Resources

Some useful resources for Operations Research enthusiasts and PhD students.

Operations Research

INFORMS is the largest international association for researchers and professionals in OR and related fields, and offers conferences, networking opportunities, news, job postings, resources and publications.
Subject to is a series of conversations with prominent researchers in Operations Research/Management, hosted by Anand Subramanian.
Julia Programming for Operations Research by Changhyun Kwon offers introductory programming tutorials alongside simple examples to solve popular optimization methods and problems.
Some of the popular tools that could help you solve your optimization problems:
- Commercial solvers: CPLEX, Gurobi Optimizer
- Open-source solvers: SCIP (for MIP, MINLP), GLPK (widely used), Google’s OR Tools, VROOM (for vehicle routing problems)
VeRoViz is an open-source package for visualization and data generation of vehicle routing problems.

The importance of stupidity in scientific research by Martin A. Schwartz is an interesting read for researchers pondering unanswered questions in their field.
Why You Should De-Optimize Your Life: Maria Cano talks about the role of occassional de-optimization in long-term productivity.

LaTeX is a highly recommended writing tool if your research is in mathematics, engineering or related fields. Beginners may refer to this tutorial.
Git: If you code often (or plan to), learn about this version control system. See this tutorial for details.
SEDAC Population Estimation Service is a web-based service for estimating population statistics within a user defined area.
A Happy PhD is a blog about doctoral productivity, supervision and wellbeing.
Scriptoria is a blog with a collection of articles designed to guide PhD students in writing their scientific articles.
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