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The continuous approximation paradigm for logistical optimization problems

Mathematics of Data & Decisions

Speaker: John Carlsson, USC
Location: 1147 MSB
Start time: Tue, May 21 2019, 4:10PM

In recent years, some of the most talked-about developments in the transportation sector include the use of drones, the introduction of last-mile delivery services, and the use of large-scale mapping data. Along with these new developments comes a host of new problems and trade-offs. We will discuss two such problems and use the "continuous approximation paradigm" to reveal basic insights about those factors that influence them most significantly.