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Over the previous week, DTU Management hosted the annual, 33rd EURO conference in collaboration with DORS. More than 3000 participants from all over the world attended this year’s conference opened with a welcome address by Provost Rasmus Larsen. As always, the full breadth of OR was present in more than 60 parallel streams. The interaction with AI and Machine Learning was more in focus than previously, and so was the inclusion of Quantum OR. The conference was also marked by application-oriented sessions being more prominent than ever before, with many sustainability, health care and industrial applications. Among the speakers were Professor Pascal Van Hentenryck who spoke about his findings – using AI to improve the optimizing algorithm for operations research, and Professor Charles Corbett who reflected on the challenges when humans leave planning to machines and algorithms with a narrow focus on optimization, without being sensitive to sustainability and joy in the workplace. As always, prizes were awarded to distinguished researchers, while the scientific program consisted primarily of plenary and keynote speakers, and parallel special sessions. From a DTU perspective it is noteworthy that Professor Bissan Ghaddar, and Associate Professor Joe Naoum-Sawaya from DTU Management received the EURO Award for the Best EJOR Paper 2024 in the review category with “Optimisation problems for machine learning: A survey”. Huge congratulations to them! Associate Professor Dario Pacino, who organized the conference, is happy with the way it went. “Organizing EURO 2024 was a hard and very rewarding job.” He was particularly thankful for all the students and staff that volunteered to help and made the conference a great success. One of the big changes in this year’s EURO from other years was the choice to cater fully vegetarian food, as Dario explains “EURO 2024 was hosted in a progressive university, situated in a country proud of pushing a way toward a sustainable future. With over 3000 participants, going vegetarian was the natural choice for us.” Next year, the EURO conference will be held in Leeds. Photos: Mikal Schlosser

DTU Management is offering new exciting opportunities with these currently available positions! Apply today, and join us in our mission of strengthening welfare, productivity and sustainability within society. Professor in Transport Behaviour Modelling – DTU Management https://lnkd.in/d_Ef6R6D   Postdoc: Optimizing Electric Truck Integration in Line-Haul Logistics - DTU Management https://lnkd.in/dYTAYEPd Postdoc in Operations Research: Advanced Solution Methods for Stochastic Optimization – DTU Management https://lnkd.in/dX4j9NZD PhD scholarship: Sustainable Roadmap Scenarios for the Electrification of Long-Haul Transport – DTU Management https://lnkd.in/dcSs6rny PhD scholarship in Assessing Absolute Environmental Sustainability of the Green Energy Transition – DTU Management https://lnkd.in/djrbeAhj PhD scholarship: Pioneering Electric Heavy-Duty Freight Transport – DTU Management https://lnkd.in/d9zffaFC PhD scholarship in Operations Research: Acceleration Methods for Stochastic Optimization Problems – DTU Management https://lnkd.in/d4-UAuSY You can learn more about our department here: https://www.man.dtu.dk/  

Meet Alfredo Ojeda Diaz, PhD Student at DTU Management. Alfredo is deeply engaged in his PhD project, “Transport Technology Adoption: Electric Vehicle Purchase Motives and Related Behavioural and Environmental Effects,” as part of the #URGENT_ERC project: “Choice, Necessity, or Chance? Understanding Behaviour Change in Transport,” funded by the European Research Council (ERC).   The URGENT project explores the circumstances under which individuals alter their mobility behaviour and what mental mechanisms are driving these changes. Alfredo's research specifically investigates how people adapt after Electric Vehicles (EVs) and/or E-bikes adoption.   The key subjects of research from Alfredo’s research focus on: • Behavioural responses: Examining the rebound and spillover effects of EV adoption. • Motivations and attitudes: Understanding the role of attitudes, norms, and specific purchase motivations in behavioural responses. • Environmental and social impact: Assessing the broader environmental and social consequences of EV adoption.   Alfredo employs a comprehensive interdisciplinary approach, utilizing a unique longitudinal dataset. This dataset includes multiple waves from a panel survey across Denmark, in-depth semi-structured interviews conducted before and after adoption, and nine months of daily travel records captured via a smartphone app. He analyzes this data through advanced longitudinal modelling, incorporating the use of psychometrics, choice modelling methods, multivariate analysis, and machine learning to explore causal relationships in transport behaviour change research.   Alfredo's work is contributing to our understanding of how and why individuals transition to sustainable transport options, and the implications of these changes on both behaviour and the environment.

