Douglas R Shier

Position:
Professor of Mathematical Sciences

Education:
PhD, Operations Research, London School of Economics, 1973
AB, Applied Mathematics, Harvard University, 1968

Professional Interests:
Network optimization problems and algorithms, network reliability, discrete mathematics, combinatorial optimization, mathematical modeling.

Professional Activities:
Member of MAA and INFORMS. ORSA/INFORMS Visiting Lecturer (1990-1997). INFORMS Speakers Program (2003-present). Associate Editor, INFORMS Journal on Computing (1992-1999). Editor-in-Chief, Networks (1999-present). Associate Editor, Management Science (2003-present).

Selected Publications:

• K. Hutson and D. Shier. Minimum spanning tree in networks with varying edge weights, Annals of Operations Research 143 (2006), 3-18.
• D. Rose and D. Shier. Cut scheduling in the apparel industry, Computers and Operations Research 34 (2007), 3209-3228.
• M. Coffin, J.P. Jarvis, and D. Shier. An efficient enumeration algorithm for the two-sample randomization distribution, Extending the Horizons: Advances in Computing, Optimization, and Decision Technologies, E.K. Baker et al. (eds.), Springer, 2007, pp. 61-75.

Related Web Sites:
Course materials and reference page.
Department of Mathematical Sciences.