Publications

Some of Optit’s primary achievements have been published in important scientific journals.  In addition, we have presented our results at prominent international conferences.

Among the more relevant publications:

• Pozzi M., Thorsen J.E., Gudmundsson O., Marszal-Pomianowska A., Heiselberg P., Schelle Jensen S., De Reus A., De Koning M., Digitalisation in District Heating and Cooling systems. Euroheat & Power, May 2023. link
• Pozzi M., Bettinelli A., Detassis F., Filippini E., Graziani S., Morgione S., Vigo D. District heating network maintenance planning optimization. Energy reports, Vol. 7, Supp. 4, October 2021, Pages 184-192 (special issue of 17th International Symposium on District Heating and Cooling, Nottingham Trent University, 6–9 September 2021).
  District heating network maintenance planning optimization

• Pozzi M., Ferrari L., Morgione S., et al.,  A comprehensive framework for District Energy systems upgrade. Energy reports, Vol. 7, Supp. 4, October 2021, pp  359-367 (special issue of 17th International Symposium on District Heating and Cooling, Nottingham Trent University, 6–9 September 2021) A comprehensive framework for District Energy systems upgrade

• Bettinelli, A., Cacchiani, V., & Malaguti, E. (2017), A branch-and-bound algorithm for the knapsack problem with conflict graph. INFORMS Journal on Computing, 29(3), pp. 457-473https://doi.org/10.1287/ijoc.2016.0742
• A. Bettinelli, V. Cacchiani, T. G. Crainic, D. Vigo, A Branch-and-Cut-and-Price algorithm for the Multi-trip Separate Pickup and Delivery Problem with Time Windows at Customers and Facilities. European Journal of Operational Research 279(3), pp. 824-839, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2019.06.032
• T. Parriani, M. Pozzi, D. Vigo, F. Cruijssen, Creation of Optimal Service Zones for the Delivery of Express Packages. In A View of Operations Research Applications in Italy, vol. 2 of AIRO-Springer Series, pp. 19-28. Springer, Cham 2019. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-25842-9_2
• A. Bettinelli, A. Santini, D. Vigo, A real-time conflict solution algorithm for the train rescheduling problem. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological 106, 237-265, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2017.10.005
• A. Bettinelli, A. Gordini, A. Laghi, T. Parriani, M. Pozzi, D. Vigo, Decision support systems for energy production optimization and network design in district heating applications. In Real-World Decision Support Systems, Integrated Series in Information Systems, vol 37, pp. 71-87. Springer, Cham 2016. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-43916-7_4
• C. Bordin, A. Gordini, D. Vigo, An optimization approach for district heating strategic network design. European Journal of Operational Research, 252(1), pp. 296-307, 2016. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0377221716000035
• Vigo, C. Caremi, A. Gordini, S. Bosso, G. D’Aleo, B. Beleggia. Sprint: Optimization of staff management for desk customer relations services at Hera. Interfaces, 44, pp. 461-479, 2014. https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/full/10.1287/inte.2014.0763

More informative publications:

• M. Pozzi, L. Ferrari, S. Morgione, Systems modernization and efficiency in Europe: the UpgradeDH project. Network Services, November-December 2020, pp. 32-34. Novembre-Dicembre 2020 – Servizi a Rete
• T. Parriani, D. Vigo, Optimising Waste Flows. Impact, Autumn 2017, pp. 15-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/2058802X.2017.11969251
• A. Gordini, A. Laghi, T. Parriani, M. Pozzi, D. Vigo, Ottimizzazione degli impianti di produzione di energia termica. Energie & Ambiente Oggi, Settembre 2015, pp. 58-61.