INFORMS 2024 Seattle, Washington INSPIRE Lab participated in the INFORMS Annual Meeting 2024 in Seattle, Washington, sharing research on transportation systems, energy systems, and infrastructure optimization. The conference highlighted the lab’s interdisciplinary work at the intersection of operations research, sustainable mobility, and emerging energy technologies. Presentations Nima Rashgi Shishvan Presentation Topic: Electric vehicles’ potential for smoothing daily load profile considering mobility needs and solar output This work examined how EV charging flexibility can be coordinated to smooth regional net load profiles while considering solar generation and real-world mobility needs. Mohammad Reza Ghorbanali Zadegan Presentation Topic: Optimizing on-site green hydrogen consumption using heavy-duty hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles This research presented a freight and hydrogen optimization framework that integrates vehicle routing, refueling, and on-site green hydrogen production for sustainable freight operations.
