Prof. Roberto Rossi

Online Courses

Current Courses

Past Courses

Probability & Statistics

Rossi, R., Estimating the Value of e by Simulation, University of Edinburgh, June 2020. [python code on Repl.it, wiki, youtube]

Cybersecurity

Rossi, R., pwnedpasswords: a Python code to detect pwned passwords, University of Edinburgh, November 2022. [python code on Repl.it, blog]

Geometry

Euclid's Elements, University of Edinburgh, August 2020. [youtube]

Academic review panels

University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh College of Art, Convener of the review team, Internal Periodic Review (UG/PGT/PGR Provision), 2022/23

University of Edinburgh, The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Convener of the review team, Teaching Programme Review (PGT Provision), 2021/22

University of Edinburgh, School of Engineering, Internal Panel Member, Internal Periodic Review, 2018/19

Irish Management Institute (IMI), external reviewer for a Level 6 NFQ higher certificate academic programme, 2012

I am or I have been affiliated of the following associations.

Current memberships:

• European Working Group on Stochastic Programming and Control (STOPROG) - founding member
• The OR Society (website) - member & secretary (2012-2016) of the regional society OR Group of Scotland (ORGS)
• Edinburgh Research Group on Optimization (ERGO) - associate member
• Association for Constraint Programming (ACP) - member
• Association of European Operational Research Societies (EURO) - member
• Wageningen Graduate School of Social Sciences (WASS) - external fellow
• CUPS multisite research group (with S. A Tarim, B. Hnich and S. Prestwich) - founding member

Past memberships:

• Dutch Network on the Mathematics of Operations Research (LNMB) - member
• Artificial Intelligence Association of Ireland (AIAI) - member

I lead the following research team.

I have collaborated or I am currently collaborating with the following people.

Grant Review Panel Membership

• UK Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng), Reviewer
• Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Peer Review College, (EPSRC) Full College Member (2019-...)
• Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions - Scientific Panel MAT/PHY (H2020)
• Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Peer Review College, (EPSRC) Associate College Member (2016-19)
• Israel Science Foundation (ISF), External Reviewer
• Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), External Reviewer

Membership of Public/Government Advisory/Policy Group or Panel

• UK Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) Round Table Dinner, "Challenging infrastructure development: Hyperloop and an economic and financial case for disruptive technology." Grange Hotel St Pauls, London, UK, 30th April, 2019

Referee for Journal Articles Submitted to:

• Chair of a session on Stochastic inventory systems, 33rd European Conference on Operational Research (EURO 2024), June 30 - July 3, 2024, Copenhagen, Denmark
• Organizer and chair of a stream on Moments in History of OR, 33rd European Conference on Operational Research (EURO 2024), June 30 - July 3, 2024, Copenhagen, Denmark
• Organizer of the 13th International Workshop on Lot Sizing (IWLS-23), August 23-25, 2023, Cork, Ireland
• Organizer and chair of a stream on Moments in History of OR, 31st European Conference on Operational Research (EURO 2021), July 11-14, 2021, Athens, Greece
• Organizer and chair of a stream on Moments in History of OR, 22nd Conference of International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS 2020), June 21-26, 2020, Seoul, Korea
• Organizer and chair of a stream on Moments in History of OR, 30th European Conference on Operational Research (EURO 2019), June 23-26, 2019, Dublin, Ireland
• Organizer and chair of a session on Nonstationarity in inventory control, 9th IFAC Conference on Manufacturing Modelling, Management and Control (MIM 2019), August 28-30, 2019, Berlin, Germany
• Organizer and chair of a session on Stochastic Lot Sizing Problems, 29th European Conference on Operational Research (EURO 2018), July 8-11, 2018, Valencia, Spain
• Organizer of the 8th International Workshop on Lot Sizing (IWLS-17), August 23-25, 2017, Glasgow, UK
• From 2012 to 2016 I was event organiser and chair of the annual joint Oper. Res. Group of Scotland/Royal Statistical Society seminars
• Organizer and chair of two sessions on Stochastic Optimisation in Supply Chain Management, 28th European Conference on Operational Research (EURO 2016), July 3-6, 2016, Poznan, Poland
• Organizer and chair of a session on Stochastic and Dynamic Lot Sizing, 27th European Conference on Operational Research (EURO 2015), July 12-15, 2015, Glasgow, United Kingdom
• Organizer and chair of a session on Combinatorial problems in production/inventory/logistics systems, 27th European Conference on Operational Research (EURO 2015), July 12-15, 2015, Glasgow, United Kingdom
• International organizing commitee member, 9th International Statistics Day Symposium (IGS 2014), May 10-14, 2014, Antalya, Turkey
• Organizer and chair of a session on Computational Methods for Stochastic Inventory Control at the IFAC Conference on Manufacturing Modelling, Management, and Control (MIM2013), June 19-21, 2013, St. Petersburg, Russia
• Organized and chaired a session on Stochastic Inventory Control at the 54th Annual Conference of the UK Operational Research Society (OR54) Edinburgh, UK September 4–6, 2012

speaker in bold

Invited talks

R. Rossi, "On the Stochastic Inventory Problem Under Order Capacity Constraints," STOR-i Annual Conference, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK, January 11-12, 2024

R. Rossi, "On the Stochastic Inventory Problem Under Order Capacity Constraints," Business School, Durham University, Durham, UK, November 10, 2023

R. Rossi, "Inventio Analytica," Chair in Uncertainty Modelling inaugural lecture, YouTube (transcript), handouts, the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK, February 8, 2023

R. Rossi, "Declarative Statistics," LAAS - CNRS, Toulouse, France, October 4, 2019

R. Rossi, "Declarative Statistics," LERIA, University of Angers, Angers, France, June 28, 2019

R. Rossi, "Declarative Statistics," University College Cork, Cork, Ireland, April 27, 2018

R. Rossi, "Declarative Statistics," University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, November 21, 2017

R. Rossi, "Declarative Statistics," Strathclyde University, Glasgow, UK, November 17, 2017

R. Rossi, "Declarative Statistics," PEPA Seminars, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, UK, October 27, 2017

R. Rossi, "Reducing Construction Carbon Emissions in Logistics (ReCCEL)," Queen's Management School Seminar Series, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK, October 12, 2016

R. Rossi, "Confidence-based optimization for the Newsvendor problem," Management Science Winter Workshop 2016, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK, February 3, 2016

R. Rossi, "Dual Sourcing in Food Supply Chain Networks: the case of Egyptian strawberries," Workshop on Simulation for Managerial Decision Making, University of Edinburgh Business School, June 22-25, 2015

R. Rossi, "Confidence-based optimization for the Newsvendor problem," Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Bologna, June 26, 2014, Bologna, Italy

R. Rossi, "Confidence-based optimization for the Newsvendor problem," Plenary talk, 9th International Statistics Day Symposium (IGS 2014), May 10-14, 2014, Antalya, Turkey

R. Rossi, "Stochastic Constraint Programming and Global Stochastic Constraints" (slides), PEPA Club Talks, Dept. of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, November 29, 2013, UK

R. Rossi, “Piecewise linear approximations of the standard normal first order loss function and an application to stochastic inventory control” (slides) Laboratoire d’Informatique de l’´Ecole polytechnique - Lix, Palaiseau, France, August 16, 2013

R. Rossi, "Confidence-based optimization for the Newsvendor problem," Edinburgh Research Group in Optimization, University of Edinburgh, November 28, 2012, UK

R. Rossi, “Confidence-based optimization for the Newsvendor problem,” Alcatel-Lucent, Bell Labs Ireland, September 18, 2012

R. Rossi, Helga R. Hogasen, “Modelling and risk assessment,” Norvegian Veterinary Institute, Oslo, Norway, Jul 6, 2011

R. Rossi, “Microbiological Risk Assessment in Logistic Chain Modelling,” Dept Food Safety & Food Quality, Ghent University, Belgium, Oct 28, 2010

R. Rossi, "Stochastic Constraint Programming: a seamless modeling framework for decision making under uncertainty," Mansholt Lecture, LDI Group, June 2, 2009, Wageningen UR, the Netherlands


Invited sessions at international conference/workshop:

A. G. Alcoba, R. Rossi, B. Martin-Barragan "Decisions on the electrification of a road network," 32nd European Conference on Operational Research (EURO 2022), July 3-6, 2022, Espoo, Finland

A. G. Alcoba, R. Rossi, B. Martin-Barragan, T. Embley, "Routing and managing inventory on electric roads," to be presented at the 12th Annual EDSI Conference (EDSI 2022), May 29-June 1, 2022, Dublin, Ireland

A. Visentin, S. Prestwich, R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim, "Stochastic Dynamic Programming Heuristic for the (R, s, S) Policy Parameters Computation," to be presented at the 12th Annual EDSI Conference (EDSI 2022), May 29-June 1, 2022, Dublin, Ireland

A. G. Alcoba, R. Rossi, B. Martin-Barragan, "An inventory routing problem on electrified road networks," presented at the 31st European Conference on Operational Research (EURO 2021), July 11-14, 2021, Athens, Greece

X. Ma, R. Rossi, T. Archibald, "MILP Approximation for non-stationary stochastic lot-sizing with lateral transshipment," presented at the 31st European Conference on Operational Research (EURO 2021), July 11-14, 2021, Athens, Greece

X. Ma, R. Rossi, T. Archibald, "Mixed integer non-linear programs of (s,Q) policy in non-stationary stochastic lot-sizing problem," presented at the 22nd 22nd Conference of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS 2021), August 23-27, 2021, Seoul, South Korea

M. Xiang, R. Rossi, B. Martin-Barragan, "An efficient heuristic for joint replenishment problems," presented at the 29th European Conference on Operational Research (EURO 2018), July 8-10, 2018, Valencia, Spain

R. Rossi, "La Nova Scientia: Rewriting the History of Operational Research," presented at the 29th European Conference on Operational Research (EURO 2018), July 8-10, 2018, Valencia, Spain

R. Rossi, A. G. Alcoba, B. Martin-Barragan, E. Hendrix, "A simple heuristic for perishable inventory control under nonstationary stochastic demand," presented at the 28th European Conference on Operational Research (EURO 2016), July 3-6, 2016, Poznan, Poland

M. Tomasella, R. Rossi, Belen Martin-Barragan, "The ReCCEL toolbox: a response to carbon reduction challenges in the UK construction industry," presented at the 28th European Conference on Operational Research (EURO 2016), July 3-6, 2016, Poznan, Poland

C. Manna, S. Prestwich, R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim, "Policy Learning for Lot-Sizing Stochastic Inventory Control Problem: a Neuro-Evolutionary Approach," presented at the 28th European Conference on Operational Research (EURO 2016), July 3-6, 2016, Poznan, Poland

M. Xiang, R. Rossi, Belen Martin-Barragan, "An MILP model for computing (s, S) policies with stochastic demand," presented at the 28th European Conference on Operational Research (EURO 2016), July 3-6, 2016, Poznan, Poland

A. G. Alcoba, E M T Hendrix, R. Rossi, "Piecewise linearisation of the first order loss function for families of arbitrarily distributed random variables," presented at the 27th European Conference on Operational Research (EURO 2015), July 12-15, 2015, Glasgow, United Kingdom

G. Dural-Selcuk, O. A. Kilic, S. A. Tarim, R. Rossi, "A comparison of lot-sizing methods for non-stationary stochastic demand," presented at the 27th European Conference on Operational Research (EURO 2015), July 12-15, 2015, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Y. Malli, M. Laumanns, S. Prestwich, R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim, "A computational study for the inventory routing problem," presented at the 27th European Conference on Operational Research (EURO 2015), July 12-15, 2015, Glasgow, United Kingdom

C. Manna, R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim, S. Prestwich, "Neural Policies for Stochastic Dynamic Lot-sizing," presented at the 27th European Conference on Operational Research (EURO 2015), July 12-15, 2015, Glasgow, United Kingdom

R. Rossi, O. A. Kilic, S. A. Tarim, "A mixed integer linear programming heuristic for computing nonstationary (s,S) policy parameters," presented at the 27th European Conference on Operational Research (EURO 2015), July 12-15, 2015, Glasgow, United Kingdom

R. Rossi, O.A. Kilic, S.A. Tarim, "A unified modeling approach for the static-dynamic uncertainty strategy in stochastic lot-sizing," presented at the 20th Conference of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS 2014), 13-18 July 2014, Barcelona, Spain

M. Tomasella, R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim, "Multi-location stochastic inventory control with service level constraints and routing decisions," presented at the XXVI EURO - INFORMS Joint International Conference: "All roads lead to OR", July 1-4, 2013, Rome, Italy

R. Rossi, "Periodic review for a perishable item under nonstationary stochastic demand," presented at the IFAC Conference on Manufacturing Modeling, Management and Control (MIM 2013), June 19-21, 2013, Saint Petersburg, Russia

R. Rossi, "On Service Level Measures in Stochastic Inventory Control," presented at the IFAC Conference on Manufacturing Modelling, Management, and Control (MIM2013), June 19-21, 2013, St. Petersburg, Russia

R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim, B. Hnich and S. Prestwich, "Solving the Newsvendor Problem under Partial Demand Information" (abstract, slides), presented at the 12e congrès annuel de la Sociéte française de Recherche Opérationnelle et d’Aide à la Décision, ROADEF 2011, March 2-4 2011, Saint-Étienne, France

K. Pauls-Worm, R. Rossi, R. Haijema, J. van der Vorst. "Computing replenishment cycle policy parameters for a perishable item with non-stationary stochastic demand under service level constraints" (abstract, slides), presented at the 24th European Conference on Operational Research (EURO XXIV) July 11-14 2010, Lisbon, Portugal

B. Hnich, R. Rossi, S. Armagan Tarim and S. Prestwich. "Synthesizing Filtering Algorithms in Stochastic Constraint Programming" (abstract, slides), presented at the The Fortieth Annual Conference of the Italian Operational Research Society (AIRO 2009) September 8-11, 2009, Siena, Italy


International and national conference/workshop presentations:

A. Visentin, S. Prestwich, R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim, "Stochastic Dynamic Programming Heuristic for the (R, s, S) Policy Parameters Computation," presented at 13th International Workshop on Lot Sizing (IWLS 2023), University College Cork, August 23-25, 2023, Cork, Ireland

R. Rossi, "Inventory Analytics," presented at 13th International Workshop on Lot Sizing (IWLS 2023), University College Cork, August 23-25, 2023, Cork, Ireland

Z. Chen, R. Rossi, B. Martin-Barragan, S. A. Tarim, "Working force planning with stochastic turn over," presented at 4th IMA and OR Society Conference on Mathematics of Operational Research (IMA 2023), Aston Business School, April 27-28, 2023, Birmingham, UK

A. Visentin, S. Prestwich, R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim, "Stochastic dynamic programming formulation for the (R, s, S) policy parameters computation," presented at the 12th International Workshop on Lot Sizing (IWLS 2022), BI Norwegian Business School, Campus Oslo & Zoom, August 24-26, 2022 Oslo, Norway

A. Gutierrez-Alcoba, R. Rossi, B. Martin-Barragan, T. Embley, "Routing decisions of a hybrid vehicle on electric road networks," presented at the 10th IFAC Conference on Manufacturing Modelling, Management and Control, (MIM 2022), June 22-24, 2022, Nantes, France

M. Xiang, R. Rossi, B. Martin-Barragan, S. A. Tarim, "A mathematical programming-based solution method for the nonstationary inventory problem under correlated demand," presented at the STOR-i Workshop on Prediction and Optimisation (POP 2022), 16th-17th June 2022, Lancaster, UK

Z. Chen, R. Rossi "A cash constrained single item stochastic lot-sizing problem," presented at the 9th IFAC/IFIP/IFORS/IISE/INFORMS Conference Manufacturing Modelling, Management and Control (MIM 2019), Berlin School of Economics and Law, August 28-30, 2019, Berlin, Germany

X. Ma, R. Rossi, T. Archibald "Stochastic Inventory Control: A Literature Review," presented at the 9th IFAC/IFIP/IFORS/IISE/INFORMS Conference Manufacturing Modelling, Management and Control (MIM 2019), Berlin School of Economics and Law, August 28-30, 2019, Berlin, Germany

