ICS INFORMS

The Computing Society of Operation Research

The INFORMS Computing Society

Since their earliest days, OR and computing have been tightly linked. The practice of OR depends heavily on the availability of software and systems capable of solving industrial-scale problems: computing is the heart of OR in application. It is no coincidence that all of the major OR vendors are members of ICS.

The ICS addresses the interface of OR and computing. Major interests are algorithms and software for modeling, optimization, and simulation. We are also interested in the leading edge of computing and how it affects OR (e.g. XML modeling standards, OR services offered over the web, opensource software, constraint programming, massively parallel computing, high performance computing, etc.). We are INFORMS' leading edge for computation and technology.

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The period for free enrollment for students as new ICS member has come to an end. Welcome to all our new members!

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Awards

The ICS Prize is an annual award for best English-language paper on the interface of OR and computing. Student Paper Competition.

Journal

INFORMS Journal on Computing. High-quality research related to algorithms and computation for OR.

Meetings

Sponsors sessions at INFORMS annual meetings and, in alternate years, sponsors a specialized conference on the interface of computing and OR/MS.

Published twice a year. Features survey articles, meeting information, people news, upcoming events, and an e-mail directory.

Electronic mailing list

ICS maintains a moderated email list at computing-society@list.informs.org

Website

The society link at INFORMS http://computing.society.informs.org