Title: How IBM enables industries to better leverage optimisation technology?
Speaker: Dr. Mozafar Hajian
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Location: 219A William Penney Lab (entrance from walkway)
Time: 2:00pm
Abstract. IBM ILOG CPLEX Optimisation Studio is used by leading academic & business institutions to rapidly create both mathematical programming and constraint programming models. It is used to build efficient optimisation models and state-of-the-art applications for the full range of planning and scheduling problems. The tool provides a powerful Integrated Development Environment (IDE) using the Optimisation Programming Language (OPL) language, programmatic APIs, or indeed other 3rd party modelling interfaces. This makes it easy to evaluate different modelling approaches and to integrate external data. With its built-in development tools, it supports the entire model development process.In addition, IBM ILOG ODM Enterprise provides an enterprise scale platform for developing and deploying highly effective optimisation based analytical planning and scheduling solutions for business decision makers across a variety of industries. In this presentation, you will find out, how IBM is providing a powerful platform to enable, a) better scenario management, b) faster decision making process, c) distributed planning processes for large scale applications, and d) a role based planning and collaboration environment.
About the speaker. Mozafar Hajian completed his Ph.D. at Brunel University of West London in Combinatorial Optimisation, before joining IC-Parc at Imperial College as a Senior Research Fellow. During this period, he collaborated with both Computing and Manufacturing departments to pioneer new methods in solving combinatorial optimisation problems and distributed Supply Chain Optimisation. Outside of academia, he has held senior roles at ILOG, SAP and IBM, including senior business development manager for Supply Chain Optimisation at SAP. He is presently a certified Client Technical Advisor for IBM ILOG Optimisation & Supply Chain solutions.