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D.A. van der Laan

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20042015

Personal profile

Personal information

Dinard van der Laan is associate professor at the department of Econometrics and OR at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam. He obtained his PhD at Leiden University in 2003.

Research

Main research topics:

  • Dynamic Programming
  • Markov Decision Processes
  • Optimization of Queueing Networks
  • Dynamic Pricing

 

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Research Output 2004 2015

Assigning Multiple Job Types to Parallel Specialized Servers

van der Laan, D. A. 2015 Amsterdam: Tinbergen Institute, 35 p.(TI Discussion Paper; no. 15-102/III)

Research output: Professional › Working paper

Optimal balanced control for call centers

Bhulai, S., Yuan, T., Heidergott, B. F. & van der Laan, D. A. 2012 In : Annals of Operations Research. 201, 1, p. 39-62

Research output: Scientific - peer-review › Article

Approximate results for a generalized secretary problem

Dietz, C., van der Laan, D. A. & Ridder, A. A. N. 2011 In : Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences. 25, 2, p. 157-169

Research output: Scientific - peer-review › Article

Endogenous entry in lowest-unique sealed-bid auctions

Houba, H. E. D., van der Laan, D. A. & Veldhuizen, D. 2011 In : Theory and Decision. 71, 2, p. 269-295

Research output: Scientific - peer-review › Article

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Optimal mixing of Markov decision rules for MDP control

van der Laan, D. A. 2011 In : Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences. 25, 3, p. 307-342

Research output: Scientific - peer-review › Article