Archive - Mike Talks AI

Real-time OR, Baseline Knowledge, and More: Our Conversation with Filippo Focacci

In our latest conversation on the Decision Intelligence Lab Podcast, Vijay and I hosted Filippo Focacci.

Oct 1 •

September 2025

August 2025

Why I'm excited to teach supply chain modeling this fall: new validators for an LLM world, 20K shortage, new tech, and self-driving

Besides Operations Excellence, I’m also excited to teach Supply Chain Modeling and Analysis this fall.

Aug 28 •

The Impact of Accelerating Rates of Technological Change: Our Interview with Kartik Gada

We had a great conversation with Kartik Gada on the accelerating rate of change.

Aug 22 •

Modeling self-driving trucks: A 2025 report and my predictions from 2017

(This post seems long, but only because I copied three 2017 posts at the end.)

Aug 19 •

Five new vibes getting me excited to teach Operations Excellence this fall

I’ve been teaching Operations Excellence in Northwestern’s MEM program since 1999.

Aug 17 •

Our Conversation with OR Blogger and Practitioner Borja Menéndez

Borja Menéndez had a lot of interesting things to say in this conversation.

Aug 11 •

July 2025

Get the Most Out of Your Undergrad Time: Seven Tips for IE/OR Majors

I recently talked to a rising sophomore who is double-majoring in Computer Science and Operations Research.

Jul 25 •

Insights from Ben Alamar on Sports Analytics

Ben Alamar is an expert in sports analytics.

Jul 23 •

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