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• Matthew Lanham, CAP-X
• Joseph A. Cazier, CAP-X

The 2023 Franz Edelman Award was awarded to Walmart during the Edelman Gala at the 2023 INFORMS Business Analytics Conference in Aurora, Colorado, for its use of operations research (O.R.) to enhance retail truck routing and load planning.

• Kara Tucker

At the 2025 INFORMS Annual Meeting in Atlanta, attendees packed the plenary auditorium to hear Eric Phillips, Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer at Delta Air Lines, share how one of the world’s leading airlines is harnessing the power of operations research, data science and artificial intelligence (AI) to shape the next century of flight. As Delta celebrates its 100th anniversary, Phillips emphasized that the company’s success is built on both mathematical rigor and the human spirit that defines air travel.

• Jingjing Weng

In a sport where milliseconds separate dreams from defeat, USA Cycling’s Women’s Team Pursuit squad proved that gold medals can be won with the power of data. This week, the team behind “PROJECT 4:05: Optimizing USA Cycling’s Women’s Team Pursuit Gold” was honored with the prestigious 2025 INFORMS Franz Edelman Award, celebrating their groundbreaking use of analytics, operations research (O.R.) and machine learning to overcome the odds and achieve Olympic gold in Paris.

• Kara Tucker