A postdoc position is open at Luonnonvarakeskus (Luke). Info in Finnish
Further info: Although the announcement mentions forest management, they primarily seek a person who knows optimization. The idea is to work on two EU-funded projects. They have mid-integer linear optimization problems, very large forest data sets, and optimization software in Python.
In October 2024, The Finnish Operations Research Society organized an event where doctoral studies in operations research were introduced. We shared information about postgraduate studies in the field of OR.
Two professors gave a presentation:
Time: Thursday, May 16th, 2024, at 17:00-20:00
Venue: Tieteiden Talo (Kirkkokatu 6, 00170 Helsinki) Hall 104.
Price: 30€ for members, free for student members (5€ with refreshments), 100€ for non-members. The participation fee is paid with the invoice received upon registration.
Register for the seminar using the registration form. Registration is a prerequisite for participation. Registration closes on 10th of May at 23:45.
The Finnish Operations Research Society organises a seminar on how operations research is applied in supporting the development of treatments and services in health care. The seminar is organised in English. Three speakers will give a presentation about the topic. We welcome you to listen to interesting presentations.
After the seminar, you have the option to continue the discussions in a nearby restaurant at your own expense.
PROGRAMME (Times are flexible)
SPEAKERS
Unlocking Value – Insights and Strategies from Establishing a Data and Analytics Unit
Yrjänä Hynninen
Chief Data Officer in Western Uusimaa Wellbeing Services County
Inexact Flow Decomposition in Quasispecies Network via Integer Linear Programming
Fernando Diaz
University Teacher in Aalto University
How mathematical models are used in the availability and reimbursement of pharmaceutical drugs in Finland and abroad
Ellie Dillon
Nordic Health Economist in AstraZeneca
REGISTRATION
Please register using the registration form.
The Finnish Operations Research Society organises an excursion to UPM. Excursion is organised in English. Details of the excursion are below
During the excursion, the employees of UPM will give presentations on how Operations Research and Machine Learning have been applied at UPM. Participants are also offered coffee and a bun.
Register fast, as there are only 25 places available for the excursion. Anyone can register, but in case registration places run out, members of the FORS are prioritised. See you at the UPM.
Questions regarding the excursion can be sent to sihteeri@operaatiotutkimus.fi. This webpage is updated in case of changes to the excursion.
