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<p class="MsoNormal">Early registration deadline: 4th conference of the EURO Practitioners' Forum<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE">April 20 and 21, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE">Zuse Institute Berlin (ZIB)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We cordially invite you to join us at the<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">4th conference of the EURO Practitioners' Forum on the topic of<br>
"OR as a resilient technology: adapting to disruptions and future challenges"<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">During this event, we want to explore the use of OR techniques in unpredictable<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">situations that cause disruptive changes to established processes. Crises might<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">result from political or economic events, natural disasters, or social<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">upheaval. Technological advances such as AI techniques or Quantum Computing<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">can also induce radical changes.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The conference will take place on April 20-21, 2023, at Zuse Institute Berlin.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Registration is free and still open. However, the early registration deadline<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">is on Monday, February 20. Registration for the conference dinner will not be<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">possible after this date.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Further details on the conference venue and registration are on our webpage:
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.euro-online.org/websites/or-in-practice/epf-conference-2023/">https://www.euro-online.org/websites/or-in-practice/epf-conference-2023/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Confirmed Keynote Presentations:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Using airline planning software to schedule nurses when COVID hit Sweden<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">by Daniel Roth, Jeppesen Systems<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- OR challenges related to the electricity system transition: a glance at some<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">latest modelling and solving advances by Sandrine Charousset Brignol, EDF<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- How to cope with the recent new challenges in gas transport by Klaus<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Spreckelsen, OGE<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Optimal Pricing under macroeconomic shock and unstable customer behavior<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">in e-commerce by Vladimir Fux, Zalando SE<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Managing uncertainty and preparing for disruptive changes in the financial<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> services industry by Antti Korhonen, Detech Decision Technologies<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Confirmed Contributed Presentations:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Mixed-integer linear programming models to optimize residential demand<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">response to dynamic tariffs by Carlos Henggeler Antunes, University of Coimbra<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Combining optimization and deep learning for dynamic pricing in renewable<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">energy markets by Bahram Alidaee, University of Mississippi<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Improving quality of OR data sets: Detecting and removing data errors that<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">involve superhuman complexity by Inci Yüksel-Ergün, ZIB<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Multi-energy systems design and operations in response to climate change<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">policies by Matteo Pozzi, Optit<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Leveraging Deep Learning models to estimate travel time durations over a<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">large network by Ruggiero Seccia, OrTec<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Energy system planning in times of change – a hierarchical and multi-<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">objective approach for sustainable investment planning by Janina Zittel, ZIB<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Two more contributed presentations are to be confirmed<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Confirmed Other Activities:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Parallel, interactive discussion groups<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Panel discussion: quantum computing<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Submission guidelines, venue information, and more:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.euro-online.org/websites/or-in-practice/epf-conference-2023">https://www.euro-online.org/websites/or-in-practice/epf-conference-2023</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Direct link to the registration page:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/or-as-a-resilient-technology-adapting-to-disruptions-and-future-challenges-tickets-373836624407">https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/or-as-a-resilient-technology-adapting-to-disruptions-and-future-challenges-tickets-373836624407</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tentative start and end times:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">April 20, 13:30 - April 21, 16:15. Final program will be posted soon.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We thank our sponsors: FICO, OrTec, Gurobi, and Doing The Math.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Timo Berthold, on behalf of the program committee<o:p></o:p></p>
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