Daniel H. Wagner Prize for Excellence in the Practice of Advanced Analytics and Operations Research

2023 - Winner(s)

2023 Winner(s)

Winning material: The Sort-Assemble-Blend Routing Problem and its Application to Semiconductors

Purpose of the Award

This award was established by a generous endowment from the firms: Metron, Inc., Daniel H. Wagner, Associates, Inc., and Applied Mathematics, Inc. in memory of the late Daniel H. Wagner.  

The competition is held each year in the fall at the INFORMS Annual Meeting. 

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2023-2024 Committee Chair

James Cochran
University of Alabama

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This prize emphasizes the quality and coherence of the analysis used in practice. Dr. Wagner strove for strong mathematics applied to practical problems, supported by clear and intelligible writing. This prize recognizes those principles by emphasizing good writing, strong analytical content, and verifiable practice successes.

The award will consist of a cash amount from endowments, to be determined each year by the board of The Practice Section, and citation plaque giving the authors’ names and a summary or title of the work. The prize amount is $5,000. Upon satisfactory submission of a paper acceptable to the editor(s) designated by The Practice Section, the winning team will receive the cash award, divided as requested, plus certificates and winners' plaques; all other finalists will receive certificates.

View Presentations of the Wagner Prize Contestants

Use these outstanding presentations from the competition of verifiable practice success in the classroom or to apply lessons learned to your own organization.

Comparison Between the Wagner Prize and the Edelman Award

Both the Daniel H. Wagner Prize and the Franz Edelman Award reward the use of operations research, analytics and mathematics in practice. However, the Wagner prize emphasizes clear, well-written papers and innovative mathematics over quantitative benefits. There are several differences between the Wagner and the Edelman competitions.

  • Most importantly, the Edelman competition is designed to honor the use of operations research and analytics by organizations, and the prize is awarded to an organization. The Daniel H. Wagner Prize is awarded to the authors.
  • Secondly, the Edelman Award judges consider the impact of the work very strongly. Conversely, the Daniel H. Wagner Prize does not explicitly consider impact, but instead looks at success. From that standpoint a small but very successful application could easily win the Wagner Prize, but would be very unlikely even to become a finalist in the Edelman competition.
  • Next, the in-person presentation for the Edelman is very important. INFORMS records the sessions to create media for teaching and publicity and so most contestant organizations devote considerable resources to create complicated, multi-media presentations. The Wagner competition only requires an articulate presentation, and the judges evaluate the presentation only as part of the entry and on the basis of clarity and completeness.
  • Finally, the Prize is smaller. The current award amount for the Daniel H. Wagner Prize is $5,000. INFORMS has invested the endowment fund, and the fund is growing. We expect the prize amount to grow concomitantly.

Full Wagner Prize Papers are in INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics (formerly Interfaces)

The September/October issue of INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics (formerly Interfaces) each year is the Wagner Prize Special Issue. Read these inspiring accounts of verifiable practice success.

2021 Prize papers in 2022 INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics (formerly Interfaces)
2020 Prize papers in 2021 INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics (formerly Interfaces)
2019 Prize papers in 2020 INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics (formerly Interfaces)
2018 Prize papers in 2019 Interfaces
2017 Prize papers in 2018 Interfaces
2016 Prize papers in 2017 Interfaces
2015 Prize papers in 2016 Interfaces
2014 Prize papers in 2015 Interfaces
2013 Prize papers in 2014 Interfaces
2012 Prize papers in 2013 Interfaces
2011 Prize papers in 2012 Interfaces
2010 Prize papers in 2011 Interfaces
2009 Prize papers in 2010 Interfaces

Application Process

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About the Award/Namesake

Interfaces Wagner papers and videos

Dan Wagner earned his Ph.D. in mathematics from Brown University in 1951. His dissertation, "On Free Products of Groups" was published in the Transactions of the American Mathematical Society in 1957. Dr. Wagner joined the Navy's Operations Evaluation Group (OEG) at the Pentagon, working on operations research for naval warfare. He worked there until 1956, with a one-year leave of absence for postdoctoral research on free algebras at MIT...

