Invitation

As a commercial mathematics company Biarri is focused on the development and application of mathematical solutions to real world problems.

Biarri would like to invite you to attend the Biarri Applied Mathematics Conference (the BAM).

The conferences is being hosted by the School of Mathematics and Physics at the University of Queensland. UQ Maths is one of the leading Departments of Australia in both teaching and research, with research concentrations in a broad range of pure mathematics, applied mathematics and statistics.

The BAM is a one-day forum for mathematicians and industry to:

• Discuss practical approaches and benefits of applied mathematics
• Learn from examples of recent applications and advances of mathematics in business.

The BAM has an impressive program including presentations from industry experts such as:

• Dr Simon Dunstall, a researcher within CSIRO's Government and Commercial Services theme. He leads much of CSIRO's activity in optimisation for logistics, transport and infrastructure. In addition, he is a committee member for the Logistics Association of Australia and the Australian Society for Operations Research.
• Heng-Soon Gan, a full-time Operations Research lecturer at the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, and the Director of Melbourne Operations Research at The University of Melbourne. His research interest encompasses the application of Operations Research techniques to areas including, but not limited to, machine scheduling, maritime logistics and scheduling, and public transportation planning and scheduling.
• Martin Savelsbergh, a Professor and Director of the Centre for Optimal Planning and Operations at the University of Newcastle. He is a logistics and optimisation specialist with over 20 years of experience in mathematical modeling, Operations Research, optimisation methods, algorithm design, performance analysis, supply chain management, production planning, and transportation. Martin has published over 100 research papers in many of the premier Operations Research and optimisation journals.
• Dr Philip Kilby, a principal research scientist with NICTA - Australia's centre of excellence for ICT research. Philip has been working on transportation problems - in theory and in practice - for more than 20 years.
• Mr David Shteinman, the Chief Operating Officer of the Australian Centre for Commercial Mathematics (ACCM) at the University of NSW. He leads the ACCM’s activities in industrial mathematics projects in a wide range of sectors including coal mining, defence, transport, medical devices, mental health and nuclear science. He is a professional engineer and industrial entrepreneur with 25 years experience in manufacturing, process industries and transport, including the engineering application of mathematics and statistics to improve industrial processes.

The BAM is chaired by Dr Michael Forbes and Dr Ben Hollis.

Dr Michael Forbes has a PhD in Mathematics (Operations Research) from the University of Queensland. He has over 25 years experience as a practitioner in many countries and many application areas. As well as consulting for Biarri, he currently lectures 3rd and 4th year courses in Operations Research at the University of Queensland where he is an Adjunct Professor of Mathematics.

Dr Ben Hollis has over 10 years experience developing and commercialising optimisation based information systems. He has extensive experience in the rail and logistics industries and is currently the senior mathematician at Biarri having previously worked as an optimisation expert for Opcom, Carmen Systems and Jeppesen.

David Shteinman is the Chief Operating Officer of the Australian Centre for Commercial Mathematics (ACCM) at theUniversity of NSW. He leads the ACCM’s activities in industrial mathematics projects in a wide range of sectors , including coal mining, defence , transport, medical devices , mental health and nuclear science. He is a professional engineer and industrial entrepreneur with 25 years experience in manufacturing, process industries and transport, including the engineering application of mathematics and statistics to improve industrial processes.

Program

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The program includes the following presentations:

• An Optimisation Approach to Maintenance Scheduling for Capacity Alignment in the Hunter Valley Coal Chain: Prof. Martin Savelsbergh, University of Newcastle
• GIS-based optimisation tools for analysing transport and electricity networks: Dr Simon Dunstall, CSIRO
• Optimising Bicycle-Sharing Schemes: Dr Heng-Soon Gan, The University of Melbourne
• How to prepare for performing a routing optimisation: Dr Philip Kilby, NICTA
• Practical Maths: Using Commercial Optimisation Solvers: Dr Andrew Grenfell, Biarri
• Mathematics And Statistics On The Road; Case studies of Applications To Current Traffic Problems – With Practical Results: David Shteinman, ACCM
• Water Grid Network Optimisation: Dr David Philpot, Biarri
• Application of OR to mining logistics support: Dr Ben Hollis. and Dr David Philpot, Biarri
• Fibre Footprint Optimisation: Jonathon White, and Chris Forbes
• Fibre Network Design Optimisation: Jonathon White, and Chris Forbes

We look forward to seeing you there. Please register your attendance by filling in the form below.

Please call Ben Hollis on (+61) 7 3221 7102 with any enquiries you have regarding the BAM.