Dr Christopher Kirkbride
Senior LecturerResearch Overview
My research is concerned with decision making under uncertainty. In such problems actions are taken in response to current information about the environment you are operating in. My primary interest lies in developing novel solutions that describe the ‘best’ action to take in these random environments over time. This involves a range of methodologies from optimization, stochastic dynamic programming, simulation and approximate dynamic programming. Current and recent projects include:
- Project scheduling
- Nuclear decommissioning
- Prediction and optimisation
- Intelligence gathering
- Workforce planning
- Asset and portfolio management
PhD Supervision Interests
I welcome applications from prospective PhD students whose research interests fall broadly within "decision making under uncertainty", including methods such as stochastic dynamic programming, (stochastic/robust) optimisation, simulation and approximate dynamic programming/reinforcement learning. Projects concerning practical Operational Research problems in which these methods can be applied are of particular interest.
STOR-i : Machine Learning Predictions and Optimization: Working together for better decisions (Student: Aaditya Bhardwaj)
01/10/2020 → 30/09/2023
Research
STORi:iCASE: Resource Planning
01/10/2019 → 30/09/2023
Research
STOR-i: Optimal Scheduling for the Decommissioning of Nuclear Sites
01/10/2018 → 31/03/2022
Research
IFORS 2023
Participation in conference - Academic
EURO 2022
Participation in conference - Academic
60th Annual Conference of the Operational Research Society
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
StochMod 2018
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
IFORS 2017
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
EURO 2016
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
OR58
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Cross-trained Workforce Planning
Invited talk
27th European Conference on Operational Research
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Tutorial on Vehicle Routing
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
OR56 - The Annual Conference of the Operational Research Society
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
OR55 - The Annual Conference of the Operational Research Society
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
EURO 26, Joint EURO-INFORMS Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
OR54
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
StocMod12
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Monotone policies and indexability for bi-directional bandits
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Monotone policies and indexability for bi-directional bandits
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
IFORS 2011
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
IFORS 2011
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Annals of Operations Research (Journal)
Publication peer-review
ALIO-INFORMS Joint International Meeting 2010
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
IFORS 2008
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
European Journal of Operational Research (Journal)
Publication peer-review
14th INFORMS Applied Probability Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Allocation models and heuristics for the outsourcing of repairs for a dynamic warranty population
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Allocation models and heuristics for the outsourcing of repairs for a dynamic warranty population
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Naval Research Logistics (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Journal of the Operational Research Society (Journal)
Publication peer-review
EURO XXI
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
13th INFORMS Applied Probability Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Mathematics 2005
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
STOR-i Centre for Doctoral Training
Centre for Transport & Logistics (CENTRAL), Lancaster Intelligent, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Centre, LIRA - Fundamentals, Optimisation, Simulation and Stochastic Modelling
Centre for Marketing Analytics & Forecasting, Statistical Artificial Intelligence, STOR-i Centre for Doctoral Training
- DSI - Foundations
- Lancaster Intelligent, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Centre
- LIRA - Fundamentals
- Optimisation
- Simulation and Stochastic Modelling
- STOR-i Centre for Doctoral Training