AI at Mays
Building a Better Future Through Business and AI Dissertation Proposal Competition 2025
Texas A&M University’s Mays Business School invites you to experience AI innovation during the inaugural Building a Better Future Through Business and AI Dissertation Proposal Competition on Oct. 17. Engage with cutting-edge academic research as doctoral candidates demonstrate how their advanced AI studies are pushing theoretical boundaries and creating new possibilities for business applications.
Join us to witness the future of business and AI.
Special thanks to Deloitte and the Deloitte Foundation for their generous support of our Building a Better Future Through Business and AI Competition.
Dissertation Proposal Competition
Friday, Oct. 17 | 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Engage with cutting-edge academic research as doctoral candidates demonstrate how their advanced AI studies are pushing theoretical boundaries and creating new possibilities for business applications.
Location:
David R. Norcom ’73 Conference Room
Wayne Roberts ’85 Building, Texas A&M University
256 Olsen Blvd., College Station, TX 77843
Parking:
Paid parking is available in Lot 72
Order of Events
8 a.m. | Networking Breakfast
9 a.m. – Noon| Dissertation Presentations
Noon | Grab and Go Lunch
Dissertation Proposal Competition Finalists
Finance
Analysts’ Belief Formation in Their Own Words
By Barry Ke, Yale University
Information Systems
Artificial Intelligence in Digital Platforms
By Qili Wang, University of Florida
Marketing
Balancing Engagement and Polarization: Multi-Objective Alignment of News Content Using LLMs
By Mengjie “Magie” Cheng, Harvard Business School
Supply Chain
Human-AI Collaboration for Operations and Supply Chain Management Decision Making
By Finnegan “Finn” McKinley, University of Arkansas
RSVP Today
We look forward to seeing you on Oct. 17 at the Building a Better Future Through Business and AI Dissertation Proposal Competition Presentations.
For questions, contact Miranda Bennett at (979)-458-6532 or experience@mays.tamu.edu.
