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<td>[DMANET] Post-doctoral position: Integer programming in
multiproduct pipeline operations</td>
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<td>Sat, 1 Oct 2022 23:02:39 +0200</td>
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<td>Jakub Mareček <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jakub.marecek@gmail.com"><jakub.marecek@gmail.com></a></td>
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<td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:dmanet@zpr.uni-koeln.de">dmanet@zpr.uni-koeln.de</a></td>
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Mixed-integer programming is a rich area of research in
optimization,<br>
largely driven by applications. Recently, there has been much
interest in<br>
the operations of pipelines carrying natural gas. In contrast, the<br>
scheduling of multiproduct pipeline systems carrying oil and oil
products<br>
introduces several complications: multi-commodity aspects,
operational<br>
constraints of the refineries, non-trivial models of the cost of
pumping<br>
(driven by electricity markets, but also the sale of ancillary
services<br>
therein), and railway logistics as an alternative to pumping.<br>
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In collaboration with a major operator of pipelines carrying crude
oil and<br>
numerous oil products, we are seeking a post-doctoral fellow
interested in<br>
the optimal scheduling of a multiproduct pipeline system using a<br>
mixed-integer programming. With the help of a team of professional
software<br>
engineers at a third-party software house, the research will
translate into<br>
production, improving the operator’s performance with respect to<br>
electricity efficiency.<br>
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The post-doctoral fellow will benefit from the mentorship by Jakub
Marecek<br>
and Vyacheslav Kungurtsev in the Dept. of Computer Science of the
Czech<br>
Technical University. The position is full time and limited to 3
years, but<br>
can be extended in case of mutual interest. The studentship comes
with a<br>
monthly salary almost double the average pay in Prague, the Czech
Republic<br>
(cca. EUR 40K p.a. before a notably low tax). The Czech capital
regularly<br>
ranks among five European cities within the world's best cities in
the<br>
world to live in (cf. Time Out Magazine index for 2021) and CTU’s
offices<br>
are in a centrally-located palace with a view of Prague Castle.
For more<br>
information, please see <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prague">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prague</a>><br>
We seek candidates with a Ph.D. degree in Mathematics, Computer
Science,<br>
Operations Research, Engineering or related disciplines, and some<br>
experience in integer programming. A preference is given to:<br>
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– candidates with experience with scheduling or multi-commodity
flow models<br>
<br>
– candidates with experience in programming in Python<br>
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We expect to start interviewing candidates in September 2021 and
the<br>
position will be available until filled.<br>
<br>
Czech Technical University (CTU) is the oldest non-military
technical<br>
university in Europe. In the academic year 2020/21, CTU offered
130 degree<br>
programs in Czech and 84 in English. CTU’s control-theory research
is well<br>
known, especially thanks to Vladimir Kucera. CTU’s Artificial
Intelligence<br>
Center (AIC) with a staff of 150 is widely recognized as one of
the best in<br>
the region. CSRankings.org currently ranks it at number 6 in
Europe within<br>
AI and Computer Vision, after Technion, ETH Zurich, Imperial, Max
Planck<br>
Society, and EPFL. Since March 2020, Jakub Marecek leads the
Optimization<br>
research group within the AIC. For more information, please see<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.aic.fel.cvut.cz/research-areas/optimization">https://www.aic.fel.cvut.cz/research-areas/optimization</a>><br>
--<br>
Jakub Marecek<br>
j <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jakub@marecek.cz"><jakub@marecek.cz></a><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:akub.marecek@gmail.com">akub.marecek@gmail.com</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:jakub.marecek@fel.cvut.cz">jakub.marecek@fel.cvut.cz</a><br>
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