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This award is administered by the Practice Section of INFORMS. To learn more about the section and how to become a member, visit their website here.


Past Awardees

2023 Winner(s)
Karl Kempf, Intel Corporation Nicholas Mason, Intel Corporation
Evan Rash, Intel Corporation Rachel Rosenberg, Intel Corporation
2022 Winner(s)
Tianyi Peng, MIT
Luis Costa, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Vivek Farias, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Patricio Foncea, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Jingyuan Gan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Ivo Montenegro, AB InBev Ayush Garg, Anheuser-Busch InBev Kumarjit Pathak, Anheuser-Busch InBev Dusan Popovic, Anheuser-Busch InBev
2021 Winner(s)
Hamsa Bastani, University of Pennsylvania Kimon Drakopoulos, University of Southern California
Vishal Gupta, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2020 Finalist
Ayman Abdelwahed, Erasmus University Rotterdam Tobias Brandt, Erasmus University Rotterdam Davide Crapis, Lyft Guillermo Durán, University of Buenos Aires  Daniel Freund, Cornell University Mario Guajardo, NHH Norwegian School of Economics Facundo Gutiérrez, University of Buenos Aires  Wolfgang Ketter, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany and Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Irvin Lustig, Princeton Consultants Javier Marenco, University of General Sarmiento  Judith Mulder, RET Hao Yi Ong, Lyft Patricia Randall, Princeton Consultants  Robert Randall, Princeton Consultants Inc. Denis Saure, University of Pittsburgh Pieter L. van den Berg, Erasmus University Rotterdam Gonzalo Zamorano, University of Chile 
2019 Winner(s)
Zhiwei (Tony) Qin, DiDi Labs Xiaocheng Tang, DiDi Labs Yan Jiao , DiDi Labs Fan Zhang, Didi Chuxing (China) Zhe Xu, Didi Chuxing (China) Hongtu Zhu, Didi Chuxing (China) Jieping Ye , Didi Chuxing (China)
2018 Winner(s)
Daniel Freund, Cornell University Shane G. Henderson, Cornell University David B Shmoys, Cornell University Eoin O'Mahony, Cornell University
2017 Winner(s)
Mohammad Shahabsafa, Lehigh University Tamás Terlaky, Lehigh University Chaitanya Gudapati, Lehigh University Anshul Sharma, Lehigh University George R. Wilson, Lehigh University Louis J. Plebani, Lehigh University Kristofer B. Bucklen, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
2017 Finalist
Wes Chaar, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. José Antonio Carbajal, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Peter Williams, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Brian Roth, BNSF Railway Anant Balakrishnan, University of Texas Pooja Dewan, BNSF Railway April Kuo, BNSF Railway Dasaradh Mallampati, BNSF Railway Juan Carlos Morales, Georgia Institute of Technology Cynthia Rudin, Duke University Berk Ustun , Harvard University Eva K. Lee, Data and Analytics Innovation Institute Xin Li, Columbia University Francine Baker, Grady Health System Michael D. Wright, Grady Health System Alexander Quarshie, Dept. of Community Health and Preventive Medicine Ted Gifford, Schneider Tracy Opicka, Engineering and Advanced Analytics, Schneider National Inc. Ashesh Sinha, Engineering and Advanced Analytics, Schneider National Inc. Daniel Vanden Brink, Engineering and Advanced Analytics, Schneider National Inc. Andy Gifford, Solution Delivery, Schneider National Inc. Robert Randall, Princeton Consultants Inc.
2016 Winner(s)
Mikael Ronnqvist, Linkoping Institute of Technology Gunnar Svenson, The Forestry Research Institute of Sweden Patrik Flisberg, The Forestry Research Institute of Sweden Lars-Erik Jönsson, SDC, Sweden
2016 Finalist
Ioannis Fragkos, Erasmus University, The Netherlands Bert De Reyck, University College London, Dept. of Management Science & Innovation
