What is Operational Research? (OR)

Science that helps to improve operations in various organizations (industry, public sector and military) by:

  • Developing optimization methods
  • Planning under uncertainty
  • Solving complex large-scale
       problems efficiently

Applications

  • Transportation
  • Telecommunications
  • Logistics
  • Health Care
  • Environment
  • Finance
  • Energy

Scientific method based on...

  • Mathematics
  • Computing
  • Engineering
  • Management Science

Careers

  • Banks and financial institutions
  • Transportation planning
  • Telecommunications
  • Consulting/software development
  • Military
  • Governments
  • Universities

MITACS/CORS 2010
Annual Conference
Shaw Conference Centre
Edmonton, Alberta
May 25-28, 2010


Conference Highlights:

Harold Larnder Memorial Lecture:

John D. C. Little, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
“A Proof of the Queuing Formula: L=λW
A Primer and Some Applications”

Tutorials:

Peter Bell, University of University of Western Ontario - Teaching Operational Research

Jean-François Cordeau, HEC Montréal - Benders Decomposition

Guy Desaulniers, École Polytechnique de Montréal - Column Generation

Vittorio Maniezzo, University of Bologna - Matheuristics

Stefan Ropke, Technical University of Denmark - Adaptive Large Neighbourhood Search

Aurelie Thiele, Lehigh University - Robust Optimization





CORS Events and Social Activities:

Welcome Reception: TBA

Student Paper Competition: TBA

CORS Practice Prize Competition: TBA

Student Simulation Competition: TBA

CORS Annual General Meeting: Thursday, May 27 at noon

MITACS/CORS Awards Reception: TBA

MITACS/CORS Banquet: Thursday, May 27


For more information visit the MITACS/CORS 2010 conference website at:
http://www.mitacs.ca/AC10

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