Cahiers du GERAD by year

Dec 2014

A simple model-based approach to variable selection in classification and clustering

Vahid Partovi Nia and Anthony C. Davison

G-2014-106

Dec 2014

Simultaneous optimization of personalized integrated scheduling for pilots and copilots

Atoosa Kasirzadeh, François Soumis, Mohammed Saddoune, and Mehdi Towhidi

G-2014-111

Dec 2014

Exact algorithms for electric vehicle-routing problems with time windows

Guy Desaulniers, Fausto Errico, Stefan Irnich, and Michael Schneider

G-2014-110

Dec 2014

Estimation of correlations in portfolio credit risk models based on noisy security prices

Mathieu Boudreault, Geneviève Gauthier, and Tommy Thomassin

G-2014-109

Dec 2014

Feedback Nash equilibria in linear-quadratic difference games with constraints

Puduru Viswanadha Reddy and Georges Zaccour

G-2014-108

Dec 2014

Fast heuristics for power allocation in zero-forcing OFDMA-SDMA systems with minimum rate constraints

Diego Enrique Perea-Vega, Jean-François Frigon, and André Girard

G-2014-107

Dec 2014

The positive edge pricing rule for the dual simplex

Jérémy Omer, Mehdi Towhidi, and François Soumis

G-2014-105

Dec 2014

Distortion-transmission trade-off in real-time transmission of Markov sources

Jhelum Chakravorty and Aditya Mahajan

G-2014-104

Dec 2014

Use of a biobjective direct search algorithm in the process design of material science applications

Aïmen E. Gheribi, Jean-Philippe Harvey, Ève Bélisle, Christian Robelin, Patrice Chartrand, Arthur D. Pelton, C.W. Bale, and Sébastien Le Digabel

G-2014-103

Nov 2014

A heuristic optimization of Bayesian incentive-compatible cake-cutting

Lê Nguyên Hoang, François Soumis, and Georges Zaccour

G-2014-80

Nov 2014

The impact of product substitution and retail capacity on the timing and depth of price promotions: Theory and evidence

Mehmet Gumus, Philip Kaminsky, and Sameer Mathur

G-2014-102

Nov 2014

United we stand or divided we stand? Strategic supplier alliances under order default risk

Xiao Huang, Tamer Boyaci, Mehmet Gumus, Saibal Ray, and Dan Zhang

G-2014-101

Nov 2014

Joint procurement and demand-side bidding strategies under price volatility

Xiaofeng Nie, Tamer Boyaci, Mehmet Gumus, Saibal Ray, and Dan Zhang

G-2014-100

Nov 2014

Influence of the normalization constraint on the integral simplex using decomposition

Samuel Rosat, Issmail El Hallaoui, François Soumis, and Driss Chakour

G-2014-99

Nov 2014

Queueing model for heterogeneous opportunistic spectrum access

Arash Azarfar, Jean-François Frigon, and Brunilde Sansò

G-2014-98

Nov 2014

Delay analysis of multichannel opportunistic spectrum access MAC protocols

Arash Azarfar, Jean-François Frigon, and Brunilde Sansò

G-2014-97

Nov 2014

Differentiated reliability in cognitive radio cellular networks

Arash Azarfar, Jean-François Frigon, and Brunilde Sansò

G-2014-96

Nov 2014

Cooperative spectrum sensing scheduling optimization in multi-channel dynamic spectrum access networks

Arash Azarfar, Chun-Hao Liu, Jean-François Frigon, Brunilde Sansò, and Danijela Cabric

G-2014-95

Nov 2014

Priority queueing models for cognitive radio networks with traffic differentiation

Arash Azarfar, Jean-François Frigon, and Brunilde Sansò

G-2014-94

Nov 2014

Energy-aware planning and management of wireless mesh networks

Silvia Boiardi, Antonio Capone, and Brunilde Sansò

G-2014-93

Nov 2014

Calculation of packet jitter for non-poisson traffic

Hadhami Dbira, André Girard, and Brunilde Sansò

G-2014-92

Nov 2014

Mean delay variation applicability for jitter buffer

Hadhami Dbira, André Girard, and Brunilde Sansò

G-2014-91

Nov 2014

Contingency-type reserve leveraged through aggregated thermostatically-controlled loads - Part II: Case studies

Amir Abiri-Jahromi and François Bouffard

G-2014-90

Nov 2014

Contingency-type reserve leveraged through aggregated thermostatically-controlled loads - Part I: Characterization and control

Amir Abiri-Jahromi and François Bouffard

G-2014-89

Nov 2014

Flexibility envelopes for power system operational planning

Hussam Nosair and François Bouffard

G-2014-88

Nov 2014

Decentralized stochastic control

Aditya Mahajan and Mehnaz Mannan

G-2014-87

Nov 2014

Sufficient statistics for linear control strategies in decentralized systems with partial history sharing