Yael S. Grushka-Cockayne, University of Virginia Kenneth C. Lichtendahl Jr. , Darden School of Business Andrew Kritzer, LinkedIn Inc. Mustafa Sir David Nestler Thomas Hellmich Devashish Das Micheal J. Laughlin Michon Dohlman Kalyan Pasupathy, Mayo Clinic Rochester Jonathan Owen, General Motors Robert Inman, General Motors Michael Frick, General Motors Thomas Hitchman, General Motors Robert Muiter, General Motors Gerald Takasaki, General Motors Joseph Byrum, Syngenta Craig Davis, Syngenta Greg Doonan, Syngenta Tracy Doubler, Syngenta Bill Beavis, Iowa State University Von Kaster, Arizona State University Sam Parry, Arizona State University Ronald Mowers, Arizona State University Alexander Zadorojniy, Tel-Aviv University
Segev Wasserkrug, IBM Research, Haifa, Israel Sergey Zeltyn, IBM Research, Haifa Vladimir Lipets, IBM Research, Haifa
2015 Winner(s)
Eva K. Lee, Data and Analytics Innovation Institute Fan Yuan, Georgia Institute of Technology Bali Pulendran, Emory University Helder Nakaya, Emory University Troy Quere, Emory University Greg Burel, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Ferdinand Pietz, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Bernard Benecke, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2015 Finalist
Teresa Bianchi de Aguiar, University of Porto Maria Antónia Carravilla, University of Porto Luis Guimarães, University of Porto José Oliveira, University of Porto Elsa Silva, University of Porto Jorge Liz, Sonae MC João Günther Amaral, Sonae MC Sérgio Lapela, Sonae MC
Stefan Spinler, WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management Matthias Winkenbach, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alain Roset, La Poste
Daniel Reich, Naval Postgraduate School Ellen Barnes, Ford Motor Company Erica Klampfl, Ford Research & Advanced Engineering Marina Epelman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Amy Mainville Cohn, University of Michigan Yuhui Shi, University of Michigan
Kamalesh Somani, CSX Transportation Jing Huang, CSX Transportation Xi Chen, University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign Yanfeng Ouyang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Zhaodong Wang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Siyang Xie, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2014 Winner(s)
William Schmidt, Cornell University Oleg Gusikhin, Ford Motor Company Don Zhang, Ford Motor Company Yao Ge, Ford Motor Company Keith Combs, Ford Motor Company Michael Sanders, Ford Motor Company Peter Y. Zhang, Carnegie Mellon University
Yehua Wei, Massachusetts Institute of Technology David Simchi-Levi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2014 Finalist
Fan Yuan, Georgia Institute of Technology Ferdinand Pietz, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Bernard Benecke, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Greg Burel, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Eva K. Lee, Data and Analytics Innovation Institute
Sommer Gentry, United States Naval Academy Eric Chow, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Allan Massie, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Dorry Segev, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Ivan Oliveira, SAS Rob Pratt, SAS Ming Zhao, SAS Kevin Norwood, Procter & Gamble Nats Esquejo, Procter & Gamble Kevin Miller, Procter & Gamble
Xiaodong Luo, Sabre Corporation Yogesh Dashora, Sabre Corporation Tina Shaw, Sabre Corporation
Siddhartha Sampath, Intel Corporation Karl Kempf, Intel Corporation Esma Gel, Arizona State University John W. Fowler, Arizona State University, Dept. of Industrial Engineering
2013 First Place
Assaf Avrahami, Yedioth Group, Israel Yale Herer, Israel Institute of Technology Retsef Levi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2013 Second Place
Fan Yuan, Georgia Institute of Technology Ruilin Zhou, Georgia Institute of Technology Saloua Lahlou, Georgia Institute of Technology Ellie Post, Grady Health System Michael D. Wright, Grady Health System Hany Y. Atallah, Grady Health System and Emory University School of Medicine Leon L. Haley, Grady Health System and Emory University School of Medicine Eva K. Lee, Data and Analytics Innovation Institute
