SYDE 760
Topics in Engineering Design
Winter 2022 · Topic 1: Probabilistic Design
Topics
- will include: introductory time series analysis and queuing theory, Markov decision processes, stochastic programming and models for optimization of large systems under uncertainty.
Readings
- Introduction to Stochastic Programming Authors: John R. Birge, François Louveaux ISBN: 978-1-4614-0236-7 (Print) 978-1-4614-0237-4 (Online)
- Research Papers and Related Sections in the Course(An asterisk indicates that the author was a student of
- Alvarez, Ponnambalam and Quintana, Generation and Transmission Expansion Under Risk Using Stochastic Programming, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems 22(3), 1369–1378 (2007).
- Mahootchi, Ponnambalam and Tizhoosh, Comparison of Risk-Based Optimization Models for Reservoir Management, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering 37, 112–124 (2010).
Winter 2021 · Probabilistic Design
Topics
- will include: introductory time series analysis and queuing theory, Markov decision processes, stochastic programming and models for optimization of large systems under uncertainty.
Readings
- Introduction to Stochastic Programming Authors: John R. Birge, François Louveaux ISBN: 978-1-4614-0236-7 (Print) 978-1-4614-0237-4 (Online)
- Research Papers and Related Sections in the Course(An asterisk indicates that the author was a student of
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- course_outline ↗Winter 2022
- course_outline ↗Winter 2021
- Official public PDF outline or course description. Materials and topic extracts may be partial; consult the linked source for the full list.
- Official public PDF outline or course description. Materials and topic extracts may be partial; consult the linked source for the full list.