Laura Albert
@lauraalbertphd.bsky.social
UW-Madison ISyE Professor | 2023 INFORMS President | #PunkRockOR blogger | #BadgerBracketology | Smarter decisions for a better world
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Laura Albert
@lauraalbertphd.bsky.social
· Nov 18
I'm now on Bluesky! 🌌 Thank you for the warm welcome
Where else to find me:
➡️ LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/lauraalbe...
➡️ Punk Rock Operations Research
punkrockor.com
➡️ Badger Bracketology
bracketology.engr.wisc.edu
➡️ Instagram
instagram.com/lauraalbertp...
Where else to find me:
➡️ LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/lauraalbe...
➡️ Punk Rock Operations Research
punkrockor.com
➡️ Badger Bracketology
bracketology.engr.wisc.edu
➡️ Instagram
instagram.com/lauraalbertp...
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For my faculty friends trying to sort out how to cope with AI use by students, I think this post by @lauraalbertphd.bsky.social is dead on. punkrockor.com/2025/10/09/c...
Culture eats AI strategy for breakfast: why professors should focus on culture instead of consequences when confronting generative AI in the classroom
The rise of generative AI (GenAI) has been swift, leaving many of us in higher education scrambling to adapt. We have focused on creating new policies and redesigning assignments, but it can feel l…
punkrockor.com
October 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
For my faculty friends trying to sort out how to cope with AI use by students, I think this post by @lauraalbertphd.bsky.social is dead on. punkrockor.com/2025/10/09/c...
✨There are *five* virtual events and a podcast for #ISEday2025 sponsored by the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers that anyone can attend!✨
These events are a great way to celebrate our profession and help inspire the next generation of engineers. Let's make #ISEday a memorable one!
These events are a great way to celebrate our profession and help inspire the next generation of engineers. Let's make #ISEday a memorable one!
September 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
✨There are *five* virtual events and a podcast for #ISEday2025 sponsored by the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers that anyone can attend!✨
These events are a great way to celebrate our profession and help inspire the next generation of engineers. Let's make #ISEday a memorable one!
These events are a great way to celebrate our profession and help inspire the next generation of engineers. Let's make #ISEday a memorable one!
My path to industrial & systems engineering started with a course in optimization that ignited a passion for operations research and ultimately led to a career as a professor at @uwisye.bsky.social. I discussed my story on the “Subject To” podcast: youtube.com/watch?v=pynQ...
#ORMS #ISEday2025
#ORMS #ISEday2025
Subject to: Laura Albert
YouTube video by Subject to
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September 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
My path to industrial & systems engineering started with a course in optimization that ignited a passion for operations research and ultimately led to a career as a professor at @uwisye.bsky.social. I discussed my story on the “Subject To” podcast: youtube.com/watch?v=pynQ...
#ORMS #ISEday2025
#ORMS #ISEday2025
I am thrilled to announce the establishment of Industrial and Systems Engineering Day (#ISEday), a new initiative dedicated to increasing awareness of #ISE and inspiring future generations. The first #ISEday will be celebrated on September 15, 2025. For email updates sign up here: lnkd.in/ghWXWQYm
June 13, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I am thrilled to announce the establishment of Industrial and Systems Engineering Day (#ISEday), a new initiative dedicated to increasing awareness of #ISE and inspiring future generations. The first #ISEday will be celebrated on September 15, 2025. For email updates sign up here: lnkd.in/ghWXWQYm
Reposted by Laura Albert
Submit your abstract or poster today! Share your work and join the INFORMS community in Atlanta for the 2025 INFORMS Annual Meeting.
🌐 meetings.informs.org/wordpress/an...
Deadline: May 23, 2025
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Deadline: May 23, 2025
April 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Submit your abstract or poster today! Share your work and join the INFORMS community in Atlanta for the 2025 INFORMS Annual Meeting.
🌐 meetings.informs.org/wordpress/an...
Deadline: May 23, 2025
🌐 meetings.informs.org/wordpress/an...
Deadline: May 23, 2025
Happy National Pet Day! I'm celebrating with my cat Lucky 😻
April 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Happy National Pet Day! I'm celebrating with my cat Lucky 😻
It's an election day here in Wisconsin. I voted!
April 1, 2025 at 2:11 PM
It's an election day here in Wisconsin. I voted!
