Optimisation Series

Business Applications of Optimisation, Stochastic Programming & Portfolio Planning

2-3 November 2009
Introduction to Optimisation and its Applications: Linear & Integer Programming: Embedded DSS using Scripting and COM Objects

4-5 November 2009
Decision Making under Uncertainty: Stochastic Programming

6 November 2009
Financial Planning using Integer Quadratic Programming

Download Worshops Programme (PDF)

If you are interested in attending, please email us carisma@brunel.ac.uk or call: +44 (0)1895 265187 / 01895 265186

This workshop series is specially designed to provide insight into the discipline of optimisation for a wide range of individuals such as OR professionals & financial quantitative analysts, risk analysts, consultants, DSS application developers, and academics. Everyone can benefit from a clear presentation of optimisation and how it is applied to solve business problems.

Who should attend?

OR Professionals
This workshop series will help you to get up-to-date on the latest methodologies and receive exposure to the wide range of technologies and software now available in the field of optimisation.

Quantitative Analysts / Risk Analysts
This workshop series gives you an overview of the wide range of the technologies available allowing you to define and conceptualise your business problem in terms of an optimisation problem.

Software Developers/IT
This workshop series provides instruction on how to embed optimisation models intosoftware applications. It will also give you all the necessary information and techniques in order to understand optimisation modelling and data modelling integration.

Academics and Students
Take advantage of our special academic prices to view optimisation from a business perspective, as well as receive hands-on experience with leading optimisation software.

CARISMA Speakers
Professor Gautam Mitra, Professor John Beasley, Dr Cormac Lucas, Dr Diana Roman, Dr Christian Valente, Dr Nilgun Canakgoz, Dr Leela Mitra, Dr Michael Sun, Viktar Zviarovich, Dr Katarina Schwaiger, Ekatarina Kochieva, Andreea Moldovan

Invited Speakers
To be announced.

Registration Fee

No of Days
1
2
3
4
5
PhD Student
£75
£150
£210
£280
£350
Academic &
Reserachers
£105
£200
£295
£390
£485
Industry
£305
£650
£900
£1100
£1250

All fees + VAT @ 15%