16th Annual Behavioral Operations Conference, 2023

The Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University, host of the Behavioral Operations Conference

BOC 2023

Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
June 20 – 22

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Mission

The goal of the conference is to bring together researchers with a common interest in the intersection of human behavior and operations, with the aim of sharing current work, fostering research development and developing relationships among scholars in the field.

  • The deadline for registration and payment is June 15, 2023, 23:59 CST.

Pricing

Registration Type Cost Purchase
Faculty $200
Student $100
University of Arkansas campus

Welcome

The Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University is pleased to host the 16th annual Behavioral Operations Conference in Baltimore, Maryland on June 20 – 22, 2023. The conference will begin with a welcome drink on Monday evening and continue with a one-day Young Scholars Workshop on Tuesday, June 20, and the main conference on Wednesday and Thursday, June 21-22.

PhD Student Registration ($100)
Faculty Registration ($200)

Registration

Please note the following key deadlines
Date Item Due
March 10, 2023 Extended-Abstract Submission (1-page limit) for Main Conference and/or Young Scholars Workshop
March 31, 2023 Notification of Acceptance
June 15, 2023 Registration & Payment Deadline
Register / Submit Abstract

Conference fees are: $200 for faculty and $100 for students

If you are interested in presenting at the main conference or the Young Scholars Workshop, please indicate so when you register and include an extended abstract (one-page limit) of your work. Please also indicate who will present in the abstract.

We look forward to seeing you in Baltimore! If you have any questions please contact Evgeny Kagan at ekagan@jhu.edu.

young scholars workshop session

Young Scholars Workshop

Tuesday, June 20, 2023 – Detailed Young Scholar Workshop

attendees of the behavioral operations conference

Conference Schedule

Main Venue:

Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202

Monday Welcome Drink:

Barcocina | Baltimore
1629 Thames Streed Baltimore, MD 21231

Please be aware that this agenda may change.

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Tuesday, June 20th: Young Scholar’s Workshop(YSW)

Wednesday, June 21th: Main Conference, Day 1

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

HE24 A/B

Breakfast and Conference Registration

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

HE24 A/B

Welcome and Introductory remarks 

Goker Aydin, Vice-Dean of Faculty and Research

9:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

HE24 A/B

Session 1: Human Behavior in Service Systems

Andrew Daw (University of Southern California): Asymmetries of Service: Interdependence and Sychronicity

Arturo Estrada Rodriguez (UCL School of Management) Persuasion in Queues: An Experimental Study on the Effectiveness of Delay Announcements for Congestion Management

Jimmy Qin (Columbia University): Waiting Online versus In-Person in Outpatient Clinics: An Empirical Study on Visit Incompletion

10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Break

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

HE24 A/B

Session 2: Inventory Management

Bengu Nur Ozdemir (IE Business School, IE University): Discretion in Automated Supermarket Replenishment: Censorship Bias and Self-inflicted Stockouts

Michael Becker-Peth (Rotterdam School of Management): Who Should Clean the Mess? How to Manage Data Inaccuracy in Inventory Decisions

Jingxuan Geng (Temple University): Repair or Replace: Evidence of Sequential Diagnostic Decisions on Product Return

12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

Lunch

1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

HE24 A/B

Elena Katok, Gary Bolton, Wedad Elmaghraby 

Editor panel: Insights from the editorial process.

2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Break

3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

HE24 A/B

Session 3: Service Operations & Consumer Behavior

Nicholas Clyde (Washington University in St. Louis): The Value of Customer-Related Information on Service Platforms: Evidence From a Large Field Experiment

Swanand Kulkarni (Georgia Tech): Payment Algorithm Transparency on On-Demand Service Platforms

Maya Balakrishnan (Harvard University): Speedy activists:Firm response time to sociopolitical events influences consumer behavior

Thursday, June 22nd: Main Conference, Day 2

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

HE24 A/B

Breakfast

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

HE24 A/B

Session 4: Human-Algorithm connection I

Yang Chen (Queen’s University): A Manager and an AI Walk into a Bar: Does ChatGPT Make Biased Decisions Like We Do?

Cecilia Ying (Queen’s University): Explanation Seeking and Recommendation Adherence in Human-to-Human versus Human-to-Artificial Intelligence Interactions

Dominik Walzner (University of Cologne): Managing AI Advice in Crowd Decision-Making

10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

Break

10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

HE24 A/B

Session 5: Human-Algorithm connection I

Ruth Beer (City University of New York): Behavioral Externalities of Process Automation

Clare Snyder (Michigan): Algorithms for Quality and Scale: A Behavioral Study of Algorithm Reliance by Workers in Large-Scale Personalized Services

Rebekah Brau (BYU): Human-Guided Machine Learning

11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

HE24 A/B

Lunch

12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

HE24 A/B

Keynote by Douglas Hough (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health):

Why don’t people act like economists think they do?

1:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Break

2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

HE24 A/B

Session 6: Biases and Heuristics

Ignacio Rios (UT Dallas): Competition in Optimal Stopping: Behavioral Insights

Xinyu Liang (Michigan): Examining Behavioral Biases in Discretionary Pricing: Pitfalls and Solutions from Field and Lab Experiments

Nikolaos Kourentzes (University of Skövde): The dynamics of judgemental adjustments in demand planning

3:30 p.m.

