Conferences and Meetings on Operational research

Bilkent University

PhD summer schools on Multiple Criteria Decision Aiding/Making (MCDA/MCDM) have been jointly organized by the International Society on Multiple Criteria Decision (MCDM) making and EURO Working Group on Multicriteria Decision Aiding (EWG-MCDA) regularly since 1983. The summer school brings together around 50 PhD students from all over the world and leading scholars of MCDA/MCDM at a venue where all participants live, work, and socialize together for a two-week period. This event has been very successful in educating future generations of MCDA/MCDM scholars and facilitating networking among participants.

Co-hosted with the 50th International Conference on Parallel Processing (ICPP 2021)

Welcome to the First International Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Algorithms for Decision Sciences (PDADS), 2021. The goal of this workshop is to create a forum for scientists, engineers and practitioners to share new results and collaborate on ideas at the intersection of parallel and distributed algorithms, decision sciences and combinatorial optimization. There is a growing recognition that a variety of science and engineering use-cases can benefit from parallel and distributed optimization frameworks that can deliver real-time decision-making capabilities. Especially in this age of ever-increasing powerful computing technologies, optimization-driven decision science problems that were otherwise considered computationally prohibitive for integration within scientific and engineering applications, especially those needing real-time decision-making capabilities, are now becoming possible. This workshop will focus on the theory, design, development and deployment of parallel and distributed algorithms for faster and more accurate solutions of different types of optimization problems that arise within the broader purview of the decision sciences.

Event Organizers;     Email: pdads-chairs@email.ornl.gov

Parallel algorithms for integer/mixed-integer programming, linear/nonlinear programming, stochastic programming, robust optimization, combinatorial optimization, feasibility problems (SAT, CP, etc.), Parallel heuristic and meta-heuristic algorithms, Parallel evolutionary algorithms, swarm intelligence, ant colonies, other, Parallel local and complete search methods, Learning approaches for optimization in parallel and distributed environments, Parallel and distributed approaches for parameter tuning, simulation-based optimization, and black box optimization, Parallel algorithm portfolios, Quantum optimization algorithms, Use of randomization techniques for scalable decision support systems, Application of decision support systems on novel computing platforms (shared/distributed memory, edge devices, cloud platforms, field programable gate arrays, quantum computers, etc.), Use of parallel computing for timely and/or higher quality decision support * Theoretical analysis of convergence and/or complexity of parallel optimization algorithms and decision support systems.

High Performance Computing, Supercomputing, Parallel Computing,    Distributed, Edge and Cloud Computing

ISMP is the symposium of the Mathematical Optimization Society (MOS). ISMP 2021 is organized by the Operations Research Society of China (ORSC).

Warwick Business School and Queen's Management School

Warwick Business School and Queen's Management School are excited to host the 4th Workshop of the EURO Working Group on Pricing and Revenue Management this summer. The workshop will be held virtually between Wednesday 25th and Friday 27th of August 2021. The event aims at integrating different disciplines to solve both theoretical and practical concerns that arise in the design and development of systems for network revenue management, pricing, and mechanism design.

BI Norwegian Business School

Welcome to the joint annual conference of the Operations Research Societies of Switzerland (SVOR), Germany (GOR e.V.) and Austria (ÖGOR). The conference connects academics and practitioners from operations research, management science, data science and analytics. Designed around this year’s special theme - «Business Analytics for Data-Driven Decision Making» - the OR 2021 is an excellent platform to share the most recent research, to discuss trends in the industry and interact with leading experts.

Many real world problems arising in engineering, economics, medicine and other domains can be formulated as optimization tasks. These problems are frequently characterized by non-convex, non-differentiable, discontinuous, noisy or dynamic objective functions and constraints which ask for adequate computational methods. The aim of this workshop is to stimulate the communication between researchers working on different fields of optimization and practitioners who need reliable and efficient computational optimization methods.

APMS 2021 brings together leading international experts on production systems and logistics from academia, industry, and government to discuss pressing issues in smart manufacturing, operations management, supply chain management, and Industry 4.0 in the Artificial Intelligence era.

Sapienza Università di Roma Department of Computer, Control and Management Engineering

LRN 2021 will debate and critique the whole range of contemporary issues associated with resilient and sustainable supply chains. Papers may explicitly address resilience and sustainability or concentrate only on one aspect of the myriad of topics that contribute to our understanding of improving logistics and supply chain management as a whole. As part of this general call for papers, there will be specific streams driven by enthusiasts with a passion for knowledge generation, enhancement, and delivery.

The Symposium on Algorithmic Approaches for Transportation Modelling, Optimization, and Systems is an international forum for researchers in the area of algorithms and optimization methods to facilitate planning and operational management of freight and passenger transportation and traffic. ATMOS brings together researchers and practitioners who are interested in all aspects of algorithmic methods and models for transport optimization. The symposium provides a forum for the exchange and dissemination of new ideas and techniques. The aim of making transportation better gives rise to very complex and large-scale optimization problems requiring innovative solution techniques and ideas from algorithms, mathematical optimization, theoretical computer science, and operations research.

