SMU INFORMS Chapter Kickoff Event
October 27, 2009
The new SMU student chapter of INFORMS is having its student/faculty mixer and kick-off meeting on Monday, November 2, 4 p.m., at the Huitt-Zollars Pavilion of the Embrey Building. The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) is the professional society for practicing management scientists and OR professionals. All interested parties are invited and welcome, and refreshments will be served. Read more
Jerome Bortoluzzi: Silver Medalist in XVI Mediterranean Games
August 21, 2009
Jerome Bortoluzzi (B.S. Management Science, 2008) was silver medalist in the Men’s Hammer Throw event of the XVI Mediterranean Games in Pescara, Italy, on July 2, 2009. (Shown on left in photo.)
At present he is competing at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Berlin. (See IAAF bio, results., video)
Matt Kendall (1975-2009)
July 31, 2009
Justin Matthew (Matt) Kendall, SMU Doctor of Engineering (Engineering Management) student, died of cardiac arrest at his home on July 29, 2009, at the age of 34. He will be missed by his many student and faculty friends in the EMIS department and by his co-workers at Raytheon Network Centric Systems. Read more
Lyle-OR Team in Finals of International Modeling Competition
June 30, 2009
A team of three Operations Research Ph.D. students are finalists in the 2009 AIMMS-CPLEX/MOPTA Optimization Modeling Competition, to be held at Lehigh University in August. Angelika Leskovskaya, Jason Kratz, and Ron Dearing (shown with faculty sponsor, Dick Barr, on left) developed for the competition’s challenge a system for transportation fleet maintenance optimization. Their user-friendly solution led them to the finals against teams from the Zuse Institute Berlin (Germany) and the University of Twente (Netherlands).
CaruthWatch Photos
April 22, 2009
A series of photographs chronicling the construction of the new Caruth Hall, future home of the EMIS department, is posted at:
- our CaruthWatch gallery (updated July 30)
- a webcam history of the Caruth construction
Ph.D. Defense: Anusha Madhaven
April 17, 2009
Models and Algorithms for Integer Multi-Commodity Network Routing Applications
Anusha Madhavan
Advisor: Dr. Jeffery L. Kennington
Ph. D. Defense
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Huitt-Zollars Pavilion, Embrey Building
All interested persons invited and welcome
Abstract: This dissertation presents two applications of multi-commodity network routing problems, Read more
Robert Jones Completes Ph.D. Defense
April 17, 2009
Robert Jones successfully defended his dissertation on April 14, 2009 and will receive his Ph.D. in May. The defense announcement is given below:
Heuristic Algorithms for Solving the Interval Flow Transshipment Network
Robert H. Jones
Advisor: Dr. Richard Barr
This dissertation addresses the inclusion of semi-continuous variables into network formulations for minimum cost-flow transshipment problems with and without a fixed-charge. These models, termed interval-flow networks, are formulated mathematically and solution methods are proposed and tested computationally. Results are compared to state-of-the-art commercially available software. A solution for a real world scheduling problem and a well know NP-hard problem are included.
Richard Mueller, EMIS Alum, Appointed President of Ameron’s Transmission Group
January 22, 2009
Ameron International Corporation ( NYSE:AMN) today announced the appointment of Richard I. Mueller as Group President of the Water Transmission Group effective January 19, 2009. (See full announcement.)
Wireless LAN Research Grant for Kennington, Olinick
January 20, 2009
The Office of Naval Research has awarded the following research grant to EMIS faculty Jeff Kennington and Eli Olinick:
Using Optimization to Design Wireless Local Area Networks
Developing a good design for a wireless local area network for a multistory building is a challenging problem. The designer must determine the number and location of the access points (radio
transmitters and receivers), the best power setting for these access points, and the frequency to be assigned to the access points. Since the exact location of the mobile devices (i.e. users) is not known, evaluation of a given design requires a statistical analysis over a random sample of potential locations. Our objective is to
develop optimization-based prototype design tools for both current and future versions of these networks.
Funding level: $135,000.
Yu Awarded Research Grant on Engineering Supply Chain Systems
January 20, 2009
EMIS faculty member Dr. Junfang Yu recently received the following $85,000 research grant from Sandia National Laboratories:
Collaborative Environment Implementation, Data Management and Security in Supply Chain System
This funded research project will help Sandia to design and implement a secure and effective Electronic Component Information System (ECIS) which is being used by design and development engineers, and other personnel along their supply chain in a collaborative environment. The scope of the work includes the design and implementation of the control mechanism and management schema for the engineering release of various designs and subsystems to be used in a complex weapon system. The project will also help Sandia to design and implement their ECIS so it could be used in a secure and collaborative way.
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Recent Posts
- SMU INFORMS Chapter Kickoff Event
- Jerome Bortoluzzi: Silver Medalist in XVI Mediterranean Games
- Matt Kendall (1975-2009)
- Lyle-OR Team in Finals of International Modeling Competition
- New and Old EMIS Websites
- CaruthWatch Photos
- Caruth Hall Update
- Ph.D. Defense: Anusha Madhaven
- Robert Jones Completes Ph.D. Defense
- Richard Mueller, EMIS Alum, Appointed President of Ameron’s Transmission Group
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