The 52nd Northeast Decision Sciences Institute (NEDSI) Conference was held at Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, VA from March 30 to April 1. UDC made history by being the first HBCU to host this international conference. Prior host institutes were the New Jersey Institute of Technology NJIT (2022), Penn State (2021), Bentley University (2020), Penn State (2019) and the University of Rhode Island (2018). During NEDSI 2023 there were over 250 attendees from 127 Universities across the U.S. and abroad (Japan, Taiwan, Canada). Attendees were business school professors, students and industry professionals.
NEDSI Sessions, Workshops and Panels
UDC Participation in NEDSI 2023
- Conference Chair: Dr. Amit Arora, UDC School of Business and Public Administration
- Track Chairs: Drs. Anshu Arora, Ravi Chinta, Julius Anyu, Sergey Ivanov (UDC-SBPA)
- Session Chairs: Drs. Ravi Chinta (SBPA), Anshu Arora (SBPA), Sergey Ivanov (SBPA), Pradeep Behera (SEAS)
- Dr. Lawrence T. Potter Jr., CAO-UDC delivered his welcome remarks at the NEDSI President’s Reception on Thursday, March 30 at 6:30 pm.
- Dr. Victor McCrary, VP for Research, UDC chaired a panel titled “Role of Government in Business Resiliency.” Other panelists included Melissa Jenkins, Department of Treasury; Varetta Huggins, Department of Treasury; Denise Baken, Shield Analysis Technology LLC.
UDC Faculty Participation—Fourteen Papers Presented by UDC Faculty
- Fourteen SBPA faculty were authors/presenters at the conference: Drs. Anshu Arora, Ravi Chinta, Yolandra Plummer, Mo Sepehri, April Nguyen, Suzan Abed, Aigbe Akhigbe, Tih Koon Tan, Batao Chen, Sergey Ivanov, Julius Anyu, Yiyi Bai, Michael Tannen, Amit Arora
- Two SEAS faculty were authors/presenters at the conference: Bryan Higgs, Pradeep Behera
Five Posters Presented by UDC Students and Won the Following Awards
Student poster competition (Graduate Category)Second place:
Utilizing Game Theory to Optimize Decisions for Climate Change Uncertainties in Coastal CommunitiesMs. Karla Dimitri, University of the District of ColumbiaFaculty Mentor: Dr. Bryan Higgs (SEAS), University of the District of Columbia
Honorable Mention:
Examining Human-Robot Interaction Through Storytelling and Drama
- Ms. Kayleah Shelton, University of the District of Columbia
- Faculty Mentor: Dr. Anshu Arora (SBPA), University of the District of Columbia
- Faculty Mentor: Dr. Amit Arora (SBPA), University of the District of Columbia
Featured Sessions
Day 1, March 30
- Panel: Role of Government in Business Resiliency. Panelists: Dr. Victor McCrary, Vice President for Research (University of the District of Columbia); Denise Baken (Shield Analysis Technology LLC).
- Student Poster Competition
- Workshop: Effective Career Management: Balancing Focus and Variety for Research Impact. Led by Dr. K. Sivakumar (Lehigh University)
- NEDSI President’s Reception
Day 2, March 31
- Workshop: Increasing the Amount of Instructor Contact for an Engaging Online MBA Course. Led by Dr. Roberto Garcia (Indiana University).
- CIBER Panel: Dr. John McIntyre (Georgia Institute of Technology CIBER); Dr. Roberto Garcia (Indiana University CIBER); Dr. Kislaya Prasad (University of Maryland CIBER)
- Meet the Editors Panel: Dr. K. Sivakumar (associate editor of Journal of Business Research), Dr. Jimmy Chen (area editor of Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education), Dr. Xenophon Koufteros (editor-in-chief of Decision Sciences Journal), Dr. Anshu Arora (senior editor of International Journal of Emerging Markets)
- Keynote by Rhom Erskine, Lockheed Martin
- Fireside Chat with Michael Kenny, Freddie Mac; Thadi Murali, Capco Consulting; Kelly Siu, Meta.
- Gala Awards Dinner
Day 3, April 1
- Workshop: Managing Social Robotics and Immersive Technologies in the Classroom. Led by Dr. Anshu Arora (University of the District of Columbia), Timothy Gifford (Movia Robotics). “NAO robot” was in attendance!
- Video of Robot welcoming the participants
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