Editors
Editor-in-Chief:
Panos M. Pardalos
University of Florida
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Gainesville, FL 32611 USA
pardalos@ise.ufl.edu
Subject Editors:
Maude Josée Blondin, Université de Sherbrooke, Canada
Metaheuristics and Distributed Optimization
Michel Fathi, University of North Texas, USA
Business and Management
Lina Mallozzi, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Game Theory
Jun Pei, Hefei University of Technology, China
Scheduling and Manufacturing Techniques
Associate Editors:
Claire S.J. Adjiman, Imperial College, United Kingdom
c.adjiman@imperial.ac.uk
global optimization; mathematical programming
Thomas Alexopoulos, University of Peloponnese, Greece
t.alexopoulos@uop.gr
energy finance; energy economics; applied econometrics and environmental economics
Tolga Altinoz, Ankara University, Turkey
Tolga.Altinoz@ankara.edu.tr
Engineering and Technology
M. Hadi Amini, Florida International University, United States
amini@cs.fiu.edu
theoretical learning and optimization algorithms; distributed algorithms; sensor networks; interdependent networks; cyberphysical resilience; energy systems; transportation electrification
Amir Ardestani-Jaafari, University of British Colombia, Canada
amir.ardestani@ubc.ca
healthcare operations, supply chain management, multi-stage optimization under uncertainty
Abdullah Ates, İnönü University, Turkey
abdullah.ates@inonu.edu.tr
Computer Science, Algorithms, Performance Modeling and Evaluation, Hardware, Microprogramming and Control Structure, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Learning and Pattern Recognition, Automated Problem Solving, Theory Proof and Logical Reasoning, Engineering and Technology
Adil Bagirov, Federation University, Australia
a.bagirov@ballarat.edu.au
non-smooth analysis; global optimization; optimization of water distribution systems; computational intelligence
Baski Balasundaram, Oklahoma State University, United States
baski@okstate.edu
combinatorial optimization; theory, algorithms, computation, graph theory in complex networks
Ernesto G. Birgin, University of São Paulo, Brazil
egbirgin@ime.usp.br
linear and nonlinear programming; numerical optimization; computational differentiation; combinatorial optimization
Apostolos Burnetas, University of Athens, Greece
aburnetas@math.uoa.gr
operations research; adaptive operation and experimentation under uncertainty; stochastic modeling; production and service management
Sergiy Butenko, Texas A & M University, United States
butenko@tamu.edu
global and discrete optimization; network-based data mining; analysis of biological and social networks; wireless ad hoc and sensor networks; energy
Valentina Cacchiani, University of Bologna, Italy
valentina.cacchiani@unibo.it
integer linear programming models; exact and heuristic algorithms for NP-hard problems
Ignacio Castillio, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada
icastillo@wlu.ca
manufacturing and service operations and logistics; sustainable and closed-loop supply chain management
Michela Chessa, Gredeg, France
michela.chessa@gredeg.cnrs.fr
Mathematics and Economics
Altannar Chinchuluun, National University of Mongolia, Mongolia
altannarc@gmail.com
optimization; network design problems; data mining with biomedical applications; computational finance
Ding Z. Du, The University of Texas at Dallas, United States
dzdu@utdallas.edu
design and analysis of approximation algorithms for combinatorial optimization; computational biology; communication networks
Matthias Ehrgott, University of Lancaster, United Kingdom
m.ehrgott@lancaster.ac.uk
global optimization; mathematical programming
Neng Fang, University of Arizona, United States
nfan@arizona.edu
energy systems, machine learning, AI, optimization
Shu-Cherng Fang, North Carolina State University, United States
fang@eos.ncsu.edu
linear and nonlinear programming; fuzzy optimization and decision making; soft computing and heuristic methods; logistics and supply chain management; telecommunication networks and L1 splines
Paola Festa, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
paola.festa@unina.it
combinatorial optimization; stochastic optimization; algorithm design and analysis; mathematical programming; network optimization; operations research models
Dalila B.M.M. Fontes, Universidade do Porto, Portugal
fonts@fep.up.pt
discrete optimization; combinatorial optimization; network problems; scheduling problems; heuristic and metaheuristic algorithms.
