Abstract Climate Change Impact on Hydrometeorological Extremes Following a short introduction on the EU-funded projects related to climate change impact on various sectors such as tourism, energy, agriculture etc. the presentation will focus on the climate change impact on hydrometeorological extremes (floods and droughts).  Data from an ensemble of EURO-CORDEX climate models is used to […]

Abstract: “Unconventional” oil and gas technologies are complex, and so are the associated economic, societal, and environmental issues. We must address these using expert knowledge, reasonable assumptions, and appropriate risk analysis. Well-informed people in a modern society need to seek out expert knowledge, ask questions, think critically, and apply common sense in understanding complex issues. […]

A part of the Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Distinguished Seminar Series Abstract In the seventy years since G. B. Dantzig first developed the Simplex method for linear programming problems, it has become arguably the most useful and influential algorithm ever developed. The Simplex method, together with numerous variants and related algorithms that have been developed […]