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My preference is to work on my own. Of course, over the years I wrote joint papers with colleagues and students, but ... on the whole, I work on my own.

While I do plan to continue to publish journal articles, my focus over the next few of years will be on books and monographs.

Moshe's second DP book!
  1. Sniedovich M. and Davis D.R. - Comments on 'Chance constrained dynamic programming and optimization of water resources systems', by Askew A.J. Water Resources Research, 11(6): pp. 1037-1038 (1975).
  2. Sniedovich M. and Davis D.R. - Evaluation of flood forecasting response systems, ASCE Journal of the Water Resources and Planning Division, 10(2): pp. 77-87 (1976).
  3. Sniedovich M. - Dynamic programming and the principle of optimality: a systematic approach. Advances in Water Resources, 1(4): pp. 183-190 (1978).
  4. Sniedovich M. - Dynamic programming and principles of optimality. Journal of Mathematical Analysis and its Applications, 65(3): pp. 586-606 (1978).
  5. Verkhovsky B.S. and Sniedovich M. - Analysis of investment in technology development and resource conservation, Advances in Water Resources, 1(3): pp. 131-139 (1978).
  6. Sniedovich M. - On the reliability of reliability constraints, in Reliability in Water Resources Management, eds. E.A. McBean and K.W. Hippel, Water Resources Publications, Fort-Collins, Colorado: pp. 102-126 (1979).
  7. Sniedovich M. - Reliability constrained reservoir control problems 1: methodolog- ical issues. Water Resources Research, 15(6): pp. 1574-1582 (1979).
  8. Sniedovich M. - A variance constrained reservoir control problem. Water Resources Research, 16(2): pp. 271-274 (1980).
  9. Sniedovich M. - Analysis of a chance constrained reservoir control problem. Water Resources Research, 16(5): pp. 849-853 (1980).
  10. Sniedovich M. - Preference order stochastic knapsack problems: methodological issues. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 31: pp. 1025-1032 (1980).
  11. Sniedovich M. - Some comments on preference order dynamic programming models. Journal of Mathematical Analysis and its Applications, 79(2): pp. 489-501 (1981).
  12. Sniedovich M. - Analysis of a preference order assembly line problem. Management Science, 27(9): pp. 1067-1080 (1981).
  13. Sniedovich M. - Analysis of a preference order travelling salesman problem. Operations Research, 29(6): pp. 1234-1237 (1981).
  14. Sniedovich M. - Use of APL in Operations Research: an interactive dynamic programming model. APL Quote Quad, 12(1): pp. 291-297 (1981).
  15. Sniedovich M. and Smart J.S. - Dynamic programming: an interactive approach. Journal of Mathematical Analysis and its Applications, 86(2): pp. 208-220 (1982).
  16. Sniedovich M. - Interactive multilevel definition of APL functions. APL Quote Quad, 13(1): pp. 339-345 (1982).
  17. Sniedovich M. - Comments on 'Optimal weekly releases from a seasonal reservoir1: deterministic future', by Laufer F., and Morel-Seytoux. Water Resources Research, 18(2): pp.442-445 (1982).
  18. Sniedovich M. - The role of optimization in water resources management, in Environmental Systems Analysis and Management, ed. S. Rinaldi, North-Holland, NY: pp. 331-343 (1982).
  19. Sniedovich M. - A class of variance constrained problems. Operations Research, 31(2): pp. 338-353 (1983).
  20. Sniedovich M. and Nielsen P.A. - A Heuristic solution procedure for a joint reservoir control capacity expansion problem. Water Resources Research, 19(1): pp. 15-20(1983).
  21. Sniedovich M. and Nielsen P.A. - Reliability constrained reservoir control problems 2: randomized strategies. Water Resources Research, 19(6): pp. 1622-1626 (1983).
  22. Sniedovich M. - C-programming: a class of nonlinear optimization problems. Discrete Applied Mathematics, 9: pp. 301-305 (1984).
  23. Sniedovich M. - Analysis of a class of proxy problems. Operations Research Letters, 3(5): pp. 271-273 (1984).
  24. Sniedovich, M. - C-programming: an outline. Operations Research Letters, 4(1): pp. 19-21 (1985).
  25. Sniedovich M. - A new look at Bellman's principle of optimality. Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, 49(1): pp.161-176 (1986).
  26. Sniedovich M. - C-programming and the minimization of pseudo-linear and additive concave functions. Operations Research Letters, 5(4): pp. 185-189 (1986).
