Blake E. Nicholson

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Last Updated: 11/10/2007

Research Interests

  • Computational modeling, analysis, and optimization
  • Real-time optimization under uncertainty
  • Game theory and auctions

Publications

  • "A Dynamic Programming Approach to Achieving an Optimal End State Along a Serial Production Line," with Shih-Fen Cheng, Marina A. Epelman, Daniel J. Reaume, and Robert L. Smith, submitted for publication.

Presentations

  • "Optimal Control of a Production Line Under Uncertainty With a Finite Horizon," with Marina A. Epelman and Robert L. Smith, INFORMS Seattle 2007, Seattle, Washington, November 2007.
  • "Optimizing a Production Line's 'End State': An Implementation," with Marina A. Epelman and Robert L. Smith, INFORMS International Puerto Rico 2007, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, July 2007.
  • "Optimizing the State of a Production Line in Preparation for Planned Downtime," with Shih-Fen Cheng, Marina A. Epelman, and Robert L. Smith, SIAM Conference on Mathematics for Industry, Detroit, MI, October 2005.