Adapting smart waste collection systems through operational learning

EI-ERIM-OR seminar
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In this work, we consider a smart waste collection system where sensor-equipped bins can transmit information about their fill levels. Decisions about which bins to equip with sensors are typically made at a higher level, placing sensors at locations where they are expected to provide the greatest value.

Speaker
Dilay Aktas Dejaegere
Date
Friday 29 May 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
Type
Seminar
Room
ET-14
Building
E Building
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However, waste generation patterns may change over time, potentially reducing the effectiveness of these decisions. We discuss how operational data can be used within a learning framework to detect structural shifts in waste deposition patterns that significantly affect system performance and may indicate the need to revisit higher level decisions.

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About the speaker

Dilay Aktas Dejaegere is a postdoctoral researcher at the KU Leuven Institute for Mobility (Belgium), where she also obtained her PhD. She has a background in operations research, and she studied the design and optimization of demand-responsive public bus systems during her PhD. She now works on optimization frameworks for smart waste collection systems.

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Lunch will be provided (vegetarian option included).

For more information please contact the Secretariat Econometrics at eb-secr@ese.eur.nl

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