Operations Research

Faculty Members and Teaching Staff

Robert Weismantel
Utz-Uwe Haus
Michel Baes

Description

Operations Research deals with the conceptual design, development and implementation of (formal) Methods and Models for Supporting Decisions arising in Design, Planning, Coordination and/or Control of (Processes) in Complex (socio-technical) Systems.

Our research focuses on mathematical optimization. We are interested in algorithmic theories for various discrete and combinatorial problems, convex optimization problems and mixed integer versions of it.

(see http://www.ifor.math.ethz.ch/)

Lectures

Basic Courses

yearly basis

• Introduction to Optimization (R. Weismantel, autumn term)

Intermediate Courses

yearly basis

• Mathematical Optimization (R. Weismantel, spring term)

Advanced Courses

yearly basis

• Geometric Integer Programming (R. Weismantel, autumn term)
• Convex Optimization (M. Baes, spring term)
• Other courses vary

Seminars

yearly basis

• Varying Topics (U.-U. Haus, spring term)

Term Projects

We strongly recommend to the students to carry out a Bachelor Thesis / Semester Project / Master Thesis in Optimization. For a list of current topics see here.