Registration for attendees
10-12 July 2024
The inaugural OPTIMA-CON 2024 is hosted by the ARC Training Centre in Optimisation Technologies, Integrated Methodologies, and Applications (OPTIMA). The conference will run from 8:30am-5:30pm daily.
OPTIMA-CON 2024 brings together industry professionals, researchers, and students from various national and international institutions. There will be a strong career and industry focus in this conference to build work readiness and connect industry with future leaders in optimisation. A diverse range of workshops, presentations and discussion groups will be held during the conference designed to foster meaningful collaborations and knowledge transfer between academia and the private sector. Optimisation challenge workshops based on real industry problems will bring students and industry together in a common goal.
The conference will provide a conducive environment for networking, allowing attendees to establish connections with potential research collaborators. Informal interactions, such as coffee breaks and social events, create opportunities for participants to initiate discussions, exchange ideas, and explore possibilities for future joint research projects such collaborations can contribute to the national economy by driving innovation and addressing industry challenges.
There will be no one theme at the inaugural OPTIMA conference as we aim to bring together optimisation professionals from across disciplines.
Speakers:
To be confirmed
The goals of the conference are to:
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- Give students and industry professionals an opportunity to present their research, brainstorm ideas and build networks.
- Foster collaboration and knowledge exchange between academia and industry.
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Who should participate
Anyone interested will be to attend, including students, researchers and industry partners.
Disclaimer: Until you have reserved your ticket we advise that you do not book travel. OPTIMA will not reimburse any travel or costs incurred in the unlikely event that we need to cancel or postpone the conference.
Important dates
- Monday TBC
- Abstract submission deadline
- Tuesday TBC
- Notification
- 10-12 July 2022
- Workshop
Submission Guidelines
- TBC
Venue
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC), colloquially referred to as “Jeff’s Shed,” is a group of three adjacent buildings next to the Yarra River in South Wharf, an inner-city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Address: 1 Convention Centre Pl, South Wharf VIC 3006
Accessibility
If you have any accessibility needs, concerns or questions about the event, please contact optima-arc@unimelb.edu.au
Organising Committee
| Name | Committee Position |
| Michael Kirley | Chair |
| Marcus Wagner | Co-chair |
| Helen Allison | General Committee |
| Charlotte Hurry | General Committee |
| Kate Smith-Miles | General Committee |
| Hadi Akbarzadeh Khorshidi | General Committee |
| Joyce Zhang | Programme Sub-Committee |
| Hao Wang | Programme Sub-Committee |
| Andres Munoz | Programme Sub-Committee |
| Hossein Alipour | Programme Sub-Committee |
| Hajar Sadegh Zadeh | Promotions and Sponsorships Sub-Committee |
| Maria Garcia de la Banda | Promotions and Sponsorships Sub-Committee |
| Sameela Wijesundara | Promotions and Sponsorships Sub-Committee |
| Matthew Tam | Promotions and Sponsorships Sub-Committee |
| Harry McArthur | Promotions and Sponsorships Sub-Committee |
| Vera Somers | Promotions and Sponsorships Sub-Committee |
Stay in touch for the agenda and list of speakers!