3 papers
eess.SY2026
Dual-Based Weight Selection for Approximate Linear Programming
Su Li, Andre A. Cire, Adam Diamant +1
Approximate Linear Programming (ALP) is widely used for large-scale Markov Decision Processes (MDPs), but its performance can be sensitive to the choice of state-relevance weights,…
math.OC2025
Multiclass Queue Scheduling Under Slowdown: An Approximate Dynamic Programming Approach
Jing Dong, Berk Görgülü, Vahid Sarhangian
In many service systems, especially those in healthcare, customer waiting times can result in increased service requirements. Such service slowdowns can significantly impact system…
cs.CY2021
Optimization Helps Scheduling Nursing Staff at the Long-Term Care Homes of the City of Toronto
Manion Anderson, Merve Bodur, Scott Rathwell +1
The City of Toronto Long Term Care Homes & Services (LTCH&S) division is one of the largest providers of long-term care in the Canadian province of Ontario, providing care to 2,640…