About us...
HOpeR is the first graduate school in healthcare optimization in the Americas, co-created by researchers in Optimisation and Healthcare from Colombia and Canada. Over the course of the program, Graduate Students (Advance MSc and PhD), research fellows and professors from diverse fields collaborate in an interdisciplinary environment, exploring innovative solutions to complex challenges in healthcare systems.
HOpeR’s second edition will take place at Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) (Montreal, Canada) from May 26 to May 30, 2025.
The inaugural HOpeR, hosted in Bogotá, Colombia, brought together over 30 participants, including 23 MSc and PhD students from various countries and seven healthcare managers. The event featured engaging discussions on critical topics such as hospital capacity planning, home healthcare operations, and machine learning methodologies. Highlights included a hackathon challenge and insightful participant research presentations, which promoted collaboration, knowledge sharing, and practical problem-solving.
For an in-depth look at the event, explore pages 43-44 of the IFORS Newsletter (March 2023)
A Look Back at HOpeR 2022
Objective
HOpeR aims to provide advanced training in formulating models and developing solution approaches for healthcare problems using cutting-edge methodologies. It also seeks to foster impactful research in operational research, especially among young researchers and healthcare managers.
With the scientific support of:
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