Edelman competition in OR, in Boston today

One of the more unusual presentations I've been involved in is going on in Boston today at the INFORMS conference on Business Analytics and Operations Research.  I'll be part of the team presenting the accomplishments of the Alliance for Paired Donation, at the  2014 Edelman Competition

Sponsored by CPMS, the Practice Section of INFORMS
Finalists will compete for the top prize in this “super bowl” of O.R. practice, showcasing analytics projects that had major impacts on their client organizations. The competition takes place on Monday and is open to all conference registrants. That evening, we will honor the finalists and announce the 2014 winner at the gala awards ceremony and banquet. Admission to the ceremony and banquet is included in your registration fee. On Tuesday, the 2014 winning presentation will be reprised as a plenary session. Past Edelman winners include: Dutch Delta Program Commissioner, TNT Express, Midwest ISO, Indeval, HP, Netherlands Railways, Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Warner Robins Air Logistics, GM, Motorola, UPS and other top companies, nonprofit organizations and government agencies. For more information:http://www.informs.org/Recognize-Excellence/Franz-Edelman-Award

2014 Finalists

Alliance for Paired Donation With Boston College, Stanford University, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for “Kidney Exchange”

U.S. Centers for Disease Control with KidRisk, Inc. for “Using Integrated Analytical Models to Support Global Health Policies to Manage Vaccine Preventable Diseases: Polio Eradication and Beyond”

The Energy Authority, for “Hydroelectric Generation and Water Routing Optimizer”

Grady Health System with Georgia Institute of Technology, for “Transforming Emergency Department Workflow and Patient Care”

NBN Co. with Biarri, for “Fiber Optic Network Optimisation at NBN Co.”

Twitter with Stanford University, for “The ‘Who To Follow’ System at Twitter: Strategy, Algorithms, and Revenue Impact”

The paper that our team submitted in support of this nomination is

"Kidney Exchange and the Alliance for Paired Donation," by

Ross Anderson, Itai Ashlagi, David Gamarnik, Michael Rees, Alvin E. Roth, Tayfun Sönmez and M. Utku Ünver


Here's a Boston College press release celebrating the participation of Sönmez and Ünver: BC Economists Co-Finalists for Edelman Prize
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Update: and the winner is 

U.S. Centers for Disease Control with KidRisk, Inc. for “Using Integrated Analytical Models to Support Global Health Policies to Manage Vaccine Preventable Diseases: Polio Eradication and Beyond”

Here's the announcement: CDC Wins INFORMS Edelman Award, Leading Prize in Analytics, Operations Research for Polio Eradication

and here's a list of all the finalists: Franz Edelman Laureates: Class of 2014