The 2021 INFORMS Annual Meeting is a unique opportunity to connect and network with the more than 7,000 INFORMS members, students, prospective employers and employees, and academic and industry experts who compose the INFORMS community. I look forward to seeing you in-person in Anaheim, CA, or participating virtually via our online meeting platform, October 24-27, 2021!

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To promote the AI track, we invite you to submit an abstract of your complete or in-progress study in the invited session of Artificial Intelligence for Cybersecurity at the 2021 INFORMS Annual Meeting. If you are interested in contributing to the session, I encourage you to respond to this email, tcu@neiu.edu, at your earliest time. The deadline for submitting your complete abstract is May 15^th.

This year, the theme of the meeting lies on new developments of Artificial Intelligence applications and systems for understanding natural and social systems to drive decision making for saving lives and solving problems.

Topics may include but are not limited to the following:

• The state of AI for cybersecurity
• AI applications in various security aspects
• Machine learning/deep learning algorithms to detect cyber threats
• Methodological approaches of open source machine learning
• Improving the success rate of detecting cyber attacks
• Cognitive AI security: Collaboration between AI and human intelligence
• Dark side of AI, misuse and AI threat
• Better practices for AI to prevent or defense a cyber-attack
• Are signatures and intrusion patterns enough?
• AI governance and privacy issues
• Government regulation and AI cybersecurity
• Other issues pertaining to AI cybersecurity

Anaheim, CA. Home to endless sun and soaring palm trees, and one of the most magical places on earth. And we aren’t just talking about Disneyland! In 2021 Anaheim will be the host city for the first INFORMS conference to offer in-person meeting options. And while we will continue to enjoy connecting with attendees virtually from around the world, we also look forward to providing you new opportunities to learn, connect and network. Join thousands of students, professionals, and academicians to explore ideas at the forefront of theory and practice of OR/MS, data science, analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, within the context of applications such as education, energy, healthcare, humanitarian logistics, manufacturing, revenue management, supply chain management, sustainability, and transportation.

With over 12,500 members from around the globe, INFORMS (The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences) is the leading international association for professionals in Operations Research, Management Science, Information Systems and Business Analytics.

INFORMS promotes best practices and advances in operations research, management science, and analytics to improve operational processes, decision-making, and outcomes through an array of highly-cited publications (e.g.: Operations Research, Information Systems Research, Organization Science, Management Science), conferences, competitions, networking communities, and professional development services.

On behalf of the organizing committee, I invite you to join us at the 2021 INFORMS Annual Meeting for an opportunity to learn, inform and enjoy the culture, weather and all the amenities in such the best sunshine area as Anaheim, CA.

Best regards,

Tung (Francis) Cu, Ph.D.

2021 INFORMS Annual Meeting Session Chair

Northeastern Illinois University

tcu@neiu.edu