OR Challenges in Major Sport Events

Although the origins of Operations Research are usually linked to the military, nowadays successful applications in different areas of the society (business, industrial, health sector and sports) can be found. In particular, applications in sports like sport tactics and strategy, scheduling and forecasting have become quite popular in the last...

Strengthening Security during Sporting Events by Unmannde Aerial Vehicles

This paper shows how Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) can improve security in major sporting events. Given the increase in violence among sports fans it is important to timely monitor possible conflict locations. A UAV can patrol and remotely monitor the activity at these locations. Such a patrol tour should be repeatedly executed in order to...