Aditya Mahajan and Ashutosh Nayyar

G-2014-86

Nov 2014

Detour planning for fast and reliable failure recovery in SDN with OpenState

Antonio Capone, Carmelo Cascone, Alessandro Q.T. Nguyen, and Brunilde Sansò

G-2014-85

Nov 2014

Classification algorithms for virtual metrology

Shaima Tilouche, Samuel Jean Bassetto, and Vahid Partovi Nia

G-2014-84

Nov 2014

The value of flexibility in robust location-transportation problem

Amir Ardestani Jaafari and Erick Delage

G-2014-83

Nov 2014

Dynamic constraint and variable aggregation in column generation

Hocine Bouarab, Issmail El Hallaoui, Abdelmoutalib Metrane, and François Soumis

G-2014-82

Nov 2014

Graph coloring to maximize the number of communicating mobiles in wireless networks

Romain Montagné, Alain Hertz, and François Gagnon

G-2014-79

Nov 2014

Optimal marketing strategies for the acquisition and retention of service subscribers

Tarek Ben Rhouma and Georges Zaccour

G-2014-81

Nov 2014

A friendly computable characteristic function

Puduru Viswanadha Reddy and Georges Zaccour

G-2014-78

Nov 2014

Credit risk in corporate spreads during the financial crisis of 2008: A regime-switching approach

Jean-François Bégin, Mathieu Boudreault, and Geneviève Gauthier

G-2014-77

Oct 2014

An analysis of the impacts of new oil pipelines projects on the Canadian energy sector with a TIMES model for Canada

Kathleen Vaillancourt, Yuri-Ernesto Alcocer-Morales, and Olivier Bahn

G-2014-76

Oct 2014

The randomized Condorcet voting system

Lê Nguyên Hoang

G-2014-74

Oct 2014

Normalizations of employee preferences in personnel scheduling

Lê Nguyên Hoang, Guy Desaulniers, Mahsa Elahipanah, and François Soumis

G-2014-75

Sep 2014

Umbrella-branding spillovers

Mouna Sebri and Georges Zaccour

G-2014-65

Sep 2014

Time-ahead pricing of energy supply

Elspeth Adams, Mathilde Peyrega, and Miguel F. Anjos

G-2014-73

Sep 2014

On power optimization of aircraft electro-thermal anti-icing systems

Mahdi Pourbagian, Bastien Talgorn, Wagdi G. Habashi, Michael Kokkolaras, and Sébastien Le Digabel

G-2014-72

Sep 2014

A matrix-free augmented Lagrangian algorithm with application to large-scale structural design optimization

Sylvain Arreckx, Andrew Lambe, Joaquim R.R.A. Martins, and Dominique Orban

G-2014-71

Sep 2014

Measuring the unfairness feeling in allocation problems

Lê Nguyên Hoang, François Soumis, and Georges Zaccour

G-2014-70

Sep 2014

On the distance signless Laplacian of a graph

Mustapha Aouchiche and Pierre Hansen

G-2014-69

Sep 2014

Proximity, remoteness and distance eigenvalues of a graph

Mustapha Aouchiche and Pierre Hansen

G-2014-68

Sep 2014

Decomposition theorems for linear programs

Jean-Bertrand Gauthier, Jacques Desrosiers, and Marco E. Lübbecke

G-2014-67

Sep 2014

A population-based metaheuristic for the pickup and delivery problem with time windows and LIFO loading

Marilène Cherkesly, Guy Desaulniers, and Gilbert Laporte

G-2014-66

Aug 2014

Global asset optimization of open pit mining complexes under uncertainty

Ryan Goodfellow and Roussos Dimitrakopoulos

G-2014-55

Aug 2014

Two-stage stochastic surface constrained mine production scheduling with pit discretization

Alexandre Marinho and Roussos Dimitrakopoulos

G-2014-64

Aug 2014

Stochastic short-term mine production schedule accounting for fleet allocation, operational considerations and blending restrictions

Martha E. Villalba Matamoros and Roussos Dimitrakopoulos

G-2014-63

Aug 2014

Joint effect of commodity price and geological uncertainty over the life of mine and ultimate pit limit

Maria Fernanda Del Castillo and Roussos Dimitrakopoulos

G-2014-62

Aug 2014

Solving a large SIP model for production scheduling at a gold mine with multiple processing streams and uncertain geology

Mario De Freitas Silva, Amina Lamghari, and Roussos Dimitrakopoulos

G-2014-61

Aug 2014

Optimizing mining rates under financial uncertainty in global mining complexes

Arman C. Kizilkale and Roussos Dimitrakopoulos

G-2014-60

Aug 2014

Parallel implementation of Tabu search procedure for stochastic mine scheduling

Renaud Senécal and Roussos Dimitrakopoulos

G-2014-59

Aug 2014

High-order simulation at block support scale

David F. Machuca-Mory, Roussos Dimitrakopoulos, and Truong Pham

G-2014-57

Aug 2014

Production scheduling under undertainty for an open pit mine using Lagrangian relaxation and branch-and-cut algorithm