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world"
- Nelson Mandela
- Nelson Mandela
March 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world"
- Nelson Mandela
- Nelson Mandela
🍀 I am lucky to be a professor of industrial engineering & operations research who teaches the next generation to make smarter decisions for a better world 🌈🍀
March 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
🍀 I am lucky to be a professor of industrial engineering & operations research who teaches the next generation to make smarter decisions for a better world 🌈🍀
Did you know Ernest Hemingway rewrote the last sentence of "A Farewell to Arms" 47 times?
Great writing doesn't just happen—it's the result of relentless editing. Don't be discouraged by the effort. Embrace it as part of the journey to excellence.
Source: www.bbc.com/news/enterta...
Great writing doesn't just happen—it's the result of relentless editing. Don't be discouraged by the effort. Embrace it as part of the journey to excellence.
Source: www.bbc.com/news/enterta...
March 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Did you know Ernest Hemingway rewrote the last sentence of "A Farewell to Arms" 47 times?
Great writing doesn't just happen—it's the result of relentless editing. Don't be discouraged by the effort. Embrace it as part of the journey to excellence.
Source: www.bbc.com/news/enterta...
Great writing doesn't just happen—it's the result of relentless editing. Don't be discouraged by the effort. Embrace it as part of the journey to excellence.
Source: www.bbc.com/news/enterta...
Join me at my annual webinar about how to build a better bracket on March 18 at 12pm CT, just in time for the NCAA basketball tournaments. Register here: engineering.wisc.edu/event/lets-d... #MarchMadness #FinalFour #BadgerBracketology
ISyE-Let's Dance! - College of Engineering - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Back by popular demand and just in time for March Madness, Professor Laura Albert will share her advice on how to build a better bracket.
engineering.wisc.edu
March 17, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Join me at my annual webinar about how to build a better bracket on March 18 at 12pm CT, just in time for the NCAA basketball tournaments. Register here: engineering.wisc.edu/event/lets-d... #MarchMadness #FinalFour #BadgerBracketology
Badger Bracketology's men's and women's basketball rankings have been updated for the tournaments. Review them here: bracketology.engr.wisc.edu/ncaa-mens-an... #NCAA #MarchMadness #BadgerBracketology #FinalFour
March 17, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Badger Bracketology's men's and women's basketball rankings have been updated for the tournaments. Review them here: bracketology.engr.wisc.edu/ncaa-mens-an... #NCAA #MarchMadness #BadgerBracketology #FinalFour
Next week, I'll be hosting my annual webinar on building a better bracket just in time for the men's and women's tournaments. Join me on March 18 at 12:00 PM CT to improve your bracket-building skills. Register here: engineering.wisc.edu/event/lets-d... #MarchMadness #Bracketology #SportsAnalytics
March 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Next week, I'll be hosting my annual webinar on building a better bracket just in time for the men's and women's tournaments. Join me on March 18 at 12:00 PM CT to improve your bracket-building skills. Register here: engineering.wisc.edu/event/lets-d... #MarchMadness #Bracketology #SportsAnalytics
Reposted by Laura Albert
You're invited to join the "Rising Analytics Professionals Workshop" on Sunday, April 6, from 5-7 pm. A workshop featuring a diverse panel of industry experts who will share their career experiences and provide valuable insights into the analytics field. meetings.informs.org/wordpress/an...
Rising Analytics Professionals Workshop
A workshop designed especially for those new to the analytics profession, including students, recent graduates, and those transitioning careers.
meetings.informs.org
March 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
You're invited to join the "Rising Analytics Professionals Workshop" on Sunday, April 6, from 5-7 pm. A workshop featuring a diverse panel of industry experts who will share their career experiences and provide valuable insights into the analytics field. meetings.informs.org/wordpress/an...
Reposted by Laura Albert
*Please repost* @sjgreenwood.bsky.social and I just launched a new personalized feed (*please pin*) that we hope will become a "must use" for #academicsky. The feed shows posts about papers filtered by *your* follower network. It's become my default Bluesky experience bsky.app/profile/pape...
March 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
*Please repost* @sjgreenwood.bsky.social and I just launched a new personalized feed (*please pin*) that we hope will become a "must use" for #academicsky. The feed shows posts about papers filtered by *your* follower network. It's become my default Bluesky experience bsky.app/profile/pape...
