IORA Seminar Series

Name of Speaker Chamsi Hssaine Schedule 7 February 2025, 10am Venue BIZ1-0302 Link to Register https://nus-sg.zoom.us/j/84342221512?pwd=HlK2CjDj99BuaI5be4rJEIUxg9nh2F.1 Title Target-Following Online Resource Allocation Using Proxy Assignments Abstract We study a target-following variation of online resource allocation. As in classical resource allocation, the decision-maker must assign sequentially arriving jobs to one of multiple available resources. However, in addition […]

Name of Speaker Chao Xiuli Schedule 14 February 2025, 10am Venue Hon Sui Sen Auditorium, Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library Zoom Link  https://nus-sg.zoom.us/meeting/register/1694uQvqQeGDmm_T4VQ10g Title Joint pricing and delayed empty relocation policies for ride-sourcing systems Abstract With the development of shared mobility (e.g., ride-sourcing systems such as Uber, Lyft and Didi), there has been a growing […]

Name of Speaker Jong-Shi Pang Schedule 20 February 2025, 10am – 11am Venue E1-07-21/22 - ISEM Executive Classroom Link to Register   https://nus-sg.zoom.us/j/89954075233?pwd=HWYCdpXSJy2T6aCirNUZgUJhO9RYHd.1 Title Heaviside Composite Optimization: A New Paradigm in Optimization Abstract This talk introduces the topic of Heaviside composite optimization and briefly covers its many facets: breadth in modeling, roles in old and […]

Name of Speaker Dan Iancu Schedule 28 February 2025, 10am – 11.30am Venue BIZ1-0302 Link to Register https://nus-sg.zoom.us/meeting/register/R4hPhsB9S6y5EikHYbD48A Title Managing Sustainable Food Systems Abstract We discuss a set of problems arising in the management of global food systems where technology and data analytics combined with operational innovations and incentives can lead to substantial improvements. The […]

  Name of Speaker Nam Ho-Nguyen Schedule 7 March 2025, 10am – 11.30am Venue BIZ1-0302 Link to Register   https://nus-sg.zoom.us/meeting/register/LmEAt_ZaTS6N4MlO8pFnbg Title Mistake, Manipulation and Margin Guarantees in Online Strategic Classification Abstract We consider an online strategic classification problem where each arriving agent can manipulate their true feature vector to obtain a positive predicted label, while […]

Name of Speaker Lim Yun Fong Schedule 12 March 2025, 10am – 11.30am Venue BIZ2-0413B Link to Register https://nus-sg.zoom.us/meeting/register/WYuc2F2xQmuBpvxASTlXcg Title Integrating EV Charging and Discharging into Power Grid Through Bilateral Negotiation Abstract To deal with demand uncertainty on a power grid, a power plant with limited ramping capability can collaborate with an electric vehicle (EV) […]