First International Conference on Operations Analytics and Optimization Held in Northeastern University

FirstIntelligent Industrial Data Analysis and Optimization International SymposiumHeld in Northeastern University (NEU) International Academic Exchanges Center onOct. 25^th. Director and vice-president of international affairs of Institutefor Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), Professor GraceLin, director general of Operations Research Society of China, Researcher HuXiaodong, chairman of Global IT Service and Innovation Research Center,Professor Kris Singh, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, IFACFellow, IEEE Fellow, NEU Professor Chai Tianyou, NEU vice-President WangJinkuan, and nearly one hundred specialists and scholars from well-knownenterprises and colleges and universities attended the conference.

Surrounding thetheme “Big Data and Smart Industry”, specialists and scholars made several speeches.The Conference also established 4 forums of Smart Iron & Steel Industry,Smart Petrochemical Industry, Smart Power Industry and Smart Grid, as well asSmart Mining Industry & Logistics for further communication and discussion.