EURO 2025 Leeds
Abstract Submission

1937. 90' of OR in Action: Lightning Talks for a whirlwind tour of our OR world

Invited abstract in session MA-26: OR In Action: lightning talks for a whirlwind tour of our OR world, stream Making an Impact: The Practitioners' Stream 1.

Monday, 8:30-10:00
Room: Maurice Keyworth 1.33

Authors (first author is the speaker)

1. Ruth Kaufman
The OR Society
2. Paul Deuker
EOR/Zero Hunger Lab, Tilburg University
3. Jutta Geldermann
Chair of Business Administration and Production Management, University of Duisburg-Essen
4. Anna Nagurney
Department of Operations and Information Management, University of Massachusetts Amherst
5. Alena Otto
Technical University of Munich
6. Slawomir Pietrasz
Computer Science Artificial Intelligence, ENGIE LAB CRIGEN
7. Abimbola Falodu
Computer Science and Digital Technology, Aston University
8. Craig Poku
Datasparq
9. Meltem Sanisoğlu
10. Fredy Troncoso
Universidad del Bio Bio
11. Samuel Ward
School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Southampton
12. Gary Preece
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
13. Marie Baratto
Technology and Operations management, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
14. Jiyin Liu
Loughborough Business School, Loughborough University

Abstract

At a conference like EURO, it is impossible to catch up with everything; and all too easy to stick to a single stream within your usual professional specialism. This session showcases some of the breadth of OR in action, with a set of 5-minute presentations handpicked to inspire, interest and extend your knowledge. Speakers include Anna Nagurney on Tariffs, Trade and OR; Jutta Geldermann on emergency response; Gary Preece on biodiversity; Meltem Sanisoğlu on cross-border logistics; and a host of others covering subjects including crop breeding for resilience, addressing biodiversity loss and climate change, speeding up emergency response times, managing district heating systems, using evolutionary AI for job scheduling, and solving the curse of poor data quality. Full details of speakers and abstracts will be found on the 'Making an Impact' page on the main conference website: https://euro2025leeds.uk/making-an-impact/

This is always a hugely popular session at EURO conferences - intense, eye-opening and fun.

Some of the presentations are designed for this session only, others are abbreviated versions of full talks appearing elsewhere in the conference. Kick off your conference with this session, so you can catch up with the speaker later on, and maybe go to see their full talk.


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Status: accepted


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