Schedule
Sunday, June 16
20:00
Welcome Reception
Monday, June 17
8:00 - 8:25
Registration
8:25 - 8:30
Opening Remarks
8:30 - 10:30
Session M1.
Mauricio G. C. Resende
My 30+ Years of Collaboration with Panos Pardalos
Anna Nagurney, Ladimer S. Nagurney, Ismael Pour
A Spatial Price Network Equilibrium Paradox
Anatoliy Kuznetsov and Nik Sahinidis
Convexification of Optimization Problems Involving the Euclidean Norm
Le Thi Hoai An and Pham Dinh Tao
DCA Based Approaches for Beyond DC Programs
Anatoly Zhigljavsky
High-Dimensional Optimization: Set Exploration in the Non-Asymptotic Regime
Oleg Prokopyev, Jourdain Lamperski, and Haeseong Yang
Simple Randomized Rounding for Max-Min Eigenvalue Augmentation
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 - 13:00
Session M2
Ilias Kotsireas
15 Years of Personal and Scientific Recollections with PMP
Funda Iseri, Halil Iseri, Shivam Vedant, Natasha J. Chrisandina, Eleftherios Iakovou, Efstratios N. Pistikopoulos
Big Data Analytics and Deep Learning Applications towards Reverse Supply Chain Optimization
Jen-Yen Lin
Multi-product Joint Replenishment Model with Resource Constraints under Power-of-two Policy
Siwar Arbi, Audrey Cerqueus, Alexandre Dolgui, Evgeny Gurevsky, Ali Siadat
Bi-objective Optimization for Reconfigurable Assembly Line Design under Uncertainty
Lewis Ntaimo, Lina M. Villa-Zapata, Oleg A. Prokopyev, and Tomás Lagos
Fuel Treatment and Resource Deployment for Wildfire Planning Under Uncertainty
Klaus Kieseberg, Bernhard Garn, Dimitris Simos
Optimizing Disaster Scenarios to Strengthen Disaster Preparedness and Resilience
13:00 - 14:30
Lunch
14:30 - 15:50
Session M3
Jose C. Principe
Multivariate Measures of Statistical Dependence
Thomas Borsani, Giuseppe Di Fatta, Giuseppe Nicosia
Multi-task Deep Learning for the Multi-label Prediction of Neurodegenerative Diseases
Luis Nunes Vicente
Why is Soccer So Popular: Understanding Underdog Achievement and Randomness in Team Ball Sport
Sergiy Butenko and Ivan Damnjanovic
An LP-based Betting Strategy for Multiple Sporting Events
19:00
Gala Dinner. Address by Stefan Pickl.
Tuesday, June 18
8:30 - 10:30
Session T1
Yaroslav D. Sergeyev, Dmitri E. Kvasov
Lipschitz Global Optimization and Applications
Faruque Hasan
Edge-concave Underestimator and Related Relaxations for Deterministic Global Optimization
Mohit Tawarmalani
New Relaxation Hierarchy for Disjoint Bilinear Programs
Ruey-Lin Sheu
Quadratic Optimization Problems with Non-crossover and Non-separable Constraint Boundaries
Leo Liberti
Distance Geometry without the Graph
Leonidas Pitsoulis
Matroids, Graphs and Optimization
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 - 13:00
Session T2
Algirdas Lančinskas, Julius Žilinskas, Pascual Fernández, Blas Pelegrín
Robust Optimization Strategy for Facility Location
Tetyana Romanova, Andreas Fischer, Petro Stetsyuk, Igor Litvinchev
Using Arbitrary Norms in Packing Problems
Ana Maria A. C. Rocha, Fernanda P. Costa, Edite M.G.P. Fernandes, A. Gaspar-Cunha
Penalty Weighted Tchebycheff Scalarizing Function for Multiobjective Optimization
Roman V. Belavkin
Analysis and Optimization of Probabilities of Beneficial Mutation and Crossover Recombination
Dmytro Matsypura and Johnson Phosavanh
Centrality of Shortest Paths: Algorithms and Complexity Results
Haonan Zhong, Foad Mahdavi Pajouh, Sergiy Butenko, Oleg A. Prokopyev
Interdicting Dense Clusters in Networks
13:00 - 14:30
Lunch
14:30 - 16:30
Session T3
Lina Mallozzi
Entropic Regularization in Multi-follower Hierarchical Models
Ceyhun Eksin, Sarper Aydin, and Khaled Nakhleh
Networked and Independent Multi-agent Reinforcement Learning Algorithms for Solving Markov Games
Benjamin Benteke, Kira Tarasuk, M. Nica, M. G. Cojocaru
Heuristics and Optimization-Based Methods for Solving Generalized Nash Games: A Comparison
Imma Lory Aprea, Chiara Donnini, Armando Sacco
Envy-Free International Environmental Agreements
Erick Moreno-Centeno
Roundoff-Error-Free Factorizations Theoretical Foundation and Implementations
Alexander Semenov, William Trevena, Michael Hirsch, Panos Pardalos
Utilizing Cloud Computing for Global Optimization of Large Systems of Nonlinear Equations
Wednesday, June 19
9:00 - 16:00
Resort activities & discussions
16:30 - 21:00
Private boat tour.
