Marijn Verschelde is associate professor in quantitative methods at IÉSEG School of Management (LEM-CNRS 9221, Lille, France). He is also visiting professor at KU Leuven and co-founder of the On Track Lab. Further, he is co-coordinator of the new LEM research group Operations Research & Organizations Performance (OPER). His proven track record includes next to publications in the field of operations and applied micro-econometrics, collaborations with companies and central banks concerning firm performance. His most recent research focuses on machine learning for decision making.