Departure

Carey Business School

Carey Business School

The nearest airport is the Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI) and is located just 20 minutes away from campus. Uber or Lyft ridesharing services are the best way to get from and to the airport.

Accommodation

A limited number of rooms have been reserved with a conference rate at Canopy by Hilton ($199 per night) and Hyatt Place ($149 per night for single rooms or $169 per night for double rooms).

participants of the 2022 Behavioral Operations Conference

Participants

Every year at the Behavioral Operations Conference, faculty participants from around North America and the world come together to share research and learn from one another.

Last Name First Name Affiliation
Aloysius John University of Arkansas
Arveson Adam University of Cincinnati
Balakrishnan Maya Harvard Business School
Basten Rob Eindhoven University of Technology
Becker-Peth Michael Erasmus University
Beer Ruth Baruch College, CUNY
Bolton Gary University of Texas at Dallas
Brau Rebekah Brigham Young University
Chen Yang Queen’s University
Clyde Nicholas Washington University in St. Louis
Davis Andrew Cornell University
Daw Andrew University of Southern California
de Vries Jelle Erasmus University Rotterdam
Dickey Emily Kuehne Logistics University
Ding Yuanyuan University of Minnesota
do Rego Ferreira Lima Mateus The Ohio State University
Donohue Karen University of Minnesota
Du Haokun UT Dallas
Elmaghraby Wedad University of Maryland
Epstein Natalie Harvard Business School
Estrada Rodriguez Arturo UCL School of Management
Fildes Robert Lancaster University, UK
Flicker Blair University of South Carolina
Fransoo Jan Tilburg University
Geng Jingxuan Temple University
Ghosh Pramit University of Texas at Dallas
Gurlek Ragip Emory University
Hathaway Brett Brigham Young University
He Zezhen (Dawn) University of Rochester
Hoberg Kai Kühne Logistics University
Hough Doug Johns Hopkins University
Hyndman Kyle UT Dallas
Jost Christian Technical University of Munich
Kagan Evgeny Johns Hopkins University
Kamalahmadi Masoud University of Miami
Katok Elena UT Dallas
Kourentzes Nikolaos University of Skövde
Kremer Mirko Frankfurt School of Finance and Management
Kulkarni Swanand Georgia Tech
Lee Douglas Tel Aviv University
Lee Yeonjoo University of Minnesota
Leider Stephen University of Michigan
Liang Xinyu University of Michigan
Lopez Jose MIT
Ma Yuan University of Michigan
Markou Panos University of Virginia
McKinley Finnegan University of Arkansas
Moder Patrick Kühne Logistics University
Moritz Brent Penn State University
Muthuraj Birasnav Birasnav Southern Connecticut State University
Netessine Serguei The Wharton school
Nur Ozdemir Bengu IE Business School, IE University
Ovchinnikov Anton Queen’s University
Padhee Soumyakant Northeastern University
Palley Asa Indiana University
Park Minje Columbia University
Pei Jiaxin University of Michigan
Pensamiento Gabriel University of Pittsburgh
Qi Anyan UT Dallas
Qin Jimmy Columbia University
Rios Ignacio The University of Texas at Dallas
Shunko Masha University of Washington
Sidhikh Shalique Marayakulath Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Snyder Clare Michigan Ross
Spiliotopoulou Eirini Tilburg University
Sroginis Anna Lancaster University
Starck Jeffrey University of Cologne
Stip Joan Eindhoven University of Technology
Thonemann Ulrich University of Cologne
Tsai Paige Harvard Business School
Ulku Sezer Georgetown University
Urrea Gloria University of Colorado Boulder
Valdes Leon University of Pittsburgh
Villa Sebastian University of New Mexico
Walzner Dominik University of Cologne
Westphal Monika University of Cologne
Yang Chia-Chun University of Cincinnati
Yeo Lisa UC Merced
Ying Cecilia Queen’s University
Yu Vincent NC State
Zhang Na University of Florida
Zhang Minmin UT Dallas
Zhang Yinghao University of Cincinnati
Zhao Yingshuai University of Cologne
Zheng Y. Karen MIT Sloan School of Management
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School

Organizers

Every year a group of leading faculty across the world come together to organize the Behavioral Operations Conference. See the professors who organized this year’s event below.

Organizing Committee

Evgeny Kagan

Evgeny Kagan

Assistant Professor

Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University

Brett Hathaway

Brett Hathaway

Assistant Professor

Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University

John Aloysius

John Aloysius

Professor

Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas

Rob Basten

Rob Basten

Associate Professor

Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven – The Netherlands

Rebekah (Bekki) Brau

Rebekah (Bekki) Brau

Assistant Professor

Marriott School of Business, Brigham Young University

Karen Donohue

Karen Donohue

Professor

Carleson School of Management, University of Minnesota

Elena Katok

Elena Katok

Professor

Naveen Jindal School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas

Stephen Leider

Stephen Leider

Professor

Ross School of Business, University of Michigan

Sponsors

Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School