International Journals

Vacca et al., forthcoming
Vacca, I., Salani, M., and Bierlaire, M. (to appear). An exact algorithm for the integrated planning of berth allocation and quay crane assignment, Transportation Science (accepted for publication on March 17, 2012)
ISI: Impact factor: 1.479, cited half-life: >10

Kriett and Salani, 2012
Kriett, P.O., Salani, M., (2012). Optimal control of a residential microgrid, Energy 42(1):321-330. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2012.03.049
ISI: Impact factor: 3.565

Salani and Vacca, 2011
Salani, M., and Vacca, I. (2011). Branch and Price for the Vehicle Routing Problem with Discrete Split Deliveries and Time Windows, European Journal of Operational Research 213(3):470-477. doi:10.1016/j.ejor.2011.03.023
ISI: Impact factor: 2.093, cited half-life: 8.3
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Liberatore et al., (2011)
Liberatore, F., Righini, G., and Salani, M. (2011). A column generation algorithm for the vehicle routing problem with soft time windows, 4OR: A Quarterly Journal of Operations Research 9(1):49-82. doi:10.1007/s10288-010-0136-6
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Eggenberg et al., 2011
Eggenberg, N., Salani, M., and Bierlaire, M. (2011). Uncertainty Feature Optimization: an implicit paradigm for problems with noisy data, Networks 57(3):270-284. doi:10.1002/net.20428
ISI: Impact factor: 1.213, cited half-life: >10
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Eggenberg et al., 2010
Eggenberg, N., Salani, M., and Bierlaire, M. (2010). Constraint-specific recovery networks for solving airline recovery problems, Computers & Operations Research 37(6):1014-1026. doi:10.1016/j.cor.2009.08.006
ISI: Impact factor: 1.147, cited half-life: 6.4
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Salani et al., 2010
Salani, M., Duyckaerts, G., and Swartz, P. G. (2010). Ambush avoidance in Vehicle Routing for valuable delivery, Journal of Transportation Security 3(1):41-55. doi:10.1007/s12198-010-0037-0
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Giallombardo et al., 2010
Giallombardo, G., Moccia, L., Salani, M., and Vacca, I. (2010). Modeling and Solving the Tactical Berth Allocation Problem, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological 44(2):232-245. doi:10.1016/j.trb.2009.07.003
ISI: Impact factor: 2.856, cited half-life: 9.1
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Bierlaire and Salani, 2009
Bierlaire, M., and Salani, M. (2009). Selected papers from the Triennial symposium on transportation analysis (TRISTAN), Phuket, Thailand, June 11–15, 2007, Special Issue of Transportation Research Part C , Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies 17(2):105. doi:10.1016/j.trc.2008.12.001
ISI: Impact factor: 1.706, cited half-life: 7.8
Editorial of the special issue edited by Bierlaire and Salani. Not a research paper.
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Righini and Salani, 2009
Righini, G., and Salani, M. (2009). Decremental state space relaxation strategies and initialization heuristics for solving the orienteering problem with time windows with dynamic programming, Computers & Operations Research 36(4):1191-1203. doi:10.1016/j.cor.2008.01.003
ISI: Impact factor: 1.147, cited half-life: 6.4
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Ceselli et al., 2009
Ceselli, A., Righini, G., and Salani, M. (2009). A column generation algorithm for a vehicle routing problem with economies of scale and additional constraints, Transportation Science 43(1):56-69. doi:10.1287/trsc.1080.0256
ISI: Impact factor: 1.479, cited half-life: >10
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Righini and Salani, 2008
Righini, G., and Salani, M. (2008). New dynamic programming algorithms for the resource constrained shortest path problem., Networks 51(3):155-170. doi:10.1002/net.20212
ISI: Impact factor: 1.213, cited half-life: >10
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Righini And Salani, 2006
Righini, G., and Salani, M. (2006). Symmetry helps: Bounded bi-directional dynamic programming for the elementary shortest path problem with resource constraints, Discrete Optimization 3(3):255-273. doi:10.1016/j.disopt.2006.05.007
ISI: Impact factor: 0.729, cited half-life:
Awarded as Top cited article for 5 years 2005-2010 in Discrete Optimization
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Dell'Amico et al., 2006
Dell'Amico, M., Righini, G., and Salani, M. (2006). A Branch-and-Price Approach to the Vehicle Routing Problem with Simultaneous Distribution and Collection, Transportation Science 40(2):235-247. doi:10.1287/trsc.1050.0118
ISI: Impact factor: 1.479, cited half-life: >10
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Righini and Salani, 2004
Righini, G., and Salani, M. (2004). Dynamic programming algorithms for the elementary shortest path problem with resource constraints, Electronic Notes in Discrete Mathematics 17:247 - 249. doi:doi:10.1016/j.endm.2004.03.047
Ranked first in the TOP 25 hottest articles of Electronic Notes in Discrete Mathematics for January-December 2009
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Book chapters

