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Gilbert Laporte

ジルベール・ラポルト

Jirubēru Rapōru

Profile

Gender
Male
Nationality
Canada
Languages
English, French
Residence History
Canada, Montreal

Career

Occupations
Professor of Operations Research
Active Years
1975-2024
Affiliations
HEC Montréal, Université de Montréal
Memberships
Fellow of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), Royal Society of Canada, Honorary Member of the Omega Rho Honor Society

Education

McGill University
Mathematics
Degree: BSc
Country: Canada
Lancaster University
Operations Research
Degree: M.A.
Year of Graduation: 1972
Country: United Kingdom
London School of Economics
Operational Research
Degree: PhD
Year of Graduation: 1975
Country: United Kingdom

Awards

Order of Canada
2018
Organization: Government of Canada
Result: 受章
Innis-Gérin Medal
2007
Organization: Royal Society of Canada
Result: 受賞
Killam Prize
2021
Category: 工学
Organization: Canada Council for the Arts
Result: 受賞
Marie-Victorin award
2018
Organization: Quebec government
Result: 受賞
Gérard-Parizeau Award
2009
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The vehicle routing problem: An overview of exact and approximate algorithms

Academic Paper

A tabu search heuristic for the vehicle routing problem

Academic Paper

A unified tabu search heuristic for vehicle routing problems with time windows

Academic Paper

Classical and modern heuristics for the vehicle routing problem

Academic Paper

Legacy

Recognized as the world's most productive and influential author in operations research and management science, with numerous international awards.

Academic Societies

  • Royal Society of Canada
  • National Academy of Engineering

Trivia

  • His spouse Ann Langley is also a full professor at HEC Montréal.
  • His daughter is an assistant professor at École de Technologie Supérieure.
  • Married on August 3, 1974.