My primary field from years back. With some great visuals. Integrating it with machine learning and decision making makes much sense. I disagree with the joke below, it has a natural decision and learning focus.
Why Operations Research is awesome — An introduction
Mathematics is the language of the universe, and it is, by definition, logical. But doing mathematics isn’t just logic – It is an extremely creative process of utilising the tools math give us. In operations research, you get to be creative with the tools of mathematics in some exciting fields!
Alex Elkjær Vasegaard in TowardsDataScience
Motivation to understand Operations Research
Decision-making of the future will be as close to fully automated as possible (think “Tony Stark” level automation) . One of the research fields that investigates and furthers this transition is OR. At its core, OR is an applied mathematics field that integrates advanced analytics methods in decision support/making.
As the problems and decision environments become increasingly complex, it is essential to advance research that emphasises the human-technology interface to avoid misconceptions. A classic horror example of the future is if a decision-maker seeks to maximize customer happiness, and the (AI-)system translates that into putting everyone in a dopamine-infused coma similar to that in “The Matrix” (which we may or may not already be in..).
But there are also more tangible issues that we struggle with today. E.g. Routing for package delivery where both the total distance of the route should be minimized while still maximizing the number of delivered packages. The two objectives will, in extreme cases, either not let the drivers deliver any packages or not let them have any free time, but there are also a lot of sub-optimal instances in between. And these issues are only the tip of the iceberg, Jack. So it is crucial that future decision-makers are able to integrate their preferences properly to avoid these situations — and Operations Research investigates precisely this! ... '
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