Paolo Toth

Paolo Toth (born 29 December 1941 in Zara, Italy)[1] is an Italian scientist and engineer, and an Emeritus Professor of Operations Research at the University of Bologna. He is known for his research in operations research and mathematical programming. He made significant contributions in the areas of vehicle routing, knapsack and other cutting and packing problems, train scheduling, set covering, vertex coloring and, in general, combinatorial optimization.[2] As of 2023, he published over 170 peer-reviewed articles and was cited more than 10,000 times.

Paolo Toth
Paolo Toth at the EURO 2019 Conference in Dublin, Ireland
Paolo Toth in 2019
Born (1941-12-29) 29 December 1941
Zara, Italy (currently Zadar, Croatia)
NationalityItalian
TitleEmeritus Professor
Board member ofIFORS, EURO, AIRO
AwardsEURO Gold Medal, Robert Herman Lifetime Achievement, INFORMS Fellow, EURO Distinguished Service Award
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Bologna
Alma materUniversity of Bologna
Academic work
DisciplineOperations Research
Sub-disciplineCombinatorial Optimization
InstitutionsUniversity of Bologna
Notable studentsDaniele Vigo, Andrea Lodi
Main interestsVehicle Routing, Knapsack Problem, Set Covering, Vertex Coloring
Notable worksKnapsack problems: Algorithms and Computer implementations; Vehicle Routing: Problems, Methods, and Applications
Websitehttps://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/paolo.toth/en

He was President of the Italian Operations Research Society (AIRO) from 1988 to 1995,[3] of the Association of European Operational Research Societies (EURO) from 1995 to 1996,[4] and of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS) from 2001 to 2003.[5]

Among his PhD students are Andrew H. and Ann R. Tisch Professor Andrea Lodi[6] (Cornell Tech), and Professor Daniele Vigo[7] (University of Bologna).[8]

Education and early career

Toth graduated from the University of Bologna with a degree in Electronic Engineering in 1965. He was an assistant and associate professor of computer science at the University of Bologna from 1968 to 1980. From 1980 to 1983 he was a full professor of Automatic Control at the University of Florence, before returning to the University of Bologna as a full professor of combinatorial optimization.

Awards

Books

He is the co-author, with Silvano Martello, of the book Knapsack problems: Algorithms and Computer implementations (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1990)[15] and is also the co-author, with Daniele Vigo, of the book Vehicle Routing: Problems, Methods, and Applications (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 2014)[16]

References
  1. "Paolo Toth - UNIBO". Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  2. "Paolo Toth". Scopus. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  3. "Presidenti AIRO". Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  4. "EURO Past Presidents". Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  5. "Presidents of IFORS". Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  6. {cite web|url=https://tech.cornell.edu/people/andrea-lodi/%7Ctitle=Andrea Lodi - Cornell University|accessdate = 15 January 2023}
  7. "Daniele Vigo - UNIBO". Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  8. "Paolo Toth Math Genealogy". Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  9. "EURO Gold Medal Laureates". Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  10. "Annual report" (PDF). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  11. "Robert Herman Lifetime Achievement Award". Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  12. "IFORS Distinguished Lectures". Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  13. "INFORMS Elected Fellows". Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  14. "EURO Distinguished Service Award". Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  15. Silvano Martello, and Paolo Toth (1990). Knapsack problems: Algorithms and Computer implementations. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN 0471924202.
  16. Paolo Toth, and Daniele Vigo (2014). Vehicle Routing: Problems, Methods, and Applications (2nd ed.). Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. ISBN 978-1611973587.
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