Mathematics

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Dylan Jones, BSc, PhD

Dylan is a Principal lecturer in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Portsmouth and a member of the Logistics and Management Mathematics Research Group.

Research Focus

• Multi-Objective Programming
• Goal Programming
• Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis
• Combining Simulation and Multiple Objective Optimisation
• Operational Research in Healthcare, Logistics, and Defence

External Research Grants

• European Union - ‘Logistics and Manufacturing Trends’  (LOGMAN)  FP7 project – named researcher, 10% of FTE allocated, total project value to University €157,000, 2009-2011.
• European Union - "Sea Border Surveillance" (SEABILLA) FP7 project – named researcher, 5% of FTE allocated, total project value to University €240,000, 2010-2013.
• Royal Society Outgoing fellowship for research visit to the University of Malaga, May-June 2006. Value £2250

• EPSRC fast-track research grant entitled `Development of a genetically driven system for the solution and analysis of Multi-objective programming models’. This award was of the value of £55,000,  January 1999-July 2000

Recent Publications

Forthcoming

• Selecting portfolios based on Sharpe, Treynor, and Goal Programming methodologies, applications to mutual funds in the UK and Egypt, with M.Tamiz and R. Azmi accepted for publication in Arab Journal of Administrative Sciences.

• Goal Programming to Model Human Decision Making in Ultimatum Games, with Patrick Beullens and Nerda Zaibidi, accepted for publication in International Transactions in Operational Research.

2011

• A practical weight sensitivity algorithm for goal and multiple objective programming (2011), Jones DF, European Journal of Operational Research, 213, 238-245.

2010

• Practical Goal Programming
  Jones DF, Tamiz M, Springer Books.
• New Developments in Multiple Objective and Goal Programming (2010) with M. Tamiz, J. Ries,  Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, 638, Springer Books.

• On finding and detecting efficient assignments in the case of multiple inputs and outputs Afzalinejad M, Jones DF, International Journal of Computer Mathematics, 87, 715-725.

2009

• Combining Simulation and Goal Programming for Healthcare Planning in a Medical Assessment Unit.
  Oddoye JP, Jones DF, Tamiz M, Schmidt P. (2009), European Journal of Operational Research, 193, 250-261
• A Queueing and Goal Programming Approach to Bed Allocation in Hospitals.
  Li X, Beullens P, Jones DF, and Tamiz M.
  Accepted with minor modifications by Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems (Springer).
• Optimal Bed Allocation in Hospitals.
  Li X, Beullens P, Jones DF, and Tamiz M.
  Accepted for publication in Springer Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems.

2008

• Weighted Additive Models for Solving Fuzzy Goal Programming Problems.
  Yaghoobi, M, Tamiz M, and Jones DF (2008).
  Asia Pacific Journal of Operational Research, 25, 715-733.
• An Integrated Queuing and Multi-Objective Bed Allocation Model with Application to a Hospital in China.
  Li X, Beullens P, Jones DF, and Tamiz M. (2008)
  Journal of the Operational Research Society, 59, 1-9.
• Multi-Objective Simulation Optimization through Search Heuristics and Relational Database Analysis.
  Willis K, and Jones DF (2008).
  Decision Support Systems, 46, 277-286.

2007

• A Classification Model Based on Goal Programming with Non-Standard Preference Functions with Application to Prediction of Cinema-going Behaviour.
  Jones DF, Collins A, and Hand C (2007).
  European Journal of Operational Research, 177, 515-524.
• An interactive three stage model for mutual fund portfolio selection.
  Perez Gladish B, Jones DF, Tamiz M, and Bilbao Terol A (2007).
  Omega, 35, 75-88.
• Hyper-spherical inversion transformations in multi-objective evolutionary optimisation.
  Large JW, Jones DF, and Tamiz M (2007).
  European Journal of Operational Research, 177, 1678-1702.
• A multi-objective model to determine efficient resource levels in a medical assessment unit.
  Oddoye JP, Jones DF, Tamiz M, Fouroughi AA, Schmidt P.
  Journal of the Operational Research Society, 58, 1563-1573.

2005

• A selection method for a preferential election.
  Foroughi A, Jones DF, and Tamiz M (2005).
  Applied Mathematics and Computation, 163, 107-116.

2004

• A distance-metric methodology for the derivation of weights from a pairwise Comparison Matrix.
  Jones DF and Mardle SJ (2004).
  Journal of the Operational Research Society, 55, 869-875.

2003

• Development of an integrated multiple objective solution system : Multigen.
  Mirrazavi SK, Jones DF, and Tamiz M (2003).
  Decision Support Systems, 36, 177-187.
• Analysis of trends in distance-metric modelling for operational research and soft computing.
  Jones DF, and Tamiz M (2003).
  Advances in soft computing – Multiple objective and goal programming, T Tanino, T Tanaka and M Inuigchi (Eds.), 19-26.

