Operational Research Society News

The OR Society’s Simulation Workshop (SW23) brings together our community of experts working in the field of modelling and simulation. Hosted at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, the conference runs from Monday 27 - Wednesday 29 March 2023 and will provide an opportunity for practitioners and academics to exchange ideas on the current and future state-of-the-art in modelling and simulation.

New research suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) may help predict 'flashovers’, a nightmare scenario for firefighters in which all combustible material in a room suddenly ignites, due to extremely high local temperatures.

The UK's geographically-largest council uses the language of operational research when communicating with its residents on the subject of refuse collection route optimisation, implying it recognises both the practical and PR value of good decision-making.

The US Army is experimenting with a ‘new’ training programme that pairs military personnel with civilian experts to improve operational capability.

A new partnership between the University of California San Diego and the USA’s Los Alamos National Laboratory aims to use thermal, mechanical and fluid dynamics systems modelling to help meet the global threat of wildfires.