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Improving quality of OR data sets: Detecting and removing data errors that involve superhuman complexity
Speaker: Dr. Inci Yüksel-Ergün, Zuse Institute Berlin (ZIB) Data is ubiquitous in the age of analytics. The reliability of decisions based on OR studies depends on the underlying data quality. However, identifying pertinent data and assessing its quality is challenging. It is inevitable to employ highly-connected and consistent real-world data sets to model complex decisions. […]
Using Operational Research to improve Aviation Security
Speaker: Tom Occleston, MSci(Hons) CSci, Business Consultant, Atkins Operational Research is the science of better decision making. Aviation is a complex industry where existing and emerging threats need to be considered carefully when balancing the need for improved safety with the need to maximise passenger throughput, minimise the space taken up by security measures, and […]
Blending hydrogen in the German gas network with unprecedented flow patterns
Speaker: Jaap Pedersen, Zuse Institute Berlin The European gas infrastructure is being disruptively transformed into a future decarbonized energy system, a process that needs to be accelerated, given the current political and economic situation. On the one hand, there is a growing hydrogen market; thus, pipeline-based transport using the existing natural gas infrastructure becomes economically […]