ORMS Tomorrow, the online student-produced magazine of INFORMS (@informs.bsky.social), is looking for volunteers. Consider applying! Applications are due on March 16: www.informs.org/Publications... #ORMS #INFORMS
We're Hiring!
www.informs.org
March 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
ORMS Tomorrow, the online student-produced magazine of INFORMS (@informs.bsky.social), is looking for volunteers. Consider applying! Applications are due on March 16: www.informs.org/Publications... #ORMS #INFORMS
The #INFORMS2025 Annual Meeting will feature a Job Market Showcase stream this year for current PhD students, post-docs, and recent graduates who will be searching for academic or industry jobs in the 2025-26 academic year. Apply by March 28 for full consideration: forms.gle/fdnjHaS6KgNFr6WW6
2025 INFORMS Annual Meeting Job Market Showcase Track Expression of Interest Form
This form is an application for those who are interested in participating in the INFORMS Job Market Showcase stream. This stream will be organized with high visibility to make it easy for potential em...
forms.gle
March 4, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The #INFORMS2025 Annual Meeting will feature a Job Market Showcase stream this year for current PhD students, post-docs, and recent graduates who will be searching for academic or industry jobs in the 2025-26 academic year. Apply by March 28 for full consideration: forms.gle/fdnjHaS6KgNFr6WW6
"Machines will be capable, within twenty years, of doing any work a man can do."
- Herbert Simon, Nobel Laureate, #AI pioneer, and Turing Prize winner, 1965
- Herbert Simon, Nobel Laureate, #AI pioneer, and Turing Prize winner, 1965
February 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
"Machines will be capable, within twenty years, of doing any work a man can do."
- Herbert Simon, Nobel Laureate, #AI pioneer, and Turing Prize winner, 1965
- Herbert Simon, Nobel Laureate, #AI pioneer, and Turing Prize winner, 1965
I voted in the primary today 🗳️
February 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I voted in the primary today 🗳️
Current status: working on tax returns
February 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Current status: working on tax returns
Roses are red
Models are neat
Operations research
Makes decisions concrete
May this #ValentinesDay bring you smarter decisions for a better world ❤️ (#Analytics, #ORMS, #INFORMS)
Models are neat
Operations research
Makes decisions concrete
May this #ValentinesDay bring you smarter decisions for a better world ❤️ (#Analytics, #ORMS, #INFORMS)
February 14, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Roses are red
Models are neat
Operations research
Makes decisions concrete
May this #ValentinesDay bring you smarter decisions for a better world ❤️ (#Analytics, #ORMS, #INFORMS)
Models are neat
Operations research
Makes decisions concrete
May this #ValentinesDay bring you smarter decisions for a better world ❤️ (#Analytics, #ORMS, #INFORMS)
Reposted by Laura Albert
Check out our upcoming events calendar. In February, we have
"Maximizing Your INFORMS Membership (Academic)" for new members, also, Hi! 👋
"GenAI for Supply Chain Management"
"Breaking into Analytics: Interview Skills"
"Practice Section Happy Hour"
To learn more:
connect.informs.org/events/calen...
"Maximizing Your INFORMS Membership (Academic)" for new members, also, Hi! 👋
"GenAI for Supply Chain Management"
"Breaking into Analytics: Interview Skills"
"Practice Section Happy Hour"
To learn more:
connect.informs.org/events/calen...
Upcoming Events - INFORMS Connect
connect.informs.org
February 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Check out our upcoming events calendar. In February, we have
"Maximizing Your INFORMS Membership (Academic)" for new members, also, Hi! 👋
"GenAI for Supply Chain Management"
"Breaking into Analytics: Interview Skills"
"Practice Section Happy Hour"
To learn more:
connect.informs.org/events/calen...
"Maximizing Your INFORMS Membership (Academic)" for new members, also, Hi! 👋
"GenAI for Supply Chain Management"
"Breaking into Analytics: Interview Skills"
"Practice Section Happy Hour"
To learn more:
connect.informs.org/events/calen...
White noise + editing = productivity
My current white noise favorites are babbling brooks and waterfalls. How do you focus while writing?
My current white noise favorites are babbling brooks and waterfalls. How do you focus while writing?
February 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
White noise + editing = productivity
My current white noise favorites are babbling brooks and waterfalls. How do you focus while writing?
My current white noise favorites are babbling brooks and waterfalls. How do you focus while writing?