Liberatore et al, 2009
Liberatore, F., Righini, G., and Salani, M. (2009). A pricing algorithm for the vehicle routing problem with soft time windows. In L. Bertazzi, M.G. Speranza, J. Nunen (ed) Innovations in Distribution Logistics pp.251-266. Springer.
ISBN: 978-3-540-92943-7 [Search BookFinder.com] [Search Google books]

Ceselli et al., 2008
Ceselli, A., , ., Righini, G., and Salani, M. (2008). Ottimizzazione nella distribuzione di merci. In G. Felici, A. Sciomachen (ed) Scienza delle Decisioni in Italia: Applicazioni della Ricerca Operativa a Problemi Aziendali pp.309-319. ECIG.
ISBN: 9788875441500 [Search BookFinder.com] [Search Google books]

Loiseau et al, 2005
Loiseau, I., Maculan, N., Ceselli, A., and Salani, M. (2005). Génération de colonnes en programmation linéaire en nombres entiers. In Paschos, V. Th. (ed) Optimisation combinatoire 1 : concepts fondamentaux pp.237-262. Hermes Science publications - Lavoisier.
ISBN: 978-2746210387 [Search BookFinder.com] [Search Google books]

Refereed Conference Proceedings

Vacca et al., 2010
Vacca, I., Salani, M., and Bierlaire, M. (2010). Optimization of operations in container terminals: hierarchical vs integrated approaches. Proceedings of the 10th Swiss Transport Research Conference (STRC) September 1-3, 2010.
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Giallombardo et al., 2009
Giallombardo, G., Moccia, L., Salani, M., and Vacca, I. (2009). Models and Heuristics for the Tactical Berth Allocation Problem with Quay-Crane Assignment and Transshipment Costs. Proceedings of the European Transport Conference (ETC) October 5-7, 2009.
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Vacca and Salani, 2009
Vacca, I., and Salani, M. (2009). The Vehicle Routing Problem with Discrete Split Delivery and Time Windows. Proceedings of the 9th Swiss Transport Research Conference (STRC) September 9-11, 2009.
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Vacca et al., 2008
Vacca, I., Salani, M., and Bierlaire, M. (2008). Two-stage column generation and applications in container terminal management. Proceedings of the 8th Swiss Transport Research Conference (STRC) October 15-17, 2008.
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Eggenberg et al, 2008c
Eggenberg, N., Salani, M., and Bierlaire, M. (2008). Optimization of Uncertainty Features for Transportation Problems. Proceedings of the Swiss Transportation Research Conference (STRC) October 15-17, 2008.
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Giallombardo et al., 2008
Giallombardo, G., Moccia, L., Salani, M., and Vacca, I. (2008). The Tactical Berth Allocation Problem (TBAP) with quay crane assignment and transshipment-related quadratic yard costs. Proceedings of the European Transport Conference (ETC) October 6-8, 2008.
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Cordone et al. (2007)
Cordone, R., Milesi, M., and Salani, M. (2007). A decision support tool to plan shifts in a home for the aged. Proceedings of the International Conference on Service Operations and Logistics, and Informatics (SOLI) August 27-29, 2007.
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Ceselli et al, 2007
Ceselli, A., Righini, G., and Salani, M. (2007). Column generation for a real world vehicle routing problem. Proceedings of the Sixth Triennial Symposium on Transportation Analysis (TRISTAN) June 10-15, 2007.
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Bierlaire et al, 2007
Bierlaire, M., Eggenberg, N., and Salani, M. (2007). Column generation methods for disrupted airline schedules. Proceedings of the Proceedings of the Sixth Triennial Symposium on Transportation Analysis (TRISTAN) June 10-15, 2007.
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Vacca et al., 2007
Vacca, I., Bierlaire, M., and Salani, M. (2007). Optimization at Container Terminals: Status, Trends and Perspectives. Proceedings of the Swiss Transport Research Conference (STRC) September 12-14, 2007.
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Eggenberg et al, 2007
Eggenberg, N., Salani, M., and Bierlaire, M. (2007). Robust Optimization with Recovery: Application to Shortest Paths and Airline Scheduling. Proceedings of the Swiss Transport Research Conference (STRC) September 12-14, 2007.
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Technical reports

