Construction Heuristics and Metaheuristics
5th Seminar; Speaker: Geoffrey De Smet, JBoss OptaPlanner Lead at Red Hat Software Date: May 14, 2013 Time: 10 a.m. EST (UTC -5) Title: Part 2: Construction heuristics and metaheuristics (Part 1) Abstract: In this session, I’ll cover exact heuristics (brute...
Project-Based Learning in Operations Research and Sustainability
4th Seminar; Speaker: Prof. Ian Frommer, Mathematics Dept., US Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT, USA Date: April 24, 2013 Time: 10 a.m. EST (UTC -5) – Check your local time Title: Project-Based Learning in Operations Research and Sustainability Abstract: Operations...
Score Design for (Meta)heuristics
3rd Seminar; Speaker: Geoffrey De Smet, JBoss Drools Planner Lead at Red Hat Software Date: January 31, 2013 Time: 10 a.m. EST (UTC -5) – Check your local time Title: Score Design for (Meta)heuristics Abstract: In this session, I’ll cover score design...
Lessons Learned from Selling OR to Business Users
2nd Seminar; Speaker: Jean François Puget Date: January 15, 2013 Time: 10 a.m. EST (UTC -5) – Local Time Title: Lessons learned from selling OR to business users Abstract: Operations Research is a gem. It is a set of techniques that can...
Disaster Management for Power System Restoration
1st Seminar; Speaker: Carleton Coffrin, a research scientist at NICTA in the Disaster Management Team. (PhD, Brown University, 2012) Date: December 6, 2012 Time: 3 p.m. EST (UTC -5) – Local Time Title: Disaster Management for Power System Restoration Abstract: Recent...