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Brownbag Faculty Presentations

Brownbag Faculty Presentations

The Brownbag Faculty Presentations are informal presentations of their research by professors of the department, exclusively to first-year students. They are an opportunity for the students to learn about the ongoing research in the department and get to know the professors.

Student Panels

During the academic year, INFORMS chapter organizes various student panels to discuss about candidacy exams, advisor selection, career opportunities etc. 

Student Panels
Lunch-and-Learn seminar

Lunch-and-Learn seminar

Lunch-and-Learns are seminars (with lunch provided) designed for graduate students to present their research and share useful software packages and coding tricks with each other.

IEMS-OM Collaborative Workshop and Seminar

NU INFORMS chapter are starting a new initiative to connect with Kellogg Operation Management students and faculty! Students and faculty may present their research to get feedback from other IEMS and Kellogg Operations professors and students.

IEMS-OM Collaborative Workshop and Seminar
Social Events

Social Events

We are orginizing social events including board game night and game night at Norris Center for our graduate student to socialize and have fun.

  • Brown Bag Seminar- Yiping Lu
    October 24, 2025  11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Room C211

    Hi everyone,

    Please join us for a brown bag seminar with Prof. Yiping Lu. These seminars are an opportunity for you to learn more about faculty in the department and see what their research is about. Attendance is mandatory.

    The long-term goal of Yiping’s research is to develop a hybrid scientific research discipline that combines domain knowledge (differential equation, stochastic process, control,…), machine learning/AI and (randomized) experiments. To this end, Yiping and his group are working on an interdisciplinary research approach across probability and statistics, machine learning, numerical algorithms, control theory, signal processing/inverse problem, and operations research.

    Our group (https://scale-lab-northwestern.github.io/) aims to build the foundation of the new generation of AI powered research paradigm that integrates scientific and engineering knowledge into Machine learning and Generative AI. We have a diverse and continuously expanding scope of research interests spanning the theoretical and algorithm development aspects of the new generation of AI powered research paradigm that integrates scientific and engineering knowledge into Machine learning and Generative AI. Our team is dedicated to research at the intersection of machine learning, non-parametric statistics, applied probability, and numerical analysis. Our primary focus lies in developing algorithmic and theoretical foundations for modern domains such as Deep Learning, Generative AI, and AI4Science.

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  • Brown Bag Seminar - Minshuo Chen
    October 31, 2025  11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Tech C211

    Hi everyone,

    Please join us for a brown bag seminar with Prof. Minshuo Chen. These seminars are an opportunity for you to learn more about faculty in the department and see what their research is about. Attendance is mandatory.

    Minshuo's research focuses on developing principled methodologies and theoretical foundations of learning and decision-making. He is particularly interested in

    • Generative AI: diffusion models for data modeling and beyond
    • Foundations of learning: approximation, optimization and efficiency 
    • (Deep) reinforcement learning: diagnosis and control in complex systems

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