{"668466":{"#nid":"668466","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Celebrating George Lan\u0027s Appointment as the A. Russell Chandler III Chair ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECongratulations to George Lan on his appointment as the esteemed A. Russell Chandler III Chair, effective July 1, 2023!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe search committee recognized George for his outstanding contributions to scholarship and research leadership in the fields of optimization and machine learning.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHis impressive \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Etrack record\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, including his trajectory of impactful scholarship, successful acquisition of research funding, and \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Enumerous\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E prestigious awards, such as the INFORMS Computing Society Prize, set him apart.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDr. Lan\u0027s research interests lie in the theory, algorithms, and applications of stochastic optimization and nonlinear programming. His current focus involves developing efficient algorithms with robust theoretical performance guarantees and exceptional practical performance to solve complex optimization problems.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EFurthermore, he actively explores the application of stochastic and nonlinear optimization models and algorithms in the field of machine learning and artificial intelligence.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWe congratulate George Lan on this well-deserved appointment and look forward to \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ewitnessing\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E his continued impact and contributions to the fields of optimization, machine learning, and beyond.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGeorge Lan assumes the A. 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