Snehamoy Chatterjee and Roussos Dimitrakopoulos

G-2014-58

Aug 2014

Optimizing mining complexes with multiple processing and transportation alternatives: An uncertainty-based approach

Luis Montiel and Roussos Dimitrakopoulos

G-2014-56

Aug 2014

Locomotive assignment under consist busting and maintenance constraints

Brigitte Jaumard, Huaining Tian, and Peter Finnie

G-2014-54

Aug 2014

Optimal planning of buffer sizes and inspection station positions

Mohamed Ouzineb, Fatima Zahra Mhada, Robert Pellerin, and Issmail El Hallaoui

G-2014-53

Aug 2014

On testing MCMC convergence in Bayesian clustering

Masoud Asgharian and Vahid Partovi Nia

G-2014-52

Jul 2014

Measuring the interactions between air traffic control and flow management using a simulation-based framework

Thibault Lehouillier, Jérémy Omer, François Soumis, and Cyril Allignol

G-2014-51

Jul 2014

A linear programming decomposition focusing on the span of the nondegenerate columns

Jérémy Omer and François Soumis

G-2014-49

Jul 2014

Incentive strategies for an optimal recovery program in a closed-loop supply chain

Pietro De Giovanni, Puduru Viswanadha Reddy, and Georges Zaccour

G-2014-48

Jul 2014

Inverted-U aggregate investment curves in a dynamic game of advertising

Luca Lambertini and Georges Zaccour

G-2014-47

Jul 2014

Shift scheduling under stochastic demand

Rémi Pacqueau and François Soumis

G-2014-46

Jul 2014

A semidefinite optimization-based approach for global optimization of multi-row facility layout

Philipp Hungerländer and Miguel F. Anjos

G-2014-45

Jul 2014

A dynamic game of emissions pollution with uncertainty and learning

Nahid Masoudi, Marc Santugini, and Georges Zaccour

G-2014-50

Jun 2014

Generation dispatch techniques for remote communities with flexible demand

Juan Clavier, Dmitry Rimorov, François Bouffard, and Géza Joós

G-2014-43

Jun 2014

A simulation-and-regression approach for dynamic programming, and its application to portfolio choice

Erick Delage, Michel Denault, and Jean-Guy Simonato

G-2014-42

Jun 2014

Comparison of mixed integer linear models for fuel-optimal air conflict resolution with recovery

Jérémy Omer

G-2014-41

Jun 2014

Progressive hedging applied as a metaheuristic to schedule production in open-pit mines accounting for reserve uncertainty

Roussos Dimitrakopoulos and Amina Lamghari

G-2014-40

Jun 2014

Acceleration of umbrella constraint discovery in generation scheduling problems

Ali Jahanbani Ardakani and François Bouffard

G-2014-39

Jun 2014

Characterizing and controlling the statistics of aggregated demand-based reserve resources

Amir Abiri-Jahromi, François Bouffard, and Géza Joós

G-2014-38

Jun 2014

Bilateral contract optimization in power markets

François Gilbert, Miguel F. Anjos, Patrice Marcotte, and Gilles Savard

G-2014-44

May 2014

Joint optimisation of server location and network dimension of optical grids or clouds

Brigitte Jaumard, Ali Asghar Shaikh, and Chris Develder

G-2014-37

May 2014

Linear Equalities in Blackbox Optimization

Charles Audet, Sébastien Le Digabel, and Mathilde Peyrega

G-2014-36

May 2014

Which Business Model for ebook Pricing?

Danilo Dantas, Sihem Taboubi, and Georges Zaccour

G-2014-35

May 2014

System-of-systems approach to air transportation design using nested optimization and direct search

Gautam Marwaha and Michael Kokkolaras

G-2014-34

May 2014

On semidefinite least squares and minimum unsatisfiable subformulas

Miguel F. Anjos and Manuel V.C. Vieira

G-2014-33

May 2014

Conflict free air traffic flow management with variable speeds

Ali Akgunduz, Brigitte Jaumard, and Golbarg Moeini

G-2014-32

May 2014

Multivariate variance components tests for multilevel data: The MVCTM package

Denis Larocque, Jaakko Nevalainen, and Hannu Oja

G-2014-31

May 2014

An efficient method to price counterparty risk

Michèle Breton and Oussama Marzouk

G-2014-29

May 2014

Exploring centrality measures and their extensions through an influence network

Gilles Caporossi, Sylvain Perron, Louis-Philippe Sirois, and Johanne Turbide

G-2014-28

May 2014

On the highly stable performance of loss-free optical burst switching networks

Milos Kozak, Brigitte Jaumard, and Leos Bohac

G-2014-27

May 2014

A matheuristic for the liner shipping network design problem

Berit Dangaard Brouer, Guy Desaulniers, and David Pisinger

G-2014-30

Apr 2014

Dynamic call center routing policies using call waiting and agent idle times

Wyean Chan, Ger Koole, and Pierre L'Ecuyer

G-2014-26

Apr 2014

A comparison of integer and constraint programming models for the deficiency problem