A. Visentin, S. Prestwich, R. Rossi, A. Tarim, "Modelling Dynamic Programming-Based Global Constraints in Constraint Programming," presented at the 6th World Congress on Global Optimization (WCGO 2019), Metz, France, July 8-10, 2019

A. Visentin, S. Prestwich, R. Rossi, A. Tarim, "Optimal (R,s,S) policy for single-item inventory lot sizing problem with stochastic non-stationary demand," presented at the 10th International Workshop on Lot Sizing (IWLS 2019), the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM), 21st - 23rd August 2019, Paris, France

M. Xiang, R. Rossi, B. Martin-Barragan, S. A. Tarim, "MILP-based models for non-stationary stochastic lot-sizing strategies," presented at the European Conference On Stochastic Optimization (ECSO 2017), 20-22 September 2017, Rome, Italy

S. D. Prestwich, S. A. Tarim, R. Rossi, "Stochastic Constraint Programming as Reinforcement Learning," presented at the European Conference On Stochastic Optimization (ECSO 2017), 20-22 September 2017, Rome, Italy

Z. Chen, R. Rossi, Ren-qian Zhang, "Single item stochastic lot sizing problem considering capital flow and business overdraft," presented at the 8th International Workshop on Lot Sizing (IWLS 2017), Glasgow, United Kingdom, August 23-25, 2017

M. Xiang, R. Rossi, Belen Martin-Barragan, S. Armagan Tarim "MILP-based model for approximating non-stationary (R, S) policies with correlated demands," presented at the 8th International Workshop on Lot Sizing (IWLS 2017), Glasgow, United Kingdom, August 23-25, 2017

M. Xiang, R. Rossi, Belen Martin-Barragan, "(R, S) policy with correlated demands," presented at the 21st Conference of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS 2017), Quebec City, Canada, July 17-21, 2017

R. Rossi, M. Tomasella, Belen Martin-Barragan, "Reducing Construction Carbon Emissions in Logistics: The Dynamic Bowser Routing Problem" (abstract, slides), presented at the International Symposium on Locational Decisions 2017 (ISOLDE 2017), July 10-14, 2017, Toronto, Canada

M. Xiang, R. Rossi, Belen Martin-Barragan, "(R, S) policy with correlated demands," presented at the The joint Data Envelopment Analysis International Conference 2017 and Taiwan Productivity Workshop (DEAIC 2017), HeFei, China, July 7-10, 2017

S. Prestwich, S. A. Tarim, R. Rossi, "Constraint problem specification as compression," presented at the 2nd Global Conference on Artificial Intelligence (GCAI 2016), Freie Universität Berlin, September 29-October 2, 2016

S. Prestwich, R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim, 'Stochastic Constraint Programming and Reinforcement Learning," presented at the CP 2016 Constraint Programming and Artificial Intelligence Workshop

E.M.T. Hendrix, K.G.J. Pauls-Worm, R. Rossi, A. G. Alcoba and R. Haijema "A sample-based method for perishable good inventory control with a service level constraint," presented at the 6th International Conference on Computational Logistics, (ICCL 2015), September 22-25, 2015, Delft, the Netherlands

S. Prestwich, R. Rossi and S. A. Tarim "Randomness as a Constraint," presented at the 21st International Conference on Principles and Practice of Constraint Programming (CP-2015), August 31 - September 4, 2015, Cork, Ireland

D. Mare, F. Moreira, R. Rossi, "Confidence-based Z-score," presented at the Credit Scoring and Credit Control XIV ­ (CRC), 26-28 August 2015, Edinburgh, UK

D. Mare, F. Moreira, R. Rossi, "Confidence-based Z-score," presented at the 5th International Conference of the Financial Engineering and Banking Society (FEBS), 11-13 June 2015, Nantes, France

R. Rossi, E.M.T. Hendrix, "Piecewise linearisation of the first order loss function for families of arbitrarily distributed random variables," presented at the MAGO 2014, XII Global Optimisation Workshop (GOW), 1-4 September 2014, Malaga, Spain

R. Rossi, O.A. Kilic, S.A. Tarim, "A mixed integer linear programming heuristics for computing nonstationary (s,S) policy parameters," presented at the MAGO 2014, XII Global Optimisation Workshop (GOW), 1-4 September 2014, Malaga, Spain

R. Rossi, S. Prestwich, S. A. Tarim, "Statistical constraints," presented at the 21st European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ECAI 2014), 18-22 August 2014, Prague, Czech Republic

W.A. Rijpkema, R. Rossi, J.G.A.J van der Vorst, "Logistics management strategies to improve food safety of fresh fruits at retail outlets: the case of year-round sourcing of strawberries," presented at the 7th International European Forum (Igls-Forum) - (136th EAAE Seminar) on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks, February 18-22, 2013 - Innsbruck-Igls, Austria

W.A. Rijpkema, R. Rossi, J.G.A.J van der Vorst, "Dual sourcing strategies for fresh food products: the case of egyptian strawberries," presented at the 17th Annual Logistics Research Network (LRN 2012) Conference, School of Management Cranfield University, September 5-7, 2012, Cranfield, UK

K.G.J. Pauls-Worm, E.M.T. Hendrix, R. Haijema, R. Rossi and J.G.A.J van der Vorst, "Production planning of a perishable product with non-stationary demand and long lead time," presented at the 17th International Symposium on Inventories (ISIR 2012), August 20-24, 2012, Budapest, Hungary

R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim, B. Hnich and S. Prestwich, "Confidence-based optimization for the Newsvendor Problem," presented at the 25th European Conference on Operational Research (EURO XXV) July 8-11 2012, Vilnius, Lithuania

E.M.T. Hendrix, R. Haijema, R. Rossi, and K.G.J. Pauls-Worm, "On solving a stochastic programming model for perishable inventory control," presented at the 12th International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications (ICCSA 2012), June 18-21, 2012, Salvador de Bahia, Brazil

R. Rossi,W. Rijpkema and J.G.A.J van der Vorst, "The impact of dual sourcing on food supply chain networks: the case of Egyptian strawberries," presented at the 11th Wageningen International Conference on Chain and Network Management (WICaNeM 2012), 23-25 May 2012, Wageningen, The Netherlands

I. Zghidi, B. Hnich, R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim, S. Prestwich, "Computing Optimal (s,S) Policy Parameters Under Service Level Constraints," presented at ECCO 2012, 25th Conference of European Chapter on Combinatorial Optimization, Antalya, Turkey, April 26 – 28, 2012

W. Rijpkema, R. Rossi and J. Van der Vorst, "Effective use of product quality information in meat processing," presented at the International Conference on Advances in Production Management Systems, APMS 2011, 26-28th September 2011, Stavanger, Norway

R. Rossi, B. Hnich, S. A. Tarim and S. Prestwich, "Finding (α,ϑ)-solutions via Sampled SCSP," presented at the 22nd International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, IJCAI 2011, Barcelona, Spain, July 16-22, 2011

W. A. Rijpkema, J.G.A.J. van der Vorst, R. Rossi, "Using postponement strategies to reduce planning uncertainty in meat supply chains" (abstract), presented at the 15th Annual Conference of the Logistics Research Network (LRN Annual Conference 2010), University of Leeds, Institute for Transport Studies, September 8-10, 2010

R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim, B. Hnich, S. D. Prestwich, E. M. T. Hendrix, "On a CP approach to solve a MINLP inventory model," presented at the Toulouse Global Optimization workshop (TOGO 2010) ENSEEIHT and Ecole Polytechnique, 31st August - 3rd September, 2010

M. Dogru, S. A. Tarim, U. Ozen, R. Rossi. "An Efficient Computational Method for Non-Stationary (R,S) Inventory Policy with Service Level Constraints" (abstract, slides), presented at the 24th European Conference on Operational Research (EURO XXIV) July 11-14 2010, Lisbon, Portugal

R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim, B. Hnich, S. Prestwich, "Computing Replenishment Cycle Policy Parameters for a Perishable Item," presented at 24th MEC-EurOPT-2010, June 23-26, 2010, Izmir, Turkey

