Symposium

The Mathematisch Instituut will host a symposium on Tuesday, November 4th on the occasion of the retirement of professor Floske Spieksma. Floske Spieksma is Professor of Mathematics of Operations Research, specialized in stochastic optimization. This symposium is being held in celebration of her contributions to the field and the impact she has had on those she taught and mentored. 

Organizers

Odysseas Kanavetas, Mathematical Institute Leiden Universiteit, E: o.kanavetas@math.leidenuniv.nl
Ad Ridder, Operations Analytics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, E: ad.ridder@vu.nl

PROGRAM

10:00 - 10:15 Welcome

10:15 - 11:00 Michael Katehakis (Rutgers Business School)
                              TBA

11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break

11:30 - 12:00 Sandjai Bhulai (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
                              The hidden value of ergodicity: a tale in optimal control

12:00 - 12:30 Marta Fiocco (Leiden Universiteit)
                              TBA

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch break

14:00 - 14:45 Konstantin Avrachenkov (INRIA, Sophia Antipolis - Méditerranée, France)
                                TBA

14:45 - 15:15 Richard Boucherie (University of Twente)
                              TBA

15:15 - 15:45 Tea break

15:45 - 16:00 Former PhD student(s)

16:00 - 16:30 Stella Kapadistria (Eindhoven University of Technology)
                              Optimal decision-making under parameter uncertainty

16:30 - 18:00 Drinks

Admittance is free, lunch is at your own cost.