This workshop is jointly sponsored by the Center for Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science (DIMACS), and ExxonMobil Research and Engineering (EMRE).
Wednesday, April 19, 2006 8:00 - 1:00 Registration Conference Registration Desk 8:30 - 8:45 Opening Remarks from the Conference Organizers Session W1 Chairman: Fred Roberts 8:45 - 9:30 KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Ignacio Grossman, Carnegie Mellon University Computational Methods for Enterprise-wide Optimization of Process Industries 9:30 - 10:00 INVITED SPEAKER: Warren B. Powell, CASTLE Laboratory and Princeton University Approximate Dynamic Programming for High-Dimensional Resource Allocation Problems in Transportation and Logistics 10:00 - 10:30 INVITED SPEAKER: Tayfur Altiok, Rutgers University Vessel Arrival Process and Queueing in Bulk Marine Terminals 10:30 - 10:45 Coffee Break Session W2 Chairman: W. Art Chaovalitwongse 10:45 - 11:30 PLENARY SPEAKER: Panos Pardalos, University of Florida Recent Advances and Trends in Deterministic Global Optimization 11:30 - 12:00 INVITED SPEAKER: Leyuan Shi, University of Wisconsin-Madison Nested Partitions Optimization Framework and its Applications 12:00 - 12:30 Jing Gong, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Logic-Based Optimization for Interdependent Layered Networks (ILN) Problems 12:30 - 1:45 Lunch Session W3 Chairman: Kevin C. Furman 1:45 - 2:30 PLENARY SPEAKER: Andrzej Ruszczynski, Rutgers University Introduction to Risk-Averse Optimization 2:30 - 3:00 Fernando Ordonez, University of Southern California Efficient Routing Under Uncertainty 3:00 - 3:30 Aurélie Thiele, Lehigh University Dynamic and Data-Driven Pricing under Uncertainty 3:30 - 3:45 Coffee Break Session W4 Chairman: Tiravat Assavapokee 3:45 - 4:30 PLENARY SPEAKER: Marianthi Ierapetritou, Rutgers University Modeling and Managing Uncertainty in Process Planning and Scheduling 4:30 - 5:00 Richa Agarwal, Georgia Institute of Technology Optimization Problems and Computational Challenges in Ship Scheduling and Containerized Cargo Routing 5:00 - 5:30 Ömer S. Benli, California State University Lot Streaming and Constraint Programming: A Review of Applications in Supply Chain Scheduling 5:30 - 7:30 Drago Bokal, Simon Fraser University, Second Level Local Optimization Approach to Employee Timetabling 7:30 Conference Reception - Dinner Banquet Thursday, April 20, 2006 8:00 - 1:00 Registration Conference Registration Desk Session T1 Chairman: Panos M. Pardalos 8:45 - 9:30 PLENARY SPEAKER: Mauricio Resende, AT&T Labs Research Some Optimization Issues in the Internet 9:30 - 10:00 Belgacem Bouzaiene-Ayari, CASTLE Laboratory, Princeton University Approximate Dynamic Programming for the Management of Freight Cars 10:00 - 10:30 Andrew Miller, University of Wisconsin-Madison A Polynomial Time Algorithm for the Stochastic Lot-Sizing Problem 10:30 - 10:45 Coffee Break Session T2 Chairman: W. Art Chaovalitwongse 10:45 - 11:30 PLENARY SPEAKER: John Dennis, Rice University Optimization Using Surrogates for Engineering Design 11:30 - 12:00 Jeff Linderoth, Lehigh University Easing Rescheduling Complexity for a Bulk Gas Production and Distribution Problem 12:00 - 12:30 David Nowicki, Stevens Institute of Technology Spares Provisioning under Performance Based Logistics Contract - Profit Centric Approach 12:30 - 1:45 Lunch Session T3 Chairman: Liyuan Shi 1:45 - 2:30 PLENARY SPEAKER: Martin Savelsbergh, Georgia Institute of Technology Robust Optimization for Empty Repositioning Problems 2:30 - 3:00 Tiravat Assavapokee, University of Houston A New Relative Robust Optimization Approach for Full Factorial Scenario Design of Data Uncertainty and Ambiguity 3:00 - 3:30 Dinesh Kumar, Stevens Institute of Technology Models for Optimizing Multiple Resources in a Performance-Based Logistics (PBL) Contract 3:30 - 3:45 Coffee Break Session T4 Chairman: Kevin C. Furman 3:45 - 4:30 PLENARY SPEAKER: George Nemhauser, Georgia Institute of Technology Scheduling On Demand Passenger Air Service 4:30 - 5:00 Jean-Paul Watson, Sandia National Laboratories Optimization of the Logistics Support Enterprise for the Lockheed Martin Joint Strike Fighter 5:00 - 5:30 Ismael Regis de Farias JR., University at Buffalo, SUNY Branch-and-Cut for Piecewise Linear Optimization 5:30 - 6:00 Hernan Wurgaft, Dash Optimization Inc, and SUNY Maritime College Strategic and Tactical Supply Chain Planning with Xpress-Mosel 6:00 Closing Remarks from the Conference Organizers