2013 Finalist
Stephan Westphal, University of Goettingen
Segev Wasserkrug, IBM Research, Haifa, Israel Alexey Tsitkin, IBM Research, Haifa, Israel Alexander Zadorojniy, Tel-Aviv University
Daniele Vigo, University of Bologna Beatrice Beleggia, Gruppo HERA Sandro Bosso, Gruppo HERA Giuseppe D'Aleo, Gruppo HERA Claudio Caremi, OPTiT Angelo Gordini, OPTiT
Burcu B. Keskin, University of Alabama Ibrahim Capar, University of Alabama Nickolas Freeman, University of Alabama Charles Sox, University of Alabama
2012 Winner(s)
Bo An, University of Southern California Milind Tambe, University of Southern California Eric Shieh, University of Southern California Rong Yang, University of Southern California Fernando Ordóñez, Universidad de Chile Craig Baldwin, United States Coast Guard Joseph DiRenzo, United States Coast Guard Ben Maule, United States Coast Guard Garrett Meyer, United States Coast Guard Kathryn Moretti, United States Coast Guard
2012 Finalist
Fan Yuan, Georgia Institute of Technology Alistair Templeton, Rush University Medical Center Rui Yao, Rush University Medical Center Krystyna Kiel, Rush University Medical Center James CH Chu, Rush University Medical Center Eva K. Lee, Data and Analytics Innovation Institute
Salal Humair, Harvard School of Public Health John Ruark, Logility, Inc Brian Tomlin, Dartmouth University Sean P. Willems, Optiant and Boston University
Jonathan C. Woodall, Duke University Health System Tracy Gosselin, Duke Cancer Institute Amy Boswell, Duke Cancer Institute Michael Murr, North Carolina State University Brian T. Denton, University of Michigan
Bex George Thomas, General Electric Global Research Kunter Akbay, GR David Toledano, General Electric Global Research Peter Katlic, General Electric Global Research Onur Dulgeroglu, General Electric Global Research Dan Yang, General Electric Global Research Srinivas Bollapragada, General Electric Global Research Center
Ram Gopalan, Rutgers University Steven O. Kimbrough, University of Pennsylvania Frederic H. Murphy, School of Business and Management, Temple University Nicholas Quintus, Philadelphia Water Department
2011 Winner(s)
Karl Kempf, Intel Corporation Evan Rash, Intel Corporation
2011 Finalist
Alex Desiderio, The Georgia Aquarium Brian Davis, The Georgia Aqarium Chien-Hung Chen, Georgia Institute of Technology Eva K. Lee, Data and Analytics Innovation Institute Joseph Handy, The Georgia Aquarium Niquelle Brown, The Georgia Aquarium Ruth Lopez, The Georgia Aquarium Tsung-Lin Wu, The Georgia Aquarium
Yakov Fradkin, Ford Motor Company Amy Mainville Cohn, University of Michigan Ada Y. Barlatt John Batey Rich Davidson Oleg Gusikhin, Ford Motor Company
Stefan Spinler, WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management Paul Kleindorfer Andrei Neboian, WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management Alain Roset, La Poste
2010 Winner(s)
Heng Cao, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center Jianying Hu, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center Chen Jiang, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center Tarun Kumar, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center Ta-Hsin Li, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center Yang Liu, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center Yingdong Lu, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center Shilpa Mahatma, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center Aleksandra Mojsilovic, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center Mayank Sharma, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center Mark Squillante, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center Yichong Yu, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
2010 Finalist
