[Iefac.list] Call for Papers Special Issue of COR on Computational OR for Drone Systems

[Alice Smith]

Hi Colleagues, please share this with others who may be interested.  We expect this to be a landmark special issue and encourage a variety of submissions.  Thanks, Alice


Computers and Operations Research
Special Issue on Computational Operations Research for Drone Systems

This special issue of COR focuses on modeling and optimization of drone operations and drone systems.  While drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles, have long been utilized in military applications, they are now generating considerable attention in the civilian sector.  For example, drones are now used for small parcel delivery, humanitarian relief efforts, search and rescue, inventory tracking within warehouses, infrastructure inspection (e.g., bridges, pipelines, and railways), Hollywood filmmaking, sporting event broadcasts, among many other applications.  The design and management of drone-based systems are challenging from both modeling and solving perspectives.  Techniques from operations research along with efficient and effective computational approaches are necessary to properly implement these complex systems.  This special issue will include target systems that involve only drones and those where drones are combined with other "traditional" vehicles.  All application areas are of interest.  Please see the proposed timeline.

July 31, 2018                 Papers Due
May 2019                       Special Issue

Special Issue Co-Editors

Chase Murray
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York USA
cmurray3 at buffalo.edu

Alice E. Smith
Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama USA
smithae at auburn.edu<mailto:smithae at auburn.edu>

Link to Special Issue:

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.journals.elsevier.com_computers-2Dand-2Doperations-2Dresearch_call-2Dfor-2Dpapers_computational-2Doperations-2Dresearch-2Dfor-2Ddrone-2Dsystems&d=DwIFAg&c=Ngd-ta5yRYsqeUsEDgxhcqsYYY1Xs5ogLxWPA_2Wlc4&r=Ue5eprQ_fMYcavWXDDYHbKQI0IFAmpjoy6QR5xcYCC4Qd5ukwoooDHsBFMkK-u0r&m=wy0oOsN0ePBZiQAtuVd5dgt6tQ8iy8SD56rzM2eQEmE&s=wbR2ONMIY-8gOGzl1saOYvZcBxBSMGu2_zx7vsK89pI&e= 

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Alice E. Smith, Ph.D., P.E.
Joe W. Forehand/Accenture Distinguished Professor
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and
Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering
Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama  USA  36849
smithae at auburn.edu<mailto:smithae at auburn.edu>
1-334-844-1460 (direct); 1-334-844-1381 (fax)
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