[DMANET] PhD position at the University of Bologna, Italy

Applications are invited for a PhD position in the Biomedical, Electrical and System Engineering programme at the University of Bologna, Italy.
The position will start on November 1, 2023 and will last 3 years.
The project is entitled "Re-optimization methods for real-time adjustments and human interaction" and is partially supported by DecisionBrain S.A.S. (https://decisionbrain.com/).
The PhD will be supervised by Dr. Filippo Focacci, prof. Andrea Lodi and prof. Michele Monaci, and will be inserted in the research team in DecisionBrain as well as in the Operations Research group at the University of Bologna. Candidates must be available for spending some research periods outside Italy and for attending international scientific schools, workshops and conferences.

The topic of the project is the use of mathematical optimization methods in operational contexts. Typically, in these situations, one is required the ability to update an optimized solution together with the ability to understand the consequences of such changes and to re-optimize. Changes may arise from events during execution (e.g., an action not executed as planned, disruptions due to external events), or from the availability of new/updated information, or from business users that want to amend the proposed solution.
The main goal of this PhD is to design methodologies and algorithms to effectively update optimized solutions by considering the changes that occurred. The PhD will specifically focus on problems where decisions are executed across a time dimension (e.g., planning, scheduling, routing types of problems). We envision the use of modern statistical learning methods to leverage data and their integration with discrete optimization techniques.

Candidates must have
-Academic degree: a master's degree in mathematics, computer science or management engineering;
-Strong knowledge of Operations Research (E.g. thesis written in Operations Research or a strongly related topic)
-Excellent Programming language skills (e.g. in C, C++, Java, Python …)
-Experience in the use of mathematical optimization solvers (e.g., CPLEX, Gurobi, Xpress)
-Proficiency in English

The call is currently open (see, https://www.unibo.it/en/teaching/phd/2023-2024/biomedical-electrical-and-system-engineering) and will close on August, 22.

For further information about this position, please contact Filippo Focacci (ffocacci@decisionbrain.com<mailto:ffocacci@decisionbrain.com>) and Michele Monaci (michele.monaci@unibo.it<mailto:michele.monaci@unibo.it>).
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