We depart from the Mirragio Marina at 17:00 for an amazing 4-hour cruise. The cruise includes 2 stops for swimming in some of the most magical waters in the area. We will stop at Kelyfos island and Glarokavos beach for swimming. Before the end of this boat trip we will enjoy the magnificent Halkidiki sunset while we enjoy some fruit salads and a glass of wine.
Thursday, June 20
8:30 - 10:30
Session R1
Panos Parpas
Stochastic Mirror Descent for Convex Optimization with Consensus Constraints
Wei-Kun Chen
Towards Large-Scale Probabilistic Set Covering Problem: An Efficient Benders Decomposition Approach
Jizu Huang
APTT: An Accuracy-Preserved Tensor-Train Method for the Boltzmann-BGK Equation
Bo Jiang
A Riemannian Exponential Augmented Lagrangian Method for Computing the Projection Robust Wasserstein Distance
Ya-Feng Liu
One-Bit Precoding in Massive MIMO: Algorithm Design and Performance Analysis
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 - 13:00
Session R2
Mario Rosario Guarracino, Brian Daniel Bernhardt, Chiara Marciano
Exploring Financial Networks: Insights from Italian Corporate Relationships
Valeriy Kalyagin, Ilya Kostylev
Uncertainty of Graphical Lasso Optimization Algorithm for Learning a Graphical Model
Rui C Costa, Luís A.C. Roque, Manuel C.R.M. Fernandes, L. Tiago Paiva, Dalila B.M.M. Fontes, Fernando A.C.C. Fontes
Optimization Problems in Airborne Wind Energy Parks: Layout, Power Smoothing and Energy Storage Sizing
Xinjia Jiang
Optimizing Wind Farm Inspection with a Synchronized Truck-Drone System
Zhouchun Huang
Risk-constrained Power System Capacity Expansion with Multiscale Uncertainties
Qipeng Phil Zheng, Guanxiang Yun, and Lihui Bai
Reliable Pricing in Residential Electricity Consumption
13:00 - 14:30
Lunch
14:30 - 16:30
Session R3
Fuad Aleskerov
Models for Analysis of Consumers’ Behavior for a Large Retail Network
Sumi Helal
Optimizing Large-scale IoT Deployments in the Smart City
Marzieh Khakifirooz
Pricing Policy in a Licit-Illicit Supply Chain with Discount Sensitivity
Dimitra G. Triantali, Konstantina Skouri, Konstantinos E. Parsopoulos
Data-Driven Approach for Cost-Effective Last-Mile Delivery with Transshipment Nodes and Occasional Drivers
Miltiades Pardalos and Sergiy Butenko
Continuous Approaches to Discrete Optimization Problems
Alla Kammerdiner
On a Hidden Structure of the Search Graphs for the Multidimensional Assignment Problem
Friday, June 21
8:30 - 10:50
Session F1
Yiannis Ampatzidis, Vinay Vijayakumar, and Panos Pardalos
AI-Enabled Robotic Spraying Technology for Precision Weed Management in Specialty Crops
Pavlo Krokhmal, Olesya Zhupanska
Unsupervised Machine Learning for Image Segmentation of Impact Damage in Composite Materials
Neng Fan
Multistage Stochastic Optimization for Semi-Arid Farm Operations under Drought Scenarios
Athanasios Migdalas
Lower Bounding by Column Generation for a Challenging Hierarchical VRP
Online Talks
David Huckleberry Gutman, Nam Ho-Nguyen, Daniel Grady
Tangent Subspace Descent via Discontinuous Subspace Selections on Fixed-Rank Manifolds
Yi Zhang, Nikolaos V. Sahinidis
Exploiting Performance Variability for Global Optimization of Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Programming
Francesco Archetti and Antonio Candelieri
A Sample Efficient JKO Scheme Using a New Parametrization of the Wasserstein Transport Map
Ashwin Arulselvan
An Integrated Closed Loop Supply Chain Design for a Multi-Echelon Location and Lotsizing Problem
11:00