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Ilaria Vacca

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Ilaria Vacca

International journals

Published

Total: 4

      Papers in conference proceedings

      • Umang, N., Bierlaire, M., and Vacca, I. (2011). The Berth Allocation Problem in Bulk Ports. Proceedings of the 11th Swiss Transport Research Conference (STRC) May 11-13, 2011.
      • Vacca, I., Salani, M., and Bierlaire, M. (2010). Optimization of operations in container terminals: hierarchical vs integrated approaches. Proceedings of the 10th Swiss Transport Research Conference (STRC) September 1-3, 2010.
      • Giallombardo, G., Moccia, L., Salani, M., and Vacca, I. (2009). Models and Heuristics for the Tactical Berth Allocation Problem with Quay-Crane Assignment and Transshipment Costs. Proceedings of the European Transport Conference (ETC) October 5-7, 2009.
      • Vacca, I., and Salani, M. (2009). The Vehicle Routing Problem with Discrete Split Delivery and Time Windows. Proceedings of the 9th Swiss Transport Research Conference (STRC) September 9-11, 2009.
      • Giallombardo, G., Moccia, L., Salani, M., and Vacca, I. (2008). The Tactical Berth Allocation Problem (TBAP) with quay crane assignment and transshipment-related quadratic yard costs. Proceedings of the European Transport Conference (ETC) October 6-8, 2008.
      • Vacca, I., Salani, M., and Bierlaire, M. (2008). Two-stage column generation and applications in container terminal management. Proceedings of the 8th Swiss Transport Research Conference (STRC) October 15-17, 2008.
      • Vacca, I., Bierlaire, M., and Salani, M. (2007). Optimization at Container Terminals: Status, Trends and Perspectives. Proceedings of the Swiss Transport Research Conference (STRC) September 12-14, 2007.

      Technical reports

      Seminars

      Awards

      Reviewing

    • European Journal of Operational Research (3)
    • Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research (1)
    • Computers & Operations Research (1)
    • Networks (1)
    • Transport Policy (1)
    • Transportation Research Part B: Methodological (1)
    • Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies (1)
    • Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review (1)

      • Total: 10 reviews for 8 journals (since 2004). Per year: 2011: 4, 2010: 5, 2009: 1.

      Research projects

      Large scale robust optimization of bulk port operations.
      Sponsor: EPFL Middle East
      Team: Michel Bierlaire (PI), Nitish Umang (PM), Ilaria Vacca (PM)
      Period: January 01, 2011-April 30, 2014
      The primary objective of this research is to develop large scale robust optimization algorithms providing sustainable solutions for bulk port operations accounting for uncertainties and disruptions in operations. While significant contributions have been made for container terminals, relatively little attention has been directed to the use of operations research methods and techniques to optimize bulk port operations. In this research we aim to develop large scale mathematical models for bulk port operations, with emphasis on integrated planning; furthermore, we plan to include robustness to account for uncertainties in operations. A broader objective of our work is to study how the methodologies developed for bulk ports can be extended to multi-modal transport operations, including other domains such as container ports, airlines and railways, with a view to optimize the usage and operations of existing infrastructure to achieve sustainability in the mobility of goods and people. The devised models and algorithms will be tested and validated in a real-world context using as a case study, the SAQR port in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE.
      Models and methods for large scale optimization problems and applications in container terminals
      Sponsor: Swiss National Science Foundation
      Team: Michel Bierlaire (PI), Ilaria Vacca (PM), Matteo Salani (PM)
      Period: December 01, 2009-November 30, 2012
      We develop new strategies to tackle large scale problems and their optimization. We focus in particular applications arising in the optimization of container terminal operations.
      Optimization of container terminal operations
      Sponsor: Transport and Mobility Laboratory, EPFL
      Team: Michel Bierlaire (PI), Ilaria Vacca (PM), Matteo Salani (PM)
      Period: February 01, 2007-November 30, 2009
      Design and development of models and algorithms for the optimization of operations in seaport container terminals.

      Regular teaching

      Optimization and Simulation
      Year: Spring 2011
      Section(s): Doctoral program in Civil and Environmental Engineering
      Lecturers: Michel Bierlaire, Gunnar Flötteröd
      Teaching assistant: Ilaria Vacca
      Webpage: http://moodle.epfl.ch/course/view.php?id=6791
      Optimization and Simulation
      Year: Spring 2010
      Section(s): Doctoral program in Civil and Environmental Engineering
      Lecturers: Michel Bierlaire, Gunnar Flötteröd
      Teaching assistant: Ilaria Vacca
      Webpage: http://moodle.epfl.ch/course/view.php?id=6791
      Number of students: 39
      Introduction à l'optimisation différentiable
      Year: Fall 2009
      Section(s): Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Computer science
      Lecturer: Michaël Thémans
      Teaching assistant: Ilaria Vacca
      Number of students: 101
      Introduction à l'optimisation différentiable
      Year: Fall 2008
      Section(s): Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Computer science
      Lecturer: Michaël Thémans
      Teaching assistant: Ilaria Vacca
      Recherche opérationnelle
      Year: Spring 2008
      Section(s): Civil Engineering, Environmental Sciences and Engineering
      Lecturer: Michel Bierlaire
      Teaching assistant: Ilaria Vacca
      Number of students: 57
      Optimisation 1
      Year: Fall 2007
      Section(s): Mechanical Engineering, Communication Systems, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
      Lecturer: Michaël Thémans
      Teaching assistant: Niklaus Eggenberg, Ilaria Vacca

      Project supervision

      Masters theses

      Atoosa Kasirzadeh
      Simulation and optimization in container terminals
      Supervision:Michel Bierlaire, Matteo Salani, Ilaria Vacca
      Expert: -
      19/01/2009-15/06/2009
      Student from KTH, Stockholm, Sweden
      Arnaud Vandaele
      Measures of congestion in container terminals
      Supervision:Michel Bierlaire, Matteo Salani, Ilaria Vacca
      Expert:
      18/02/2008-20/06/2008
      Student from the Faculté Polytechnique de Mons, Belgium

      Semester projects

      • The Tactical Berth Allocation Problem: hierarchical vs integrated models in the context of container terminal operations, Luca Furrer (SMA), June 04, 2010