Organized by:
  1. Risk Management and Financial Engineering Lab,
    University of Florida
  2. Center of Applied Optimization,
    University of Florida
The main objective of this conference is to bring together theoreticians and practitioners representing various fields within engineering, applied mathematics, computer science, and the military, in an attempt to share knowledge, ideas, and techniques regarding the state-of-the-art in risk analysis and optimization under uncertainty. Participants will come from academia, industry and national laboratories, including the Air Force Research Laboratories. Participation by graduate students will also be emphasized, as they are a key to spreading new ideas.

In addition, an edited book based on a selection of papers presented at the conference is planned for publication. Contributions will be subject to the standard reviewing process.

Topics to be presented at the conference are rather broad and include theoretical, algorithmic, and application aspects. In particular, the following topics related to the Air Force applications are expected to be covered:

Theoretical developments in risk analysis and optimization research, including:
  • Risk measurement and risk management techniques
  • Optimization techniques minimizing or
    restricting certain quantitative risk measures
  • Stochastic programming approaches
  • Markov chain-based techniques

Application areas, including:
  • Reliable design of communication, transportation, evacuation, and other networks in military settings
  • Jamming enemy’s communication networks
  • Sensor scheduling
  • Target detection and tracking
  • Reliability/Failure analysis in systems design and engineering (e.g., in mechanical/manufacturing systems)
  • Emergency response planning
  • Homeland Security applications (e.g., nuclear/explosives detection)








Air Force Office of Scientific Research