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Conrado Borraz Sánchez, Ph. D.

Optimering (Mathematical Programming)

Talks, Lectures & Seminars

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"Mathematical Models for the EV Charging Stations Allocation Problem". LogicBlox, Inc. Atlanta, GA, March 2011.
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"Optimization Methods for Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas". Ph.D. Defense. Department of Informatics, University of Bergen, Norway, December 16, 2010.
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"Models and Solution Methods for the Fixed-Charge Network Flow Problems: Lot-sizing, facility location and transportation problems." C. Borraz-Sánchez. Trail Lecture, Departament of Informatics, University of Bergen, Hordaland, Norway, November 30, 2010.
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"Building Up Heterogeneous Batches in Natural Gas Transportation Pipeline Systems." C. Borraz-Sánchez. 4th Nordic Optimization Symposium, Aarhus, Denmark, 30 September- 2 October 2010.
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"Optimization of natural gas transportation in pipeline networks." C. Borraz-Sánchez. Meeting with Petter Bjørstad, Department Head of Informatics, University of Bergen, Norway, June 2010.
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"A mathematical formulation for the natural gas transportation problem with variable compressibility -- Optimization techniques to tackle it." . C. Borraz-Sánchez. Research School in Information and Communication Technology (ICT Seminar), Solstrand Hotel, Os, Norway, May 18-19, 2010.
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"Optimization <--> Mathematical Programming -- The informal introduction of a Science." C. Borraz-Sánchez. Academic Presentations, Christiesgate, Bergen, Norway, February 2010.
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"A tree decomposition algorithm for minimizing fuel cost in gas transmission networks". C. Borraz-Sánchez. Academic Presentations, Christiesgate, Bergen, Norway, February 2010.
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"Un Algoritmo de Descomposición de Árbol basado en DP aplicado a los Sistemas de Transmisión de Gas Natural" . C. Borraz-Sánchez. XIV Latin-American Association of Operations Research Societies Summer School for Young Scholar (XIV ELAVIO). "El Fuerte", Sinaloa, México, August 9-14, 2009.
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"A Tree-Decomposition Algorithm for Minimizing Fuel Cost in Gas Transmission Networks" . C. Borraz-Sánchez. The CIE-39 International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering at Universit\'e de Technologie de Troyes (UTT), France, July 6-8, 2009.
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"A Tree-Decomposition Algorithm for Minimizing Fuel Cost in Gas Transmission Networks" . C. Borraz-Sánchez. The 3rd Annual Nordic Optimization Symposium at Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden, March 12-14, 2009.

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"Minimizing compressor fuel cost in general gas transmission networks" . C. Borraz-Sánchez. RAMONA Annual Meeting 2008 at SAS Royal Hotel, Bryggen, Bergen, Norway, December 11-12, 2008.

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"A tree decomposition-based algorithm for minimizing the fuel cost in gas transmission networks" . C. Borraz-Sánchez. The 3rd Annual Seminar of the ICT Research School. May 15-16, 2008, in Lindas (Nordhordland), Norway.

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"Several applied techniques for solving the fuel cost minimizing problem on Steady-state natural gas networks systems" . C. Borraz-Sánchez. Optimization Research Group, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Institutt for Informatikk, Universitetet i Bergen, Norway, November 2007.

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"Programación multi-objetivo para servicios públicos de emergencia y prevención del crimen" [Multi-Objective Problem for Emergency Public Services and Crimen Prevention]. C. Borraz-Sánchez.
XVII National School of Numeric Analysis and Optimization (ENOAN), Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango (UJED), Faculty of Chemistry Sciences. Gómez Palacio, Durango, México, April 2007.

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"Técnicas no tradicionales: Programación Dinámica no secuencial y técnica de reducción convergente sobre redes cíclicas de gas natural" [No-traditional Techniques: Non-Sequential Dynamic Programming and Convergent Reduction Technique on natural gas cyclic networks]. C. Borraz-Sánchez.
XXXIX Mexican Mathematical Society (SMM) National Meeting. Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, México, October 2006.

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"Una Técnica de Programación Dinámica no secuencial para la optimización de redes cíclicas de gas natural" [A non-sequential Dynamic Programming to optimize natural gas cyclic networks]. C. Borraz-Sánchez.
XVI National School of Numeric Analysis and Optimization (ENOAN), Apizaco, Tlaxcala, México, March 2006.

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"Usando programación dinámica no secuencial para minimizar el consumo de combustible en redes de gasoductos" [Using Non-Sequential Dynamic Programming for minimizing fuel consumption on natural gas pipelines networks]. C. Borraz-Sánchez and R. Z. Ríos-Mercado.
XXXVII Mexican Mathematics Society (SMM) National Meeting, Ensenada, BCN, México, Octubre 2004.

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"Usando búsqueda tabú para minimizar el consumo de combustible en redes de gasoductos en sistemas cíclicos" [Using Tabu Search Heuristic for minimizing fuel consumption on natural gas pipelines networks]. C. Borraz-Sánchez and R. Z. Ríos-Mercado.
XXXVII Mexican Mathematics Society (SMM) National Meeting, Ensenada, BCN, México, Octubre 2004.

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"La Maestría como una Contribución Social y Personal en la Vida" [The Master Sciences degree as a social and personal contribution in the life]. C. Borraz-Sánchez.
Special Seminar for the Graduate Program in Systems Engineering (PISIS), at the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, México, August 2004.

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"Una Metodología de Solución basada en Programación Dinámica No Secuencial y Búsqueda Tabú para la Operación Eficiente de Sistemas de Transporte de Gas Natural en Estado Estable" [A Methodology of Solution based on Non-Sequential Dynamic Programming Technique and Tabu Search MetaHeuristic for the efficient behavior of the Steady-State Natural Gas Transmission Systems]. C. Borraz-Sánchez. M. Sc. Thesis Defense. Graduate Program in Systems Engineering (PISIS), Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, San Nicolás de los Garza, México, August 2004.

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"A non-sequential dynamic programming approach for natural gas network optimization". C. Borraz-Sánchez and R. Z. Ríos-Mercado.
6th WSEAS Conference on Algorithms, Scientific Computing, Modeling, and Simulation, Cancún, México, May 2004.

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"Una técnica de programación dinámica no-secuencial para el PMCC en redes cíclicas de transmisión de gas natural: Un estudio computacional" [A Non-Sequential Dynamic Programming approach for the FCMP on natural gas transmission cyclics networks]. C. Borraz-Sánchez.
Spring Seminar in the Graduate Program in Systems Engineering (PISIS) at the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, San Nicolás de los Garza, México, March 2004.

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"A non-sequential dynamic programming technique for minimizing fuel consumption on cyclic pipeline systems: A computational study" . C. Borraz-Sénchez and R. Z. Ríos-Mercado.
X Latin American Summer School of Operational Research (Xth ELAVIO), Montevideo, Uruguay, Febrero 2004.

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"Procedimiento para encontrar soluciones factibles iniciales en redes cíclicas de transmisión de gas natural" [Procedure for finding initial feasible solutions in natural gas transmission cyclics networks]. C. Borraz-Sánchez.
Autumn Seminar in the Graduate Program in Systems Engineering (PISIS) at the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, San Nicolás de los Garza, México, November 2003.

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"Diseño de una metaheurística para la minimización del consumo de combustible en una red de gas natural" [A Metaheuristic design for minimizing fuel consumption in a natural gas network]. C. Borraz-Sánchez.
Spring Seminar in the Graduate Program in Systems Engineering (PISIS) at the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, San Nicolás de los Garza, México, May 2003.