János Fülöp, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary
fulop@sztaki.hu
global optimization; nonconvex programming problems with special structure; decision theory
Alfredo Garcia, Texas A&M University, United States
alfredo.garcia@tamu.edu
game theory; dynamic optimization; electricity and communication networks
Joe Geunes, Texas A&M University, United States
geunes@tamu.edu
production and logistics planning; supply chain management; operations research
Ambros Gleixner, HTW Berlin, Germany
gleixner@htw-berlin.de
computational aspects of mixed-integer linear and nonlinear programming
Boris Goldengorin, University of Baltimore, United States
goldengorin@gmail.com
combinatorial optimization; algorithmic proofs of optimality; machine learning
Martin Gomez Ravetti, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
matrin@dcc.ufmg.br
industrial applications; dynamical systems; complex networks
Ignacio E. Grossmann, Carnegie Mellon University, United States
grossmann@cmu.edu
discrete-continuous optimization; process synthesis; planning and scheduling process systems; mixed-integer programming; global optimization
Mario R. Guarracino, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Italy
mario.guarracino@unicas.it
Data Analytics and Machine Learning
Akshay Gupte, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
akshay.gupte@ed.ac.uk.
mixed-integer programming; polynomial optimization; polyhedral combinatorics
Mounir Haddou, INSA Rennes - IRMAR, France
mounir.haddou@insa-rennes.fr
Optimal control, nonlinear programming; numerical optimization and applications.
Eligius Hendrix, Wageningen University, Netherlands
eligius.hendrix@wur.nl
global optimization; evolutionary algorithms; stochastic global optimization; nonlinear optimization; quadratic optimization; modelling of uncertainty in decision models; robustness concept; optimal control application in economics; localization optimization
Michael J. Hirsch, ISEA TEK and TOXEUS Systems
mhirsch@toxeus.org
global optimization; nonlinear systems of equations; heuristic algorithms; industrial applications; defense applications
Lisa Holling, Curtin University, Australia,
Lisa.Holling@exchange.curtin.edu.au
global optimization
Michael Khachay, Krasovskii Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics, Russia
mkhachay@imm.uran.ru
combinatorial optimization; algorithms design and analysis; polynomial time approximation
Marzieh Khakifirooz, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
mkhakifirooz@tec.mx
Smart Supply Chain and Logistics
Yuri A. Kochetov, Sobolev Institute of Mathematics, Russia
jkochet@math.nsc.ru
discrete location problems; project scheduling problems; bi-level programming; meta-heuristics
Matthias Köppe, University of California, Davis, United States
mkoeppe@math.ucdavis.edu
mathematical optimization; integer programming; computational discrete mathematics
Erhun Kundakcioglu, Özyeğin University, Turkey
erhunk@gmail.com
combinatorial optimization; decision-making under uncertainty; large-scale optimization; data mining applications in healthcare analytics and sustainable energy systems
Takahito Kuno, University of Tsukuba, Japan
takahito@cs.tsukuba.ac.jp
global optimization; combinatorial optimization; computational complexity; computational geometry
Dmitri E. Kvasov, University of Calabria, Italy
kvadim@si.dimes.unical.it
continuous global optimization; parallel and infinity computing in numerical analysis
Hongcheng Liu, University of Florida, United States
hliu@ise.ufl.edu
high-dimensional learning; stochastic optimization; algorithms; medical decision-making; traffic modeling
Jianzhe Liu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
jianzhe.liu@sjtu.edu.cn
Stability analysis and safe and economical operation of new power system
Marco Locatelli, University of Parma, Italy
locatelli@di.unito.it
continuous global optimization
Gianfranco Lombardo, University of Parma, Italy
gianfranco.lombardo@unipr.it
optimization; machine learning; AI
Marco Lübbecke, RWTH Aachen University
marco.luebbecke@rwth-aachen.de
Angelo Lucia, The University of Rhode Island, United States
alucia@uri.edu
modeling; simulation; optimization; design and analysis; computational thermodynamics; numerical methods; computation chemistry
Dmitriy Malyshev, National Research University, Russia
dmalishev@hse.ru
discrete mathematics; combinatorial analysis
Ioannis Marinakis, Technical University of Crete, Greece
imarinakis@tuc.gr
combinatorial optimization; heuristics
Juan Enrique Martínez-Legaz, Universidad de Barcelona, Spain
JuanEnrique.Martinez.Legaz@uab.cat
optimization theory; convex analysis; mathematical economics
George Michailidis, University of Florida, United States
gmichail@ufl.edu
multivariate analysis and machine learning; computational statistics; change-point estimation; stochastic processing networks; bioinformatics; network tomography; visual analytics; statistical methodology with applications to computer; communications and sensor networks
Kaisa Miettinen, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Kaisa.Miettinen@jyu.fi
multiobjective optimization and decision support; mathematical programming
Athanasios Migdalas, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
athmig@ltu.se
optimization of chemical and energy systems; global optimization;bilevel optimization; dynamic optimization
