April 2021
4/19: Amy Cohn – From Theory to Practice: Challenges and Solutions for Solving Real-World Multi-Criteria “Optimization” Problems in Healthcare Personnel Scheduling
Abstract: Healthcare personnel scheduling problems look on the surface to be clear candidates for combinatorial optimization techniques such as integer programming. A key challenge, however, is the lack of a single, well-defined objective function. Instead, there are many competing metrics of importance including service coverage and patient care, provider well-being and satisfaction, and (in the case of medical trainees) educational considerations. In this talk, I will consider a number of personnel scheduling problems from the University of Michigan health system,…
Find out more »4/26: Pascal Van Hentenryck – End-to-End Learning and Optimization for Engineering Applications
Abstract: This talk studies how to tightly integrate machine learning and optimization for solving complex engineering problems. It considers case studies in ride-hailing systems, public transit, and power systems, and demonstrates the benefits of this integration on large-scale optimization problems. In particular, the talk describes how machine learning can deliver optimization proxies that can be integrated in an end-to-end optimization pipeline, and how to optimize over machine models capturing human preferences. The talk concludes with a discussion of the many…
Find out more »4/28: IEOR Information Session for Newly Admitted Students
4/28: 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM Find out what it takes to be an Industrial Engineering and Operations Research major! Prof. Robert Leachman, Head Undergraduate Adviser, will answer your questions. Learn how students use information technology and mathematical modeling to solve problems Register here.
Find out more »4/29: Industrial Engineering and Operations Research Student Panel
4/29: 4:00 pm - 4:50 pm What is it like to be an Industrial Engineering and Operations Research student? Hear from current IEOR students about their experience in the program, and ask questions to get an inside look from the student perspective. Register here.
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