The Decision Intelligence Lab
by The Decision Intelligence Lab
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#40 Soren Little: Optimization Inside the Database
#40 Soren Little: Optimization Inside the Database
About this podcast
The Decision Intelligence Lab explores practical challenges of applying data science, analytics, and AI to drive real-world business outcomes.
Hosted by Prof. Michael Watson (Northwestern University) and Prof. Vijay Mehrotra (University of San Francisco) — both seasoned entrepreneurs, consultants, and researchers — this podcast delivers real-world insights for data professionals, business leaders, & anyone seeking to leverage data for smarter decision making. Each episode features leaders sharing how smarter decisions are reshaping business and technology. Subscribe to join the conversation.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 41 episodes
- #40 Soren Little: Optimization Inside the Database · 42 min · Episode 40What if your database could make decisions? In this episode, Vijay Mehrotra and Michael Watson talk with Soren Little, co-founder of OSM, about making optimization a built-in…
- #39 Jerry Yurchisin: The Skill Data Scientists Ignore — Companies Save Millions With It · 41 min · Episode 39Make better business decisions with data and AI—subscribe to The Decision Intelligence Lab Newsletter at https://decisionintelligencelab.substack.com/. What happens after…
- #38 Dr. Rich Staats: 41 Years in Uniform, OR in Every Job · 40 min · Episode 38Make better business decisions with data and AI—subscribe to The Decision Intelligence Lab Newsletter at https://decisionintelligencelab.substack.com/. What does it take to…
- #37 Jeff Camm: Why the ROI Is in the Decision · 41 min · Episode 37Make better business decisions with data and AI—subscribe to The Decision Intelligence Lab Newsletter at https://decisionintelligencelab.substack.com/. Jeff Camm, Professor…
- #37 Cyrus Safaie: Inside DoorDash's Three-Sided Optimization Problem · 43 min · Episode 37Make better business decisions with data and AI—subscribe to The Decision Intelligence Lab Newsletter at https://decisionintelligencelab.substack.com/. What does it actually…
- #35 William Swelbar: How Airlines Became the Ultimate OR Playground · 39 minMake better business decisions with data and AI—subscribe to The Decision Intelligence Lab Newsletter at https://decisionintelligencelab.substack.com/. Airline veteran…
- #34 Geoffrey De Smet: Solving Real-Time Scheduling Problems · 42 min · Episode 34Make better business decisions with data and AI—subscribe to The Decision Intelligence Lab Newsletter at https://decisionintelligencelab.substack.com/. Geoffrey De Smet…
- #33 Connor Lawless & Madeleine Udell: What Really Slows Optimization Down · 36 min · Episode 33. Make better business decisions with data and AI—subscribe to The Decision Intelligence Lab Newsletter at https://decisionintelligencelab.substack.com/. Optimization powers…
- #32 James Taylor: Why Your Decisions (Not Your Data) Are the Problem · 41 min · Episode 32Make better business decisions with data and AI—subscribe to The Decision Intelligence Lab Newsletter at https://decisionintelligencelab.substack.com/. What if the biggest…
- #31 Meinolf Sellmann: Decision-Making Under Uncertainty · 41 min · Episode 31Make better business decisions with data and AI—subscribe to The Decision Intelligence Lab Newsletter at https://decisionintelligencelab.substack.com/. Meinolf Sellmann…
- #30 Mike Watson: Preparing Students for Real-World Problem Solving · 28 minMake better business decisions with data and AI—subscribe to The Decision Intelligence Lab Newsletter at https://decisionintelligencelab.substack.com/. Three years ago, a…
- #29 Carlos Zetina: AI Is Only as Smart as Your Documentation · 47 min · Episode 29Dr. Carlos Zetina — industrial engineer, ex-Amazon research scientist, and pre-sales consultant at FICO — walks through how he thinks about problems before solving them. Drawing…
- #28 Ram Bala: Why Context Is the Missing Layer in Enterprise AI · 42 min · Episode 28Dr. Ram Bala (Professor at Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business, author of The AI-Centered Enterprise, and founder of Samvid.ai) joins Vijay Mehrotra and Michael…
- #27 Dr. Tim Varelmann: Primal Solvers, Inventory Agents & the ML-Optimization Stack · 37 min · Episode 27Make better business decisions with data and AI—subscribe to The Decision Intelligence Lab Newsletter at https://decisionintelligencelab.substack.com/. What happens when the…
- #26 Stephen Wunker: Building Distributed, Adaptive Companies · 36 min · Episode 26Make better business decisions with data and AI—subscribe to The Decision Intelligence Lab Newsletter at https://decisionintelligencelab.substack.com/. In this episode, Vijay…
- #25 Justin Trombold: The Biggest Mistake Companies Are Making with GenAI · 39 min · Episode 25Make better business decisions with data and AI—subscribe to The Decision Intelligence Lab Newsletter at https://decisionintelligencelab.substack.com/. This episode explores…
- #24 Evan Shellshear: Why Many Data Science & AI Projects Fail · 41 minMake better business decisions with data and AI—subscribe to The Decision Intelligence Lab Newsletter at https://decisionintelligencelab.substack.com/. In this episode of the…
- #23 Richard Savoie: Solving the Hardest Problem in Logistics · 42 min · Episode 23Make better business decisions with data and AI—subscribe to The Decision Intelligence Lab Newsletter at https://decisionintelligencelab.substack.com/. In this episode of the…
- #22 John Brandon Elam: Building a Decision Factory in Large Organizations · 42 min · Episode 22Make better business decisions with data and AI—subscribe to The Decision Intelligence Lab Newsletter at https://decisionintelligencelab.substack.com/. In this episode of the…
- #21 Linda Crowe & Benjamin Baer: Building a Community for Decision Intelligence · 41 min · Episode 21Make better business decisions with data and AI—subscribe to The Decision Intelligence Lab Newsletter at https://decisionintelligencelab.substack.com/. In this episode of the…