  27. Sniedovich M. - A class of nonseparable dynamic programming problems, Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, 52(1): pp. 111-121 (1987).
  28. Sniedovich M. - A new look at fractional programming. Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, 54(1): pp. 113-120 (1987).
  29. Sniedovich M. - On fractional programming problems in engineering optimization. Engineering Optimization, 12: pp. 247-250 (1987).
  30. Sniedovich M. - A multiobjective routing problem revisited. Engineering Optimization, 13(2): pp. 99-108 (1988).
  31. Sniedovich M. - Fractional programming revisited. European Journal of Operational Research, 33(3): pp. 334-341 (1988).
  32. Sniedovich M. - A minimax job completion-time problem revisited. Applied Mathematics Letters, 1(2): pp. 189-192 (1988).
  33. Sniedovich M. - C-programming: a nonlinear parametric optimization method. Computers and Mathematics with Applications, 16 (10/11): pp. 837-844 (1988).
  34. Sniedovich M. - The right to left rule, Journal of the APL Society of South Africa, 1(2): pp. 14-18 (1988).
  35. Sniedovich M. - The WS FULL syndrome. Journal of the APL Society of South Africa, 1(3): pp. 18-30 (1989).
  36. Sniedovich M. - The APL phenomenon: an operational research perspective, European Journal of Operational Research, 38(2): pp. 141-155 (1989).
  37. Sniedovich M. - Analysis of a class of fractional programming problems. Mathematical Programming, 43(3), A: pp. 329-347 (1989).
  38. Sniedovich M. - Using dynamic programming in solving non-separable water resources problems, pp. 128-146, in Dynamic Programming for Optimal Water Resources Systems Analysis, ed. A.O. Esogbue, Prentice-Hall, New-York: pp. 128-146 (1989).
  39. Sniedovich M. - A quick and elegant solution to an AOQ computer programming task. Computers and Industrial Engineering, 16(2): pp. 349-353 (1989).
  40. Sniedovich M. - Analysis of a machine executable generalized S-notation, Computers and Mathematics with Applications, 20(11): pp. 53-65 (1990).
  41. Sniedovich M. and Vazirinejad S. - A solution strategy for a class of nonlinear knapsack problems. American Journal of Mathematical and Management Science, 10(1-2): pp. 51-71 (1990).
  42. Sniedovich M. - Solution strategies for variance minimization problems, Computers and Mathematics with Applications, 21(2-3): pp. 49-56 (1991).
  43. Sniedovich M. - A machine executable generalized inner product and its applications, Computers and Mathematics with Applications, 21(2-3): pp. 159-163 (1991).
  44. Sniedovich M. - Toward parallel computing on personal computers in mathematical Programming, in Recent Developments in Mathematical Programming, e.d. S. Kumar, Gordon and Breach, Melbourne, pp. 303-322, (1991).
  45. Sniedovich M. - C-programming: its theory and applications, in Recent Developments in Mathematical Programming, e.d. S. Kumar, Gordon and Breach, Melbourne, pp. 79-91, (1991).
  46. Sniedovich M. and Beaumont N. - Primal simplex algorithm for LP problems in standard form, ASOR Bulletin, 10(2): pp. 8-9 (1991)
  47. Beaumont N. and Sniedovich M. - Solving the knapsack problem using APL2, ASOR Bulletin 10(3): pp. 22-23 (1991)
  48. Sniedovich M. and Findlay S., Jogging with APL along the shortest path, APL Quote Quad 23(1): pp. 221-227 (1992).
  49. Domingo A. and Sniedovich M. - Optimizing nonseparable functions with dynamic programming, in Proceedings of APORS'91, Wu C.P. editor, Peking University Press, Beijing: pp. 271-276 (1992).
  50. Macalalag E. and Sniedovich M. - Maximizing composite convex functions with linear programming, in Proceedings of APORS'91, Wu C.P. editor, Peking University Press, Beijing: pp. 517-520 (1992).
  51. Mehrez A. and Sniedovich M., An analysis of a dynamic project cost problem, Journal of the Operational Research Society: 43(6): pp. 591-604 (1992).
  52. Domingo A. and Sniedovich M., Experiments with algorithms for nonseparable dynamic programming problems, European Journal of Operational Research 67(2): pp. 172-187 (1993).
  53. Beaumont N. and Sniedovich M., The compact simplex method, ASOR Bulletin, 12(2): pp. 13-24 (1993)
  54. Sniedovich M. - A dynamic programming algorithm for the travelling salesman problem, APL Quote Quad, 23(4), 1-2, 1993.
