Michael Trick @miketrick.bsky.social · 04/02/2026I am devastated to learn that my sports scheduling colleague and coauthor Kelly Easton has passed away. Kelly was instrumental in the success we had in scheduling Major League Baseball and countless other leagues. Deep condolences to husband Todd (Utah OR professor) and their family. 220
Michael Trick @miketrick.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Interesting article on quantum speedup www.quantamagazine.org/quantum-spee... but I wish @quantamagazine.bsky.social journalists would learn than 10 city TSPs or even Vehicle Routing Problems are not particularly hard and aren't solved by complete enumeration.quantamagazine.orgQuantum Speedup Found for Huge Class of Hard Problems | Quanta MagazineIt’s been difficult to find important questions that quantum computers can answer faster than classical machines, but a new algorithm appears to do it for some critical optimization tasks. 1100
Michael Trick @miketrick.bsky.social · 27/02/2025My friend Stan Zin explains why he gave up Gmail. If you know why stanzin might be popular, you can understand why. world.hey.com/stan.zin/not...world.hey.com"Nothing is permanent..."I was a proud early adopter of Gmail. September 4, 2004, to be exact. Before that, I had an email server running on an HP Unix workstation that I had named after my favorite hockey player. <Insert Can... 120
Reposted by Michael TrickMarco Lübbecke @mluebbecke.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Jacques Desrosiers delivered the sad news that an #orms giant has left us forever: François Soumis passed away last night. The depot of this last vehicle tour is in heaven. 3184
Reposted by Michael TrickPaulo J. S. Silva @pjssilva.bsky.social · 18/01/2025A great self indulgence just in time for my birthday. 2192
Reposted by Michael TrickINFORMS @informs.bsky.social · 16/01/2025Hi. We're new here. 👋 We're excited to try Bluesky and share the latest in ORMS, analytics, AI, ML, and data science. Stay tuned for insights, research highlights, and more from the world of INFORMS. Let's connect and innovate together! 🚀📊 #INFORMS #OperationsResearch #Analytics #ManagementScience 4126
Michael Trick @miketrick.bsky.social · 16/01/2025Hey! INFORMS @informs.bsky.social is here. Welcome to where all the cool operations research kids are! 1121
Michael Trick @miketrick.bsky.social · 16/01/2025Very sorry to see the passing of Hugh Bradley. Hugh was instrumental in the development of ORSA, TIMS, INFORMS, and particularly IFORS, where he was treasurer for almost a decade. I will value my time with him and what I learned from him. www.vacahillschapel.com/obituary/hug...vacahillschapel.comObituary for Hugh Bradley at Vaca Hills Chapel Funeral HomeHugh Edward Bradley was born on November 4, 1934 tof Gladys Pearl Lampe Bradley and Hugh Edward Bradley Sr in Olean, NY. He had the blessing as a boy of growing up in a middle-class neighborhood of a ... 000
Michael Trick @miketrick.bsky.social · 12/01/2025There are things we do at every university I have been at that no one remembers why. 030
Reposted by Michael TrickAnna Nagurney @annanagurney.bsky.social · 23/12/2024I'm thrilled that The Operational Research (OR) Society has posted the video recording of my 2024 Blackett Lecture, NetwORks and Policies: OR to the Rescue, delivered at The Royal Society in London on Dec. 5. #orms #networks #supplychains #labor #policies #gametheory www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-Ls...youtube.comBlackett Lecture 2024 - NetwORks and Policies: OR to the Rescue, Anna Nagurney, Ph.D.YouTube video by The OR Society 1346
Michael Trick @miketrick.bsky.social · 04/12/2024I'm not sure whether to be disappointed about how much (human) work it takes or be amazed that copilot can do as much as it does. 140
Michael Trick @miketrick.bsky.social · 03/12/2024I am very pleased to announce that a 1996 paper I wrote on graph coloring and column generation with Anuj Mehrotra was given a "Test of Time" award by the INFORMS Journal of Computing for papers written 1995-1999. The full citation is at pubsonline.informs.org/doi/10.1287/...pubsonline.informs.orgNote from the Editor | INFORMS Journal on Computing 2297
Reposted by Michael TrickCPAIOR @cpaior.bsky.social · 01/12/2024There are still 7 days left for the abstract deadline, and 14 days until the full paper deadline! Just enough time to submit your brilliant idea and come present it in Melbourne! The OpenReview page is ready for you: openreview.net/group?id=cpa... #cp #ai #ormsopenreview.netCPAIOR 2025 ConferenceWelcome to the OpenReview homepage for CPAIOR 2025 Conference 062
Michael Trick @miketrick.bsky.social · 29/11/2024I've left the other site, at least when it comes to #orms posts likes, etc. happy to be here! 0184