<br><font size=2><tt>The newsletter from the INFORMS Computing Society
chair, John Chinneck, had a call for volunteers to take on "new
projects." Here's one example John gave. </tt></font>
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<br><font size=2><tt>b. Standard test sets. This one results from
interactions with industry<br>
representatives who complain that academics publish using test models<br>
(e.g. of refineries) that do not capture real-world effects and yet who<br>
will not release the proprietary details to make the models realistic<br>
enough. ICS could sponsor panels that maintain and update standard<br>
industry test models, e.g. of a typical refinery or manufacturing<br>
operation, complete with sufficient detail to be realistic, but devoid
of<br>
any proprietary features.</tt></font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I sent John a note and told him about
the "real problem exchange" so we can coordinate efforts.
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Robin</font>
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Robin Lougee-Heimer<br>
IBM TJ Watson Research Center<br>
1101 Kitchawan Road, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598<br>
ph: 914-945-3032 fax: 914-945-3434 <br>
robinlh@us.ibm.com<br>
http://www.coin-or.org<br>
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