Google, IBM & Meta Certificates – 40% Off
One plan covers every Professional Certificate on Coursera.
Unlock All Certificates
Explore advanced optimization techniques for maritime search and rescue operations in this 49-minute research seminar from GERAD Research Center. Learn how weather conditions, probability mapping, and time-sensitive routing decisions impact the effectiveness of rescue missions at sea. Discover new mixed integer and constraint programming models that address the operational complexities of search and rescue routing, including how weather forecasts inform probability estimates for locating individuals over time. Examine computational results from benchmark instances based on real-world maritime emergency scenarios, and gain insights into how optimal path planning for vessels and drones can maximize rescue success rates. Understand the critical role of response time in maritime emergencies and how mathematical optimization can be applied to save lives at sea, while exploring future research directions in this vital field of operations research.