S. Prestwich, S. A. Tarim, R. Rossi, B. Hnich, "Stochastic Constraint Programming by Neurevolution With Filtering," presented at the 7th International Conference on Integration of Artificial Intelligence and Operations Research techniques in Constraint Programming (CP-AI-OR 2010), Bologna, Italy, June 14-18, 2010

W. Rijpkema, R. Rossi, J. Van der Vorst, "Use of livestock quality estimates for improved allocation planning of meat processors," presented at the 9th Wageningen International Conference on Chain and Network Management (WICaNeM 2010), 26 May - 28 May 2010, Wageningen, The Netherlands

W. Baltussen, R. Rossi, B. Doorneweert, H. Vrolijk, D. Oudendag, A. de Smet, "Livestock transportation: a model for ex-ante policy analysis," presented at the 9th Wageningen International Conference on Chain and Network Management (WICaNeM 2010), 26 May - 28 May 2010, Wageningen, The Netherlands

S. Prestwich, S. A. Tarim, R. Rossi, B. Hnich, "Neuroevolutionary Inventory Control in Multi-Echelon Systems," presented at the 1st International Conference on Algorithmic Decision Theory (ADT-09), October 21-23, 2009, Venice, Italy

S. A. Tarim, U. Ozen, M. K. Dogru, R. Rossi, "A Relaxation Approach for Solving the Stochastic Lot Sizing Problem with Service Level Constraints" (abstract, slides), in collaboration with Alcatel-Lucent, presented at the INFORMS Annual Meeting, October 11-14, 2009, San Diego, CA

S. Prestwich, B. Hnich, H. Simonis, R. Rossi and S. Armagan Tarim. "Boosting partial symmetry breaking by local search," presented at the 9th International Workshop on Symmetry and Constraint Satisfaction Problems (SYMCON 2009), September 21-24, 2009, Lisbon, Portugal, in conjunction with CP 2009

S. Prestwich, S. A. Tarim, R. Rossi, B. Hnich, "Evolving Parameterised Policies for Stochastic Constraint Programming," presented at the 15th International Conference on Principles and Practice of Constraint Programming (CP-09), September 21-24, 2009, Lisbon, Portugal

B. Hnich, R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim and S. Prestwich, "Synthesizing Filtering Algorithms for Global Chance-Constraints," presented at the 15th International Conference on Principles and Practice of Constraint Programming (CP-09), September 21-24, 2009, Lisbon, Portugal

S. Prestwich, S. A. Tarim, R. Rossi and B. Hnich, "A Cultural Algorithm for POMDPs from Stochastic Inventory Control," presented at the Internation Workshop on Hybrid Metaheuristics (HM 2008), 8-9 October 2008, Malaga, Spain

S. Prestwich, B. Hnich, R. Rossi and S. Armagan Tarim. "Symmetry Breaking by Metaheuristic Search," presented at the 8th International Workshop on Symmetry and Constraint Satisfaction Problems (SYMCON 2008) Sep. 14, 2008, Sydney, Australia, in conjunction with CP 2008

R. Rossi, S. Prestwich, S. Armagan Tarim and B. Hnich. "Generalizing Backdoors," presented at the 5th International Workshop on Local Search Techniques in Constraint Satisfaction (LSCS 2008) Sep. 14, 2008, Sydney, Australia, in conjunction with CP 2008

R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim, B. Hnich and S. Prestwich, "Cost-based domain filtering for stochastic constraint programming," presented at the 14th International Conference on Principle and Practice of Constraint Programming (CP-2008), Sep. 14-18, 2008, Sydney, Australia

S. Prestwich, S. A. Tarim, R. Rossi and B. Hnich, "A Steady-State Genetic Algorithm With Resampling for Noisy Inventory Control," presented at the 10th International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving from Nature (PPSN 2008), September 13-17, 2008, Technische Universität Dortmund, Germany

S. A. Tarim, B. Hnich, R. Rossi and S. Prestwich, "A Decision Support System for Computing Optimal (R,S) Policy Parameters," presented at the 19th Irish Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science (AICS 2008) Aug. 27, 2008, Cork, Ireland

S. Prestwich, B. Hnich, R. Rossi and S. A. Tarim, "Symmetry Breaking by Nonstationary Optimisation," presented at the 19th Irish Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science (AICS 2008) Aug. 27, 2008, Cork, Ireland

R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim, B. Hnich and S. Prestwich, "Dynamic Programming for computing (Rn,Sn) policy parameters" (abstract, slides), presented at the 15th International Symposium on Inventories (ISIR-2008), August 22-26, 2008, Budapest, Hungary

S. A. Tarim, S. Karacaer, R. Rossi, B. Hnich and S. Prestwich, "Scheduling Internal Audit Activities: A Stochastic Combinatorial Optimization Problem," presented at the International Symposium on Combinatorial Optimization (CO-2008) March 16-19, 2008, Coventry, UK

R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim, B. Hnich and S. Prestwich, "Cost-based Filtering for Stochastic Inventory Systems with Shortage Cost," presented at the Doctoral Program of the Thirteenth International Conference on Principles and Practice of Constraint Programming (CP-07) September 23-27, 2007, Providence (RI)

R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim, B. Hnich and S. Prestwich, "Replenishment Planning for Stochastic Inventory Systems with Shortage Cost," presented at the Fourth International Conference on Integration of AI and OR Techniques in Constraint Programming for Combinatorial Optimization Problems (CP-AI-OR 07) May 23-26, 2007, Brussels, Belgium

R. Rossi and S. Prestwich, "A Global Constraint for Computing Exact Buffer Stock Levels in Stochastic Inventory Control," presented at the Doctoral Program of the Twelfth International Conference on Principles and Practice of Constraint Programming (CP-06) September 24-29, 2006, Nantes, France

R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim, B. Hnich and S. Prestwich, "Multi-feature testing in telecommunications," presented at the 21st European Conference on Operational Research (EURO-2006) July 2-5, 2006, Reykjavik, Iceland

R. Rossi, Inventory Analytics, Open Book Publishers, Cambridge, UK, 2021

	A. Visentin, B. O’Sullivan, S. A. Tarim, R. Rossi, editors, "Proceedings of the 13th International Workshop on Lot Sizing, (IWLS 2023), Cork, Ireland, August 23 - 25, 2023", University College Cork, Cork, Ireland, August, 2023
	K. Akartunalı, A. Arulselvan, M. Doostmohammadi, R. Rossi, editors, "Proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Lot Sizing, (IWLS 2017), Glasgow, United Kingdom, August 23 - 25, 2017", Strathclyde University, Glasgow, United Kingdom, August, 2017

