EURO Excellence in Practice Award
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In 1995 EURO introduced the EURO Excellence in Practice Award (EEPA) for outstanding accomplishments in the practice of OR. All interested candidates are invited to submit a description of an application of OR with a real impact on practice, with original features, whether in methodology, application or implementation. A short-list of finalists are invited to present their work in a special session of the EURO-k Conference. The winner is determined by the jury at the end of the special session(s) and is announced by the chair of the jury during the closing session of the EURO-k Conference. Only one award may be made on each occasion.
PURPOSE
- recognise outstanding accomplishments in the practice of OR,
- attract more application-oriented papers to EURO-k Conferences,
- promote the practice of OR in general.
THE PRIZE
- a certificate of excellence in OR practice for each representative of the winning application
- an amount of €3,000 shared between the representatives of the winning application.
The winners of the 2024 EURO Excellence in Practice Award are:
El Mehdi Er Raqabi, Polytechnique Montreal,
Issmail El Hallaoui, GERAD, Polytechnique,
Nizar El Hachemi, Africa Business School, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University,
François Soumis, GERAD,
Ahmed Beljadid, Polytechnique Montréal,
Mohammed Ali Bennouna, OCP Group,
Nabil Si Hammou, OCP Group,
Michel Fender, Africa Business School, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University,
Anouar Jamali, OCP Africa,
Hicham Guellaf, OCP Group,
Ilyas Rakhis, OCP Group
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The EEPA 2024 jury consisted of Ruth Kaufman (chair), Carolin Trouet, Frédéric Gardi, Tobias Achterberg and Mauro Dell'Amico.
The award was presented at the closing session of the EURO 2024 Conference in Copenhagen (Denmark).
The period for applications for the 2025 EEPA is closed.
Jury of the EURO Excellence in Practice Award 2025
- Frédéric Gardi (France) - chair
- Evelien van der Hurk (Denmark)
- Tobias Achterberg (Germany) [GUROBI rep]
- Suzanne Harrison (UK)
- Carolin Trouet (Germany)
The period for applications for the 2027 EEPA is not yet open.
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