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Innovative Research
in Airline Operations Research
The Anna
Valicek Medal
recognizes original and innovative research in the application of
operations research to airline and/or airline related business
problems. This annual award is sponsored by the Airline Group of the
International Federation of Operational Research Societies (AGIFORS)
and honors the late Anna Valicek who served for many years as a member
of the AGIFORS council.
Applicants must
be
registered graduate students pursuing either a masters of science,
masters of business administration, or doctoral degree with a research
thesis in the area of operations research, engineering systems, air
transportation or management science. Derivatives of existing published
work are acceptable, provided that at least some of the material
comprises new, original contributions on the part of the graduate
student. The submitter grants AGIFORS the right to publish the work on
the AGIFORS website.
After the
paper
submission is closed, the award committee will select two papers as
finalists for the Anna Valicek Medal. Both finalists are invited to
present their work at the AGIFORS Symposium (air transportation,
accommodations and symposium fees are sponsored). The AGIFORS
Community, represented by the symposium attendants, will get
opportunities to ask questions. The AGIFORS Council will then select
the winner who will receive the Silver Anna Valicek Medal and a US
$2,500 award. The other
finalist will receive the Bronze Anna
Valicek Medal and a US $500 award.
Submissions for the
2011 Anna Valicek Award are now closed.
Click here to download the
announcement poster
Submission Criteria:
- The work
must be original innovative research in the application of operations
research to civil airline and/or civil airline related business
problems. We do accept work in progress.
- The applicant must be a registered
graduate
student pursuing either a masters of science, masters of business
administration, or doctoral degree with a research thesis in the area
of operations research, engineering systems, air transportation or
management science.
- The applicant
must have been a registered student since the end of the last annual
symposium (September 2010).
- In case of a
co-authored paper, the applicant must be the major contributor.
- The
submission must be written in English with a maximum of 10,000 words.
The document format must be Microsoft Word or Acrobat PDF. The
submission must include an abstract with 150 words maximum and a resume
of the applicant.
- The applicant
must (likely) be able to attend the coming annual symposium to present
her/his work.
- AGIFORS will
be allowed to present the work on the AGIFORS website.
- Please
contact stefan.karisch@jeppesen.com
for more information.
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