GERAD Research Center Courses

Partial Centralization in a Durable-Good Supply Chain

Explore partial centralization in durable-good supply chains, analyzing equilibrium outcomes and optimal ownership levels based on product durability and decision horizons.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

A Data-Driven Matching Algorithm for Ride Pooling Problem

Explore a data-driven matching algorithm for ride pooling, leveraging rank aggregation and machine learning to optimize driver-rider pairings using real-world data from a startup.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

On the Limitations of Elo: Real-World Games Are Transitive, Not Additive

Explore limitations of Elo ratings in real-world games. Discover a new disc ranking system with skill and consistency scores. Examine empirical validation on bot and human game data.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

How Do Coalitions Break Down? An Alternative View

Explore an alternative dynamic theory of coalition breakdown, examining endogenous exit problems and characterizing solutions in a linear-quadratic frame with time-invariant sharing rules.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Deep Statistical Solvers and Power Systems Applications

Explore deep learning applications in power systems, focusing on Graph Neural Networks to address topological changes and optimize grid operations through unsupervised learning.

• YouTube
• 44 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Role of Convexity in Data-Driven Decision-Making

Explore data-driven decision-making through distributionally robust optimization, focusing on computation, statistics, and real-time implementation aspects. Gain insights into online optimization applications.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Open-Loop Nash Equilibrium in Games with Time-Varying Delays

Explore open-loop Nash equilibria in games with time-varying delays, focusing on sufficient optimality conditions and applications to active vehicle suspension systems.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

A Tree-Search Heuristic for Stochastic Production-Distribution Planning with Transportation Mode-Dependent Lead Times

Explore a tree-search heuristic for stochastic production-distribution planning, optimizing costs and lead times across transportation modes. Gain insights into efficient problem-solving techniques for complex supply chain scenarios.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Foundations of Neo-Bayesian Statistics - Part 2

Explore Neo-Bayesian Statistics foundations, examining alternative probability theories and their implications for statistical inference, dynamic consistency, and capacity updating.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 7 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Crash Course in Decision Theory: Ideas and Problems in Decision Making Under Uncertainty

Explore key concepts in decision-making under uncertainty, including Expected Utility and Maxmin EU. Discover applications in robust statistics, fuzzy systems, climate change, and finance.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Observations on the Green Golden Rule - Dynamic Games and Applications Seminar

Explore economic growth with renewable environmental goods, analyzing sustainability problems and the Green Golden Rule concept through dynamic game theory and optimal control.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Demand Information Acquisition Strategy in a Dual Channel Supply Chain

Explore demand information acquisition strategies in dual-channel supply chains, examining impacts on retailers, manufacturers, customers, and society.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• On-Demand
• Free Video

MAgNet: Mesh Agnostic Neural PDE Solver

Explore innovative neural PDE solver for accurate, scalable climate predictions. Learn about mesh-agnostic architecture combining Implicit Neural Representations and Graph Neural Networks.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Value of Randomized Strategies in Distributionally Robust Risk-Averse Network Interdiction Problems

Explore distributionally robust risk-averse network interdiction, focusing on randomized strategies' effectiveness in extreme loss scenarios. Gain insights into optimization techniques and numerical experiments.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Stackelberg Competition in Groundwater Resources With Multiple Uses

Explore Stackelberg competition in groundwater resource management, focusing on irrigation and priority extraction for new uses. Analyze open-loop and feedback equilibrium strategies.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video