Data Mining Best Theoretical Paper

2024 Winner(s)

Winning material: Sparse PCA with Multiple Components

Purpose of the Award

The Data Mining (DM) Society of INFORMS announces the DM Best Paper Competition to recognize excellence among its members. The objective of the best paper competition is to recognize excellence among the high-quality research works of DM society members, and brings prestige to DM Society as well as to the recipients.

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Past Awardees

2024 Winner(s)
Ryan Cory-Wright , Massachusetts Institute of Technology
 Jean Pauphilet, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2024 Runner-Up
Jiachang Liu, Duke University Rui Zhang, Duke University
 Cynthia Rudin, Duke University
2024 Finalist
Qing Feng, Cornell University
 Tianyi Ma, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
 Ruihao Zhu, Cornell University
Bo Lin, University of Toronto
 Timothy Chan, University of Toronto
 Eric Delage, Stanford University
2022 Winner(s)
Kaixun Hua, University of British Columbia - Chemical & Biological Engineering Jiayang Ren Yankai Cao
2022 Runner-Up
Guihong Wan, Harvard University Yevgeniy R. Semenov
2022 Finalist
Ruizhi Zhang, University of Georgia Shuchen Cao
Cheolhei Lee, Virginia Tech Jianguo Wu, Virginia Tech Xing Wang Xiaowei Yue, Georgia Institute of Technology
2021 Winner(s)
Yinan Wang, Virginia Tech Wenbo Sun Jionghua (Judy) Jin, University of Michigan Zhenyu (James) Kong, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
 Xiaowei Yue, Georgia Institute of Technology
2021 Runner-Up
Nurretin Dorukhan Sergin Jiyun Hu Hao Yan Ziyue Li, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
 Chen Zhang Fugee Tsung, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
2020 First Place
Jinzhi Bu, MIT
 David Simchi-Levi , Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Yunzong Xu, MIT
2020 Second Place
Chaosheng Dong, Univeristy of Pittsburgh
 Bo Zeng, Univeristy of Pittsburgh
2020 Third Place
Nicolò Bertani, INSEAD
 Ville Satopaa, INSEAD
 Shane Jensen, University of Pennsylvania
2020 Finalist
Xubo Yue, University of Michigan
 Raed Al Kontar, University of Wisconsin, Madison
2018 Winner(s)
Max Biggs, MIT Rim Hariss, MIT
Mostafa Reisi Gahrooei, Georgia Institute of Technology
2018 Finalist
Negin Golrezaei
Raquel de Souza Borges Ferreira, Purdue University