We applied the framework to the problem of locating hand sanitizer stations on a university campus during COVID-19.
In general, we aim to present one option to add a bit of rigor to the process of stakeholder interaction and hope this could support better decisions in practice.
Y’all science is so cool.
(A) I’m at a quantum workshop in Chattanooga, cool in itself, and the reception is at the aquarium.
(B) These two fish are arapaima! They are massive. Gretch (lead of my fish paper) lived on a boat in the Amazon tracking them for nearly a year for her MS thesis.
The paper's goal is to present a framework to support the process of applied optimization model development.
We've observed that much modeling is done in iterative though ad hoc way. The paper aims to provide a theoretical grounding for this process.
i.e., to support the right panel of the figure
The paper's goal is to present a framework to support the process of applied optimization model development.
We've observed that much modeling occurs in an iterative, though ad hoc way. The paper aims to provide a theoretical grounding for this process.
I.e., to support the figure's right panel.
The aquarium had a whole building showing fish/reptiles/etc. from inland waters (the focus of our paper), and it was fun to see so many fish from our study areas.
Fourth Annual Clemson IE Research Group Olympics!
Congrats to the combined BEST and PHASE lab team for taking home the trophy.
My group got 2nd place!
The framework is embedded in concepts from the field of Cognitive Systems Engineering.
Note how the modelers' perspectives on the problem (mental models) are shaped by interviews and affect the resulting model version.
Side bar for bluesky - I love that we were able to use dancing people as the icons in the final version. This captures some of the underlying joy I have in getting to model :)
New paper:
“Developing Optimization Models with Cognitive Systems Engineering”
This is the result of Tyler O’Brien’s MS thesis, co-advised with Sudeep Hedge and in collaboration with Steven Foster.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Emily Tucker
The paper's goal is to present a framework to support the process of applied optimization model development.
We've observed that much modeling occurs in an iterative, though ad hoc way. The paper aims to provide a theoretical grounding for this process.
I.e., to support the figure's right panel.
Emily Tucker
One goal of applied operations research is to improve decisions in practice. For an optimization model to be useful, the underlying problem must be understood, the formulation representative, the d...
New applied paper: Adaptive capacities of inland fisheries facing anthropogenic pressures
Led by Gretchen Stokes in collaboration with colleagues at the UN and USGS.
Big question: what does resilience and vulnerability look like for global inland fisheries?
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
