The BAM Conference 2016 Agenda
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Day 1 – Tuesday 28th June
| Session | Time | Speaker | Organisation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arrival of all guests | 8:30 – 8:50 | n/a | n/a |
| Introduction to Day 1 | 8:50 – 9:00 | Ellie Foxcroft BAM MC | Biarri Rail |
| Simulation, Optimisation and Emulation | 9:00 – 9:30 | Paul Corry Associate Professor | Queensland University Technology |
| Why don’t Engineers and Mathematicians get along? | 9:30 – 10:00 | Alex Grime Senior Telecommunications Consultant | Biarri Networks |
| Going tactical: optimised fleet design from historical or forecasted demand data | 10:00 – 10:30 | Tommaso Urli Optimisation Researcher | CSIRO Data61 |
| Morning Tea | 10:30 – 11:00 | n/a | n/a |
| Building the Central Queensland Coal System | 11:00 – 11:30 | Justin Rawlings Operations Modelling Senior Analyst | Aurizon |
| Multiple Yard Crane Scheduling with Variable Crane Handling Time and Uncertain Yard Truck Arrival Time | 11:30 – 12:00 | Yong Wu Senior Lecturer | Griffith University |
| Optimal facility location and equipment selection for whey re-use | 12:00 – 12:30 | Rasul Esmaeilbeigi PhD candidate | University of Newcastle |
| Lunch | 12:30 – 1:30 | n/a | n/a |
| How to beat the best at optimisation | 1:30 – 2:00 | Evan Shellshear Chief Executive Officer | Simultek |
| How good is your algorithm ? A group-theoretic framework for assessing and comparing nonlinear optimisation techniques | 2:00 – 2:30 | Stuart Anderson Senior Professor | University of Adelaide |
| Sequencing Operator Counts | 2:30 – 3:00 | Toby Davies Computer Scientist | Biarri Optimisation |
| Afternoon Tea | 3:00 – 3:30 | n/a | n/a |
| AMSI’s internship and research and higher education programs | 3:30 – 4:00 | Robert Mann Business Development | AMSI Intern |
| Electricity Network Investment Planning | 4:00 – 4:30 | Gerard Ledwich Professor | Queensland University of Technology |
| Improving Staff Scheduling in an Australian Hospital and Healthcare Service | 4:30 – 5:00 | Ruth Luscombe Operations Research Specialist | Queensland Health |
| Conclusion of Day 1 | 5:00 | Ellie Foxcroft BAM MC | Biarri Rail |
Day 2 – Wednesday 29th June
| Session | Time | Speaker | Organisation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arrival of all guests | 8:30 – 8:50 | n/a | n/a |
| Introduction to Day 2 | 8:50 – 9:00 | Ellie Foxcroft BAM MC | Biarri Rail |
| Hybrid Population Simulations for Teaching Research Methodology | 9:00 – 9:30 | Michael Bulmer Senior Lecturer | University of Queensland |
| What are Fiber Optic Networks and How and Why do we Predict How Expensive They Will Be? | 9:30 – 10:00 | Patrick Edwards Optimisation Consultant | Biarri Networks |
| How the freedom to innovate is optimising global fibre rollouts | 10:00 – 10:30 | Laura Smith Head of Biarri Networks QED | Biarri Networks |
| Morning Tea | 10:30 – 11:00 | n/a | n/a |
| Reviewing the Decision Review System in Cricket | 11:00 – 11:30 | Lionel Page Professor | Queensland University of Technology |
| Panel Discussion: Optimisation and maths in industry in The Future | 11:30 – 12:30 | Joe Forbes Co-Founder Biarri | Biarri |
| Lunch | 12:30 – 1:30 | n/a | n/a |
| Lazy constraints for fun and profit | 1:30 – 2:30 | Michael Forbes Senior Lecturer | University of Queensland |
| Extending the MIP toolbox to crack the Liner Shipping Fleet Repositioning Problem | 2:30 – 3:00 | Robin Pearce PHD Candidate | University of Queensland |
| Afternoon Tea | 3:00 – 3:30 | n/a | n/a |
| Value-based field force scheduling | 3:30 – 4:00 | Dan Sutherland Energy, Mining and Infrastructure Lead | Biarri Optimisation |
| Shortest curvature-constrained networks | 4:00 – 4:30 | David Kirszenblat PHD Candidate | University of Melbourne |
| Machine learning methods for mineral processing | 4:30 – 5:00 | Stephen Gay Chief Executive Officer | MIDAS Tech International |
| Conclusion of Day 2 | 5:00 | Ellie Foxcroft BAM MC | Biarri Rail |