Eggenberg et al, 2010
Eggenberg, N., Salani, M., and Bierlaire, M. (submitted for publication). Robust and Recoverable Maintenance Routing Schedules, Transport and Mobility Laboratory, ENAC, EPFL. TRANSP-OR 100115.
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Salani et al., 2010
Salani, M., Vacca, I., and Bierlaire, M. (submitted for publication). Two-stage column generation, Transport and Mobility Laboratory, ENAC, EPFL. TRANSP-OR 101130.
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Eggenberg et al, 2009b
Eggenberg, N., Salani, M., and Bierlaire, M. (submitted for publication). Constraint-Specific Recovery Networks for Solving Airline Recovery Problems, Transport and Mobility Laboratory, ENAC, EPFL. TRANSP-OR 081001.
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Eggenberg et al, 2009
Eggenberg, N., Salani, M., and Bierlaire, M. (submitted for publication). UFO: Uncertainty Feature Optimization, an Implicit Paradigm for Problems with Noisy Data, Transport and Mobility Laboratory, ENAC, EPFL. TRANSP-OR 080829.
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Eggenberg and Salani, 2009
Eggenberg, N., and Salani, M. (submitted for publication). Uncertainty Feature Optimization for the Airline Scheduling Problem, Transport and Mobility Laboratory, ENAC, EPFL. TRANSP-OR 090105.
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Giallombardo et al., 2009
Giallombardo, G., Moccia, L., Salani, M., and Vacca, I. (submitted for publication). Modeling and Solving the Tactical Berth Allocation Problem, Transport and Mobility Laboratory, ENAC, EPFL. TRANSP-OR 090312.
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Swartz et al. 2009
Swartz, P. G., Duyckaerts, G., and Salani, M. (submitted for publication). Ambush avoidance in Vehicle Routing for valuable delivery, Transport and Mobility Laboratory, ENAC, EPFL. TRANSP-OR 091216.
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Salani and Vacca, 2009
Salani, M., and Vacca, I. (submitted for publication). Branch and Price for the Vehicle Routing Problem with Discrete Split Deliveries and Time Windows, Transport and Mobility Laboratory, ENAC, EPFL. TRANSP-OR 091224.
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Vacca et al., 2008
Vacca, I., Bierlaire, M., and Salani, M. (submitted for publication). Optimization at Container Terminals: Status, Trends and Perspectives (revised version), Transport and Mobility Laboratory, ENAC, EPFL. TRANSP-OR 080528.
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Salani and Vacca, 2008
Salani, M., and Vacca, I. (submitted for publication). Two-stage column generation and applications, Transport and Mobility Laboratory, ENAC, EPFL. TRANSP-OR 081002.
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Vacca et al., 2007
Vacca, I., Bierlaire, M., and Salani, M. (submitted for publication). Optimization at Container Terminals: Status, Trends and Perspectives, Transport and Mobility Laboratory, ENAC, EPFL. TRANSP-OR 071204.
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