Trains running through railway networks are monitored and guided in real time by train dispatchers. They control train movements by taking various relevant decisions, such as where trains should pass and meet each other, when trains should arrive or depart from stations, which routes they must take, etc. These decisions become crucial when one or […]

In addition to the general invite we would also like to especially recommend the "Practice of OR" track that the working group organizes and that is especially aimed at practitioners of OR. More details on this track will be published later.   EURO 2021 is the largest and most important conference for Operational Research and […]

The Intersection of Operational Research and Public Communication during the Covid-19 Pandemic About this event In May 2020, I joined the group Independent SAGE. At the time, I thought I was signing up to one or two public meetings on YouTube, but instead our profile grew and we discovered there was a large public appetite […]

We experience the benefits of classical computing every day. However, there are challenges that today’s systems would never be able to solve. To stand a chance at solving some of these problems, we need a new kind of computing: Quantum Computing. During this session we will explore together what quantum computers are about, and how […]

Emergency response systems, e.g. fire and rescue services and emergency medical services, have been a popular area of study for operational researchers. However, unlike for the airline industry for instance, there do not exist an abundance of success stories, where advanced operational research models and methods have been implemented in practice. In this talk, I’ll […]

About this Event CP-SAT won all gold medals in the Minizinc challenge in the tracks it participated in the last 3 years. It also proved 5 open problems in the MIPLIB 2017 suite, and improved bounds on a few more. In a sense, it realizes the old dream of having a good MIP solver and […]

In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the use of automated algorithm design methods, such as automated algorithm configuration and portfolio-based algorithm selection, across many areas within operations research, artificial intelligence and beyond. These methods are based on cutting-edge machine learning and optimization techniques; they have also led to substantial advances in […]

The working group meeting have gone digital (due to COVID-19) The online event continues in the form of a webinar series on Mondays at 4pm CET, until 2 November 2020. To register please click here.   The recordings of talks can be accessed on YouTube  Some speakers are also making their presentations available in PDF […]