Kicked off by Steve Sashihara, we enjoyed our Q4 firm meeting and reception on Friday at Princeton University's Quadrangle Club.

At our year-end meeting, Robert Randall Rob Randall discussed best practices to ensure robustness in data and model results. #optimization #analytics #AI

Exciting news from Ulaanbaatar! The Optimization Edge by Steve Sashihara was translated into Mongolian by Bolor Jargalsaikhan, who is popularizing #optimization in her country. The launch party was a big success & hundreds of copies have been sold.

Enjoying #2025Analytics with INFORMS in Indianapolis! Steve Sashihara Irv Lustig

Check out the 1st episode of the Decision Intelligence Lab podcast. Irv Lustig discusses project risk assessment according to business & technical factor that correlate to business outcomes of a prospective AI, data science, and/or optimization initiative. youtu.be/j1WTCLQfTCY?si…

The INFORMS Analytics Framework presents stages of the "journey" of optimization solution development. Irv Lustig describes best practices for your projects to improve the likelihood of success: tinyurl.com/kf3km9bj

What is the state of #AI and #Optimization in #Mongolia! Who is making optimization-powered innovation happen there? Find out in this blog post: tinyurl.com/56f28ecj

Podcast: "AI, Optimization & Innovation at UPS." Great conversation between Steve Sashihara, Sunzay Passari of UPS and David O'Keefe of Gurobi Optimization. #Transportation #Logistics #SupplyChain tinyurl.com/yc8ynw9w

At our Q2 firm meeting, Steve Sashihara discussed new business opportunities.

Big Data, Little Data & Optimization. In a new blog post Irv Lustig discusses new integrations with @Gurobi & Databricks tinyurl.com/nhfaxjya

How do transportation/logistics leaders like UPS cultivate and manage AI innovation? Steve Sashihara discussed culture and techniques with Gurobi Optimization tinyurl.com/4z8n83jn

What are best practices in managing AI & Optimization project risks? Irv Lustig discussed pro tips with Michael Watson & Vijay Mehrotra, hosts of the Decision Intelligence Lab podcast tinyurl.com/5ezx6pdc

How can AI and Optimization work together to improve #airline operations? Steve Sashihara talked with Solange Gelman at United and David O'Keefe at Gurobi Optimization tinyurl.com/34hssyyw

What is the "trust paradox"? Irv Lustig explains in discussing #GenAI in #optimization. princetonoptimization.com/blog/genai-in-…

At our Q3 firm meeting, Charles Wong discussed debugging with Warp AI and GitHub CoPilot.

Team photo at our breakfast during #INFORMS2025

At #INFORMS2025 Irv Lustig discussed the INFORMS Analytics Framework, an essential but not yet widely known resource for AI & Optimization solution success informs.org/Professional-D…

Optimization, machine learning, Gen AI, simulation...a "fantastic toolkit" is available for advanced analytics practitioners, Irv Lustig observes, but what do you need to do before using a tool? Read on: princetonoptimization.com/blog/working-w…

In this article Irv Lustig & Johan Bos-Beijer describe the INFORMS Analytics Framework, an invaluable guide through the entire life cycle of analytics initiatives, from initial business concept to sustained, value-delivering operations. pubsonline.informs.org/do/10.1287/orm…

Optimization is often "behind the scenes" Irv Lustig explains, but delivers value every day at many businesses. princetonoptimization.com/blog/optimizat…