Alexander Mitsos, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
alexander.mitsos@avt.rwth-aachen.de
optimization in chemical and energy systems
Hossein Moosaei, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University, Czech Republic
Hossein.Moosaei@ujep.cz
Research interests: optimization; linear and nonlinear programming; machine learning; data analysis; artificial intelligence
Boris Mordukhovich, Wayne State University, United States
aa1086@wayne.edu
variational analysis in optimization and control
Giuseppe Nicosia, University of Catania, Italy
giuseppe.nicosia@unict.it
multiobjective optimization; machine learning; OR applications in healthcare; Sensitivity analysis; Robustness Analysis
Ben Niu, Shenzhen University, China
drniuben@gmail.com
heuristic algorithm; intelligent optimization; multi objective optimization; swarm intelligence optimization
Carlos Oliveira, Amazon, United States
carlosol@amazon.com
combinatorial optimization, mathematical programming, transportation problems, telecommunication problems
Konstantinos E. Parsopoulos, University of Ioannina, Greece
kostasp@cse.uoi.gr
Computational optimization; Evolutionary algorithms; Swarm intelligence
Elena Parilina, Saint Petersburg State University, Russia
e.parilina@spbu.ru
mathematical game theory and statistical solutions
Stratos Pistikopoulos, Texas A&M University, United States
stratos@tamu.edu
optimization and process engineering
Simone Sagratella, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
simone.sagratella@uniroma1.it
Nash equilibrium problems; variational inequalities; bilevel and hierarchical optimization; solution algorithms; management engineering
Oleg Prokopyev, University of Pittsburgh, United States
prokopyev@engr.pitt.edu
network based optimization; global optimization; convex and linear optimization
Yuzhuo Qiu, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, China
yzqiu@nufe.edu.cn
routing; transportation
Varvara Rasskazova, National Research University, Russia
varvara.rasskazova@mail.ru
global optimization
Mostafa Reisi-Gahrooei, University of Florida, United States
mreisigahrooei@ufl.edu
systems modeling and monitoring; high-dimensional data analysis; network data analysis
Peruvemba Sundaram Ravi, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada
pravi@wlu.ca
scheduling; management science; supply chain management.
Steffen Rebennack, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
steffen.rebennack@kit.edu
stochastic optimization/stochastic programming; power systems modeling and optimization; decomposition methods; large-scale optimization; global optimization; mixed-integer nonlinear optimization and programming
Mauricio G.C. Resende, Amazon, United States
mauricio.g.c.resende@gmail.com
combinatorial optimization; design and analysis of algorithms;graph theory; mathematical programming; metaheuristics; network flows; network design; operations research modeling; parallel computing
Jean-Philippe Richard, University of Minnesota, United States
jrichar@umn.edu
integer and mixed-integer linear programming; application of these techniques in medicine, transportation, infrastructure protection
Nikolaos Sahinidis, Georgia Institute of Technology, United States
niksah@gmail.com
optimization in biology, chemistry, medicine, and engineering
Yaroslav D. Sergeyev, University of Calabria, Italy
yaro@si.deis.unical.it
numerical analysis; global optimization; infinity computing and calculus
Tony Shi, University of Tennessee, USA.
tony.shi@utk.edu
artificial intelligence, machine learning, dynamic systems and control, optimization, advanced manufacturing and energy
Angelo Sifaleras, University of Macedonia, Greece
sifalera@uom.gr
Dimitris E. Simos, SBA Research, Austria
DSimos@sba-research.org
combinatorial optimization; combinatorial designs;error correcting codes
Anthony Man-Cho So, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
manchoso@se.cuhk.edu.hk
optimization methods for high dimensional statistics
Mohit Tawarmalani, Purdue University, United States
mtawarma@purdue.edu
global optimization and engineering; optimization and business analytics
Kok Lay Teo, Curtin University, Australia
k.l.teo@curtin.edu.au
optimal control; optimal filter design
Henry Wolkowicz, University of Waterloo, Canada
hwolkowicz@uwaterloo.ca
optimization in finite dimensional and abstract spaces; linear, nonlinear and semidefinite programming; matrix eigenvalue problems; numerical analysis of algorithms
Weili Wu, The University of Texas at Dallas, United States
weiliwu@utdallas.edu
optimization and wireless networking; robust and scalable algorithms
Xiaochen Xian, University of Florida, United States
xxian@ufl.edu
big data analytics, systems informatics; applications in manufacturing, healthcare, traffic
Panos Xidonas, ESSCA École de Management, France
panos.xidonas@essca.fr
portfolio theory; risk management; multicriteria analysis; decision support systems
Xiang Zhong, University of Florida, United States
xiang.zhong@ise.ufl.edu
stochastic modeling and control; data analytics with the application in healthcare, service and production systems
Antanas Žilinskas, Vilnius University, Lithuania
antanas.zilinskas@mii.vu.lt
deterministic global optimization; optimization of biosystems
Julius Žilinskas, Vilnius University, Lithuania
julius.zilinskas@mii.vu.lt
global optimization; optimal design