Sponsored by the Center of Operations Research and Management Sciences 

at Western Washington University 

Welcome to the Fifth Bellingham Symposium on Modeling and Data Analytics (BSOMADA 2025)—an annual forum for academics, researchers, professionals, and students dedicated to advancing the frontiers of modeling, data science, and analytics.

This year’s symposium will be held online, continuing our tradition of fostering insightful dialogue, showcasing innovative research, and strengthening the community in the fields of operations research, data analytics, and decision sciences. The symposium will be held on August 25 and 26, 2025.

While there is no required registration fee, we invite participants to consider making a voluntary donation to CORMS in lieu of registration. If you choose to contribute, please follow the donation link provided on the registration page. An official receipt—equivalent to a standard registration fee receipt—will be provided upon request for all donations.

Symposium Registration:

Click here to register 

Contact Information:

If you have questions or need further information, please contact:

Dr. George Zhang

📧 george.zhang@wwu.edu 

Schedule

Monday, August 25 (Pacific Time)

17:00–17:15

Opening Remarks

Speaker: Dean Deanna Kennedy (Western Washington University, USA)

17:15–18:15

Keynote Speech

Speaker: Dursun Delen (Regents Professor at Oklahoma State University, USA)

Topic: Reclaiming Analytics: Cutting Through Hype to Solve Real Problems

18:20–20:20

Session 1

Speaker 1: Li Xia (Sun Yat-Sen University, China)

Topic: Global Algorithms for Mean-Variance Optimization in Markov Decision Processes

Speaker 2: Zhenghua Long (Nanjing University, China)

Topic: Routing and Staffing in Two-Stage Security-check Systems

Speaker 3: Hao Huang (Yuan Ze University)

Topic: Multi-Objective Simulation Optimization for Bike-Sharing Storage Management via Probabilistic Branch-and-Bound

Speaker 4:  L. Douglas Smith (University of Missouri - St. Louis, USA)

Topic: Simulation of Flight Operations at Major Hub Airports as Staged Queues with Agency Interactions

Tuesday, August 26 (Pacific Time)

8:00–10:00

Session 2

Speaker 1: Christopher Califf (Western Washington University, USA)

Topic: Defining the Edges of AI: Developing and Testing the Constructs of AI Erosion and Empowerment in K–12 Teaching

Speaker 2: Yilin Wang (Central University of Finance and Economics, China)

Topic: Food Delivery under On Time Delivery Guarantees: A Queueing Game Approach

Speaker 3: Nan Yang (Technical University of Munich, Germany)

Topic: Impact of Server Flexibility on Pooling Configuration in Stochastic Service Systems

Speaker 4: Ali Hassanzadeh (University of Manchester, UK)

Topic: How to conclude a suspended sports league?

17:00–19:30

Session 3

Speaker 1: Haitao Li (University of Missouri – St. Louis, USA)

Topic: A New Optimization Approach for Distributed Manufacturing System Design

Speaker 2: Hui Shao (Zhejiang University, China)

Topic: Bivariate Distortion Risk Model: Axiomatic Foundation and Applications

Speaker 3: Bara Kim (Korea University, Korea)

Topic: Optimal multi-period design for auction mechanisms

Speaker 4: Wenjing Zhang (Xidian University, China)

Topic: Behavior Informed Early Warning System for Epidemic Surveillance Based on Online Health Consultation Data

Speaker 5: Jiexun Li (Western Washington University, USA)

Topic: AI Thinking, Fast and Slow: Exploring Human-Like Biases in AI Decision-Making

19:30–19:40

Closing Remarks

Speaker: Zhe George Zhang (Western Washington University, USA)

Downloadable Resources:

• Symposium Program (PDF)