ORBEL award session on Friday February 11

Posted by: Michael SCHYNS
Date:2022-01-28
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Dear member of ORBEL,
It is with great pleasure that we invite you to the ORBEL 2022 award session, during which the best master thesis in Operational Research of 2021 will be chosen!
This on-line session takes place on Friday February 11 between 13h30 and 15h30. 
The award session will take place in MS Teams.  In case you wish to attend, please send an e-mail to [email protected] to receive an Outlook invitation with the Teams link.
Before announcing the winner, the work is presented by the three shortlisted candidates in 30 minutes each (including questions), namely:
• Joren ‘s Jongers, “Rostering use case bij Kinderziekenhuis,” KU Leuven, promotors P. De Causmaecker and W. Meert
• Inneke Van Hoeck, “Network simplex method for periodic scheduling problems,” U Antwerp, promotor W. Vanroose
• Kato Van Parys, “Dynamic route selection for emergency evacuation from inside disasters,” U Ghent, promotor D. Goossens
The entire event will take place in English.
The Award
Every year, ORBEL, the Belgian Operational Research society, organizes a student competition funded by OMP. The ORBEL Award (worth €1500) is given to the author(s) of a scientifically oriented thesis (no PhD thesis!). The criteria for judgement are based on the efficiency and effectivity of the scientific approach applied to solve the problem under study. The author(s) should put emphasis on the application of existing methods in new areas or on the application of new solution methods for models recognized as useful for solving real-life management problems. One of the criteria will be, therefore, the actual collaboration with industry during the thesis elaboration. The paper can be written in Dutch, French or English. It will be assessed by a jury mainly taking into account the effectiveness of the theoretical methods to solve practical problems. 
The Jury
Many thanks to the members of the jury for agreeing to cast their judgement on the theses:  
• Roel Leus (president of the jury)
• Joachim Arts
• Gerrit Janssens
• Stef Lemmens
• Célia Paquay.
The Sponsor: OMP
OMP is a software and consulting company delivering advanced supply chain planning solutions for specific industries worldwide. The main mission: optimizing its customers’ supply chains. How? By developing its own innovative planning software that meets and exceeds expectations. With a workforce of over 700 people in offices around the world, OMP has become a renowned player in the supply chain planning market. Many of the customers are leading global companies, such as ArcelorMittal, BASF, Dow, L’Oréal, Michelin, Procter & Gamble, Shaw, Shell, Smurfit Kappa and Yoplait. OMP sponsors the ORBEL Award, because the company believes in supporting young people and giving them a head start in a successful career. Want to know more? Visit omp.com.

Dear member of ORBEL,

It is with great pleasure that we invite you to the ORBEL 2022 award session, during which the best master thesis in Operational Research of 2021 will be chosen!

This on-line session takes place on Friday February 11 between 13h30 and 15h30. 

The award session will take place in MS Teams.  In case you wish to attend, please send an e-mail to [email protected] to receive an Outlook invitation with the Teams link.

Before announcing the winner, the work is presented by the three shortlisted candidates in 30 minutes each (including questions), namely:

  • Joren ‘s Jongers, “Rostering use case bij Kinderziekenhuis,” KU Leuven, promotors P. De Causmaecker and W. Meert
  • Inneke Van Hoeck, “Network simplex method for periodic scheduling problems,” U Antwerp, promotor W. Vanroose
  • Kato Van Parys, “Dynamic route selection for emergency evacuation from inside disasters,” U Ghent, promotor D. Goossens

The entire event will take place in English.

The Award

Every year, ORBEL, the Belgian Operational Research society, organizes a student competition funded by OMP. The ORBEL Award (worth €1500) is given to the author(s) of a scientifically oriented thesis (no PhD thesis!). The criteria for judgement are based on the efficiency and effectivity of the scientific approach applied to solve the problem under study. The author(s) should put emphasis on the application of existing methods in new areas or on the application of new solution methods for models recognized as useful for solving real-life management problems. One of the criteria will be, therefore, the actual collaboration with industry during the thesis elaboration. The paper can be written in Dutch, French or English. It will be assessed by a jury mainly taking into account the effectiveness of the theoretical methods to solve practical problems. 

The Jury

Many thanks to the members of the jury for agreeing to cast their judgement on the theses:  

  • Roel Leus (president of the jury)
  • Joachim Arts
  • Gerrit Janssens
  • Stef Lemmens
  • Célia Paquay

The Sponsor:OMP

OMP is a software and consulting company delivering advanced supply chain planning solutions for specific industries worldwide. The main mission: optimizing its customers’ supply chains. How? By developing its own innovative planning software that meets and exceeds expectations. With a workforce of over 700 people in offices around the world, OMP has become a renowned player in the supply chain planning market. Many of the customers are leading global companies, such as ArcelorMittal, BASF, Dow, L’Oréal, Michelin, Procter & Gamble, Shaw, Shell, Smurfit Kappa and Yoplait. OMP sponsors the ORBEL Award, because the company believes in supporting young people and giving them a head start in a successful career. Want to know more? Visit omp.com.