萨旦Kulturel-Konak(左)和阿卜杜拉大官邸.
WYOMISSING,爸爸. — 宾州州立银行 has announced that two of its professors have been elected as 2024 INFORMS (Institute for Operations 研究 and the Management Sciences) DEI (多样性, 股本 and inclusion) Ambassadors. 在这个角色中， 萨旦Kulturel-Konak, professor of management information systems and director of the college’s Flemming Creativity, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (CEED) Center, 阿卜杜拉大官邸, distinguished professor of information sciences and technology, will complete a project titled “Innovation in Operations 研究: Fostering 股本 and Justice in Problem Formulation.”
Kulturel-Konak和Konak总共得到了2美元,000 for their project: Half will be used to hire a student to assist with research and content development, the other half will be used to organize project workshops.
根据Konak的说法, the project will take "a groundbreaking approach to reshaping the foundational principles of operations research and operations management."
“历史上, the fields of operations research (OR) and operations management (OM) have prioritized cost, 解决问题的效益和效率,Konak说。. “While these considerations are undoubtedly vital, our proposed project seeks to push the boundaries of traditional thinking by introducing new dimensions: justice and 股本 in problem-solving."
Kulturel-Konak说, “We aim to develop problems and short case studies that can be integrated into introductory-level courses, strongly emphasizing fairness and social justice. 除了, we will prepare tips and pedagogical strategies for instructors to introduce ethical dilemmas and trade-offs between efficiency and equality. 通过整合这些策略, we aim to engage a younger audience and expand beyond the traditional focus on cost/benefit considerations.”
Both Kulturel-Konak and Konak have extensive experience in DEI. They are currently working on two funded projects: “Investigating Factors Affecting Underrepresented Students’ Participation in Student Innovation Competitions, 展览及培训计划,” through the Penn State Social Science 研究 Institute and college’s CEED Center; and “Cultivating Innovative Thinking Skills in STEM Education,” through the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education. 除了, Konak is also leading a project titled “Biases in Artificial Intelligence (AI) Models.”
The findings of their current projects will be incorporated into the project they complete as INFORMS DEI Ambassadors.
Kulturel-Konak总结道, “Operations research problems can be approached to promote fairness and 股本, ultimately leading to more inclusive and socially responsible decision-making processes.”
Konak and Kulturel-Konak will present the results of their work at the INFORMS Annual Meeting in October 2024.
About INFORMS and the INFORMS Diversity, 股本, Inclusion Ambassadors (DEI) Program
INFORMS is the largest professional association for the decision and 数据科学s. It brings together academic and practitioner members, graduate and undergraduate students and post-docs in the data and decision sciences, 包括运筹学, 分析, 管理科学, 经济学, 行为科学, 统计数据, 人工智能, 数据科学, 应用数学等.
信息系统的多样性, 股本, Inclusion (DEI) Ambassadors Program is composed of members who individually and/or collectively work on initiatives to foster a diverse, 公平的, 和包容的资讯科技社区. The program is intended to provide a platform for members to engage in DEI initiatives in a variety of areas including workplace practices, 教学, 和研究, leverage their capacities to contribute to improving 多样性, 股本, inclusion among the broader INFORMS community.