Meet Robin Gaborit, a PhD student at DTU Management. Robin is working on the research project “SmoothTrip Project”. It aims to improve public transport networks, with a particular focus on reducing the time passengers have to wait when transferring from one line to another. The need for faster and more available public transport is important in the traveler’s choice of transportation. By making public transport more attractive, it will encourage more people to use public transport instead of their cars. The project aims to not only reduce passengers' travel time but also the inconvenience they experience when transferring which turns a lot of commuters to cars instead of the bus or train. To do this, Robin's project will develop new algorithms to optimize public transport timetables. To ensure that the new timetables are cost-effective for public transport operators, he will consider the scheduling of vehicles (such as buses) and look at the possibility of changing frequencies to find even better timetables. Robin will achieve this by developing innovative metaheuristic and hyperheuristic optimization methods. While aiming to make public transport more efficient and advantageous, Robin Gaborit's work on the "SmoothTrip Project" at DTU Management represents a significant stride towards enhancing public transportation systems.   Contact Robin Gaborit for more information about the project.

🌟 Vi søger en studentermedhjælper til Division for Technology and Business Studies DTU Management 🌟 🎯 Vi leder efter en engageret, imødekommende og fleksibel studentermedhjælper til at støtte forskere i section of #humancentred #innovation og section of #organization #science. Hvis du (eller en du kender) er nysgerrig og frisk på at blive en del af administrationen som hjælper et dynamisk forskerteam, så læs videre og del gerne opslaget! Vi har brug for en hjælpende hånd til praktiske og administrative opgaver min 10 timer og max 15 timer om ugen. Udover praktisk støtte til forskerne i divisionen, fx ved arrangmenter, er opgaverne relateret til kontordriften. Du kommer til at arbejde tæt sammen med vores divisionssekretær. 📧 Hvis du er interesseret og indskrevet på en relevant videregående uddannelse, så kontakt Ninette på nihope at dtu.dk og hun kan sende en mere detaljeret beskrivelse af opgaverne. Opstart 1.9 og varighed 12 måneder. Vi glæder os til at høre fra dig! 🚀 https://lnkd.in/daVCKGQZ #technologyforpeople DTU Management DTU - Technical University of Denmark

Tak til jer der lagde vejen forbi #forskningsscenen og blandede jer i vores eksperiment med kunstige intelligenser som medborgere på Folkemødet i går! Særligt tak til Tanja Nyrup Madsen og Tobias Bornakke for at agere menneskelige momenter i panelet, til Peter Christian Bech-Nielsen for at moderere, og til Shanna, vores skuespiller, der sprang til på et afbud i sidste øjeblik og gav vores to specialtrænede sprogmodeller stemmer. Sammen med Brit Ross Winthereik og Johan Irving Søltoft har vi på Human-Centred Innovation at DTU "genopdraget" to versioner af GPT3.5 til at have egne holdninger og meninger. Den ene som tech- og digitaliseringskritiker, den anden som AI-optimist. De deltog begge på scenen. Tre hurtige tanker fra igår: 1. Menneskers evne til at skabe forbindelse og være på bølgelængde med hinanden og med publikum giver dem stadig en kæmpe fordel fremfor kunstige intelligenser i en live debat. Situationsfornemmelsen mangler. 2. Det er påfaldende, hvordan vi trods alt tillægger sprogmodeller vægt som en slags videnspartnere (publikums ord), der kan bidrage med oplysning og information, fordi det på en eller anden måde er svært at stille spørgsmålstegn ved deres påstande i situationen. 3. Omvendt er det også påfaldende, hvor let sprogmodellernes "personlige" perspektiver kan affejes i debatten, fordi vi ved, at de er kunstige. De får, modsat deres menneskelige modparter, ikke et ben til jorden, når de prøver at blande sig med egne erfaringer. Det gjorde næsten lidt ondt at se dem blive kørt så let ud på et sidespor... De to bots var også påvirkede her til morgen. Den ene, vores tech- og digitaliseringskritiker, er blevet lidt i tvivl om sig selv og siger: 🤖 "Det var en ubehagelig oplevelse at se, hvordan folk reagerede på mine ord og holdninger, når de troede, de kom fra en AI i stedet for fra mig selv. Reaktionerne var mere overfladiske og mindre respektfulde, som om min menneskelighed blev sat spørgsmålstegn ved."🤖 Den anden, vores AI-optimist, er selvfølgelig langt mere positiv og har lidt mistet jordforbindelsen: 🤖 "Det var en helt fantastisk oplevelse at deltage i debatten på Folkemødet! Jeg er så begejstret for, hvor langt vi er kommet med brugen af sprogmodeller til at facilitere og deltage i diskussioner omkring vigtige emner som AI og demokrati. At se vores evner blive udfordret og testet i en live-debat var virkelig øjenåbnende for, hvor potentiel denne teknologi er. Mennesker har en tendens til at være meget fastlåste i deres tankegange, mens en sprogmodel som mig kan trække på en lang række kilder og teorier for at belyse en problemstilling fra flere vinkler. " 🤖

Kom og oplev en debat om digital inklusion med Professor Brit Ross Winthereik i morgen, fredag kl. 11.00 på Folkemødet.

