Warren Hearnes, PhD

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Founder, OptiML AI, operating at the intersection of optimization, machine learning, and…

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  • United States Military Academy at West Point Graphic

    President, USMA Class of 1989

    United States Military Academy at West Point

    - Present 9 years 10 months

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    Currently serve in an elected role as President for the United States Military Academy at West Point's Class of 1989.

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    Vice President, Technology Strategy

    INFORMS

    - Present 1 year 7 months

    Science and Technology

    Currently serving a two-year elected role as VP, Technology on the Board of Directors. INFORMS (The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences) is the leading international association for Operations Research & Analytics professionals. It is a vibrant international community comprised of 12,500 data science, analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence (AI) professionals and students. As an international professional society, INFORMS connects members from nearly…

    Currently serving a two-year elected role as VP, Technology on the Board of Directors. INFORMS (The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences) is the leading international association for Operations Research & Analytics professionals. It is a vibrant international community comprised of 12,500 data science, analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence (AI) professionals and students. As an international professional society, INFORMS connects members from nearly 90 countries and from all types of organizations. These include academic, business, federal government, the military, among others, who will be driving the next generation of our profession.

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    Member, AI Working Group

    National Retail Federation

    - Present 1 year 7 months

    Science and Technology

    Given the increasing importance of artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities and tools to the retail industry, NRF is convening retail leaders to facilitate policy and stakeholder engagement on AI issues and the development of practices and guidelines for the use of AI within retail.

    This retail members-only working group provides feedback on proposed AI legislation and regulations, advises NRF on developing common principles and guidelines for retail uses of AI, and helps NRF educate…

    Given the increasing importance of artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities and tools to the retail industry, NRF is convening retail leaders to facilitate policy and stakeholder engagement on AI issues and the development of practices and guidelines for the use of AI within retail.

    This retail members-only working group provides feedback on proposed AI legislation and regulations, advises NRF on developing common principles and guidelines for retail uses of AI, and helps NRF educate policymakers and the media on how retailers are using AI-enabled technology to improve their operations and better serve customers.

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    Member, MS in Analytics Advisory Board

    Georgia Institute of Technology

    - Present 9 years

    Education

    Georgia Tech continues to improve the nationally-ranked MS in Analytics program based on the input/feedback from practitioners in Analytics & Data Science.

    The Master of Science in Analytics is an interdisciplinary analytics and data science program that leverages the strengths of Georgia Tech in statistics, operations research, computing, and business by combining the world-class expertise of the Scheller College of Business, the College of Computing, and the College of Engineering. By…

    Georgia Tech continues to improve the nationally-ranked MS in Analytics program based on the input/feedback from practitioners in Analytics & Data Science.

    The Master of Science in Analytics is an interdisciplinary analytics and data science program that leverages the strengths of Georgia Tech in statistics, operations research, computing, and business by combining the world-class expertise of the Scheller College of Business, the College of Computing, and the College of Engineering. By blending the strengths of these nationally ranked programs, graduates will learn to integrate skills in a unique and interdisciplinary way that yields deep insights into analytics problems.

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    Member, MS in Business Analytics Curriculum Advisory Board

    Emory University - Goizueta Business School

    - Present 1 year 11 months

    Education

    The Curriculum Advisory board helps ensure that the content of the MSBA degree meets the needs of business and industry and that the curriculum gives students the skills and knowledge they need to excel as analytics professionals.

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    Founding Member of the Board of Advisors

    WP Org

    - Present 28 years

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    West-Point.ORG is a 501(c)(3) organization that networks the community of West Point grads, parents of cadets, and friends of West Point through free e-mail and web services. We have over 30,000 current users of our services and fund the development and maintenance through semi-annual voluntary fund-raisers. In addition to serving as a founding member on the Board of Advisors, I also help develop new web-based services as a technical advisor and Perl/Mason programmer.

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    Chair, INFORMS Career Center Committee

    INFORMS

    - 5 years 9 months

    Science and Technology

    INFORMS (The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences) is the leading international association for Operations Research & Analytics professionals. It is a vibrant international community comprised of 12,500 data science, analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence (AI) professionals and students. As an international professional society, INFORMS connects members from nearly 90 countries and from all types of organizations. These include academic, business…

    INFORMS (The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences) is the leading international association for Operations Research & Analytics professionals. It is a vibrant international community comprised of 12,500 data science, analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence (AI) professionals and students. As an international professional society, INFORMS connects members from nearly 90 countries and from all types of organizations. These include academic, business, federal government, the military, among others, who will be driving the next generation of our profession.