	R. Rossi, Z. Chen, S. A. Tarim, "On the Stochastic Inventory Problem Under Order Capacity Constraints," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, Vol. 312(2): 541–555, 2024 ISI impact factor(2022): 6.363 A java code implementing the results in the paper.
	A. Visentin, S. Prestwich, R. Rossi, A. Tarim, "Stochastic Dynamic Programming Heuristic for the (R, s, S) Policy Parameters Computation," Computers and Operations Research, Elsevier, Vol. 158: 106289, 2023 ISI impact factor(2022): 5.159 A git repo implementing the results in the paper.
	A. Alcoba, B. Martin-Barragan, R. Rossi, T. Embley, "The Stochastic Inventory Routing Problem on Electric Roads," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, Vol. 310(1): 156–167, 2023 ISI impact factor(2022): 6.363
	M. Xiang, R. Rossi, B. Martin-Barragan, S. A. Tarim, "A mathematical programming-based solution method for the nonstationary inventory problem under correlated demand," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, Vol. 304(2): 515–524, 2023 ISI impact factor(2022): 6.363
	X. Ma, R. Rossi, T. Archibald, "Approximations for non-stationary stochastic lot-sizing under (s,Q)-type policy," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, Vol. 298(2): 573–584, 2022 ISI impact factor(2021): 6.363
	A. Visentin, S. Prestwich, R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim, "Computing Optimal (R,s,S) Policy Parameters by a Hybrid of Branch-and-Bound and Stochastic Dynamic Programming," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, Vol. 294(1): 91–99, 2021 ISI impact factor(2020): 5.334 A git repo implementing the results in the paper.
	Z. Chen, R. Rossi, "A dynamic ordering policy for a stochastic inventory problem with cash constraints", OMEGA - the International Journal of Management Science, Elsevier, Vol. 102: 102378, 2021 ISI impact factor(2020): 7.55
	S. Prestwich, S. A. Tarim, R. Rossi, "Intermittency and Obsolescence: a Croston Method With Linear Decay", International Journal of Forecasting, Elsevier, Vol. 37(2): 708–715, 2021 ISI impact factor(2019): 3.286
	G. Dural-Selcuk, O. A. Kilic, S. A. Tarim, R. Rossi, "The Benefit of Receding Horizon Control: Near-Optimal Policies for Stochastic Inventory Control", OMEGA - the International Journal of Management Science, Elsevier, Vol. 97: 102091, 2020 ISI impact factor(2019): 5.324
	R. Rossi, B. Martin-Barragan, M. Tomasella, T. Embley, C. Walsh, "The Dynamic Bowser Routing Problem," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, Vol. 275(1): 108–126, 2019 ISI impact factor(2018): 3.806
	M. Xiang, R. Rossi, B. Martin-Barragan, S. A. Tarim, "Computing non-stationary (s,S) policies using mixed integer linear programming," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, Vol. 271(2):490-500, 2018 ISI impact factor(2018): 3.806
	H Tunc, O. A. Kilic, S. A. Tarim, R. Rossi, "An extended MIP formulation and dynamic cut generation approach for the stochastic lot sizing problem", INFORMS Journal on Computing, INFORMS, Vol. 30(3):492-506, 2018 ISI impact factor(2018): 1.850
	D. Mare, F. Moreira, R. Rossi, "Nonstationary Z-score measures," the European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, Vol. 260(1):348-358, 2017 ISI impact factor(2016): 3.297 R package (GitHub) - please note that this code is a work in progress and has not been thoroughly tested Press coverage: MPS, una crisi venuta da lontano
	A. G. Alcoba, R. Rossi, B. Martin-Barragan, E. Hendrix, "A simple heuristic for perishable inventory control under nonstationary stochastic demand", International Journal of Production Research, Taylor & Francis, Vol. 55(7):1885-1897, 2017 ISI impact factor(2016): 2.325
	W. A. Rijpkema, R. Rossi, E. M. Hendrix, J.G.A.J van der Vorst, "Application of stochastic programming to reduce uncertainty in quality-based supply planning of slaughterhouses", Annals of Operations Research Springer-Verlag, Vol. 239(2):613-624, 2016 ISI impact factor(2016): 1.406
	W. A. Rijpkema, E. Hendrix, R. Rossi, "Bi-criterion procedures to support logistics decision making: cost and uncertainty", Journal of the Operational Research Society, Palgrave Macmillan, Vol. 66(12):2086-2091, 2015 ISI impact factor(2014): 0.911
	R. Rossi, B. Hnich, S. A. Tarim, S. Prestwich, "Confidence-based reasoning in Stochastic Constraint Programming", Artificial Intelligence, Elsevier, Vol. 228(1):129-152, 2015 ISI impact factor(2014): 3.371
	R. Rossi, O. A. Kilic, S. A. Tarim, "Piecewise linear approximations for the static-dynamic uncertainty strategy in stochastic lot-sizing", OMEGA - the International Journal of Management Science, Elsevier, Vol. 50:126-140, 2015 ISI impact factor(2014): 3.190 A git repo implementing the results for arbitrarily distributed demand.
	S. Prestwich, S. A. Tarim, R. Rossi, B. Hnich, "Hybrid Metaheuristics for Stochastic Constraint Programming", Constraints, Springer-Verlag, Vol. 20(1):57-76, 2015 ISI impact factor(2014): 1.152
	S. Prestwich, S. A. Tarim, R. Rossi, B. Hnich, "Mean-Based Forecasting Error Measures for Intermittent Demand", International Journal of Production Research, Taylor & Francis, Vol. 52(22):6782-6791, 2014 ISI impact factor(2014): 1.323
	R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim, B. Hnich and S. Prestwich, "Confidence-based optimization for the Newsvendor problem", European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, Vol. 239(3):674-684, 2014 Mathematica®notebooks implementing the approach discussed ISI impact factor(2014): 1.843
	R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim, B. Hnich and S. Prestwich, "Piecewise linear lower and upper bounds for the standard normal first order loss function", Applied Mathematics and Computation, Elsevier, Vol. 231:489-502, 2014 ISI impact factor(2014): 1.6 A git repo implementing the approach for loss functions of arbitrarily distributed random variables.
	S. Prestwich, S. A. Tarim, R. Rossi, B. Hnich, "Forecasting Intermittent Demand by Hyperbolic-Exponential Smoothing", International Journal of Forecasting, Elsevier, 30(4):928-933, 2014 ISI impact factor(2014): 1.390
	W. Rijpkema, R. Rossi and J. Van der Vorst, "Effective sourcing strategies for perishable product supply chains", International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, Emerald, Vol. 44(6):494-510, 2014 ISI impact factor(2013): 1.759
	W. A. Rijpkema, R. Rossi, J.G.A.J van der Vorst, "Process redesign for effective use of product quality information in meat chains", International Journal of Logistics, Taylor & Francis, Vol. 15(6):389-403, 2012 ISI impact factor(2012): 0.482
	B. Hnich, R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim and S. Prestwich, "Filtering Algorithms for Global Chance Constraints", Artificial Intelligence, Elsevier, Vol. 189(1):69-94, 2012 ISI impact factor(2012): 2.194 Unfortunately there are a number of index typos in the published formulation of the RSCSP in Section 8.1.1, these have been corrected in the preprint version available on this website.
	S. D. Prestwich, S. A. Tarim, R. Rossi and B. Hnich, "A Neuroevolutionary Approach to Stochastic Inventory Control in Multi-Echelon Systems", International Journal of Production Research, Taylor & Francis, Vol. 50(8):2150-2160, 2012 ISI impact factor(2012): 1.460
	S. Prestwich, B. Hnich, H. Simonis, R. Rossi and S. A. Tarim, "Partial Symmetry Breaking by Local Search in the Group", Constraints, Springer-Verlag, Vol. 17(2):148-171, 2012 ISI impact factor(2012): 0.737
	R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim, B. Hnich and S. Prestwich, "Constraint Programming for Stochastic Inventory Systems under Shortage Cost", Annals of Operations Research, Springer-Verlag, Vol. 195(1):49-71, 2012 ISI impact factor(2012): 1.029
	R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim and R. Bollapragada, "Constraint-based Local Search for Computing Non-Stationary Replenishment Cycle Policy under Stochastic Lead-times", INFORMS Journal on Computing, INFORMS, Vol. 24(1):66-80, 2012 ISI impact factor(2012): 1.370 A java code for simulating the policies obtained with the method discussed. This code is based on the SSJ library.
	S. A. Tarim, U. Ozen, M. K. Dogru and R. Rossi, "An efficient computational method for a stochastic dynamic lot-sizing problem under service-level constraints", European Journal of Operations Reseach, Elsevier, Vol. 215(3):563-571, 2011 ISI impact factor(2011): 1.815
	R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim, B. Hnich and S. Prestwich, "A State Space Augmentation Algorithm for the Replenishment Cycle Inventory Policy", International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, Vol. 133(1):377-384, 2011 ISI impact factor(2011): 1.760
	R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim, B. Hnich and S. Prestwich, "Computing Replenishment Cycle Policy under Non-stationary Stochastic Lead Time", International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, Vol. 127(1):180-189, 2010 ISI impact factor(2010): 1.988 A java code for simulating the policies obtained with the method discussed. This code is based on the SSJ library.
	R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim, B. Hnich, S. Prestwich and S. Karacaer, "Scheduling Internal Audit Activities: A Stochastic Combinatorial Optimization Problem", Special issue for The International Symposium on Combinatorial Optimization (CO-2008) March 16-19, 2008, Coventry, UK, Journal of Combinatorial Optimization, Springer-Verlag, Vol. 19(3):325-346, 2010 ISI impact factor(2010): 0.843
	S. A. Tarim, B. Hnich, S. Prestwich and R. Rossi, "Finding Reliable Solutions: Event-Driven Probabilistic Constraint Programming", Special issue for The Third International Conference on Integration of AI and OR Techniques in Constraint Programming for Combinatorial Optimization Problems (CP-AI-OR-06) May 30-June 2, 2006, Cork, Ireland, Annals of Operations Research, Springer-Verlag, Vol. 171(1):77-99, 2009 ISI impact factor(2009): 0.961
	R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim, B. Hnich, S. Prestwich and C. Guran, "A Note on Liu-Iwamura's Dependent-Chance Programming", European Journal of Operations Reseach, Elsevier, Vol. 198(3):983-986, 2009 ISI impact factor(2009): 2.093
	S. A. Tarim, B. Hnich, R. Rossi and S. Prestwich, "Cost-based Filtering Techniques for Stochastic Inventory Control under Service Level Constraints", Constraints, Springer-Verlag, Vol. 14(2):137-176, 2009 ISI impact factor(2009): 1.297
	R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim, B. Hnich and S. Prestwich, "A Global Chance-Constraint for Stochastic Inventory Systems under Service Level Constraints", Constraints, Springer-Verlag, Vol. 13(4):490-517, 2008 ISI impact factor(2008): 0.879

