SRI 'Real-World-Inspired Sequential Decision-Making'

SRI 'Real-World-Inspired Sequential Decision-Making'

Abstract/description

The SRI focuses on establishing a community of researchers with different mathematical backgrounds to advance the development of new solution methods for sequential decision-making problems and prove performance guarantees of those methods, with a special focus on problems that exhibit real-world characteristics such as those found in finance, agriculture, and healthcare. The initiative seeks to address gaps in research and collaboration. It emphasizes methodological development with regard to uncertainty, large-scale systems, and non-stationarity, e.g., due to multiple agents, aiming to bridge theoretical advancements and practical implementations.

This SRI started on 1 January 2025 and aims to reach its goals before 1 January 2027.

Goals

Short-Term Goals:

1. Build a sustainable mathematical community by fostering collaboration among diverse researchers
2. Enhance visibility and establish connections with other research communities in related fields.

Long-Term Goals:

1. Develop educational programs such as a PhD summer school, national Master’s courses, and workshops.
2. Write joint research proposals to secure funding and ensure the community's sustainability

Timeline

Year 1:

• Semester 1: Host initial community-building meeting. Organize solution development workshop.
• Semester 2: Conduct external workshops for broader visibility. Focus on developing educational materials and organizing research visits. Initiate proposal writing sessions.

Year 2:

• Semester 1: Host a follow-up community-building workshop and refine educational materials.
• Semester 2: Organize another external workshop. Continue proposal writing sessions. Conduct a summer school for PhDs focused on SDM.

Participants

Contact persons

• Anne Zander (University of Twente)
• Janusz Meylahn (University of Twente)

Other members

• Richard Boucherie (University of Twente)
• Aleida Braaksma (University of Twente)
• Xiaodong Cheng (Wageningen University & Research)
• Stella Kapodistria (Eindhoven University of Technology)
• Sophie Langer (University of Twente)
• Janusz Meylahn (University of Twente)
• Antonis Papapantoleon (Delft University of Technology)
• Maria Vlasiou (University of Twente)
• George van Voorn ((Wageningen University & Research)
• Anne Zander (University of Twente)
• Fenghui Yu (Delft University of Technology)