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On the Optimization of Benefit to Cost Ratios for Public Sector Decision Making
Frederick "Forrest" Miller, Yaren Bilge Kaya, Geri L. Dimas +3
Decision making in the public sector centers on delivering resources and services for the common good, emphasizing an expansive set of objectives such as equity and efficiency, bey…
Discrete Event Simulation to Evaluate Shelter Capacity Expansion Options for LGBTQ+ Homeless Youth
Yaren Bilge Kaya, Sophia Mantell, Kayse Lee Maass +4
The New York City (NYC) youth shelter system provides housing, counseling, and other support services to runaway and homeless youth and young adults (RHY). These resources reduce R…
DiversiTree: A New Method to Efficiently Compute Diverse Sets of Near-Optimal Solutions to Mixed-Integer Optimization Problems
Izuwa Ahanor, Hugh Medal, Andrew C. Trapp
While most methods for solving mixed-integer optimization problems compute a single optimal solution, a diverse set of near-optimal solutions can often lead to improved outcomes. W…
Improving Access to Housing and Supportive Services for Runaway and Homeless Youth: Reducing Vulnerability to Human Trafficking in New York City
Yaren Bilge Kaya, Kayse Lee Maass, Geri L. Dimas +3
Recent estimates indicate that there are over 1 million runaway and homeless youth and young adults (RHY) in the United States (US). Exposure to trauma, violence, and substance abu…
Optimization for Secure and Humane Border Operations
Fatemeh Farajzadeh, Andrew C. Trapp
In 2020 tens of millions of migrants worldwide sought safety due to various push-pull factors such as economic, geographic, demographic, and societal challenges. Large movements of…