The 50th Annual Conference of the Operations Research Society of South Africa (ORSSA) in collaboration with the African Federation of Operations Research Societies (AFROS) will take place at the North-West University in Potchefstroom, South Africa. The Conference is a celebration of the Society's 50th annual conference and as things currently stand, will take a hybrid format, allowing delegates to attend the conference in person or online. This will obviously be dependent on the Covid situation in South Africa, closer to the time.

Universität Augsburg

Parametric optimization is a part of mathematical programming and has emerged as an exciting research area in theory, numerics and applications. It investigates the properties of solutions to optimization problems under data perturbations or uncertainty. Many relations to other disciplines of operations research, like stochastic programming, complementarity problems, mixed-integer problems, model-building, numerical methods, multi-objective optimization and optimal control, originate from these properties. paraoptXII welcomes papers as well as proposals for special sessions on any area in parametric optimization or related topics. We hope that the conference will continue to help link researchers and practitioners from different areas of mathematical programming from around the world.

Modeling and Simulation,    Algorithms and Data Structues

The main goal of the meeting is to create a forum for the exchange of international experiences in multi-criteria decision aiding. Topics will include the analysis of multi-criteria decisions, presentation of theoretical research on new methods supporting these decisions and their practical application.

EWG BOR

The 3rd BOR Summer School will take place in September and will consist of 4 themed half-days spread over a week. This a free event aimed mostly at doctoral students and post doc researchers, but anyone with an interest in Behavioural OR is welcome to attend.

Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena

We are pleased to announce the 8th German-Polish Conference on Optimization – Methods and Applications, organized by the Friedrich Schiller University Jena and held at "Hotel am Schloss" in Apolda, Germany on September 20–24, 2021. The present conference is a continuation of the German-Polish Conference on Optimization series held in Żagań (1999), Cottbus (2002), Będlewo (2005), Moritzburg (2009), Kraków (2011), Wittenberg (2014) and Będlewo (2017).

Conference Office;     Phone: [+49 3641 946200];     Email: nadin.friebe@uni-jena.de

theory of smooth and non-smooth optimization, variational problems and variational inequalities, optimal control, inverse and ill-posed problems, combinatorial optimization, vector optimization, solution methods and applications of optimization

Graph Theory and Combinatorics,    Analysis

The 16th International Symposium on Operations Research in Slovenia (SOR ’21) will be held in Bled, Slovenia, September 22-24, 2021. The professional objectives of the international symposium are to provide a forum for international and national exchange of ideas on various aspects of OR and related fields.

A conference that brings together researchers and practitioners working at the interface of large/complex logistics systems and advanced computational methods from the fields of Operations Research, Business Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence.

The International Federation of Logistics and SCM Systems (IFLS), Faculty of Engineering Management, Poznan University of Technology

L'école a pour but d'initier les doctorants et les jeunes chercheurs à quelques techniques mathématiques modernes pour le traitement théorique et numérique des données, qu'ils soient signal, image, graphes et réseaux ou nuages de points, etc. La théorie du transport optimal de masse (TOM) sera mise en avant afin d'initier les jeunes chercheurs à cette thématique moderne à l'interface entre l'optimisation, les EDP et les probabilités. Elle permet de traiter une large gamme de problèmes d'applications. Pour dynamiser et booster les activités de recherche locales, des applications modernes dans le domaine d'imagerie numériques, graphes et réseau seront largement traitées. Avant d'entamer les thématiques avancées de l’école qui touchent à la fois à la théorie, le numérique et les applications, nous prévoyons des cours introductifs de niveau Master accompagnés de TP autour de l'optimisation, l'image, les données et des logiciels de programmation. Des séances de TP encadrées seront organisées pour illustrer et mettre en œuvre certaines méthodes numériques des cours avancés.

Gaziantep University with the collaboration of the Logistics Association (LODER), Hasan Kalyoncu University, and Poznan University of Economics and Business

he congress provides an excellent opportunity for both researchers and practitioners to discuss recent and future trends in logistics and supply chain management. LMSCM2021 encourages multidisciplinary networks and platforms for academics and professionals to identify the challenges and discuss solutions for logistics and supply chain management and welcomes scientific and practical contributions from different disciplines and fields.

DECOP'21 aims to bring together scientists, researchers, scholars and students related to Differential Equations, Control and Optimization to exchange new ideas, to discuss challenging issues, to foster future collaborations and to interact with each other.

META is one of the most popular conference focusing in the area of metaheuristics and their applications. As in the previous six editions, META will provide an opportunity to the international research community in metaheuristics for optimization and machine learning to discuss recent research results, to develop new ideas and collaborations, and to meet researchers from diverse countries in a friendly and excellent atmosphere.

Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach (MFO, Oberwolfach Research Institute for Mathematics)

Courses and Events for Math Students and Early Career Researchers,    Graph Theory and Combinatorics

MCO 2021 is co-organized by Computer Science and Applications Department (IA), LGIPM, University of Lorraine, France, Academy of Cryptography Techniques, Vietnam, Data science and Optimization of complex systems (DataOpt) Laboratory, International School, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam, and Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam.

MCO 2021 will cover several fields of Management Sciences and Information Systems: Computer Sciences, Information Technology, Mathematical Programming, Optimization & Operations Research, and related areas. The conference should allow researchers and practitioners to discuss recent developments in models and solutions methods for decision making in Engineering and Information Systems.

The International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Optimization (ICO’2021) highlights the latest research innovations and applications of algorithms designed for optimization applications within the fields of Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Management, Finance, Business and Economics. Focusing on a variety of methods and systems as well as practical examples, this conference is a significant resource for post graduate-level students, decision makers, and researchers in both public and private sectors who are seeking research-based methods for modeling uncertain and unpredictable real-world problems.

Email: icico2018@gmail.com

Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, Deep Neural Networks, Self Organizing, Fuzzy Logic, Membrane Computing, Evolutionary Computation, Learning theory, Probabilistic methods, Image processing computer vision, Speech recognition, Big Data Analytics, Evolutionary Algorithm, Randomness Monte Carlo Methods, Algorithmic Probability, Chaos Theory, Cryptography, Game Theory, Information Theory, Pattern Recognition, Natural Computing, Evolutionary Robotics Knowledge-based System, Machine Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Computational Finance, Computational Economics, DNA Computing, Deep Learning, Wavelets.

INSTICC, the Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication

The purpose of the International Conference on Operations Research and Enterprise Systems (ICORES) is to bring together researchers, engineers, faculty, and practitioners interested in both theoretical advances and practical applications in the field of operations research. Two simultaneous tracks will be held, covering on one side domain independent methodologies and technologies and on the other side practical work developed in specific application areas. ICORES focuses on real world challenges; therefore authors should highlight the benefits of Operations Research Methodologies and Technologies for industry and services, either in general or for particular applications. Ideas on how to solve specific business problems as well as larger enterprise challenges, using operations research methodologies and technologies, will arise from the conference. Papers describing advanced prototypes, systems, case studies, tools and techniques and general survey papers indicating future directions are also encouraged. Papers describing original work are invited in any of the areas listed below. Accepted papers, presented at the conference by one of the authors, will be published in the Proceedings of ICORES. Acceptance will be based on quality, relevance and originality. Both full research reports and work-in-progress reports are welcome. There will be both formal oral presentations and informal poster sessions. Special sessions focused on case-studies and commercial presentations, as well as tutorials for technical/scientific topics and practical applications are also envisaged: companies interested in presenting their products/methodologies or researchers interested in offering a tutorial are invited to contact the conference secretariat.

Phone: [+351 265 520 185];     Email: icores.secretariat@insticc.org

ECCO (European Chapter on Combinatorial Optimization) is a working group of EURO (Association of European Operational Research Societies) that provides an excellent opportunity to discuss recent and important issues in Combinatorial Optimization and its applications. CO series of biennial symposia, International Symposium on Combinatorial Optimization, started in the UK in 1977 with meeting venues alternated between the UK and continental Europe.

The Triennial Symposium on Transportation Analysis, TRISTAN, is an international scientific conference that provides a high-quality forum for the presentation of innovative and thought-provoking models, methodologies, and applications in Transportation Science, mainly Operations Research-based (including analytics and simulation). A complementary objective of TRISTAN is to provide an agora for high-spirited and broad exchange of ideas, reflections, and discussions on the topics and areas of interest and, thus, to foster scientific and social networking and international cooperation.

The scope of TRISTAN is wide, covering both people and freight transportation and logistics, by all modes, at all geographical extensions and planning-operation levels.

The IPMU Conference is organized every two years since 1986 with the focus of bringing together scientists working on methods for the management of uncertainty and aggregation. It also provides a forum for the exchange of ideas between theoreticians and practitioners in these and related areas.

Neural Networks and Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning,    Probability and Statistics, Game Theory

ISMP is the triennial international congress of mathematical optimization and organized by the Mathematical Optimization Society (MOS). The 24th ISMP will be convened in Beijing and locally organized by the Operations Research Society of China (ORSC).

CIRM – Centre International de Rencontres Mathématiques

Probability and Statistics, Game Theory,    Modeling and Simulation

The organizers of the XVI International Conference on Stochastic Programming (ICSP2022) are honored to host the tri-annual Conference at the University of California, Davis Graduate School of Management. The ICSP is the premier event of the Stochastic Programming Society (SPS) , a technical session of the Mathematical Optimization Society that brings together researchers who work on decisions under uncertainty, practitioners in the industrial and institutional sectors share recent theoretical and applied results. The conference aims to present the state-of-the-art in this field as well as neighboring scientific areas.