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Innovative
Research in Airline Operations Research
The
Anna Valicek Medal recognizes original and innovative research in the
application of operations research to airline and/or airline related
business problems. This annual award is sponsored by the Airline Group
of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies
(AGIFORS) and honors the late Anna Valicek who served for many years as
a member of the AGIFORS council.
Applicants
must be registered graduate students pursuing either a masters of science, masters of business
administration, or doctoral degree with a research thesis in the area
of operations research, engineering systems, air transportation or
management science. Derivatives of existing published work are
acceptable, provided that at least some of the material comprises new,
original contributions on the part of the graduate student. The
submitter grants AGIFORS the right to publish the work on the AGIFORS
website.
After
the paper submission is closed, the award committee will select two
papers as finalists for the Anna Valicek Medal. Both finalists are
invited to present their work at the AGIFORS Symposium (air
transportation, accommodations and symposium fees are sponsored). The
AGIFORS Community, represented by the symposium attendants, will get
opportunities to ask questions. The AGIFORS Council will then select
the winner who will receive the Silver Anna Valicek Medal and a US
$2,500 award. The other finalist will receive the Bronze Anna
Valicek Medal and a US $500 award.
Submissions
for the 2012 Anna Valicek Award will close on May 31, 2012, 18:00 EDT.
There will be no deadline extension.
Click
here to download the
announcement poster.
Submission
Criteria:
- The work
must be original innovative research in the application of
operations research to civil airline and/or civil airline related
business problems. We do accept work in progress.
- The
paper must have been completed while the applicant was pursuing a
graduate degree, specifically either a masters
of science, masters of business administration, or doctoral degree
with a research thesis in the area of operations research,
engineering systems, air transportation or management science.
- The
applicant must have been a registered student on or after June 1,
2011.
- In case
of a co-authored paper, the applicant must be the major
contributor.
- The
submission must be written in English with a maximum of 10,000
words. The document format must be Microsoft Word or Acrobat PDF.
The submission must include an abstract with 150 words maximum and
a resume of the applicant.
- The
applicant must (likely) be able to attend the coming annual
symposium to present her/his work. Interacting with the AGIFORS
symposium participants is considered an important part of the Anna
Valecik competition, and high priority
will be given in selecting finalists who are able to commit to
attending the annual symposium.
- AGIFORS
will be allowed to present the work on the AGIFORS website.
- Please
contact Laurie.Garrow@ce.gatech.edu
for more information.
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