2025 MIDWEST DECISION SCIENCES CONFERENCE

The Stan Hardy Best Conference Paper Award is presented annually at the MWDSI Conference to recognize outstanding research contributions in the field of decision sciences. This prestigious award is given to the best overall paper submitted to the conference, showcasing excellence in methodology, originality, and impact. The winning paper is selected through a rigorous review process by a panel of experts. This award honors the legacy of Dr. Stan Hardy, a distinguished scholar in decision sciences, and encourages high-quality research in the discipline.

Submission Requirement:
To be considered for the Stan Hardy Best Conference Paper Award, you must submit a full paper using the DSI paper template format, and indicate your interest in the award within the conference submission system. Note that MWDSI does not require full paper submissions for inclusion in the Conference Proceedings. If authors wish to exclude their full papers from the Conference Proceedings, they should indicate this during submission. Authors may also change this decision at any time until the day of their presentations by emailing the Conference Program Chair, Sourish Sarkar (szs15@psu.edu).

Judge Panel:

We have the following team of judges to evaluate all submissions:

Dr. Sumanta Singha—Chair (Rawls College of Business, Texas Tech University)

Dr. Yi Tan (College of Business, University of Alabama in Huntsville)

Dr. Yixiu (Ashley) Yu (Ball State University)

Dr. Shubham Singh (Purdue University Fort Wayne)

Dr. Cherry Singhal (Anderson School of Management, University of New Mexico)