About

Join us for an exciting Workshop on Operational Research in the beautiful city of Naples, where young researchers will have the opportunity to engage with leading experts in the field. This event will feature plenary talks by top researchers, providing valuable insights into cutting-edge advancements and real-world applications. Beyond the academic sessions, enjoy networking opportunities and social activities, all set against the stunning backdrop of Naples, a city rich in history, culture, and cuisine. Don’t miss this chance to expand your knowledge, connect with peers, and experience the charm of one of Italy’s most vibrant cities!

Important Dates

Abstract Submission 1 March 2025 - 15 April 2025

Registration 1 May 2025 - 1 June 2025

Workshop 15 October 2025 - 17 October 2025

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Plenary Speakers

Dolores Romero Morales

Dolores Romero Morales is a professor of Operations Research at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark. Her areas of expertise include explainability and fairness in data science as well as sustainable supply chain management. Dolores currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief of TOP and as an associate editor of the Journal of the Operational Research Society as well as the INFORMS Journal on Data Science. Moreover, she is an Honorary SAS Fellow and a member of the SAS Academic Advisory Board.

Among her recent achievements, Dolores (together with her co-authors) was awarded the 2024 Spanish Society of Statistics and Operations Research — BBVA Foundation Award for the best contribution in statistics and operations research applied to data science and big data published in the European Journal of Operational Research. Beyond research, Dolores actively supports early-career researchers through initiatives such as YoungWomen4OR, a program within the EURO WISDOM Forum that aims at increasing the visibility of young female researchers in operations research across EURO.

Martin Schmidt

Martin Schmidt is a professor of Nonlinear Optimization at Trier University, Germany. His research interests include bilevel optimization, optimization under uncertainty, equilibrium models, and applications in energy markets. He is the speaker of the research training group Algorithmic Optimization at Trier University, a fellow of the Energy Campus Nuremberg, and a member of the International Scientific Committee of the Instituto Universitario de Investigación de Matemáticas y Aplicaciones of Universidad de Zaragoza.

Martin currently serves on the editorial board of Optimization Letters and he is an associate editor of the Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, OR Spectrum, and the EURO Journal on Computational Optimization, as well as a technical editor of Mathematical Programming Computation.

Among his recent achievements, Martin (together with his co-authors) was awarded the Optimization Letters Best Paper Award, the Marguerite Frank Award for the best EURO Journal on Computational Optimization paper, and the Mathematical Methods of Operations Research Best Paper Award, all in 2021.

Maria Grazia Speranza

M. Grazia Speranza is full professor of Operations Research at the University of Brescia. She was President of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS), of the association of European Operational Research Societies (EURO) and of the Transportation Science and Logistics (TSL) society of INFORMS.

Grazia’s research is in the area of mixed integer programming and combinatorial optimization, with a focus on applications to transportation and logistics. She is author of more than 200 papers. She is currently a member of the advisory board of editors for Transportation Science, editor of the series EURO Advanced Tutorials in Operational Research, and a member of the editorial boards of the EURO Journal on Transportation and Logistics, International Transactions in Operational Research, and 4OR

Grazia is cited in the “World’s 2% Top Scientists” ranking. She is also recognized as one of the Top 100 Italian Women in STEM. She was awarded with the Laurea honoris causa by the University of Freiburg, Switzerland. She is a member of the Academy of Sciences of the University of Bologna and was awarded as an Italian Knowledge Leader by the Convention Bureau Italia. In 2024 she received the EURO Gold medal and was nominated INFORMS Fellow.

Committees

Scientific Committee

Claudio Sterle (University of Naples Federico II, Italy)

Andrea Mancuso (University of Naples Federico II, Italy)

Adriano Masone (University of Naples Federico II, Italy)

Martina Cerulli (University of Salerno, Italy)

Alan Osorio-Mora (RPTU Kaiserslautern, Germany)

Yasmine Beck (ESSEC Business School of Paris, France)

Laura Davila-Pena (University of Kent, U.K.)

Marta Baldomero-Naranjo (Universidad de Cádiz, Spain)

Antonio Diglio (University of Naples Federico II, Italy)

Carmela Piccolo (University of Naples Federico II, Italy)

Organizing Committee

Andrea Mancuso (University of Naples Federico II, Italy)

Adriano Masone (University of Naples Federico II, Italy)

Marta Baldomero-Naranjo (Universidad de Cádiz, Spain)

Scientific Programme

Social Programme

Venue

Abstracts

All participants wishing to attend the worshop are required to submit an abstract following the provided template.

Each attendee is allowed to present one abstract at the conference.

Please submit your abstract no later than April 15, 2025. All submissions will be reviewed by members of the scientific committee. Notification of the decision of the referees will be sent to the corresponding author by April 25, 2025.

Template

You can download the template HERE.

Submission Process

All the abstracts must be send in PDF format to euroyoung@euro-online.org. The name of the file must be your own name (e.g., alanosoriomora.pdf).
The subject of the email must be “Submission Workshop Napoli your name ” (e.g., Submission Workshop Napoli Alan Osorio-Mora).

Please notice that these submissions that not meet the instructions provided might be discarded.

After acceptance

The EuroYoung workshop is focussed on early career researchers, consequently we try our best in order to keep the fee as low as possible. In return we ask to the participants to avoid bad practices such as submiting abstracts if not completly about attending. Given that, in order to ensure your spot at the workshop the selected participant must pay the fee within 10 days after the acceptance notification. If not, the selection will be inmediatly cancelled, and the spot will be re-assigned to other candidate.

Contact

euroyoung@euro-online.org

Sponsors