Casey Chung, Blockbuster Distribution Milind Dawandey, University of Texas at Dallas Chelliah Sriskandarajah, University of Texas at Dallas Divakar Rajamani, University of Texas at Dallas
Nazrul Shaikh, Pennsylvania State University Vittal Prabhu, Pennsylvania State University Danilo Abril, Kimberly-Clark Corporation Esteban Rodriguez, Kimberly-Clark Corporation David Sanchez, Kimberly-Clark Corporation Jorge Arias, Kimberly-Clark Corporation German Riano, Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Ramasubramanian Sundararajan, GE Global Research Tarun Bhaskar, GE Global Research Abhinanda Sarkar, GE Global Research Sridhar Dasaratha, GE Global Research Debasis Bal, GE Global Research Jayanth K. Marasanapalle, GE Global Research Beata Zmudzka, GE Capital Karolina Bak, GE Capital
Faramroze G. Engineer, University of Newcastle
Hannah Smalley, Georgia Institute of Technology Pinar Keskinocak, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Industrial/Systems Engineering Larry K. Pickering, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2009 Winner(s)
Abraham George, Princeton University Warren Powell, Princeton University Hugo Simao, Princeton University Jeff Day, Schneider National Ted Gifford, Schneider John Nienow, Schneider National
2009 Finalist
Michael Gorman, University of Dayton
Karl Kempf, Intel Corporation Shamin Shirodkar, Intel Corporation Mehmet O. Atan, Lehigh University Berrin Aytac, Lehigh University Asima Mishra, Intel Corporation David S. Wu, Lehigh University
Srinivas Bollapragada, General Electric Global Research Center Bex George Thomas, General Electric Global Research
2008 Winner(s)
Sean P. Willems, Optiant and Boston University John J. Neale, School of Management, Boston University
2008 Finalist
Burcu B. Keskin, University of Alabama Halit Uster, Texas A&M University, Industrial Engineering Dept. Sila Cetinkaya, Texas A&M University Gopalakrishnan Easwaran, St. Mary's University
Jeffrey Ohlmann, University of Iowa, Henry B. Tippie College of Business & Management Science
Michael Fry, University of Michigan
Erica Klampfl, Ford Research & Advanced Engineering Yakov Fradkin, Ford Motor Company Chip McDaniel, Automotive Components Holdings, LLC Michael Wolcott, Automotive Components Holdings, LLC
Bert De Reyck, University College London, Dept. of Management Science & Innovation
Yael Grushka-Cockayne, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia
Sean P. Willems, Optiant and Boston University Alison F. Shihata, Intel Corporation Matthew P. Manary, Intel Corporation
Eva K. Lee, Data and Analytics Innovation Institute Chien-Hung Chen, Georgia Institute of Technology Frdinand H. Pietz, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Bernard Benecke, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2006 Winner(s)
Jian Liu, University of Florida Krishna C. Jha, University of Florida Ravindra K. Ahuja, University of Florida, ISE Department
2006 Finalist
Markus Emsermann, Jeppesen Sanderson Burton Simon, Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Colorado
John M. Bossert, Optiant Sean P. Willems, Optiant and Boston University
John Khawam, Management Science & Engineering Department, Stanford University Warren Hausman, Management Science & Engineering Department, Stanford University
Jerome W. O'Neal, Delta Technology Michael S. Jacob, Delta Technology Adam K. Farmer, Delta Technology Kristi G. Martin, Delta Technology
2005 Winner(s)
John Forrest, IBM R. John Milne, IBM Systems and Technology Group
2005 Finalist
S. Raghavan, University of Maryland, Robert H Smith School of Business Richard Nidel, The Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland Ioannis Gamvros, The Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland
Sanjay Ahire, University of South Carolina Michael Gorman, University of Dayton
Shamin Shirodkar, Intel Corporation Karl Kempf, Intel Corporation
2004 Winner(s)
