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RAS (Railway Applications Section), a subdivision of INFORMS (Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences) is sponsoring a student research paper contest on Management Science in Railroad Applications.
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• Cash Awards: $500 First Place, $250 Second Place
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• Honorable Mention recognition for other top papers
Authors of First Place, Second Place, and Honorable Mention papers will be asked to present the papers at the INFORMS Annual Meeting through November 7-10, 2010 in Austin, TX. RAS will cover the conference registration fees for all primary authors who are asked to present their papers. Railway Age will publish summaries of the First Place and Second Place entries.
Operations Research (OR) and the Management Sciences (MS) are professional disciplines that deal with the application of information technology for informed decision making. OR/MS professionals aim to provide rational bases for decision making by seeking to understand and structure complex situations and to use this understanding to predict system behavior and improve system performance. Much of this work is done using analytical and numerical techniques to develop and manipulate mathematical and computer models of organizational systems composed of people, machines, and procedures. RAS provides a forum for bringing together practitioners, consultants, and academics interested in applying OR/MS techniques to the railroad industry. RAS activities include roundtables, paper sessions at INFORMS national meetings, workshops, and focus groups. Roundtables provide attendees with a unique opportunity to explore, in-depth, topics ranging from eBusiness to simulation to network modeling together with a panel of experts. Paper sessions feature the latest in OR/MS research pertaining to the rail industry.
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The paper must be written by a student or students enrolled in an academic institution during the 2009-2010 academic year.
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The paper must relate to application of Management Science for the improvement or utilization of railroad transportation.
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The paper must represent original research (not literature reviews) and not have been published elsewhere.
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Use any approved reference style.
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Cover page must include the paper title, a single-spaced 75 word summary/abstract, primary author’s name, summer address, phone & e-mail address, and the name of the institution where the student is enrolled.
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Second page should repeat title and abstract but contain no identifying names.
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Submit an abstract of your proposed paper by June 15, 2010.
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The completed paper should be submitted by August 15, 2010.
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Electronic submissions are preferred. Submit abstracts and papers
either by email to:
- Dr. Michael F. Gorman, University of Dayton School of Business
- e-mail: Michael.Gorman@udayton.edu
or by mail to:
- William C. Vantuono
- Editor, Railway Age,
- 345 Hudson Street, 12th Floor,
- New York, NY 10014
RAS reserves the right to suspend the contest if no suitable papers are received.
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First Place |
Endong Zhu, from University of Montreal, Canada, for the paper, "
Network Design for Freight Rail Transportation." |
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Second Place |
Ashish Kumar Nemani, Suat Bog, from University of Florida, USA, for the paper, "Exact and Heuristic Algorithms for the Curfew Planning Problem." |
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Honorable Mention |
Rodrigo Acuna-Agost, from University of Avignon, France, for the paper, "SAPI: Statistical Analysis of Propagation of Incidents. A New Approach for Rescheduling." |
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First Place |
Lars Kjær Nielsen, from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
Rotterdam, The Netherlands, for the paper, "
A Decision Support Framework for Rolling Stock Rescheduling." |
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Second Place |
Daniel Potthoff, from Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands, for the paper, "An Algorithm for Railway Crew Rescheduling." |
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First Place |
Andrea D’Ariano, from Delft University of Technology, Stevinweg Delft, The Netherlands, for the paper, "A Tabu Search Algorithm for Rerouting Trains During Rail Operations." |
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Second Place |
Ashish Kumar Nemani, from University of Florida, for the paper, "Load Planning Problem at an Intermodal Railroad Terminal." |
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First Place |
Gang Li , University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, for the paper, "Spatial Scheduling and Resource Selection Problem: Modeling, Algorithm, and Application in the Production Gang Scheduling for Railway Maintenance Operations." |
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Second Place |
Andrea D'Ariano, from Delft University of Technology, Stevinweg Delft, The Netherlands, for the paper, "Modeling Reordering and Local Rerouting Strategies to Solve Train Conflicts during Rail Operations." |
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Honorable Mention |
Balachandran Vaidyanathan, from University of Florida, for the paper, "Developing Fueling and Servicing Friendly Locomotive Plans" |
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First Place |
Pieter Vansteenwegen, from Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, for the paper, "Decreasing the Passenger Waiting times for IC Networks of belgian Railways" |
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Second Place |
Johanna Tornquist, from Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden, for the paper, "N-Tracked Ralway Traffic Rescheduling during Disturbances" |
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Honorable Mention |
Soheil Sidbari, from University of Mass., Dartmouth, for the paper, "Revenue Management of Auto train at Amtrack" |
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2004 |
First Place |
Michiel J. Vromans, from the Rotterdam School of Management, for the paper, "Heterogeneity and Reliability of Railway Services"
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Second Place |
Guvenc Sahin, from University of Florida, for the paper, "New Approaches for Train Dispatching Problem"
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Honorable Mention |
Amar Kumar Narisetty, from Purdue University, for the paper, "An Optimization Model for Assignment of Empty Cars in Railroad Networks"
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Balachandran Vaidyanathan, for the paper, "A Network Flow Approach for Railroad Crew Scheduling"
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2003 |
First Place |
Krishna C. Jha, from University of Florida, for the paper, "New Approaches for Solving the Block-to-Train Assignment Problem"
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Second Place |
Xuesong Zhou and Ming Zhong, from University of Maryland, for the paper, "Bicriteria train scheduling for intercity passenger railroad planning applications"
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Honorable Mention |
Jian Liu, from University of Florida, for the paper, "Solving Real-Life Railroad Blocking Problems"
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Steven Harrod, from University of Cincinnati, for the paper, "Timetable Buffer Magnitude and Allocation: An Analysis Using Simulation"
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2002 |
First Place |
Jian Liu, from University of Florida, for the paper, "Solving Real-Life Locomotive Scheduling Problems"
Ramon M. Lentink, from Erasmus University and Dennis Huisman, from Erasmus University, for the paper, "Shunting Passenger Train Units in a Railway Station"
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Second Place |
Jodelson Sabino, from Federal University of Espirito Santo, for the paper, "Ant Colony Systems Applied to Switch Engine Assignment and Routing in a Railroad Yard"
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