Protecting election security, how safe is your vote?

At the heart of who we are as Americans and what our country was founded on and represents, is our right to vote, and for that vote to be counted. People have marched, protested, fought and died to ensure that right is preserved and protected. And the potential that this right to vote could be threatened, whether by forces foreign or domestic, especially during perhaps one of the most divisive presidential elections in our history should be of great concern to us all. For this episode I am joined by Natalie Scala, professor at Towson University to discuss election security,…

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November 2018 Part-2

This is the second of two special podcasts produced this month, both recorded during the INFORMS 2018 Annual Meeting. We spoke to a number of INFORMS member who presented during the meeting on topics that highlight the ways O.R. and analytics are being used to save lives, save money and solve problems. In this episode, we discuss how O.R. and analytics are providing valuable insight into some of the most complex problems facing our world today, from improving aviation security pre-check procedures with Sheldon Jacobson of the University of Illinois, protecting the security of elections in the U.S. with Natalie…

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