Call for Contributions: 5th Conference of the EURO Practitioners Forum - extended deadline

When: 14 and 15 October 2024
Where: University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
What: OR in Collaboration

Extended submission deadline: 12 July, 2024

The theme of this year's conference of the EURO Practitioners' Forum is the Collaboration of Operations Research practitioners with practitioners from other fields, like Machine Learning, Econometrics, Simulation, etc. We will talk about inspiring examples of synergies arising across fields, where multiple disciplines amplify each other in the ultimate quest to deliver impact on business, society, economics, and human lives in general. Speakers are also invited to share their experiences of difficulties they have encountered with such multi-disciplinary collaboration and any insights or strategies on how to address these.

Keynote speakers:

• Dr. Bernardino Romera-Paredes (Google DeepMind): FunSearch: Discovering new mathematics and algorithms using Large Language Models
• Prof. Dr. Thorsten Koch (TU Berlin and ZIB): 25 years of Optimization: how to Survive Industry Projects as a Mathematician
• Ana Sofia Pereira (Wide Scope): Bridging the gap between theory and practice
• Prof. Dr. Joaquim Gromicho (ORTEC, University of Amsterdam and Analytics for a Better World Institute): From collaboration to Education and back: a continuously revolving cycle
• Dr. Joana Matos Dias (University of Coimbra): Radiotherapy Treatment Planning: The Role of Operations Research and Multidisciplinary Collaboration

Submissions:

We invite submissions which showcase successful collaboration examples of Operations Research with other fields and look forward to insightful discussions and networking opportunities with practitioners from various fields.

Please send your (maximum of) 1-page abstract in MS Word or PDF format to europractforum2024@inescc.pt

For more detailed information about the event including registration (free) and submission guidelines please see:

https://www.euro-online.org/websites/or-in-practice/euro-practitioners-forum-5th-annual-conference/