Group of Numerical Optimization and Modeling. GNOM

UPC Members Recognitions

  • Jordi Castro, Award of the Spanish Society of Statistics and Operations Research-BBVA Foundation 2024 for the "Best methodological contribution in Operations Research" for the paper titled "On solving large-scale multistage stochastic optimization problems with a new specialized interior-point approach" by J. Castro, L.F. Escudero, and J.F. Monge, published in the European Journal of Operational Research, 310 (2023), 268-285. This paper is available as open access at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2023.03.042. 2024.

  • Jessica Rodriguez Pereira, Best Applied Contribution in Operations Research Award for the paper titled “A Cost-Sharing Mechanism for Multi-Country Partnerships in Disaster Preparedness”, from the Spanish Society of Statistics and Operations Research (SEIO)-BBVA Foundation. 2023.

  • Jessica Rodriguez Pereira, Ramón y Cajal Fellowship (Ayuda para contratos Ramón y Cajal (RYC) 2021). Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation. 2023-2027.

  • Jessica Rodriguez Pereira, Best Applied Contribution in Operations Research Award for the paper titled “Optimizing Access to Drinking Water in Remote Areas. Application to Nepal”, from the Spanish Society of Statistics and Operations Research (SEIO)-BBVA Foundation. 2022.

  • Albert Solà Vilalta, Session Presentation Prize at the 11th ETP Annual Conference. 2022.

  • Jessica Rodriguez Pereira, YoungWomen4OR. Selected as one of the 12 emerging women working in Operations Research in Europe by the EURO WISDOM forum (Women in Society: Doing Operational Research and Management Science). 2020.

  • Jessica Rodriguez Pereira, Sciences PhD Extraordinary Award, 2017-2018. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. 2020.

  • Jessica Rodriguez Pereira, Finalist 2nd EUREKATHON: Challenging Data for Zero Hunger. Member of the BARG@UPF team who was a finalist in the 2nd Eurekathon, data-based competition. 2020.

  • Albert Solà Vilalta, First place at the AIMMS-MOPTA Optimization Modeling Competition. 2020.

  • Jessica Rodriguez Pereira, SOLA Student Best Paper Award for the paper titled “Exact Solution of Several Families of Location-Arc Routing Problems”, from the Location Analysis INFORMS Society (SOLA). 2019.

  • Jessica Rodriguez Pereira, Postdoctoral. Canada Research Chair in Distribution Management. 2018-2019.