Plenary Speakers

Bo Chen (University of Warwick, United Kingdom)

Title: Auctions and Bidding

The 2020 Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded to Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson for their improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats. Their theoretical discoveries have improved auctions in practice and benefited sellers, buyers and taxpayers around the world (RSAS, 2020). Auction theory provides an explicit model of price making and auctions are of consider-able practical significance. Auction theory is closely linked to game theory, combinatorial optimization and computational complexity. In the first half of my talk, I will give a brief overview of auction theory and practice. I will introduce some key concepts and results in auction theory, then provide some examples of best auction practice, and conclude with pointers to some seminal full-review articles. In the second half of my talk, I will present my recent studies on some auction problems in the electricity capacity market.

Nelson Maculan (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Title: Euclidean Steiner Tree Problem in Rⁿ: Optimization Models and New Heuristics

We will briefly introduce the Euclidean Steiner Tree Problem in Rⁿ and its most important properties. We will show the construction and computational behavior of nonlinear optimization models with mixed integer variables and their continuous relaxations. Two new heuristics with their respective numerical tests will also be presented.
Note: This is a joint work with Hacène Ouzia (LIP6 - Sorbonne Université, France) and Renan V. Pinto (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ, Brazil).
Part of the topics presented at this conference were published in: 1-Hacène Ouzia, Nelson Maculan, Mixed Integer Nonlinear Optimization Models for the Euclidean Steiner Tree Problem in R^d, Journal of Global Optimization (JOGO), v. 83, pp 119-136, 2022.
2-Renan V. Pinto, Nelson Maculan, A New Heuristic for the Euclidean Steiner Tree Problem in Rⁿ, to be published in TOP.

Greet Vanden Berghe (KU Leuven, Belgium)

Title: Personnel rostering: trends and challenges in theory and practice

Personnel rostering represents a fascinating combinatorial optimisation problem due to its socio-economic relevance, its potential for improvement through automated decision support and its computational complexity.
The optimisation problem has yielded ample practice-oriented operational research approaches. Despite the vast amount of academic research results, it remains hard for novice developers to profit from general insights or re-usable models and algorithms. This `cold startʼ issue can be partially explained by complicated regulations typical for personnel environments with 24/7 duties and different in almost every organisation. The very same issue also persists due to the lack of a theoretical framework for nurse rostering.
From an academic point of view, interesting models have been developed for varying nurse rostering problems. The approaches range from self-rostering and manual problem decompositions to different levels of automated decision support.
This plenary talk will focus on the challenging interplay between important practical and theoretical nurse rostering contributions.

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Registration

Registration type	Cost (€)
Regular Early Registration until: April 2nd, 2023	190
Regular Late Registration until: April 23rd, 2023	240
Student Early Registration until: April 2nd, 2023	130
Student Late Registration until: April 23rd, 2023	180
Accompanying person registration (Gala dinner & social event) until: April 23st, 2023	50
Accompanying person registration (Gala dinner, lunches & social event) until: April 23rd, 2023	80

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Scientific & Social Programs

The Conference will take place between Thursday 11th and Saturday May 13^th 2023.

Programme of Talks

• The conference program will be announced on April 23^rd, 2023.
• The Registration Desk will be open on Tuesday 11^th May at 08.00am.

Social Events

• Conference Guided Tour: On Friday 12^th May in the afternoon there will be a guided tour of the old town of Chania.
• Conference Dinner: On Friday 12^th May at 8.00pm there will be the conference Diner at Old Harbor of Chania.
• Optional Excursion 1 with dinner on Saturday afternoon: Theriso (Information will be announced).
• Optional Excursion 2 with Lunch on Sunday: Knossos & Museum (Information will be announced).