Keynote speech: Prof. Ola Jabali (Politecnico di Milano) - Using Electric Vehicles for Goods Distribution

As part of the 20^th Swiss Transport Research Conference (STRC 2020), the keynote speech of Prof. Ola Jabali (Politecnico di Milano) will be broadcasted in the following YouTube live streaming:  https://youtu.be/8DY1Nyn7OSI

Title: Using Electric Vehicles for Goods Distribution

Abstract: The issues related to the use and integration of electric vehicles in logistics activities, have triggered a wide range of transportation science problems. In this talk we review recent advances in this area. In particular, we present battery charging and discharging patterns that need to be considered. We discuss the modelling of battery degradation processes. These are integrated within the context of scheduling charging activities at depots. Furthermore, considering energy consumption uncertainty, we examine issues related to designing reliable routes. Finally, we elaborate several formulations and algorithmic components for situations where electric vehicles may deviate from their routes to perform recharging activities.
 
Bio: Ola Jabali is an associate professor at the operations research and discrete optimization group of DEIB (Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria) at  Politecnico di Milano. She is also an affiliated Professor at HEC Montréal, and a collaborating member of the Interuniversity Research Centre on Enterprise Networks, Logistics and Transportation (CIRRELT). Before joining Politecnico di Milano, she was an assistant Professor at the department of logistics and operations management of HEC Montréal. She obtained her Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the Eindhoven University of Technology. She has a B.Sc. and an M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. Her research interests deal with modelling realistic problems arising in transportation, production and logistics. She mainly focuses on optimizing goods transportation, in particular problems related to pollution, uncertainty, fleet composition and customer service.