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 


11:0

Adjournment