Operations Research

Moving forward is about finding the best route.

Commuting affects thousands of Kiwis daily and everyone has the same goal - to get to their destination the quickest way possible. So what's best - choosing a route that's quickest for the individual, or choosing a route that minimises the overall delay for everyone? What would you do?

- Heti Afimemounga (right)

Queueing is never fun

and sometimes it is difficult to make the right decision to minimise it! I'm working on algorithms of finding the best decision for users in various queueing situations - but particularly when travelling.

- Lisa Chen (left)

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Lisa Chen and Heti Afimemounga are PhD students.