INFORMS
Student Chapter
Year 2017 events
Learning Fridays - ( Machine Learning)
INFORMS Student Chapter has planned a new group learning activity: “Learning Fridays”.
This activity will gather interested graduate student to start an online course together, have discussion meetings on each Friday and help each other to learn and answer questions. We decided to start with “Machine Learning” online course which is a hot topic in data science and very helpful in most of the graduate students’ research and future career.
There are high ranked online courses in the area of Machine Learning. “Machine Learning A-ZTM: Hands-on Python & R In Data Science” on Udemy website is one of them. The course registration was $200 previously and now it has a black Friday deal of $10. By registering for this course you will have full lifetime access to the course which means you can learn at your own pace. Also, you will get a certificate of completion which could be used in your resume/CV.
For more information visit: www.udemy.com/machinelearning/
If you are interested to join the learning group, please fill out the following Google form by Wednesday 11/23/17 and purchase your own pass on the Udemy website before the end of the black Friday deal.
https://goo.gl/forms/Cjncurc6gAgc4oAM2
Note: INFORMS Student Chapter has no business relationship with Udemy and it does not have any responsibility for the course material.
We will send the registered members follow-up emails about the start date of the group meetings and discussions. For any question contact Nasrin Mohabbati at nasrin@auburn.edu.
Happy Thanksgiving!
INFORMS Student Chapter
Junior Mad Scientist event - An outreach event for children ages 4 to 5th grade
INFORMS Student Chapter is collaborating with Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) at Jr. Mad Scientist event on Thursday Oct 24th from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at Ag Heritage Park Pavilion (red ban). This event is for children ages 4 through 5th grade. Organizations and individuals from Auburn University conduct a variety of science make and take projects, demonstrations, and activities for children. Attendees will receive a passport to explore the world of science and will then visit booths. When they have filled their passports, they will become an official Jr Mad Scientist!
INFORMS Student Chapter created a very fun activity (game) for kids to learn Optimization! There are two super heroes (Batman and Superman) that want to compete to save the people in the city. Who saves the people faster will win the game. The location of the people are predefined and the same for two teams. Superheroes are line following robots. Kids will draw the lines for their superheroes to meet each and every individual in the city and save them. They should find the shortest path to draw and save the people as fast as possible.
Guest Speaker Series - Dr. Michael Gorman
Auburn University INFORMS Student Chapter, are hosting a guest speaker event at Shelby center McCartney Suites. Please join us for the lecture of our speaker Dr. Michael Gorman from University of Ohio-Dayton and Editor in Chief of Interfaces to learn about analytics in practice.
Topic: “Analytics in Action: What works for implemented work in OR?”
Abstract:
Researchers tend to focus on theoretical extensions in the literature, which has great value. However, the true impact of our discipline comes from its implementation, not citations; the validation of our discipline is its real-world application. Dr. Gorman presents a number of applications of analytics from his consulting and research experience, then discusses what attributes of the work make them successful in practice. He discusses potential areas of research that would be most useful for the implementation of OR and Analytics. Further, he describes ways that theoretical research and applied research can dovetail in a complementary manner.
There will be an open discussion and Q&A session after the lecture.
What: Guest speaker series
When: Thursday, October 26th
What time: 1:00 to 2:00 pm
Where: McCARTNEY, Shelby 3206
Who: Graduate and Undergraduate Students
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e-Portfolio Workshop
Hello ISE students,
We hope that your semester is going well and you are enjoying your studies.
The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) Student Chapter at Auburn University is pleased to announce its first workshop series for Fall semester 2017.
We will be holding a workshop about building ePortfolios (personal websites) for both graduate and undergraduate students on September 7th at 5:00 PM in Shelby computer lab 3322. Also, you can bring your own laptop. You don’t need to install any specific software for this workshop.
The eportfolio workshop is a great opportunity for both graduate and undergraduate students to understand the structure of a personal website and build one for themselves!
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Showcase your education, skills, and experiences
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Include diverse artifacts—documents and media
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Contextualize those artifacts for potential employers, graduate schools, etc
Event Details
What: Workshop titled as: How to build your own ePortfolio
Who: undergraduate and graduate students
When: 5:00 – 6:00 pm, September 7th
Where: Shelby computer lab 3322
Guest lecturer: Megan Haskins, Program Assistant, ePortfolio Project
Welcome Back Cookout
INFORMS Student Chapter has a booth at this year's Welcome Back Cookout event on Friday, Aug 25th! Please stop by to meet our officers and learn about our events!
The Auburn University Cupola Engineering Ambassadors and Engineering Student Council will host the Welcome Back Cookout tomorrow from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Shelby Center (Kingsley) Courtyard! there will be FREE FOOD (hamburgers, hot dogs, meatless options), Steel City Pops, lawn games and more!
Graduate Research Presentation Series
INFORMS Student Chapter at Auburn University is starting the Graduate Students Presentation Series. It aims to introduce the current research that is going on in the Auburn ISE department in fields of Operations Research, Management Sciences and Analytics.
We are having our first graduate student to present his research on Wednesday 4/12/17 at 2 pm in Shelby 3210. At the end of the session we will have INFORMS officers election for the new Academic year. Please join us to know more about the research areas in the department and also vote for new INFORMS officers. Free pizza will be served.
“Optimization Models for the Electric Power Transmission and Distribution in the Electrical Grid”
Ebrahim Mortaz,
Ph.D. candidate,
Industrial and Systems Engineering Department
Auburn University
Event details
What: Graduate research presentation & INFORMS election
When: Wednesday 4/12, at 2-3 pm
Where: Shelby, room 3210
We are looking forward to seeing you next Wednesday!
Pi Day Event
INFORMS Student Chapter is collaborating with Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Auburn chapter at Pi Day event on Saturday, March 4th, 2017.
Volunteers from different STEM disciplines conducting fun scientific activities for female middle school students to teach them about various science and engineering fields, and encourage them to pursue their education. Industrial and Systems Engineering has planed four different activities for this event! Two of them are about ergonomics, one shows how production lines balancing work, and the other one is a fun activity related to the concept of optimization.
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Social Coffee Hour
Hello ISE students,
We hope that your semester is going well and you are enjoying your studies.
The Institute of Operations Research and Management Sciences (INFORMS) Student Chapter at Auburn University has planned a social coffee hour for ISE graduate students for the Spring 2017 semester on Friday, March 3th at 11 am to 12 pm in Shelby 3206 McCARTNEY.
Please join us in a friendly environment to grab a coffee and donut, and talk with friends, faculty members and INFORMS officers. We will share our annual report and schedule of the events in this semester.
Event Details
What: Social coffee hour
Who: graduate students
When: 11 am - 12 pm, Friday March 3th
Where: Shelby 3206 McCARTNEY
We are looking forward to seeing you on Friday!
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