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50th LNMB Conference on the Mathematics of Operations Research, Soesterberg (NL)

Dear LNMB members, students, and affiliates,

LNMB cordially invites you to the 50th LNMB Conference on the Mathematics of Operations Research, held at the Conference Hotel Kontakt der Kontinenten in Soesterberg on 13–15 January 2025.

Come and enjoy the presentations from leading researchers, who discuss significant advancements in Operations Research. LNMB is honoured to present an outstanding lineup of keynote speakers, an extensive programme of presentations by LNMB PhD students, and the joint LNMB/NGB Seminar.

Conference website and registration

Explore the conference website for the programme, abstracts, speaker bios, and practical information: https://www.lnmb.nl/conferences/2025/

Registration is now open! Use the link below to register. Please note that a limited number of hotel rooms are reserved until mid-December. Room-sharing is available and reservations follow the traditional FCFS policy. https://www.aanmelder.nl/160508/registration

Cancellations are refundable under conditions. Please review the cancellation policy available online. For questions and more information contact me at lnmb@utwente.nl.

Keynote and invited speakers

This year’s keynote addresses will be delivered by:

• Prof. Dr. Daniel Kuhn, EPFL
• Prof. Dr. Marco Scarsini, Luiss University
• Prof. Dr. Huseyin Topaloglu, Cornell University
• Prof. Dr. Angelika Wiegele, Universität Klagenfurt

A special celebratory session will feature:

• Willem Klein Haneveld
• Johann Hurink

The joint LNMB / NGB Seminar will host: Johan van Rooij (Utrecht University), Peter Hulsen (CQM), Bart Post (CQM), John Poppelaars (Doing the Math), Hein Fleuren (Tilburg University), Koen Peters (WFP Rome), Dennis Huisman (Erasmus University and NS), Erwin Abbink (NS), Tugce Martagan (TU/e), Coen Dirckx (TU/e and Merck), Bram van Ravenstein (Merck), Dick den Hertog (UvA), and Jaap Kwadijk (Deltares).

Programme features

The keynote lectures will highlight recent breakthroughs in fair learning and distributionally robust optimization (Daniel Kuhn), optimal queuing regimes and learning dynamics in games (Marco Scarsini), innovative inventory stocking and revenue management models (Huseyin Topaloglu), and advanced methods for solving challenging combinatorial problems in graph theory (Angelika Wiegele).

With 24 presentations by LNMB PhD students, the programme is rich in a variety of topics. Enjoy sessions on graphs and networks, stochastic programming, pricing, scheduling, control theory, decision models, energy systems, and more! Have a look at the PhD presentations schedule here. Qualifying PhD students will receive their LNMB Diploma on the second day.

The joint LNMB / NGB Seminar on the third day continues our tradition of connecting research in Operations Research with real-world applications. This year’s seminar highlights the success stories of the Dutch Operations Research community with past winners of the prestigious INFORMS Franz Edelman Award.

Do not miss the special session this year celebrating the conference’s golden jubilee! Two of the past LNMB directors, Prof. Dr. Willem Klein Haneveld and Prof. Dr. Johann Hurink, will take us on a memorable journey through the history of LNMB conferences.

The programme gives ample opportunity for informal discussions. Find the programme here and more information about the speakers here.

Sponsors

The conference is generously sponsored by ORTEC and NWO. The LNMB board is grateful to our sponsors for their continued support of Operations Research.

I look forward to welcoming you to our 50th LNMB conference!

Sincerely,
Maria Vlasiou