Paolo Toth
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Paolo Toth (born 29 December 1941 in Zara, Italy)[1] is an Italian scientist and engineer, and an Emeritus Professor of Operations Research at the University of Bologna. He is known for his research on Operations Research and Mathematical Programming, his main contributions are the design and implementation of effective exact and heuristic algorithms for Combinatorial Optimization and Graph Theory problems.[2]
He was President of Italian Operations Research Society (AIRO) from 1988 to 1995,[3] of the Association of European Operational Research Societies (EURO) from 1995 to 1996,[4] and of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS) from 2001 to 2003.[5]
Awards[]
- 1998 - EURO Gold Medal from Association of European Operational Research Societies.[6]
- 2003 - Honorary Doctorate in Operational Research from the University of Montreal.[7]
- 2005 - Robert Herman Lifetime Achievement Award from Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences.[8]
- 2012 - IFORS Distinguished Lectures from International Federation of Operational Research Societies.[9]
- 2016 - INFORMS Elected Fellows from Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences.[10]
- 2019 - EURO Distinguished Service Award from Association of European Operational Research Societies.[11]
Books[]
He is the co-author, with Silvano Martello, of the book Knapsack problems: Algorithms and Computer implementations (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1990)[12] and is also the co-author, with Daniele Vigo, of the book Vehicle Routing: Problems, Methods, and Applications(Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 2014)[13]
References[]
- ^ "Paolo Toth - UNIBO". Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ "Paolo Toth". worldcat.org. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
- ^ "Presidents of AIRO". Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- ^ "Previous Members of the Executive Committee". Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- ^ "Presidents of IFORS". Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- ^ "EURO Gold Medal". Retrieved December 25, 2019.
- ^ "Annual report UDEM" (PDF). Retrieved December 25, 2019.
- ^ "Robert Herman Lifetime Achievement Award". Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- ^ "IFORS Distinguished Lectures". Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- ^ "INFORMS Elected Fellows". Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- ^ "EURO Distinguished Service Award". Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- ^ Silvano Martello, and Paolo Toth (1990). Knapsack problems: Algorithms and Computer implementations. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN 0471924202.
- ^ Paolo Toth, and Daniele Vigo (2014). Vehicle Routing: Problems, Methods, and Applications (2nd ed.). Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. ISBN 978-1611973587.
External links[]
- Home page
- Paolo Toth publications indexed by Google Scholar
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