Academic Director of the BS in Business, Technology, and Entrepreneurship
March 28, 2024NYU Stern Distinguished Teaching Award
September 21, 2025
I’m chairing this year’s INFORMS RM&P Section Practice Prize Award, and we’re searching for your brilliant work! This prestigious award (typically given every other year) recognizes outstanding applications of innovative RM&P methods that deliver real-world impact.
We welcome submissions from both academics and practitioners! This is a fantastic opportunity for practitioners to share their success stories and connect with the academic community.
We welcome submissions on various RM&P topics, including:
- Pricing strategies
- Recommendation systems ⭐️
- Search & matching algorithms
- Online platforms & digital advertising
- Real-time pricing (think ride-sharing!) ⏱️
- Personalized promotions & assortments
- Search optimization
- Bundling & unbundling strategies 🪢
- Subscriptions & ratings/review systems
- The use of AI for solving business problems while addressing fairness, bias, and platform governance ⚖️
Spread the word & submit your work!
Call for Submissions
The RM&P Section Practice Award
The RM&P Section Practice Award recognizes outstanding applications of revenue management and pricing techniques. Initial submissions are due by June 3, 2024. The final competition for the award will take place at the INFORMS Revenue Management Conference, July 15-16, 2024, held this year at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Finalists will present their work during a special session of the conference, and judging will take place immediately after the presentations. The winner will be announced shortly after.
The first-prize winner and finalists will be selected based on their impact, originality, and technical merit. Members of the prize committee are Srikanth Jagabathula (New York University, Chair), Setareh Borjian Boroujeni (Oracle), Kris Ferreira (Harvard Business School), and Gustavo Vulcano (Torcuato Di Tella University).
Submission Timetable
1. June 3, 2024: Initial submissions due.
The initial submission should be a 5-10 page description of the work. The submission should summarize the problem, the solution approach, and the results. In particular, the submission should describe how the work is innovative, and should provide evidence of the work’s impact on your organization or a client’s organization. The submission should include at least one letter of support from the industry partner for use by the committee to assess the practical impact. The letter and the name of the industry partner will remain confidential among the committee members, if desired by the authors. The submission may also include other materials, such as academic papers, other publications, and press releases. Please submit your entry to sjagabat@stern.nyu.edu.
2. June 24, 2024: Finalists notified.
3. July 8, 2024: Finalist presentations due.
Each finalist will submit an electronic version of the presentation that they will deliver at the RM&P conference. The presentation slides may be accompanied by supporting material, such as notes on each slide or an appendix with more detailed documentation of impact.
4. July 15-16, 2024: Finalist presentations, judging and award ceremony at the INFORMS Revenue Management Conference.
Eligibility
Anyone may submit except members of the judging committee. Any work completed within the past 3 years is eligible.
Questions about the application procedure should be sent to sjagabat@stern.nyu.edu.
