### 39 Papers in 2022

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We use stochastic dynamic programming to design and solve an extended structural setting for which the illiquidity of the firm's assets under liquidation i...

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In this study, we investigate the best remanufacturing strategy for the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and independent remanufacturer (IR) in an innov...

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Position estimation in Multi-Robot Systems (MRS) relies on relative angle or distance measurements between the robots, which generally deteriorate as dista...

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Hybrid renewable energy systems (HRES), which co-locate two or more renewable energy sources, have proven to be promising frameworks for harnessing complemen...

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We study how the financial literature has evolved in scale, research team composition, and article topicality across 32 finance-focused academic journals fro...

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We consider the generalized successive overrelaxation (GSOR) method for solving a class of block three-by-three saddle-point problems. Based on the necessary...

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Personnel scheduling consists in determining employee work schedules (sequences of work shifts and days off) to cover the demands of multiple jobs over a pl...

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The multi-depot scheduling problem (MDVSP) is one of the most studied problem in public transport service planning. It consists of assigning buses to each ti...

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Crew pairing problems (CPP) are regularly solved by airlines to produce crew schedules. The goal of CPPs is to find a set of pairings (sequence of flights a...

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We explore the realized alpha-performance heterogeneity in green and brown stocks' universes using the peer performance ratios of Ardia and Boudt(2018). Focu...

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The conjugate gradient (CG) method is a classic Krylov subspace method for solving symmetric positive definite linear systems. We introduce an analogous sem...

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We consider the problem of training a deep neural network with nonsmooth regularization to retrieve a sparse and efficient sub-structure. Our regularizer is ...

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We study an integrated multi-product production and distribution problem considering a network of multiple plants and customers, who are geographically dispe...

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Statistical learning models are proposed for the prediction of the probability of a spike in the electricity DART (day-ahead minus real-time price) spread. A...

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The transmission of the contagious COVID-19 is known to be highly dependent on individual viral dynamics. Since the cycle threshold (Ct) is the only semi-qua...

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We formulate an efficient approximation for multi-agent batch reinforcement learning, the approximated multi-agent fitted Q iteration (AMAFQI). We present a ...

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This paper considers the pricing of a new product in the face of sophisticated consumer behaviors. At the individual level, consumers are forward-looking, wh...

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In this paper, we propose a fast algorithm to compute a bound for the problem of optimizing the power of a number of users sharing a set of wireless chan...

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A new factor-based representation of implied volatility surfaces is proposed. The factors adequately capture the moneyness and maturity slopes, the smile att...

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Faster delivery, lower shipping costs, and a higher chance of product availability, are some of the benefits offered by an omnichannel business model. Assumi...

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This work proposes the integration of two new constraint-handling approaches into the blackbox constrained multiobjective optimization algorithm DMulti-MADS,...

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A mathematical framework for modelling constrained mixed-variable optimization problems is presented in a blackbox optimization context. The framework intr...

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We investigate the ratio $$\mathcal{I}(G)$$ of the average size of a maximal matching to the size of a maximum matching in a graph G. If many maximal mat...

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We assess different scenarios for a transition to zero-net emissions in Qatar. The key technologies involved in the transition include electric mobility, hyd...

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Using a multi-level perspective approach combined with top-down macroeconomic models, we analyse the situation of the GCC countries in the perspective of a...

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We describe a procedure to compute a projection of $$w \in ℝ^n$$ into the intersection of the so-called zero-norm ball $$k B_0$$ of radius $$k$$, i....

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The procurement of freight services is an important element for the supply chain management of a shipper (i.e., a manufacturer or retailer) that sources tran...

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We study quasi-Monte Carlo (QMC) integration of smooth functions defined over the multi-dimensional unit cube. Inspired by a recent work of Pan and Owen, we ...

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We consider the problem of estimating the density of a random variable $$X$$ which is the output of a simulation model. We show how an unbiased density ...

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We study a staffing optimization problem in multi-skill call centers. The objective is to minimize the total cost of agents under some quality of service (Q...

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We formulate a batch reinforcement learning-based demand response approach to prevent distribution network constraint violations in unknown grids. We use the...

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Every component of an electric power system is susceptible to failure. The power transmission system connects generating units to local distribution systems,...

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We consider a discrete-time version of the fish war model, where a regulator imposes a moratorium on fishing activities whenever the stock reaches a predeter...

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In the Weighted Fair Sequences Problem (WFSP), one aims to schedule a set of tasks or activities so that the maximum product between the largest temporal dis...

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The Generator Maintenance Scheduling Problem (GMSP) is a problem that combines a hydropower optimization problem with a scheduling problem. Both problems are...

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We formulate a batch reinforcement learning-based demand response approach to prevent distribution network constraint violations in unknown grids. We use the...

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The simultaneous stochastic optimization of mining complexes (SSOMC) is a large-scale stochastic combinatorial optimization problem that simultaneously manag...

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Engineering design is often faced with uncertainties, making it difficult to determine an optimal design. In an unconstrained context, this amounts to choose...

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We study a predisaster relief network design problem with uncertain demands. The aim is to determine the prepositioning and reallocation of relief supplies. ...

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