Category Archives: In the media

This is the category for news where the OSE group has been featured in different media outlets.

Mikael Nyberg utilized optimization to win a leg in Volvo Ocean Race game

Aided by one-hundred year old weather maps and his knowledge in optimization, PhD student Mikael Nyberg won a leg in one of the world’s largest virtual regattas, Volvo Ocean Race Game, with over 178 000 registered boats and about 90 000 participants. Nyberg was awarded a trip to Auckland, New Zeeland to visit the real Volvo Ocean Race when it visited the city. Continue reading →

Annual seminar 2011 featured in Meddelanden från Åbo Akademi

The official magazine of Åbo Akademi University writes about the annual seminar in Optimization and Systems Engineering December, 8, 2011, and especially acknowledges professor Ignacio Grossmann who held the plenary lecturer. Prof. Grossmann has a honorary doctorate from Åbo Akademi University, and is a member of the International Scientific Panel of the OSE group. Read the article here.