2002

• Reply and final reply to the comments of Profs Ganjavi et al.
  Romero C, Tamiz M, and Jones DF (2002).
  Journal of the Operational Research Society, 53, 927-931.
• Multi-Objective meta-heuristics: an overview of the current state-of-the art.
  Jones DF, Mirrazavi SK, and Tamiz M (2002).
  European Journal of Operational Research, 137, 1-9.
• Towards the development of an intelligent goal programming system.
  Mirrazavi SK, Jones DF, and Tamiz M (2002).
  Advances in soft computing – Multiple objective and goal programming, T Trzashalik and J Michnik (Eds.), 171-185.
• Goal programming in the period 1990-2000.
  Jones DF, Tamiz M (2002).
  In Multiple criteria optimization state of the art annotated Bibliographic surveys, M. Erghott X. Gandibleux (eds.) Kluwver.

2001

• A comparison of genetic and conventional methods for the solution of integer goal programmes.
  Mirrazavi SK, Jones DF, and Tamiz M (2001).
  European Journal of Operational Research, 132, 594-602.
• Reply and final reply to the comments of Prof Ogryczak.
  Romero C, Tamiz M, and Jones DF (2001).
  Journal of the Operational Research Society, 52, 962-965.

2000

• ‘Resource Allocation in the North Sea Demersal Fisheries: A Goal Programming Approach.’
  Mardle SJ, Pascoe S, Tamiz M and Jones DF (2000).
  Annals of Operations Research , 94, 321-342.

1999

• ‘Extensions of Pareto Efficiency Analysis to Integer Goal Programming.’
  Tamiz M, Mirrazavi SK, and Jones DF (1999).
  OMEGA the International Journal of Management Science, 27, 179-188.

1998

• ‘Goal programming: Recent developments in theory and practice.’
  Tamiz M and Jones DF (1998).
  International Journal of Management and Systems, Vol 14, No. 1, 1-16.
• ‘Goal Programming, Compromise Programming and Reference Point Method Formulations: Linkages and Utility Interpretations.’
  Romero C, Tamiz M and Jones DF (1998).
  Journal Of OR Society, Vol 49, Number 9, pp. 986-991.
• ‘Intelligent Solution and Analysis of Goal Programmes: The GPSYS System’
  Jones DF, Tamiz M and Mirrazavi SK (1998).
  Decision Support Systems, Vol 23, pp 329-332.
• ‘Goal Programming for Decision Making: An Overview of the Current State-of-the-art.’
  Tamiz M, Jones DF and Romero C (1998).
  The European Journal Of Operational Research, Vol. 111/3.

1997

• ‘Interactive frameworks for investigation of goal programming models: theory and practice.’
  Tamiz M and Jones DF (1997).
  Journal of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis, 6, 52-60.
• ‘A comparison between goal programming and regression analysis for portfolio selection.'
  Tamiz M, Hasham R, Fargher K and Jones DF (1997).
  Lecture notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, Springer, 448, 421-432.
• ‘A general purpose interactive goal programming algorithm.'
  Tamiz M and Jones DF (1997).
  Lecture notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, Springer, 448, 433-444.
• ‘Multi-Objective Modelling of the UK Fisheries of the English Channel.’
  Pascoe S, Tamiz M and Jones DF (1997).
  Proceedings of the IXth Annual Conference of the European Association of Fisheries Economists.

Pre-1997

• ‘An Overview of Current Solution Methods and Modelling Practices in Goal Programming.'
  Tamiz M and Jones DF (1996).
  Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, Vol 432, pp 198-211.
• ‘A Two Staged Goal Programming Model for Portfolio Selection.'
  Tamiz M, Hasham R, and Jones DF (1996).
  Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, Vol 432, pp 286-299.
• ‘An Exploration of Linear and Goal Programming Models in the Downstream Oil Industry.'
  Tamiz M, Mardle SJ and Jones DF (1996).
  Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, Vol 432, pp 346-358.
• ‘Detecting IIS in Infeasible Linear Programmes using techniques from Goal Programming.’
  Tamiz M, Mardle SJ and Jones DF (1996).
  Computers and Operations Research, Vol. 23, No.2, pp 113-119.
• ‘Goal Programming and Pareto Efficiency.'
  Tamiz M and Jones DF (1996).
  Journal of Information and Optimization Sciences, Vol. 17, No. 2, pp 1-17.
• ‘An overview of current solution methods and modelling practices in goal programming.'
  Tamiz M and Jones DF (1996).
  Lecture notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, Springer, 432, 198-211.
• ‘A review of goal programming and its applications.'
  Tamiz M, Jones DF and Eldarzi E (1995).
  Annals of OR, Vol 58, pp 39-54.
• ‘Algorithmic Improvements to the method of Martel and Aouni.'
  Tamiz M and Jones DF (1995).
  Journal of OR Society, No 46, pp 254-257.
• ‘Expanding the Flexibility of Goal Programming via Preference Modelling Techniques.'
  Jones DF and Tamiz M (1995).
  Omega, Int. J. Magmt Sci, No 1, pp. 41-48.