Three model problem: Combining machine learning (ML) and operations research (OR) through horizontal computing

Speaker: Ryan O'Neil, CTO and Co-Founder of Nextmv More and more, data science and decision science practitioners are seeking to combine machine learning forecasts with actionable and optimized decisions. This can include anything from predicting traffic patterns for delivery scheduling to consumer buying behavior for inventory management. But bridging these two disciplines can be challenging. In the […]

Doing OR for free: the UK OR Society’s Pro Bono OR service

Join us for Doing OR for free: the UK OR Society's Pro Bono OR service, where you can volunteer your skills to help organizations in need! Presented by Eve Hardy, Pro Bono OR Manager, The OR Society and Ruth Kaufman, co-founder, Pro Bono OR and EURO Practitioners' Forum chair Pro Bono OR connects charitable organisations […]

Strategic financial management in the financial services industry: A multiple goal stochastic programming approach

Speaker: Dr. Antti Korhonen, CEO, Detech Decision Technologies, Finland The presentation discusses optimization solutions for strategic financial decision-making and enterprise-wide risk management in financial institutions. The software is a sophisticated prescriptive analytics solution based on a stochastic dynamic optimization approach and solves highly complex real-world financial planning problems under uncertainty. The application is an integrated […]

Online Event: Practice of OR – sharing experiences, building networks

EURO Practitioners’ Forum (EPF) Online Event is an inspiring opportunity for meeting with OR and analytics practitioners from across Europe and beyond. Join us on gather.town, a website specialized on interactive online sessions, and make connections, learn, collaborate and share experiences of what works and what doesn’t when OR meets practice. Programme includes: Plenary keynote, […]

Hands-on Mathematical Optimization with Python

Speaker: Joaquim Gromicho, Professor of Business Analytics at the University of Amsterdam and Science and Education Officer at ORTEC In the era of generative AI and powerful ML packages prevalent in the Python ecosystem, the significance of Mathematical Optimization remains paramount. Recognizing the historical confinement of this tool to the realm of Operations Research experts, […]

Discussion forum event: How will transportation and logistics change, how can OR help?

Andy Harrison, a data science professional with experience in a wide range of sectors, will lead this discussion session.   This is the first in our series of discussion forum events, designed for the exchange of views and ideas. Each one-hour session will be a conversation on a specific topic, with one person giving a […]

Mixed-integer linear programming models to optimize residential demand response to dynamic tariffs

Speakers: Carlos Henggeler Antunes, INESC Coimbra, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal Maria João Alves, CeBER - Faculty of Economics and INESC Coimbra, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal Demand response programs play a key role in the energy transition, offering potential benefits to multiple players: grid operators (alleviating congestion in […]

The intelligent machinery behind airline ground operations

Speaker: Claude Philippe Medard, Principal Data Scientist, SAP We discuss solutions to two business processes performed during Airport/Airline Ground Operations. The first is the challenging task of optimal allocation of Stands and corresponding Tow plans for a large number of aircrafts flying in and out of airports. The second task is the subsequent planning and […]

Vehicle routing in the real world

Speaker: Ana Sofia Pereira, Wide Scope The vehicle routing problem (VRP) is widely known in the OR literature. Several variants are well-studied but what about the real-world constraints found when actually deploying such algorithms at transportation companies? Routyn is a VRP solution provider and throughout this session we'll share some of the constraints found on […]

Using Operations Research for good: building a scheduling tool for three public schools in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Speaker: Nicolás García Aramouni, Data Science Associate Manager, Accenture Operations research and analytics have experienced significant growth in society, but their adoption in developing countries like Argentina has been slower. This is particularly evident in sectors like public schools, where outdated pen-and-paper or spreadsheet methods persist, hindered by low budgets. In Buenos Aires, three schools […]