[Iefac.list] 14th AIMMS-MOPTA Optimization Modeling Competition (2nd Call)

[Karmel S. Shehadeh]

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

We are happy to invite you to participate in the *14th annual AIMMS-MOPTA
Optimization Modeling Competition, *which is organized by the organizers of
the joint International Conference on Continuous Optimization (*ICCOPT*)
and Modeling and Optimization Theory and Applications (*MOPTA)* conference
to be held at Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (USA) on July
23-28, 2022. *The first phase's submission deadline is May 15, 2022, 23:59
Eastern Time*. Finalists are expected to attend and present their results
at the ICCOPT/MOPTA Conference.

*The challenge:*
This year's competition focuses on an elective surgery planning problem in
flexible operating rooms under random arrival of emergency surgeries and
random elective and emergency surgery durations.

The full problem description is posted on the competition webpage:
*https://iccopt2022.lehigh.edu/competition-and-prizes/aimms-mopta-competition/
<https://iccopt2022.lehigh.edu/competition-and-prizes/aimms-mopta-competition/>*

Prior to starting the competition, you must register here on the competition
registration page
<https://iccopt2022.lehigh.edu/competition-and-prizes/14th-aimms-mopta-optimization-modeling-competition-registration/>
Conference website: https://iccopt2022.lehigh.edu


*Eligibility*

Information on eligibility, registration, submission, and competition format
are posted on the competition webpage
<https://iccopt2022.lehigh.edu/competition-and-prizes/aimms-mopta-competition/>
. Teams of at most three students can participate and should list a faculty
advisor. The team leader must be a graduate student, though the other team
members can be advanced undergraduate students. Each team member must be
registered as a full-time student at a recognized educational institution
during the Spring term of the 2021-2022 Academic Year. Students with any
background are eligible. Collaboration between students from different
departments is strongly encouraged. We ask teams to register as soon as
they start working on the problem.

*Prizes*

   - Winning team: $1200 to the team, and a certificate for each team
   member.
   - Second place team: $600 to the team, and a certificate for each team
   member.
   - Third place team: $300 to the team, and a certificate for each team
   member.

Also, the highest-ranked finalist that used AIMMS as the software platform
to solve the case will be awarded an additional $1000 in prize money.


Please feel free to pass along this information to potentially interested
colleagues, students, and collaborators.

Thank you for your interest, and we look forward to your participation in
the competition!

Dr. Karmel S. Shehadeh and Dr. Luis F. Zuluaga
Co-chairs of the 14th AIMMS-MOPTA Optimization Modeling Competition

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Dr. Karmel S. Shehadeh

Assistant Professor

Dept. of Industrial & Systems Engineering

Lehigh University

Phone: (*607) 744-1945* |Email: kshehadeh at lehigh.edu

Web: https://sites.google.com/site/karmelshehadeh/home

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