PROS Research Scientists to Present at EURO 2016
Walczak to lead expert session on innovative data science strategies for
airline revenue management; McCaffrey to cover dynamic programming for managing upgrades
HOUSTON, July 1, 2016 – PROS® (NYSE: PRO), the revenue and profit realization company, today announced that its Principal Research Scientist Dr. Darius Walczak and Senior Solutions Architect Dr. David McCaffrey will deliver addresses at the 28th European Conference on Operational Research – EURO 2016. For the first time in its 40-year history, the conference will be held in Poland, July 3-5, at the Poznań University of Technology, one of the leading European centers in decision analysis, optimization, project management and scheduling.
EURO – the European Association of Operational Research Society – is a regional group associated with IFORS, the International Federation of Operational Research Societies, headquartered in Switzerland. The organizations are dedicated to promoting operational research throughout Europe.
At EURO 2016, Walczak will lead a session dedicated to revenue management in the airline industry titled Constrained Markov Decision Processes in Revenue Management. He will discuss optimization that helps companies balance trade-offs such as revenue and load factor, and analyze theoretical results and their ability to be implemented in real-life revenue management and pricing decisions.
McCaffrey’s presentation – Dynamic Programming Algorithms for Optimal Upgrading – will uncover solutions and conditions that airlines can use for estimating the financial benefits of dynamically managing upgrades. While most airlines today employ static approaches for managing upgrades, his research compares and contrasts new dynamic capabilities that help airlines generate meaningful revenue growth.
“EURO 2016 brings together almost 2,000 researchers, academicians and practitioners who work in operational research from around the world,” said Walczak. “Presentations will cover some of the most complex and strategic methodologies in operations research that are shaping next-generation thought leadership capabilities. We are honored to join this prestigious group, where we plan to share how PROS is helping customers balance their business objectives and redefine the customer experience through dynamic pricing, offer optimization and offer personalization.”
To learn more about the conference, visit the website or follow PROS on Twitter at @PROS_Inc.
About PROS
PROS Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PRO) is a revenue and profit realization company that helps B2B and B2C customers realize their potential through the blend of simplicity and data science. PROS offers cloud solutions to help accelerate sales, formulate winning pricing strategies and align product, demand and availability. PROS revenue and profit realization solutions are designed to allow customers to experience meaningful revenue growth, sustained profitability and modernized business processes. To learn more, visit pros.com.
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