobtahej, Lamar University
 Xulong Zhang, Lamar University
 Maryam Hamidi, Lamar University
 Jing Zhang, Lamar University
Jiuyun Hu, Arizona State University
 Yajun Mei, Georgia Institution of Technology
 Hao Yan
Bo Shen, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
 Rongxuan Wang, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
 Andrew Chung Chee Law , Virginia Tech Rakesh Kamath, University of Tennessee
 Hahn Choo, University of Tennessee
 Zhenyu (James) Kong, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Andi Wang, Georgia Institute of Technology
 Jianjun Shi, Georgia Institute of Technology
2019 Winner(s)
Changyue Song, University of Wisconsin
 Kaibo Liu, University of Wisconsin-Madison Xi Zhang , Peking University
2019 Finalist
Chao Wang, University of Wisconsin
 Xiaojin Zhu, University of Wisconsin Shiyu Zhou, University of Wisconsin, Madison
 Yingqing Zhou, University of Wisconsin
Yuening Li, Texas A&M University
 Xiao Huang, Texas A&M University
 Jundong Li, Texas A&M University
 Mengnan Du, Texas A&M University
 Na Zou, Texas A&M University
Zhanlin Liu, University of Washington
 Ashis G. Banerjee, University of Washington
 Youngjun Choe, University of Washington
2018 Winner(s)
Linglin He, Rutgers University
 Ying Hung, Georgia Institute of Technology
2018 Finalist
Juan Du, Georgia Institute of Technology
 Xiaowei Yue, Georgia Institute of Technology
 Jeffrey H. Hunt, Boeing, Inc. Jianjun Shi, Georgia Institute of Technology
Raed Al Kontar, University of Wisconsin, Madison
 Garvesh Raskutti, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Shenghan Guo , Rutgers University
 Weihong Guo, University of Michigan
2016 Winner(s)
Xiao Liu, Carnegie Mellon University Kyongmin Yeo Jayant Kalagnanam, Carnegie-Mellon University