Sivan Altinakar, Gilles Caporossi, and Alain Hertz

G-2014-25

Apr 2014

A new efficient RLF-like algorithm for the vertex coloring problem

Mouhamed Mourchid A. Adegbindin, Alain Hertz, and Martine Bellaïche

G-2014-24

Apr 2014

Classification of idempotent semi-modules with strongly independent basis

Edouard Wagneur

G-2014-23

Apr 2014

Airline crew scheduling: Models, algorithms, and data sets

Atoosa Kasirzadeh, Mohammed Saddoune, and François Soumis

G-2014-22

Apr 2014

Short-term unit commitment and loading problem

Sara Séguin, Pascal Côté, and Charles Audet

G-2014-21

Apr 2014

A space-discretized mixed-integer linear model for air-conflict resolution with speed and heading maneuvers

Jérémy Omer

G-2014-20

Apr 2014

A branch-price-and-cut algorithm for the inventory-routing problem

Guy Desaulniers, Jorgen Glomvik Rakke, and Leandro C. Coelho

G-2014-19

Mar 2014

Metabolic data learning: Forestogram using spike-and-slab models

Vahid Partovi Nia and Mostafa Ghannad-Rezaie

G-2014-18

Mar 2014

Modeling an augmented Lagrangian for improved blackbox constrained optimization

Robert B. Gramacy, Genetha A. Gray, Sébastien Le Digabel, Herbert K.H. Lee, Pritam Ranjan, Garth Weels, and Stefan M. Wild

G-2014-17

Mar 2014

Dynamic scaling in the Mesh Adaptive Direct Search algorithm for blackbox optimization

Charles Audet, Sébastien Le Digabel, and Christophe Tribes

G-2014-16

Mar 2014

The projected Golub-Kahan process for constrained linear least-squares problems

Dominique Orban

G-2014-15

Mar 2014

Valid inequalities and separation algorithms for the set partitioning problem

Mounira Groiez, Guy Desaulniers, and Odile Marcotte

G-2014-14

Mar 2014

Improved primal simplex: A more general theoretical framework and an extended experimental analysis

Jérémy Omer, Samuel Rosat, Vincent Raymond, and François Soumis

G-2014-13

Mar 2014

Location of water depots in open-pit mine networks

Juan-Pablo Riquelme-Rodríguez, Michel Gamache, and André Langevin

G-2014-12

Mar 2014

Adding cohesion constraints to models for modularity maximization in networks

Sonia Cafieri, Alberto Costa, and Pierre Hansen

G-2014-11

Mar 2014

Unbounded growth in the Neoclassical model with non-constant discounting

Francisco Cabo, Guiomar Martín-Herrán, and María Pilar Martínez-García

G-2014-10

Feb 2014

The Tube Challenge

Gilbert Laporte

G-2014-09

Feb 2014

The design of rapid transit networks

Gilbert Laporte and Juan A. Mesa

G-2014-08

Feb 2014

The return function: A new computable perspective on Bayesian-Nash equilibria

Lê Nguyên Hoang, François Soumis, and Georges Zaccour

G-2014-07

Feb 2014

Strategic pricing and advertising in the presence of a counterfeiter

Alessandra Buratto, Luca Grosset, and Georges Zaccour

G-2014-06

Feb 2014

A priori optimization with recourse for the vehicle routing problem with hard time windows and stochastic service times

Fausto Errico, Guy Desaulniers, Michel Gendreau, Walter Rei, and Louis-Martin Rousseau

G-2014-05

Feb 2014

Problem formulations for simulation-based design optimization using statistical surrogates and direct search

Bastien Talgorn, Sébastien Le Digabel, and Michael Kokkolaras

G-2014-04

Feb 2014

Is there room for geoengineering in the optimal climate policy mix?

Olivier Bahn, Marc Chesney, Jonathan Gheyssens, Reto Knutti, and Anca Claudia Pana

G-2014-03

Jan 2014

Optimization of diesel, wind and battery hybrid power systems

Thibault Barbier, Miguel F. Anjos, and Gilles Savard

G-2014-02

Jan 2014

Adaptive large neighborhood search for the periodic capacitated arc routing problem with inventory constraints

Juan-Pablo Riquelme-Rodríguez, Michel Gamache, and André Langevin

G-2014-01