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Student Paper Award

2020 First Place

Pengli Mo , Beijing Jiaotong University

Winning material: An Exact Method for Integrated Optimization of Subway Operation Strategy with Asymmetric Passenger Demands and Operating Costs

Purpose of the Award

The student paper contest is intended to stimulate interest in OR/MS applications to railways, and to encourage students to pursue an education in railway applications.The methodologies of OR/MS include mathematical programming, simulation, analytics, data analysis, and scientific management. The focus in RAS and INFORMS is the management of technology, resources, and service delivery.

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Past Awardees

2020 First Place

Pengli Mo , Beijing Jiaotong University

2020 Second Place

Rowan Hoogervorst, Erasmus University Rotterdam

2020 Third Place

Nuannuan Leng, ETH Zürich

2019 First Place

Christopher Szymula, Delft University of Technology Technische Universität Dresden

2019 Second Place

Yuxin He, City University of Hong Kong

2019 Third Place

Yongxiang Zhang, Southwest Jiaotong University

Gert-Jaap Polinder, Erasmus University Rotterdam

2018 First Place

Fei Yan, Technical University of Delft

2018 Second Place

Rolf N. van Lieshout, Erasmus University Rotterdam

2018 Third Place

Manuel Fuentes , Technical University of Madrid

2017 First Place

Thomas Breugem, Erasmus University

2017 Second Place

Sofie Van Thielen, KU Leuven

2017 Third Place

Pan Shang, Tsinghua University

2016 First Place

Joris Wagenaar, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University

2016 Second Place

Fabrizio Cerreto

2016 Third Place

Chao Lu

2015 First Place

Nikola Bešinović, Delft University of Technology

2015 Second Place

Joris Wagenaar, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University

2015 Third Place

Shuguang Zhan, Southwest Jiaotong University

2014 First Place

Tie Shi, School of Transportation and Logistics, Southwest Jiaotong University

2014 Second Place

Xiaojie Luan, School of Traffic and Transportation, Beijing Jiaotong University

2014 Third Place

Joris Wagenaar, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University

2013 First Place

Yutian Yang, University of Texas at Austin

2012 First Place

Xiaoyan Si , University of Texas at Austin

2011 First Place

Yazhe Feng, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

2011 Second Place

Conrado Borraz-Sanchez, Northwestern University

2011 Third Place

Fan Peng, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2011 Honorable Mention

Mor Kaspi

2010 First Place

Twan Dollevoet, Erasmus University Rotterdam

2010 Second Place

Lingyun Meng, Beijing Jiaotong University

2009 First Place

Endong Zhu, University of Montreal

2009 Second Place

Ashish Nemani, University of Florida

2009 Honorable Mention

Rodrigo Acuna Agost

2008 First Place

Lars Kjær Nielsen, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam

2008 Second Place

Daniel Potthoff, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam

2008 Honorable Mention

Muhammad Babar Khan, Southwest Jiaotong University, P.R. China

2007 First Place

Andrea D'Ariano, Delft University Francesco Corman, Delft University

2007 Second Place

Ashish Nemani, University of Florida

2005 First Place

Pieter Vansteenwegen, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

2005 Second Place

Johanna Törnquist, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden

2005 Honorable Mention

Soheil Sibdari, University of Massachusetts

2004 First Place

Michiel J. Vromans, Rotterdam School of Management

2004 Second Place

Guvenc Sahin, University of Florida

2004 Honorable Mention

Amar Kumar Narisetty, Amar Kumar Narisetty

Balachandran Vaidyanathan

2003 First Place

Krishna C. Jha, University of Florida

2003 Second Place

Xuesong Zhou, University of Maryland Ming Zhong, University of Maryland

2003 Honorable Mention

Jian Liu, University of Florida

Steven Harrod, University of Cincinnati

2002 First Place

Jian Liu, University of Florida

Ramon M. Lentink, Erasmus University Dennis Huisman, Erasmus University

2002 Second Place

Jodelson Sabino, Federal University of Espirito Santo

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