Tom Duffy, Merrill Lynch Manos Hatzakis, Merrill Lynch Wenyue Hsu, Merrill Lynch Russell Labe, RPL Analytics Consulting Bonnie Liao, Merrill Lynch Sheldon Luo, Merrill Lynch Je Oh, Merrill Lynch Adeesh Setya, Merrill Lynch Lihua Yang, Merrill Lynch
2004 Finalist
Srinivas Bollapragada, General Electric Global Research Center Kete Charles Chalermkraivuth, General Electric Global Research Center
Steven A. Stoddard, Center for Army Analysis Dinesh Mehta Alexandra M. Newman, Colorado School of Mines R.E.D. Woolsey, Colorado School of Mines
Michiel J. Vromans, Rotterdam School of Management Matteo Fischetti Leo Kroon, SAS Erwin Abbink, SAS NS Reizigers, SAS
Bernard Gendron , Universite de Montreal
Vaidyanathan Ramaswami, At&T Labs David Poole, At&T Labs Soohan Ahn, At&T Labs Simon Byers, At&T Labs Alan E. Kaplan, At&T Labs
2003 Winner(s)
Chih-Cheng Hsu, General Motors Yvan de Blois, General Motors Murray J. Pyle, General Motors
2003 Finalist
Jayashankar M. Swaminathan, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Marice Ashe, Public Health Institute Kathryn Duke, Public Health Institute Liz Maslin, Public Health Institute Leon Wilde, Public Health Institute
2002 Winner(s)
Margaret S. Trench, Bank One Card Services, Inc Shane P. Pederson, Bank One Card Services, Inc Edward T. Lau, Bank One Card Services, Inc Lizhi Ma, Bank One Card Services, Inc Hui (Stephanie) Wang, Bank One Card Services, Inc. Suresh K. Nair, School of Business, University of Connecticut
2002 Finalist
Pinar Keskinocak, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Industrial/Systems Engineering Chris Martin, Bitwise Solutions, Inc. David Jones, Bitwise Solutions, Inc.
Srinivas Bollapragada, General Electric Global Research Center Prasanthi Ganti, General Electric Global Research Center Mark Osborn, General Electric Global Research Center James Quaile, General Electric Global Research Center Kannan Ramanathan, General Electric Global Research Center
Rajesh Tyagi, GR Srinivas Bollapragada, General Electric Global Research Center
Milind Sohoni, Indian School of Business Kristi G. Martin, Delta Technology T. Glenn Bailey, Operations Research/Delta Technology, Inc. Ellis L. Johnson, School of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
2000 Winner(s)
John Shortle, Qwest (formerly U S WEST) Advanced Technologies, Boulder, Colorado. Paul Katz, Qwest (formerly U S WEST) Advanced Technologies, Boulder, Colorado. Dennis Dietz, Qwest (formerly U S WEST) Advanced Technologies, Boulder, Colorado. Craig Williamson, Qwest (formerly U S WEST) Advanced Technologies, Boulder, Colorado. Jim Koehler, Qwest (formerly U S WEST) Advanced Technologies, Boulder, Colorado. Amie Elcan, Qwest (formerly U S WEST) Advanced Technologies, Boulder, Colorado.
2000 Finalist
Melinda Hobbs, Energy Information Administration Michael Mellish, Energy Information Administration Frederic H. Murphy, School of Business and Management, Temple University Richard Newcombe, Energy Information Administration Reginald Sanders, OnLocation Peter Whitman, Pace International
Major Jeffrey L. Huisingh, Assistant Professor, US Army , 34th Education Squadron, United States Air Force Academy Harold Yamauchi, Operations Research Analyst, Rolands and Associates Major Randy Zimmerman, Ph.D., Operations Research Analyst, US Army TRADOC Analysis Center- Fort Leavenworth
1998 Winner(s)
Pinar Keskinocak, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Industrial/Systems Engineering Sesh Murthy, IBM Rama Akkiraju, IBM Richard Goodwin, IBM John Rachlin, IBM Frederick Wu, IBM Santhosh Kumaran, IBM James Yeh, IBM Robert Fuhrer, IBM Alok Aggarwal, IBM Martin Sturzenbecker, IBM Ranga Jayaraman, IBM Robert Daigle, IBM
1998 Finalist
Ioannis Christou, Delta Technology, Inc Armand Zakarian, Delta Technology, Inc Jun-Min Liu, Delta Technology, Inc Helen Carter, Delta Air Lines
Stuart Bermon, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center Sarah Jean Hood, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center