B. Hnich, R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim and S. Prestwich, "A Survey on CP-AI-OR Hybrids for Decision Making under Uncertainty", In M. Milano and P. Van Hentenryck (Eds.), Hybrid Optimization: the 10 years of CP-AI-OR, Springer Optimization and Its Applications, Vol. 45, pp. 227-270, 2011

	A. Gutierrez-Alcoba, R. Rossi, B. Martin-Barragan, T. Embley, "Routing decisions of a hybrid vehicle on electric road networks", in Proceedings of the 10th IFAC Conference on Manufacturing Modelling, Management and Control, MIM 2022, June 22-24, 2022, Nantes, France, International Federation of Automatic Control, Manufacturing Modelling, Management, and Control, Volume 55(10), pp. 227-232, 2022
	Z. Chen, R. Rossi, "A cash constrained single item stochastic lot-sizing problem", in Proceedings of the the 9th IFAC/IFIP/IFORS/IISE/INFORMS Conference on Manufacturing Modelling, Management and Control, MIM 2019, August 28-30, 2019, Berlin, Germany, International Federation of Automatic Control, Manufacturing Modelling, Management, and Control, Volume 52(13), pp. 1479-1483, 2019
	X. Ma, R. Rossi, T. Archibald, "Stochastic Inventory Control: A Literature Review", in Proceedings of the the 9th IFAC/IFIP/IFORS/IISE/INFORMS Conference on Manufacturing Modelling, Management and Control, MIM 2019, August 28-30, 2019, Berlin, Germany, International Federation of Automatic Control, Manufacturing Modelling, Management, and Control, Volume 52(13), pp. 1490-1495, 2019
	S. Prestwich, S. A. Tarim, A. Visentin, R. Rossi, "Towards a Closer Integration of Dynamic Programming and Constraint Programming" in Proceedings of the 4th Global Conference on Artificial Intelligence (GCAI 2018), Luxembourg, 17-19 September 2018
	S. Prestwich, S. A. Tarim, R. Rossi, "Constraint problem specification as compression" in Proceedings of the 2nd Global Conference on Artificial Intelligence (GCAI 2016), Freie Universität Berlin, September 29-October 2, 2016
	S. Prestwich, R. Rossi and S. A. Tarim "Randomness as a Constraint", in Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Principles and Practice of Constraint Programming (CP-2015), August 31 - September 4, 2015, Cork, Ireland, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer-Verlag, LNCS 9255, pp.351-366, 2015
	E.M.T. Hendrix, K.G.J. Pauls-Worm, R. Rossi, A. G. Alcoba and R. Haijema "A sample-based method for perishable good inventory control with a service level constraint", in Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Computational Logistics, ICCL 2015, September 22-25, 2015, Delft, the Netherlands, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer-Verlag, LNCS 9335, pp.526-540, 2015
	R. Rossi, S. Prestwich, S. A. Tarim, "Statistical constraints", in Schaub, T., Friedrich, G., O'Sullivan, B. Editors, Proceedings of the 21st European Conference on Artificial Intelligence, ECAI 2014, August 18-22, 2014, Prague, Czech Republic, IOS Press, Volume 263, pp. 777-782, 2014
	R. Rossi, "Periodic review for a perishable item under nonstationary stochastic demand", in Bakhtadze, Natalia, Chernyshov, Kirill, Dolgui, Alexandre, Lototsky, Vladimir Editors, Proceedings of the IFAC Conference on Manufacturing Modeling, Management and Control, MIM 2013, June 19-21, 2013, Saint Petersburg, Russia, International Federation of Automatic Control, Manufacturing Modelling, Management, and Control, Volume 7(1), pp. 2021-2026, 2013
	R. Rossi, "On Service Level Measures in Stochastic Inventory Control", in Bakhtadze, Natalia, Chernyshov, Kirill, Dolgui, Alexandre, Lototsky, Vladimir Editors, Proceedings of the IFAC Conference on Manufacturing Modeling, Management and Control, MIM 2013, June 19-21, 2013, Saint Petersburg, Russia, International Federation of Automatic Control, Manufacturing Modelling, Management, and Control, Volume 7(1), pp. 1991-1996, 2013
	W.A. Rijpkema, R. Rossi, J.G.A.J van der Vorst, "Logistics management strategies to improve food safety of fresh fruits at retail outlets: the case of year-round sourcing of strawberries", in Proceedings of the 7th International European Forum (Igls-Forum) - (136th EAAE Seminar) on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks, February 18-22, 2013 - Innsbruck-Igls, Austria
	E.M.T. Hendrix, R. Haijema, R. Rossi, and K.G.J. Pauls-Worm, "On solving a stochastic programming model for perishable inventory control", in Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications (ICCSA 2012), June 18-21, 2012, Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer-Verlag, LNCS 7335, pp.45-56, 2012
	R. Rossi, W. Rijpkema and J.G.A.J van der Vorst, "The impact of dual sourcing on food supply chain networks: the case of Egyptian strawberries", in Proceedings of the 11th Wageningen International Conference on Chain and Network Management (WICaNeM 2012), 23-25 May 2012, Wageningen, The Netherlands nominated for the best paper award
	W. Rijpkema, R. Rossi and J. Van der Vorst, "Effective use of product quality information in meat processing", in Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Production Management Systems, APMS 2011, 26-28th September 2011, Stavanger, Norway
	R. Rossi, B. Hnich, S. A. Tarim and S. Prestwich, "Finding (α,ϑ)-solutions via Sampled SCSP", in Proceedings of the 22nd International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, IJCAI 2011, Barcelona, Spain, July 16-22, AAAI Press, pp. 2172-2177, 2011
	W. A. Rijpkema, J.G.A.J. van der Vorst, R. Rossi, "Using postponement strategies to reduce planning uncertainty in meat supply chains", in Proceedings of the 15th Annual Conference of the Logistics Research Network (LRN Annual Conference 2010), University of Leeds, Institute for Transport Studies, September 8-10, 2010
	R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim, B. Hnich, S. Prestwich, "Computing Replenishment Cycle Policy Parameters for a Perishable Item", in Proceedings of the 24th MEC-EurOPT-2010, June 23-26, 2010, Izmir, Turkey, pp. 241-247, 2010
	S. Prestwich, S. A. Tarim, R. Rossi, B. Hnich, "Stochastic Constraint Programming by Neuroevolution With Filtering", in Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Integration of Artificial Intelligence and Operations Research techniques in Constraint Programming (CP-AI-OR 2010), Bologna, Italy, June 14-18, 2010, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer-Verlag, LNCS 6140, pp.282-286, 2010
	W. Rijpkema, R. Rossi, J. Van der Vorst, "The use of pig quality estimates in slaughterhouse supply planning", in Proceedings of the 9th Wageningen International Conference on Chain and Network Management (WICaNeM 2010), 26 May - 28 May 2010, Wageningen, The Netherlands
	W. Baltussen, R. Rossi, B. Doorneweert, H. Vrolijk, D. Oudendag, A. de Smet, "Livestock transportation: a model for ex-ante policy analysis", in Proceedings of the 9th Wageningen International Conference on Chain and Network Management (WICaNeM 2010), 26 May - 28 May 2010, Wageningen, The Netherlands nominated for the best paper award
	S. Prestwich, S. A. Tarim, R. Rossi, B. Hnich, "Neuroevolutionary Inventory Control in Multi-Echelon Systems", In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Algorithmic Decision Theory (ADT-09), October 21-23, 2009, Venice, Italy, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer-Verlag, LNCS 5783, pp.402-413, 2009
	B. Hnich, R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim and S. Prestwich, "Synthesizing Filtering Algorithms for Global Chance-Constraints", In Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Principles and Practice of Constraint Programming (CP-09), September 21-24, 2009, Lisbon, Portugal, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer-Verlag, LNCS 5732, pp.439-453, 2009
	S. Prestwich, S. A. Tarim, R. Rossi, B. Hnich, "Evolving Parameterised Policies for Stochastic Constraint Programming", In Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Principles and Practice of Constraint Programming (CP-09) September 21-24, 2009, Lisbon, Portugal, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer-Verlag, LNCS 5732, pp.684-691, 2009
	S. Prestwich, S. A. Tarim, R. Rossi and B. Hnich, "A Steady-State Genetic Algorithm With Resampling for Noisy Inventory Control", In proceedings of The 10th International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving from Nature (PPSN-2008), September 13-17, 2008, Technische Universität Dortmund, Germany, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer-Verlag, LNCS 5199, pp.559-568, 2008
	R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim, B. Hnich and S. Prestwich, "Cost-based Domain Filtering for Stochastic Constraint Programming", In proceedings of The 14th International Conference on Principle and Practice of Constraint Programming (CP-2008), Sep. 14-18, 2008, Sydney, Australia, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer-Verlag, LNCS 5202, pp.235-250, 2008
	R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim, B. Hnich and S. Prestwich, "Replenishment Planning for Stochastic Inventory Systems with Shortage Cost", In proceedings of The Fourth International Conference on Integration of AI and OR Techniques in Constraint Programming for Combinatorial Optimization Problems (CP-AI-OR 07) May 23-26, 2007, Brussels, Belgium, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer-Verlag, LNCS 4510, pp.229-243, 2007

