Mathematics

Profile

Jana is a Lecturer in the Department of Strategy and Business Systems and a member of the Logistics and Management Mathematics research group. Her teaching subjects are Quantitative methods and International Trade & Physical Distribution.

Her main research interests are:

• Meta-heuristics
• transport logistics
• supply chain management

with a particular focus on green logistics.

She has been a member of the University of Portsmouth research team on two EU-funded project under the 7th Framework Programme: LOGMAN (www.logman-footprint.eu) and SEABILLA (www.seabilla.eu). In collaboration with members of CORE (El Grupo de COnfiguración de REdes) research group at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso (Chile), she is working on developing optimisation strategies for port operations in container terminals.

She has presented her work at international conferences in various places including Charleston (US), Puerto Varas (Chile), Lisbon (Portugal) and Zurich (Switzerland).

Conferences

Ries, J. and Beullens, P. (2011). Automated parameter tuning for meta-heuristics using Fuzzy Logic.  YoungOR17  - Nottingham, UK.

Ries, J. and Beullens, P. (2010). Fuzzy Instance-specific Parameter Tuning of Instance Batches. EURO XXIV – European Conference on Operational Research – Lisbon, Portugal.

Ries, J. and Beullens, P. (2009). Instance-specific parameter tuning using fuzzy logic. OR51 - Conference of the Operational Research Society - Warwick, UK.

Ries, J. and Beullens, P. (2009). Multi-objective instance-specific parameter tuning using Fuzzy Logic - A Case Study for the TSP and Guided Local Search -  SCOR Student Conference in OR - Lancaster, UK.

Ries, J. and Beullens, P. (2009). A fuzzy logic framework for improved meta-heuristics INFORMS Computing Society - Charleston (SC),U.S.

Ries, J. and Beullens, P. (2008). Can Meta-heuristics be fine-tuned based on instance characteristics? OR50 - Conference of the Operational Research Society - York, UK.

Publications

Ries, J. and Beullens, P. A semi-automated fuzzy IPTS approach for Guided Local Search and TSP using decision trees. [Submitted to Journal of the Operational Research Society]

Ries, J., Beullens, P., and Salt, D. A Multi-objective instance-specific parameter tuning using Fuzzy Logic for the TSP and Guided Local Search. [Submitted to European Journal of Operational Research]



PhD Thesis

Ries, J. (2009). Instance-based flexible parameter tuning for meta-heuristics using fuzzy-logic. PhD thesis, University of Portsmouth, Department of Mathematics.



Other Publications

Gerhard Bauer, Patrick Beullens, Julia Dueh, Hans-Otto Günther, Stephan Helmreich, Werner Jammernegg, Jáchym Judl, Matthias Kannegiesser, Sirkka Koskela, Tuomas Mattila, Jana Ries, Heidrun Rosič, Stefan Treitl, Alessio Ishizaka (2011): Deliverable 4: Economic and environmental sustainability of new logistics and manufacturing systems. Funded by the European Commission 7th RTD Programme.Vienna, Austria.

Kritzinger, S; Beullens, P.; Limbers, J.; Bonilla, D.; Navajas-Cawood, E. et al. (2010): Deliverable 2 of LogMan project; Logistics & Manufacturing trends and sustainable transport - Report on external factors. Funded by the European Commission 7th RTD Programme. Basle, Switzerland.

New Developments in Multiple Objective and Goal Programming (March 2010). MOPGP08 Conference Proceedings in Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems. Dylan Jones, Mehrdad Tamiz, Jana Ries (Editors), Springer: Heidelberg.