Dr. Ed Petersen

Biography

Ed Petersen is an Emeritus Professor at the Smith School of Business, Queen's University. He received his PhD in Electrical Engineering/Engineering-Economic Systems from Stanford University in 1967. Petersen's career includes positions as a visiting scholar at the University of California, Berkeley, and as a visiting fellow at Cambridge University, England. His research largely focuses on Operations Research and Management Science, particularly in the context of railway operations. He has developed various modelling optimization methods and is renowned for his work integrating network equilibrium models in railway operations, freight pricing, and scheduling models for train operations. His research contributions include the development of the QRAIL railway costing planning model and the PROPS+ spreadsheet-based management science software system. He has authored numerous influential publications and conference papers, making substantial contributions to the fields of operations research and transportation science. Petersen's unique expertise blends analytic methods with practical applications, benefiting both academic and industry practitioners in transportation and operations management.

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