	A. Visentin, S. D. Prestwich, R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim, "Modelling Dynamic Programming-Based Global Constraints in Constraint Programming," in Proceedings of the 6th World Congress on Global Optimization (WCGO 2019), Metz, France, July 8-10, 2019
	Z. Chen, R. Rossi, Ren-qian Zhang, "Single item stochastic lot sizing problem considering capital flow and business overdraft," in Proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Lot Sizing (IWLS 2017), Glasgow, United Kingdom, August 23-25, 2017
	M. Xiang, R. Rossi, Belen Martin-Barragan, S. Armagan Tarim "MILP-based model for approximating non-stationary (R, S) policies with correlated demands," in Proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Lot Sizing (WLS 2017), Glasgow, United Kingdom, August 23-25, 2017
	S. Prestwich, R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim, 'Stochastic Constraint Programming and Reinforcement Learning," in Proceedings of the CP 2016 Constraint Programming and Artificial Intelligence Workshop
	R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim, O. A. Kilic, "A mixed integer linear programming heuristic for computing nonstationary (s,S) policy parameters", in Proceedings of MAGO'14, XII Global Optimization Workshop (GOW)
	R. Rossi, E.M.T. Hendrix, "Computing linearisation parameters of arbitrarily distributed first order loss functions", in Proceedings of MAGO'14, XII Global Optimization Workshop (GOW) A git repo implementing the approach for loss functions of arbitrarily distributed random variables.
	R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim, B. Hnich, S. D. Prestwich, E. M. T. Hendrix, "On a CP approach to solve a MINLP inventory model", in Proceedings of the Toulouse Global Optimization workshop (TOGO 2010), ENSEEIHT and Ecole Polytechnique, 31st August - 3rd September, pp. 137-140, 2010
	S. D. Prestwich, B. Hnich, H. Simonis, R. Rossi, and S. A. Tarim. "Boosting Partial Symmetry Breaking by Local Search", In Proceedings of the 9th International Workshop on Symmetry and Constraint Satisfaction Problems (SYMCON 2009) September 22, 2009, Lisbon, Portugal, in conjunction with CP 2009
	R. Rossi, S. Prestwich, S. Armagan Tarim and B. Hnich. "Generalizing Backdoors", In Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Local Search Techniques in Constraint Satisfaction (LSCS 2008) September 14, 2008, Sydney, Australia, in conjunction with CP 2008
	S. Prestwich, S. A. Tarim, R. Rossi and B. Hnich, "A Cultural Algorithm for POMDPs from Stochastic Inventory Control", In Proceedings of the Internation Workshop on Hybrid Metaheuristics (HM 2008), 8-9 October 2008, Malaga, Spain, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer-Verlag, LNCS 5296, pp.16-28, 2008
	S. Prestwich, B. Hnich, R. Rossi and S. Armagan Tarim. "Symmetry Breaking by Metaheuristic Search", In Proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Symmetry and Constraint Satisfaction Problems (SYMCON 2008) Sep. 14, 2008, Sydney, Australia, in conjunction with CP 2008
	S. A. Tarim, B. Hnich, R. Rossi and S. Prestwich, "Cost-based Filtering for Stochastic Inventory Control", Recent Advances in Constraints: 11th Annual ERCIM International Workshop on Constraint Solving and Constraint Logic Programming, CSCLP 2006 Caparica, Portugal, June 26-28, 2006 Revised Selected and Invited Papers, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer-Verlag, LNCS 4651, pp.169-183, 2007
	R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim, B. Hnich and S. Prestwich, "Cost-based Filtering for Stochastic Inventory Systems with Shortage Cost", Thirteenth International Conference on Principles and Practice of Constraint Programming (CP-07), Doctoral Program Proceedings, Providence (RI), 2007
	R. Rossi, S. Prestwich, "A Global Constraint for Computing Exact Buffer Stock Levels in Stochastic Inventory Control", Twelfth International Conference on Principles and Practice of Constraint Programming (CP-06), Doctoral Program Proceedings, Nantes, 2006

National conference proceedings (2):

S. A. Tarim, B. Hnich, R. Rossi and S. Prestwich, "A Decision Support System for Computing Optimal (R,S) Policy Parameters", In proceedings of the 19th Irish Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science (AICS 2008), pp.301-302, Aug. 27, 2008, Cork, Ireland

S. Prestwich, B. Hnich, R. Rossi and S. A. Tarim, "Symmetry Breaking by Nonstationary Optimisation", In proceedings of the 19th Irish Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science (AICS 2008), pp.153-162, Aug. 27, 2008, Cork, Ireland


Technical reports (15):

R. Rossi, "jsdp: a Java Stochastic DP Library," arXiv:2209.09979 [cs.AI], University of Edinburgh, technical report 2022 - modeling framework jsdp

R. Rossi, "Curatio et innovatio", arXiv:2108.13802 [cs.DL], University of Edinburgh, technical report 2021

Y. Malli, M. Laumanns, S. Prestwich, R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim, "A computational study for the inventory routing problem," arXiv:2007.14740 [math.OC], University of Edinburgh, technical report 2020

M. Xiang, R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim, "Joint Replenishments Optimization for the (Rn, Sn) policy", arXiv:1902.11025 [math.OC], University of Edinburgh, technical report 2019

Z. Chen, R. Rossi, R-q. Zhang, "Single item stochastic lot sizing problem considering capital flow and business overdraft," arXiv:1706.05663 [cs.CE], University of Edinburgh, technical report 2017

S. Prestwich, R. Rossi, A. Tarim, "Stochastic Constraint Programming as Reinforcement Learning," arXiv:1704.07183 [cs.AI], University of Edinburgh, technical report 2017

R. Rossi, "La Nova Scientia: Rewriting the History of Operational Research", arXiv:1703.03005 [math.HO], YouTube (transcript), University of Edinburgh, technical report 2017

R. Rossi, "Confidence-based Representation in Decision Making", University of Edinburgh, technical report 2017, this research note is based on material that has appeared in Artificial Intelligence and the European Journal of Operational Research.

