XXIV Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Investigação Operacional (IO2025)

Session

Session 3.1 - Optimization in networks

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Room 1

34. Inspecting Electric Lines with Drones

Maria Cândida Mourão (ISEG, ULisboa)

Apresentação regular

This study addresses the routing for the inspection of electric lines with drones in Portugal, managed by EDP Labelec, the partner company in this project. There is a set of electrical lines that need to be inspected and a set of points where the drone operator can stop managing the drone for inspecting those lines. The objective is to determine an inspection plan — that is, the points where...

63. Network-Based Resource Planning for Wildfire Management

Elsa Silva (Centro ALGORITMI/LASI, Departamento de Produção e Sistemas, Universidade do Minho)

Apresentação regular

This work addresses the design of networks to support wildfire preparedness activities, namely surveillance, detection, and suppression. The problem is defined over a graph where nodes represent potential locations for positioning resources (e.g., watchtowers or firefighting crews), and arcs denote direct connections (e.g., roads) between these locations.
We propose a mixed-integer...

46. Optimização da supressão de incêndios florestais

Filipe Alvelos (Universidade do Minho)

Apresentação regular

Desde o final da década de 1950 que a Investigação Operacional tem contribuido para a gestão de incêndios florestais. Em anos recentes, têm sido propostas diversas aborgadens para o problema de supressão que, genericamente, consiste em decidir onde colocar os meios disponíveis para atacar o incêndio da forma mais consequente.
Nesta apresentação discutem-se abordagens baseadas em programação...

64. Patrolling Routes for the Amazonas River Navigation System

André Bergsten Mendes (Universidade de São Paulo)

Apresentação regular

The Amazon River and its tributaries form an extensive and complex network exceeding 10,000 km, comprising several significant tributaries. These rivers are crucial for connectivity, facilitating trade and commerce, and providing access to services for local communities. Patrolling these waterways is essential to curb illegal activities, protect biodiversity, and safeguard local communities....