Category: Discussion

9

Big Data: Should we love or hate it?

Hi Everyone! I missed to write and share some thoughts from here so much! I hope you missed to read from here, too What really motivated to write here after a looong time is an article at here by Dr. Timo Hannay....

6

Etymology of some IE/OR terms

We communicate with words. Each word has its own history, also each word triggers different concepts in everybody’s mind. But we are not fully aware of this. For an example you can watch this part of Douglas Hofstadter’s talk. In this...

5

Psychology and OR

I read an old letter from Operations Research by Creelman and Wallen: “The Role of Psychology in Operations Research” (1958) Authors try to show how psychologists can be useful and give four examples: the formulation of problem, the development and solution of...

5

Dealing with Power Outages

Unfortunately, superstorm Sandy hit East of America and more than 60 people died during and after hurricane. Sadly, our city Bethlehem, PA was damaged too. We didn’t have power for more than 24 hours and cell phone operators did not properly function  on...

1

Every ‘Cloud’ has a Silver Lining

Without doubt, cloud storage is one of the most popular topics in IT nowadays. Cloud storage is simply storing documents, photos, etc. into an online warehouse, which can be accessed via several outlets, such as using a web interface or just...

7

OR and the Matrix

Well, as a Matrix fan, I thought if we are really in ‘the Matrix’ then there could be some changes in Operations Research. I would like to start with the question ‘What is the Matrix?’ for those who don’t know the...