This book gathers the contributions of the international conference "Optimization and Decision Science" (ODS2018), which was held at the Hotel Villa Diodoro, Taormina (Messina), Italy on September 10 to 13, 2018, and was organized by AIRO, the Italian Operations Research Society, in cooperation with the DMI (Department of Mathematics and Computer Science) of the University of Catania (Italy). The book offers state-of-the-art content on optimization, decisions science and problem solving methods, as well as their application in industrial and territorial systems. It highlights a range of real-world problems that are both challenging and worthwhile, using models and methods based on continuous and discrete optimization, network optimization, simulation and system dynamics, heuristics, metaheuristics, artificial intelligence, analytics, and multiple-criteria decision making. Given its scope of coverage, it will benefit not only researchers and practitioners working in these areas, but also the operations research community as a whole.
About the Author: Patrizia Daniele is a Full Professor of Operations Research at the University of Catania. In 2006 she was a Visiting Scholar at the Division of Engineering and Applied Science (DEAS), Harvard University. Her areas of research include global optimization, variational inequality theory, infinite-dimensional duality, humanitarian logistics, equilibrium problems, cybersecurity, and computational procedures. She is the author or editor of 6 books and has published several papers in national and international journals. She is also director of various international workshops and has served on the scientific committees of several national and international conferences.
Laura Scrimali is an Associate Professor of Operations Research at the University of Catania. Her areas of research include convex optimization, variational inequality theory, numerical methods, sustainable development, and equilibrium problems in transportation, economic and finance. She has published several papers in national and international journals and has served on the scientific committees of various national and international conferences.
