Research Events
Explore some of our upcoming and recent conferences, events, seminars, and workshops.
Upcoming Events
Workshop Understanding Generative AI and Language Models: Opportunities and Challenges
- Friday, April 24, 2026
- 1:30 PM EDT
- Goodes 101
This workshop introduces generative AI and large language models (LLMs), covering essential concepts such as how LLMs are constructed and operate, including embeddings, attention mechanisms, and prompting strategies.
Learn More about Workshop Understanding Generative AI and Language Models: Opportunities and ChallengesFrom Exploration to Application: Using AI in Your Research (Part 2)
- Monday, April 27, 2026
- 11:00 AM EDT
- Goodes 141
Following the strong interest in Part 1 of our AI workshop series, we are pleased to invite you to Part 2: From Exploration to Application, a more in-depth, hands-on session with Smith alumnus Mark Kashef, MMAI’20.
Learn More about From Exploration to Application: Using AI in Your Research (Part 2)The Two-System View of Cognition and Investor Choice
- Friday, May 1, 2026
- 10:00 AM EDT
- Goodes 101
Kai Li explores how intuitive impressions and analytical reasoning interact to shape investor decisions, using livestream mutual fund promotions to reveal when emotion drives behaviour and when it is overridden by deeper scrutiny.
Learn More about The Two-System View of Cognition and Investor ChoiceAssessing Consumer Visual Interest and Its Association with Brand Premium: An Empirical Approach Using Image and Text Search Data
- Friday, May 1, 2026
- 10:00 AM EDT
- Goodes 100
Abhishek Borah introduces a novel data-driven measure of consumer visual interest to show how attention captured through images and design translates into stronger brand premium and pricing power.
Learn More about Assessing Consumer Visual Interest and Its Association with Brand Premium: An Empirical Approach Using Image and Text Search DataCanadian Healthcare Optimization Workshop (CHOW)
- Sunday, June 7, 2026
- 8:30 AM EDT
- Goodes 151
CHOW is a one-day, in-person event designed to bring together leading researchers, healthcare executives, and analytics practitioners to advance the science and practice of healthcare optimization. CHOW offers a focused forum for exchanging ideas, sharing cutting-edge research, and exploring real-world applications aimed at improving health system performance.
67th Annual Canadian Operational Research Society Conference
- Monday, June 8, 2026
- 8:30 AM EDT
- Queen's University
CORS 2026 will bring together researchers, practitioners, and industry leaders for insightful talks, networking opportunities, and cutting-edge discussions in operations research and analytics. Registration closes May 24.
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AI Adoption, Incentives, and Firm Value in General Equilibrium
- Friday, April 24, 2026
- 10:00 AM EDT
- Goodes 102
Speaker: Gilles Chemla, Imperial College London
Gilles Chemla’s research analyzes how AI adoption reshapes incentive structures, labour market dynamics, and firm value, highlighting trade-offs between productivity gains and worker outcomes.
Profiling Stakeholder Trade-Offs in Product Design with a Demand-Side Measure
- Friday, April 24, 2026
- 10:00 AM EDT
- Goodes 103
Speaker: Michael Luchs, William and Mary
Michael presents research introducing a new five-dimensional, demand-side framework that helps firms understand how consumers perceive product design trade-offs across performance, repairability, innovation, sustainability, and aesthetics and how these perceptions influence purchasing decisions and willingness to pay.
Open-Source and Small Language Models for Education and Research
- Friday, April 24, 2026
- 9:30 AM EDT
- Goodes 101
Speaker: Raghava Rao Mukkamala, Copenhagen Business School
Raghava Rao Mukkamala’s research explores how open-source and small language models enable more accessible, transparent, and ethically grounded applications of AI in education and research.
How Do Households Suppress The Price of Tail Risk?
- Monday, April 20, 2026
- 10:00 AM EDT
- Goodes 100
Speaker: Laurent Calvet, SKEMA Business School
Laurent Calvet’s research examines how household demand for structured financial products shapes volatility pricing and reduces the cost of insuring against extreme market risks.
Surgeon-in-the-Loop Decision-Aware Learning for Operating Room Planning
- Friday, April 17, 2026
- 1:00 PM EDT
- Goodes 304
Speaker: Borzou Rostami, University of Alberta
Borzou Rostami’s research explores decision-aware AI models that integrate surgeon input to improve operating room scheduling and reduce healthcare system inefficiencies.
Erewhon, Erewhevery, and AI-migraines: Toward a Conceptualization of Imaginary Governance
- Friday, April 17, 2026
- 11:00 AM EDT
- Goodes 100
Speaker: Matt Bamber, York University
Matt Bamber’s research explores the concept of “imaginary governance” to better understand how emerging technologies and narratives shape financial reporting and oversight.
Finance Seminar
- Friday, April 17, 2026
- 10:00 AM EDT
- Goodes 102
Speaker: Laurent Calvet, Skema Business School
The Impact of Supply-side Subscriptions on the Gig Economy
- Friday, April 17, 2026
- 10:00 AM EDT
- Goodes 103
Speaker: Bhoomija Ranjan, Monash University
Bhoomija Ranjan’s research investigates how supply-side subscription models reshape provider behaviour, platform dynamics, and performance outcomes in gig economy marketplaces.
On the Design of an AI-Human Service System with Strategic Customers
- Friday, April 10, 2026
- 1:00 PM EDT
- Goodes 304
Speaker: Ricky-Roet Green, Rochester University
Analyzes how different AI–human service system designs influence customer behaviour, system efficiency, and overall social welfare.
Resiliency of Sustainable Investments: Evidence from the 2024 U.S. Election and 2025 Liberation Day Tariffs Announcements
- Friday, April 10, 2026
- 10:00 AM EDT
- Goodes 304
Speaker: Dhruv Baswal, Smith School of Business
Examines how political events and policy signals shape the performance and resilience of ESG-focused investments during periods of market disruption.
Exploring AI to Support Your Research
- Tuesday, April 7, 2026
- 12:00 PM EDT
- Goodes 141
Speaker: Mark Kashef, MMAI'20
Smith Faculty are invited to join us for a hands-on workshop exploring how AI can support aspects of the research process, led by Smith Alum, Mark Kashef, MMAI'20.
The Cost of Buying American
- Tuesday, March 31, 2026
- 4:00 PM EDT
- Goodes 100
Speaker: Bingjing Li, University of Hong Kong
Bingjing’s paper evaluates U.S. Buy American procurement provisions and finds that while they have created jobs, tighter restrictions are likely to create fewer jobs at a higher cost.