R. Rossi, O. Agkun, S. Prestwich, A. Tarim, "The BIN_COUNTS constraint: Filtering and Applications," arXiv:1611.08942 [cs.AI], University of Edinburgh, technical report 2016

R. Rossi, Non-parametric confidence-based cost estimation, University of Edinburgh, technical report 2016, part of this research note has now appeared in Artificial Intelligence.

R. Rossi, The Newsvendor problem: analysis of the cost structure under normally distributed demand, University of Edinburgh, technical report 2013, part of this research note has now appeared in Applied Mathematics and Computation.

R. Rossi, Estimating binomial proportions, University of Edinburgh, technical report 2012, part of this research note has now appeared in International Journal of Forecasting.

R. Rossi, O. A. Kilic, S. A. Tarim, "A note on Tempelmeier's β-service measure under non-stationary stochastic demand", arXiv:1103.1286 [math.OC], Wageningen University, technical report 2011, part of this research note has now appeared in Omega.

R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim, B. Hnich and S. Prestwich, "Computing Replenishment Cycle Policy under Non-stationary Stochastic Lead Time", Cork Constraint Computation Centre Technical Report, TR-04-2008, UCC, 2008, this work has now appeared in the International Journal of Production Economics.

R. Rossi, S. A. Tarim, B. Hnich and S. Prestwich, "A Sample Average Approximation Approach for Event-Driven Probabilistic Constraint Programming", Cork Constraint Computation Centre Technical Report, TR-02-2008, UCC, 2008, this work was presented at IJCAI 2011 and published in Artificial Intelligence.


Wikipedia contributions (1):

Stochastic dynamic programming


Submitted:

International journal articles:

R. Rossi, Z. Chen, B. Martin-Barragan, S. A. Tarim, "Stochastic workforce planning," submitted


Working papers:

R. Rossi, O. Agkun, S. Prestwich, A. Tarim, "Declarative Statistics," working paper - modeling framework syāt-choco

X. Ma, R. Rossi, T. Archibald, "A hybrid inventory policy for non-stationary lot-sizing problem with lateral transshipment", working paper

X. Ma, R. Rossi, T. Archibald, "An efficient computation approach to non-stationary lot-sizing problem under static-dynamic strategy with penalty scheme", working paper

R. Rossi, "Solving the Static Stochastic Knapsack via Mixed-Integer Linear Programming," working paper

R. Rossi, S. Prestwich, S. A. Tarim, "The Joint Review Problem," working paper

Z. Chen, R. Rossi, T. Archibald, "Optimising the survival probability of a retailer for specific inventory policies," working paper

Recommended Readings

A list of (non-technical) books that I highly recommend.

• One of the earliest known collection of recreational mathematics problems by Alcuin of York: propositiones ad acuendos juvenes
• L. Pacioli, De Divina Proportione, Library of congress digital version
• Euclide, Elementi, traduzione di Nicola Tartaglia
• H. Bowden, Mystery Cults in the Ancient World, 2010
• S. Hawkings, A brief history of time, 1988
• J. Kennedy, Pathogenesis: How germs made history, 2023
• L. Wittgenstein, The Mythology in Our Language: Remarks on Frazer’s Golden Bough (Edited by Giovanni da Col and Stephan Palmié), 2018
• G. Ausiello, Algoritmi, monaci e mercanti, 2022
• A. Magrini, Il dono di Cadmo, 2022
• N. Wiener, Invention, 1994
• G. Tonelli, Tempo. Il sogno di uccidere Chrónos, 2021
• I. Hacking, The Emergence of Probability, 2006
• C. Rovelli, L'ordine del tempo, 2017
• J. G. Manning, The Open Sea: The Economic Life of Ancient Mediterranean World from the Iron Age to the Rise of Rome, 2018
• U. Eco, Semiotics and the Philosophy of Language, 1986
• R. Guénon, The Veil of Isis, 2018
• E. Kagge, Silence in the Age of Noise, 2017
• M. Carruthers, The Book of Memory, 2008
• B. Hughes, Venere e Afrodite. Storia di una dea, 2021
• P. Hadot, The Veil of Isis: An Essay on the History of the Idea of Nature, 2006
• D. W. Anthony, The Horse, The Wheel, and Language, 2007
• R. Calasso, Come ordinare una biblioteca, 2020
• A. W. Crosby, The Measure of Reality, 1997
• A. Pérez-Reverte, The Club Dumas, 2006
• E. H. Cline, 1177BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed, 2014
• R. Graves, The White Goddess, 1966
• J. P. Mallory, In Search of the Indo-Europans, 1989
• N. Machiavelli, Il Principe, 1532
• F. de Saussure, Course in General Linguistics, 1916
• J. G. Frazer, The Golden Bough, 1890
• K. Kerényi, Miti e Misteri, 1950
• I. Glynn, Elegance in Science, 2010
• P. K. Feyerabend, Against Method, 1975
• D. Costantini, Verso una Rappresentazione Probabilistica del Mondo, 2014
• P. L. Bernstein, Against The Gods, 1998
• G. Preti, Retorica e Logica, 2018
• P. Veyne, Did the Greeks Believe in Their Myths?, 1988
• U. Eco, Il nome della Rosa, 1994
• B. Greene, The Elegant Universe, 2010
• P. Artusi, La Scienza in Cucina e l'Arte di Mangiar Bene, 1891
• L. Cavalli-Sforza, Geni, Popoli e Lingue, 1995
• C. W. Ceram, Civiltà Sepolte, 1949
• M. Carruthers, The Craft of Thought, 2000
• F. A. Yates, The Art of Memory, 1966
• F. A. Yates, Giordano Bruno and the Hermetic Tradition, 1964
• J. Gleick, Chaos, 1997
• R. Penrose, The Emperor's New Mind, 1998
• E. Nagel, J. R. Newman, Gödel's Proof, 1958
• L. Wittgenstein, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, 1921
• J. Freely, Before Galileo, 2012
• U. Eco, Il Pendolo di Foucault, 1990
• L. Wittgenstein, Philosophical Investigations, 1953
• F. D. Peat, From Certainty to Uncertainty, 2002
• K. Ferguson, Pythagoras, 2010
• G. Orwell, 1984, 1949
• K. Popper, The Logic of Scientific Discovery, 1934
• W. K. C. Guthrie, The Greek Philosophers from Thales to Aristotle, 1950
• D. Wootton, The Invention of Science, 2015

Quotes

"The business of philosophy is to teach man to live in uncertainty. The business of philosophy is not to reassure people, but to upset them."
Lev Shestov

"Perfection is lots of little things done well."
Marco Pierre White

"To know the road ahead, ask those coming back."
Chinese proverb

"Without a constant misuse of language, there cannot be any discovery, any progress."
P. Feyerabend

"Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts."
A. Einstein

"Like everything metaphysical the harmony between thought and reality is to be found in the grammar of the language."
L. Wittgenstein

"Logic issues in tautologies, mathematics in identities, philosophy in definitions; all trivial, but all part of the vital work of clarifying and organising our thought."
F. P. Ramsey

"The chief danger to our philosophy, apart from laziness and woolliness, is scholasticism, which is treating what is vague as if it were precise."
F. P. Ramsey

"The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution."
B. Russell

"Every man who is prepared to die rather than renounce truth and justice is most truly living, for immortality abides in his soul."
E. Levi

"...no general method for the solution of questions in the theory of probabilities can be established which does not explicitly recognise... those universal laws of thought which are the basis of all reasoning."
G. Boole

"No great discovery was ever made without a bold guess."
Sir. I. Newton

"All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them."
G. Galilei

"In the universe many things, in spite of their differences among themselves, can be united on account of their common limits."
G. Gemistos

"Alea iacta est."
G. Cesare, Rimini, January the 10th, 49 BC

"Wisdom is the principal thing, therefore get wisdom, and with all thy getting, get understanding. Exalt her and she shall bring thee to honour."
Proverbs 4:7

"A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers."
Plato

"Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please."
Pythagoras

"If you search for the laws of harmony, you will find knowledge."