Decision, Operations and Information Technologies Professor Emeritus Saul Gass has published a new book titled “Profiles in Operations Research: Pioneers and Innovators.” The book was co-edited with Arjang Assad, dean of the School of Management, University at Buffalo, SUNY, and former senior associate dean of the Smith School. The book was published by Springer and is available for purchase on Amazon.com.
Gass is a University of Maryland Distinguished Scholar-Teacher and the Dean’s Lifetime Achievement Professor at Smith. His research interests include linear programming, large-scale systems, model validation and evaluation, game theory, multi-objective decision analysis, the application of operations research methodologies, and the history of operations research and related fields.
He is also author of “Linear Programming” and “An Illustrated Guide to Linear Programming,” co-author of “An Annotated Timeline of Operations Research,” and co-editor of “The Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science.”
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