Events
Convening scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to advance the frontiers of AI, healthcare, and global operations
Past · Featured
Hopkins AI and Healthcare Convening
An HBHI × DSAI Capstone. The Johns Hopkins Workgroup on AI and Healthcare meets in person for the first time, co-hosted with the Data Science and AI Institute (DSAI).
Co-chaired by Tinglong Dai and Risa Wolf
Program
Welcoming remarks by Dan Polsky (HBHI) and Mark Dredze (DSAI), a Lightning Round Showcase of medical-AI research from across Medicine, Public Health, Engineering, Business, and DSAI, and a closing networking lunch. Full speaker lineup to be announced.
Upcoming · Featured
Envisioning the Future of Global Supply Chains
A Johns Hopkins Sesquicentennial (JH150) workshop on the future of global supply chains.
Co-organized by Tinglong Dai and Alessandro Rebucci
Program
Full program and speakers to be announced.
Past
Reskilling with AI
Moderating the panel at Leading with AI.
II
Conferences & Workshops
Major events organized or co-chaired across AI, operations, healthcare, and public policy
2025
December
2025
WOW 2.0: The Second Washington Operations Workshop
◆ Washington, DC
Co-chaired with Maxime Cohen (McGill University)
Theme: “AI in Supply Chains.” A full-day workshop featuring four panels covering the intelligence, execution, strategy, and infrastructure layers of AI-driven operations.
- Hackathon-style research breakouts (“vibe researching”)
- Colleagues from 20+ universities, industry, and policy circles
20+ Universities
4 Panels
Full Day
4 Panels
Full Day
2025
May
2025
2025 POMS Doctoral Consortium
◆ Atlanta, GA
Chaired the flagship doctoral event of the Production and Operations Management Society. Four panels with leading scholars addressed the job market, teaching, tenure, and long-term academic careers.
Flagship Event
4 Panels
4 Panels
2024
January
2024
WOW 1.0: The Inaugural Washington Operations Workshop
◆ Washington, DC
Co-chaired with Ho-Yin Mak (Georgetown University)
Theme: “Rethinking Global Supply Chains in the Era of AI.” Four panel discussions with attendees drawn from seven DC-area universities.
Inaugural Edition
7 Universities
7 Universities
2022
2022–23
2023
National Academies of Sciences (NASEM) Workshops
◆ Washington, DC
- Planning Committee: “Supply Chain Disruptions: Impacts on Vulnerable Communities” (2023)
- Planning Committee: PPE/PPT Standardization for Resilient Public Health Supply Chain (2022–2023)
National Academies
Public Health
Public Health
III
Johns Hopkins Symposium on Healthcare Operations
Chair, 2016–present. A recurring forum convening scholars and decision-makers in healthcare operations
2021
3rd
Symposium
October 15, 2021
“Building Resilient Healthcare Supply Chains for the Next Pandemic”
Speakers from
Harvard · MIT · UCLA · Carnegie Mellon · CDC · FDA · HHS
2019
2nd
Symposium
April 26, 2019
“Health Organizational Design”
Speakers from
Stanford · London Business School · Wharton · Johns Hopkins · Boston University · CMS
2016
1st
Symposium
October 1, 2016
“When Organ Transplantation Meets Operations Research”
Speakers from
Stanford · Chicago Booth · MIT · Georgia Tech · Rice · Carnegie Mellon · UCSF · NYU · Johns Hopkins
IV
Professional Service
Conference organization, program committees, and cluster chairs
2021–23
Program Committee
EAAMO (Equity and Access in Algorithms, Mechanisms, and Optimization)
2021, 23
Healthcare Conference Cluster Chair
INFORMS
2022
AI in Healthcare Cluster Chair
INFORMS Annual Meeting
2021
MSOM Cluster Chair
INFORMS Annual Meeting
2021
Healthcare SIG Chair
MSOM Conference
2022
Committee’s Choice Sessions Chair
CORS-INFORMS
2017–18
Cluster Chair & Program Committee
INFORMS / POMS
2009, 17
Workshop Program Committee
COREDEMA at IJCAI-17 · QRASA at IJCAI-09
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