Dr Christopher Kirkbride
Senior LecturerResearch Overview
My research is concerned with decision making under uncertainty. In such problems actions are taken in response to current information about the environment you are operating in. My primary interest lies in developing novel solutions that describe the ‘best’ action to take in these random environments over time. This involves a range of methodologies from optimization, stochastic dynamic programming, simulation and approximate dynamic programming. Current and recent projects include:
- Project scheduling
- Nuclear decommissioning
- Prediction and optimisation
- Intelligence gathering
- Workforce planning
- Asset and portfolio management
PhD Supervision Interests
I welcome applications from prospective PhD students whose research interests fall broadly within "decision making under uncertainty", including methods such as stochastic dynamic programming, (stochastic/robust) optimisation, simulation and approximate dynamic programming/reinforcement learning. Projects concerning practical Operational Research problems in which these methods can be applied are of particular interest.
01/10/2020 → 30/09/2023
Research
01/10/2019 → 30/09/2023
Research
01/10/2018 → 31/03/2022
Research
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STOR-i Centre for Doctoral Training
Centre for Transport & Logistics (CENTRAL), Lancaster Intelligent, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Centre, LIRA - Fundamentals, Optimisation, Simulation and Stochastic Modelling
Centre for Marketing Analytics & Forecasting, Statistical Artificial Intelligence, STOR-i Centre for Doctoral Training
- DSI - Foundations
- Lancaster Intelligent, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Centre
- LIRA - Fundamentals
- Optimisation
- Simulation and Stochastic Modelling
- STOR-i Centre for Doctoral Training