BALTIMORE, MD, May 24, 2025 – Most anti-human trafficking efforts focus on breaking up sex sales; however, new research in the INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management is turning its attention to where trafficking truly begins – recruitment. Using machine learning to analyze millions of online ads, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have uncovered patterns that link deceptive job offers to sex trafficking networks. By mapping the connections between recruitment and sales locations, the study reveals a hidden supply chain – one that can now be exposed and interrupted earlier in the trafficking process.
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Ali Haghani, INFORMS member and University of Maryland professor, helped the Howard County Public School System in Maryland to analyze its school bus transportation system and recommend ways to improve it.
A study by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder and Santa Clara University aimed to shed light on whether or not companies would benefit by paying customers to review their products and services. The report, which will appear in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science, found that paying for reviews was simply a bad idea.
A new study in the INFORMS journal Organization Science, regarding women in high-status careers and the long-term effect this success can have on their marriages, was the topic of a new Harvard Business Review article.
Just eight student teams from around the world were selected as finalists to compete in the inaugural Operations Research and Analytics Student Team Competition, held April 4, 2017, at the INFORMS Conference on Business Analytics in Las Vegas, Nevada. The University of Cincinnati Masters of Science in Business Analytics team placed fourth overall and was the top U.S. team.
How much can you add to your income with a big data certification? Certification Magazine's annual salary survey of big data certifications, which includes the INFORMS Certified Analytics Professional (CAP®) certification, seeks to provide answers to this. The survey will remain open until May 26, 2017, and the results will be printed in the July issue of Certification Magazine. Take part to share the impact of a CAP certification on your career!
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