5th INFORMS Computer Science Technical Section Conference on
Computer Science and Operations Research:
Recent Advances in the Interface
Held: January 8-10, 1996, in Dallas, Texas
You are invited to the fifth CSTS conference devoted to bringing together
researchers and practitioners in Operations Research, Computer Science,
Management Science, Artificial Intelligence, and related fields. The
disciplines of computer science and operations research have been linked
since their origins, each contributing to the dramatic advances of the other.
This conference explores the connections between these key technologies:
how high-performance computing and telecommunications have led to advances
in OR deployment, and how OR has contributed to the design and development
of advanced systems.
Conference Topics
The focus is on recent advances at the interface of computer science and
operations research. Conference topics include, but are not limited to:
Large-scale optimization Parallel computation Artificial intelligence
Heuristic search Simulation Performance modeling
Modeling & visualization Mathematical programming Machine learning
Stochastic programming Computational probability Constraint programming
Algorithm design/analysis Logic programming Decision support systems
Program Highlights
The conference will open with a keynote address by Professor Fred Glover of
the University of Colorado at Boulder. State-of-the-art surveys, invited and
contributed presentations, and software demonstrations will be held throughout
the meeting. The second day will feature plenary speaker Thomas Cook of SABRE
Decision Technologies. A workshop on computational linear and integer
programming by Robert Bixby and Irvin Lustig will be given on Sunday,
January 7, one day prior to the conference.
- Surveys and Tutorials
Leading researchers and practitioners present in-depth summaries of the
state of the art in: computational linear and integer programming, parallel
processing, neural networks, large-scale robust optimization, visualization
and modeling, network optimization, linguistic geometry, and classical
queuing theory.
- Current Research
Individual clusters of presentations on: parallel optimization software,
computer system performance models, heuristic search, discrete optimization,
probabilistic reasoning, network flows, first-order logic, statistical
methods, measuring and reporting on parallel performance.
- Leading-edge Applications.
Sessions devoted to practice at the interface, including: intelligent
transportation systems, modeling and decision support, manufacturing
applications, geographic information systems, financial engineering,
virtual battlefield modeling and simulation, and advanced logistics systems.
- Demonstrations.
A separate software demonstration track will be held throughout the meeting.
An exhibition area will allow attendees to meet with software and hardware
vendors and work directly with their products.
For further information
Select among the following:
Dick Barr - barr@seas.smu.edu