Operations Research Applied to Homeland Security
Richard C. Larson, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Arnold Barnett, Professor of Management Science
Thu Jan 23, Fri Jan 24, 10am-12:00pm, E40 - 298
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 15-Jan-2003
Limited to 50 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: None
Homeland Security has been the focus of recent publications from the National Research Council (NRC) and the National Science Foundation (NSF). These reports advocate Operations Research as an important tool for addressing many problems in this arena; however, many of these problem areas have received very little serious study. Day 1 will begin with a review of relevant problem areas from the reports; we will then break out into groups to frame, formulate and suggest a plan towards addressing these problems. Day 2 will feature oral briefings from each group on their findings.
Contact: Lincoln Chandler, Maxime Phomma, Ping Xu, E40-130, ljc@mit.edu,phomma@mit.edu, pingx@mit.edu
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The Practice of Operations Research and Management Science
Lincoln Chandler, Maxime Phomma, Ping Xu
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Operations Research and Management Science are about modeling and solving real-world problems, but how do they really make a difference? Come hear practitioners in industry discuss their work and today's challenges.
Contact: Lincoln Chandler, Maxime Phomma, Ping Xu, E40-130, x3-7412, ljc@mit.edu, phomma@mit.edu, pingx@mit.edu
Reality Bites: Perfect Models Meet with the Real World
David Einstein, Structured Decisions Corporation
Tue Jan 7, 12-01:00pm, E40-106
Operations Research in Supply Chain
John Bossert, Optiant
Tue Jan 14, 12-01:00pm, E40-106
Operations Research in Public Policy Analysis
John Hollywood, RAND Corporation
RAND Corporation is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decision making through research and analysis.
Tue Jan 21, 12-01:00pm, E40-106
Operations Research and Insurance
Janice Young, Swiss Reinsurance America Corporation
Tue Jan 28, 12-01:00pm, E40-106
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What Is Operations Research? What Is Management Science?
John Little, Jim Orlin
Wed Jan 15, Fri Jan 17, 10:30am-12:00pm, 2-105
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Do you enjoy mathematics and computers? Would you like to apply your skills to business, government, and non-profit institutions? Then come and learn about the fields of operations research and management science, a science for improving the decisions of organizations. These fields typically use data, mathematical models, and computer-based information systems. Intended for undergraduates and graduate students considering OR/MS as a field of study. The second session will be followed by a lunch in E40-106. Participants welcome at individual sessions but attendance at both sessions is encouraged.
Contact: Lincoln Chandler, Maxime Phomma, Ping Xu, E40-130, x3-7412, ljc@mit.edu, phomma@mit.edu, pingx@mit.edu
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