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Maria Merino Maestre

BCAM Researcher

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Information of interest

My main research interests are in the field of Operations Research and Management Science, particularly in Stochastic Programming and Combinatorial Optimization. On one hand, we are dedicated to designing mathematical models that incorporate uncertainty and include effective strategies to manage risk. On the other hand, we develop exact, metaheuristic and matheuristic algorithms to solve large-scale optimization problems, seeking a balance between quality, efficiency and speedup. We are interested in the following applications, among others, routing optimization for intelligent transport, location and redeployment in emergency healthcare system and humanitarian logistics to support sustainable decision-making.

  • An efficient evolutionary algorithm for the orienteering problem 

    Kobeaga, G.Autoridad BCAM; Merino, M.Autoridad BCAM; Lozano, J.A.Autoridad BCAM (2017-09-06)
    This paper deals with the Orienteering Problem, which is a routing problem. In the Orienteering Problem, each node has a profit assigned and the goal is to find the route that maximizes the total collected profit subject ...
  • A mathematical analysis of EDAs with distance-based exponential models 

    Unanue, I.; Merino, M.Autoridad BCAM; Lozano, J.A.Autoridad BCAM (2022-09-01)
    Estimation of Distribution Algorithms have been successfully used to solve permutation-based Combinatorial Optimization Problems. In this case, the algorithms use probabilistic models specifically designed for codifying ...
  • A mathematical analysis of edas with distance-based exponential models 

    Unanue, I.; Merino, M.Autoridad BCAM; Lozano, J.A.Autoridad BCAM (2019-07-01)
    Estimation of Distribution Algorithms have been successfully used for solving many combinatorial optimization problems. One type of problems in which Estimation of Distribution Algorithms have presented strong competitive ...

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