WEBINAR / EVENT
How the FCC Uses Mathematical Optimization
Watch this short webinar to learn about how the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) uses mathematical optimization to schedule the reassignment of channels for broadcast television stations in the United States and Canada in order to free up spectrum for mobile use and 5G.
September 01 2021
WEBINAR / EVENT
How the FCC Uses Mathematical Optimization
Watch this short webinar to learn about how the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) uses mathematical optimization to schedule the reassignment of channels for broadcast television stations in the United States and Canada in order to free up spectrum for mobile use and 5G.
September 01 2021
WEBINAR / EVENT
How the FCC Uses Mathematical Optimization
Watch this short webinar to learn about how the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) uses mathematical optimization to schedule the reassignment of channels for broadcast television stations in the United States and Canada in order to free up spectrum for mobile use and 5G.
September 01 2021
Webinar Summary
In this webinar, you will discover how the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) uses mathematical optimization to schedule the reassignment of channels for broadcast television stations in the United States and Canada in order to free up spectrum for mobile use and 5G.
In the webinar, you will learn:
How the FCC modeled their scheduling problem and attained buy-in for their approach
Some of the unique challenges faced when using mathematical optimization to determine public policy
Presented Materials
You can download the slides presented in this webinar here.
Webinar Summary
In this webinar, you will discover how the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) uses mathematical optimization to schedule the reassignment of channels for broadcast television stations in the United States and Canada in order to free up spectrum for mobile use and 5G.
In the webinar, you will learn:
How the FCC modeled their scheduling problem and attained buy-in for their approach
Some of the unique challenges faced when using mathematical optimization to determine public policy
Presented Materials
You can download the slides presented in this webinar here.
Webinar Summary
In this webinar, you will discover how the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) uses mathematical optimization to schedule the reassignment of channels for broadcast television stations in the United States and Canada in order to free up spectrum for mobile use and 5G.
In the webinar, you will learn:
How the FCC modeled their scheduling problem and attained buy-in for their approach
Some of the unique challenges faced when using mathematical optimization to determine public policy
Presented Materials
You can download the slides presented in this webinar here.
Speakers
Meet Your Expert Speaker
Learn from the best in the industry, bringing years of experience and groundbreaking insights to the forefront of AI personalization.
Brian Smith
Operations Research Analyst with NCI Information Systems, Inc
Brian Smith is an Operations Research Analyst with NCI Information Systems, Inc. and project manager for the Optimization Team at the FCC. He has an MS in Operations Research from George Mason University and a BS in Mathematics from the Catholic University of America.
Karla Hoffman
professor at George Mason University in the Systems Engineering and Operations Research Department
Dr. Karla Hoffman is a professor at George Mason University in the Systems Engineering and Operations Research Department. Her primary areas of research are combinatorial optimization and auctions. She has consulted to the FCC for many years on analytics, optimization, auction design and auction testing. She is Past President and a Fellow of INFORMS
Speakers
Meet Your Expert Speaker
Learn from the best in the industry, bringing years of experience and groundbreaking insights to the forefront of AI personalization.
Brian Smith
Operations Research Analyst with NCI Information Systems, Inc
Brian Smith is an Operations Research Analyst with NCI Information Systems, Inc. and project manager for the Optimization Team at the FCC. He has an MS in Operations Research from George Mason University and a BS in Mathematics from the Catholic University of America.
Karla Hoffman
professor at George Mason University in the Systems Engineering and Operations Research Department
Dr. Karla Hoffman is a professor at George Mason University in the Systems Engineering and Operations Research Department. Her primary areas of research are combinatorial optimization and auctions. She has consulted to the FCC for many years on analytics, optimization, auction design and auction testing. She is Past President and a Fellow of INFORMS
Speakers
Meet Your Expert Speaker
Learn from the best in the industry, bringing years of experience and groundbreaking insights to the forefront of AI personalization.
Operations Research Analyst with NCI Information Systems, Inc
Brian Smith
Brian Smith is an Operations Research Analyst with NCI Information Systems, Inc. and project manager for the Optimization Team at the FCC. He has an MS in Operations Research from George Mason University and a BS in Mathematics from the Catholic University of America.
professor at George Mason University in the Systems Engineering and Operations Research Department
Karla Hoffman
Dr. Karla Hoffman is a professor at George Mason University in the Systems Engineering and Operations Research Department. Her primary areas of research are combinatorial optimization and auctions. She has consulted to the FCC for many years on analytics, optimization, auction design and auction testing. She is Past President and a Fellow of INFORMS