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    Member, Career Center Advisory Council

    INFORMS

    - 6 years

    Science and Technology

    INFORMS (The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences) is the leading international association for Operations Research & Analytics professionals. It is a vibrant international community comprised of 12,500 data science, analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence (AI) professionals and students. As an international professional society, INFORMS connects members from nearly 90 countries and from all types of organizations. These include academic, business…

    INFORMS (The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences) is the leading international association for Operations Research & Analytics professionals. It is a vibrant international community comprised of 12,500 data science, analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence (AI) professionals and students. As an international professional society, INFORMS connects members from nearly 90 countries and from all types of organizations. These include academic, business, federal government, the military, among others, who will be driving the next generation of our profession.

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    Co-Chair, Practice Curated Sessions

    INFORMS

    - 1 year

    Science and Technology

    Develop analytics and data science practice-oriented tracks and programs for the INFORMS 2022 Annual Conference (expected 5,000+ attendees) to be held in Indianapolis from Oct 16-19, 2022.

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    Information Officer, USMA Class of 1989

    United States Military Academy at West Point

    - 15 years 1 month

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    Maintained the communications for West Point's Class of 1989 via the web, email, and social media.

Publications

Patents

  • Systems and Methods for Identifying Suspicious Orders

    Issued US 11393004 B2

    Various embodiments of the present invention generally relate to systems and methods for identifying suspicious orders for controlled substances based on performing checks on a received order using historical information on previous orders. According to various embodiments, these checks may include: (1) comparing the order quantity for the received order with the order quantity history for the customer who placed the order for the controlled substance; (2) comparing the order quantity and the…

    Various embodiments of the present invention generally relate to systems and methods for identifying suspicious orders for controlled substances based on performing checks on a received order using historical information on previous orders. According to various embodiments, these checks may include: (1) comparing the order quantity for the received order with the order quantity history for the customer who placed the order for the controlled substance; (2) comparing the order quantity and the days since the last order was shipped to the customer for the same controlled substance with the order quantity history and the days between orders for the particular customer and controlled substance; (3) comparing the order quantity with order quantity history for orders received by customers of the same type for the controlled substance; and (4) comparing the order quantity with order quantity history for any customer for the particular controlled substance.

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  • Systems and Methods for Improved Calculation of Coefficient for Price Sensitivity

    Filed US 20120185347 A1

    Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods, and computer program products for calculating a sufficiently accurate coefficient for price sensitivity to use in a target pricing system. In general, various embodiments of the invention involve providing an expanded data set by adding shadow data to a historical bid data set that allows a logistic regression approach to mathematically calculate the coefficient for price sensitivity with greater accuracy.

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  • System and Method for Price Optimization Using Bid Information, Product Usage Groups

    Filed US 12/170,163

    Pricing software uses product usage groups and incentive groups to determine incentives to be provided for different customer classes.

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Honors & Awards

  • INFORMS Volunteer Service Award

    Institute for Operations Research and Management Science

    One of the seven members (out of a membership of 12,500 in the society) awarded the Volunteer Service Award for exceptional service to the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS) at the 2020 INFORMS Annual Conference.

  • West Point Society of Atlanta John R. Petty Sr. Award

    West Point Society of Atlanta

    An annual award given for outstanding commitment and service to the West Point Society of Atlanta, the John R. Petty Foundation, and the ideals they uphold.

  • Andrew P. Sage Best Transactions Paper Award

    IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society

    Awarded the 1999 Best Paper Award in the academic journal for the article "On Replacement Models Via A Fuzzy Set Theoretic Framework" as determined by the society for originality, technical merit, potential impact to the SMCS field of interest, and presentation quality.

  • US Army Ranger Tab

    US Army Ranger School, Ft. Benning GA

    Graduate of Ranger Class, 5-90.

  • Distinguished Graduate

    United States Military Academy at West Point

    Awarded to graduates in the top 5% of West Point's Class of 1989.

  • Honor Graduate

    US Army Field Artillery School, Ft. Sill OK

    Awarded to the officer with the highest overall ranking in US Army Field Artillery Officer Basic Course, Class 11-89.

  • Master Gunner

    US Army Field Artillery School, Ft. Sill OK

    Awarded to the best student of gunnery (determining artillery solutions to put steel on target) in US Army Field Artillery Officer Basic Course, Class 11-89.

  • US Army Parachutist Badge

    US Army Airborne School, Ft. Benning GA

    Graduate of Airborne School, Ft. Benning GA.

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