The Associazione Italiana di Ricerca Operativa (AIRO) – Optimization and Decision Sciences – is the professional non-profit society for the scientific field of Operations Research in Italy.[1] The society is recognized by the International Federation of Operational Research Societies and its subgrouping, the Association of European Operational Research Societies, as the main national society for Operations Research in its country.[2] AIRO is part of FIMA, the Italian Federation of Applied Mathematics.[3]
| Formation | 1961 |
|---|---|
| Legal status | Society |
| Purpose | To promote Operations Research in Italy |
Region | Italy |
Parent organization | Association of European Operational Research Societies, International Federation of Operational Research Societies |
| Website | www |
History
editAIRO was created in 1961[4] with the aim of promoting the development of Operations Research and mathematical programming in Italy, both from a methodological and an applied research point of views. The recognition of the role and the professional qualification of the operation researchers and the promotion of relationships between operations researchers, inside and outside Italy, are strategic goals of AIRO.
Since 1961 the society has had the following presidents:[5]
- Benedetto Barberi (1961-1970)
- Armando Corso (1971-1975)
- Bruno Martinoli (1976-1982)
- Massimo Merlino (1983-1988)
- Paolo Toth (1989-1995)
- Giorgio Gallo (1996-2001)
- Roberto Tadei (2002-2006)
- Renato De Leone (2007-2011)
- Anna Sciomachen (2012-2015)
- Daniele Vigo (2016-2019)
- Dario Pacciarelli (2020-)
Governance
editAIRO is governed by a president, elected for a four-year term. The president manages the association with the Council, which consists of 15 members: thirteen elected by the assembly of AIRO members, the Current President, and either the Past President or the President-Elect (depending on the year). The council chooses one or two vice presidents, a treasurer and a secretary, among its elected members. AIRO members can propose the creation of AIRO thematic sections, based on either geographical or methodological and application affinity. The headquarters of AIRO is at the Institute of System Analysis and Informatics "Antonio Ruberti" (IASI, CNR) in Rome.
Membership
editAs of 2020, AIRO had about 250 members including individuals and institutions from academia, industry and administration.
Youth chapter
editSince 2016, AIRO has had a youth chapter aimed at young researchers: AIROYoung.[6] The chapter organises workshops and PhD schools, produces training resources, maintains a mailing list with relevant job market offers, and organises sessions at international conferences.[7]
Publications
editJointly with the Belgian Society for Operations Research and the French Operations Research Society, AIRO publishes 4OR - A Quarterly Journal of Operations Research,[8] in which methodological and applied papers are published as well as surveys on relevant topics in the field of operations research. The society's publisher is Springer. The 2015 Impact Factor of the journal was 1.371.
The AIRO Springer Series, started in 2018, publishes contributed volumes resulting from conferences and other activities carried out by AIRO.[9]
From 1970 to 2002, AIRO was responsible for the publication of the scientific journal Ricerca Operativa.[10]
From the beginning of 2014 AIRO is involved in the Maddmaths project, a website for the dissemination of mathematical education. In particular, AIRO collaborates in the preparation of informative articles, sent via email as madd-letters to interested people.[11]
Conferences
editOnce a year in September, AIRO organizes the international conference ODS (Optimization and Decision Sciences), attended by about 200 participants. In addition, the AIROYoung chapter of AIRO organizes a winter workshop, usually in February, attended by about 70 participants.
References
edit- ^ Tadei, Roberto (2011), "Optimization and Decision Sciences (Italy)", Wiley Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science, doi:10.1002/9780470400531.eorms1038, ISBN 9780470400531. Abstract: "In this article, the history of the Italian Operations Research Society-Optimization and Decision Sciences is presented. It was founded in 1961 and is still very active at the national and international level."
- ^ "Member societies: Italy". IFORS - International Federation of Operations Research Societies. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
- ^ "FIMA Associates". FIME - Federazione Italiana di Matematica Applicata. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
- ^ Stoller, David S. (August 1963), "The Growth of Operations Research in Italy", Letters to the Editor, Operations Research, 11 (4): 653–658, doi:10.1287/opre.11.4.653
- ^ "Presidenti AIRO" (in Italian). AIRO - The Italian Association of Operations Research. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
- ^ Lavinia Amorosi. "AIROYoung - Our Story". AIROYoung. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
- ^ "AIROYoung 2020 activity report". AIROYoung. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
- ^ "4OR". Springer. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
- ^ "AIRO Springer Series". Springer. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
- ^ "Ricerca Operativa". Franco Angeli. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
- ^ "Le società matematiche che sostengono Maddmaths! - AIRO" (in Italian). Maddmaths. Retrieved January 18, 2023.