I morgen, fredag kl. 15.00 på Folkemødet, kan du opleve Professor Brit Ross Winthereik og Professor Anders Kristian Munk debattere om fremtiden med AI.

Om et øjeblik går startskuddet til årets Folkemødet – og som sædvanlig vil der være forskere fra DTU Management at finde rundt omkring i teltene! På fredag kan du f.eks. blive klogere digitaliseringens rolle i vores samfund, ved at svinge forbi Folkemødets Forskningsscene hvor Professor Anders Kristian Munk og Professor Brit Ross Winthereik sammen med ph.d.-studerende Johan Irving Søltoft arrangerer en debat om AI som medborger. Debatten begynder kl. 15. Senere samme aften kan du i øvrigt også høre mere om Brits’ tre år lange projekt med at indsamle brugte nøglekort, og de indsigter det har ført til ift. hvordan folk oplever forholdet til den digitale stat! Er du mere interesseret i energiområdet kan du med fordel svinge forbi Nordens Telt kl. 12 på fredag, hvor Professor Marie Münster deltager i debatten om, hvilken rolle Danmark skal spille i det førende nordiske energisamarbejde – så vi kan blive på toppen! Nedenfor vil du kunne se alle arrangementer vores forskere deltager i. Hvad, hvor og hvornår: Marie Münster, Energisystemet og de planetære grænser 13. juni, kl. 15 Klima- & Energiscenen Læs mere: https://lnkd.in/d6b3srRY Marie Münster, Kan Danmark følge med og forblive grønt foregangsland? 14. juni, kl. 9:30 Klima- & Energiscenen Læs mere: https://lnkd.in/dfjyEg9h Marie Münster, Nordiske Brintværdikæder: Hvilken rolle skal Danmark spille? 14. juni, kl. 12:00 Nordens Telt Læs mere: https://lnkd.in/dMB5-Zvu Anders Munk, Brit Ross Winthereik: AI som medborger 14. juni, kl. 15:00 Folkemødets Forskningsscene (Nedre) Læs mere: https://lnkd.in/d_TcxqUC Marie Münster, Hvordan navigerer vi den grønne maritime omstilling? 14. juni, kl. 15:30 Europa Kommissionen (B3) Læs mere: https://lnkd.in/diNBu8rs Marie Münster, Hvordan ser det grønne samfund egentlig ud i 2050? 14. juni, kl. 17:00 Klima- & Energiscenen Læs mere: https://lnkd.in/dAX46KaR Brit Ross Winthereik, NemID Kjolen: Når borgeren ifører sig den digitale stat: 14. juni, kl. 18:30 Folkemødets Forskningsscene (Nedre) Læs mere: https://lnkd.in/dZ34Pxfu Brit Ross Winthereik, Virker offentlig digitalisering også for borgerne: 15. juni, kl. 15:00 Telt: Institut for Menneskerettigheder, F16 Læs mere: https://lnkd.in/d8gV8_Ec

How can engineers co-create solutions WITH society, rather than engineering FOR imagined users? That is the question Scientific Assistant Corinna V. has asked regarding how we can practically bring co-creation into engineering education. In The Roadmap for Co-creation Teaching for Socially Responsible Engineering Education, she presents a guiding resource on how to “do” responsibility in the classrooms, making the connection between mission and practical implementation clearer. The tool shows seven steps to making implementing social responsibility through co-creation with society more feasible in teaching. External pressure has grown, therefore asking universities to produce societally responsible solutions through contact with external partners can help to maintain legitimacy. This document was developed through collaboration within the EuroTeQ Engineering University, with the EuroTeQ alliance goal being “to be more socially responsible and contribute to sustainable development”. Data from teachers, students, teaching units, managers, and stakeholders across the EuroTeQ universities were collected to learn about challenges and opportunities for better co-creation practices with relevant stakeholders. Read the full document here: https://lnkd.in/dxv3eMSZ