  55. Sniedovich M., Macalalag E. and Findlay S., The simplex algorithm as a global optimizer: a c-programming perspective, Journal of Global Optimization, 4(1), 89-109, 1994.
  56. Sniedovich M., Algorithmic and computational aspects of composite concave programming, International Transactions in Operational Research, 1(1), 75-85, 1994.
  57. Sniedovich M. - A dynamic programming algorithm for the knapsack problem, APL Quote Quad, 24(3), 18-21, 1994.
  58. Beaumont N. and Sniedovich M., Critical of critical path methods, ASOR Bulletin, 13(1), 8 -13, 1994.
  59. Sniedovich M., On mean-standard deviation problems and beyond via c-programming, Optimization, 32, 85-89, 1995.
  60. Sniedovich M. and Findlay S., Solving a class of multiplicative programming problems via c-programming, Journal of Global Optimization, 6, 313-319, 1995.
  61. Domingo A. and Sniedovich M., Conventional dynamic programming algorithms for solving reliability network problems, OPSEARCH , 32(3), 210-226, 1995.
  62. Churilov, L. and Sniedovich M., Optimization in engineering design: composite concave programming perspective, pp. 559-564, in "The Role of Mathematics in Modern Engineering, Easton and Steiner , Editors, Chartwell-Bratt, 1995.
  63. Macalalag, E. and Sniedovich M., Generalized linear programming and sensitivity analysis techniques, Naval Research Logistics, 43, 397-413, 1996.
  64. Sniedovich, M. Introduction to composite concave programming and its applications, Selected Papers of CLAIO VII Conference, Santiago, Chile, July 4-9, 1994, Maximo Bosch and Carmen Ortiz, Editors, pp. 439-450, 1996.
  65. Churilov L., Sniedovich M. and Byrne A., On the notion of hyper-sensitivity analysis in decision making, Proceedings of APDSI 96, June21-22, 1996, Hong Kong, pp. 1157-1160, 1996.
  66. Iwamoto S. and Sniedovich M., Sequential Decision Making in Fuzzy Environment, Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, 222, 208-224, 1998.
  67. Byrne A., Sniedovich M. and Churilov, L., Handling soft constraints via compoeite concave programming, Journal of the Operational Research Society, 49, 870-877, 1998.
  68. Churilov, L. , Ralph D., and Sniedovich M., A Note on Composite Concave Quadratic Programming, Operations Research Letters, 23, 163-169, 1998.
  69. Frangos C., Yavin Y. and Sniedovich M., Control strategies for a stochastic flexible manufacturing and assembly system model, Computers and Mathematics with Applications, 38, 243-249, 1999.
  70. Curilov, L. and Sniedovich M., A Composite Concave Programming Perspective on DC-Programming, pp. 233-244, in Progress in Optimization: Contributions from Australasia, Ralph D. , Eberhard A. and Glover, B. Editors, Kluwer, London, 1999.
  71. Irvine, S. and Sniedovich M., Algorithms for Solving Lagrangian Multistage Decision Problems, APJOR, 17, pp.1-16, 2000.
  72. Churilov L. and Sniedovich M., Multiplicative Programming and Beyond via C-Programming, in Optimization and Related Topics, Rubinov A. and Glover B., eds., pp 42-60, Kluwer, Dordrecht, 2001.
  73. Sniedovich, M., OR/MS Games: 1. A neglected educational resources, INFORMS Transactions on Education, 2(3): 86-95, 2002.
  74. Sniedovich, M., OR/MS Games: 2. Towers of Hanoi Puzzle, INFORMS Transactions on Education,3(1): 34-51, 2002.
  75. Sniedovich, M., Eureka! Bellman's Principle of Optimality is valid!, pp. 735 - 749, in Essays on Uncertainy, Dror M., L'Ecuyer P., and Szidarovszky, F., Kluwer, 2002.
  76. Churilov, L. and Sniedovich, M., Hyper sensitivity analysis of productivity measurement problems, , pp. 299-316, in Operations Research/ Management Science at Work: Applying Theory in the Area Pacific Region, Kozan E. and Ohuchi A., editors, Kluwer, 2002.
  77. Sniedovich M., Dynamic programming, in Operations research, Edited by Ulrich Derigs, in Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), Developed under the Auspices of the UNESCO, Eolss Publishers, Oxford ,UK, [http://www.eolss.net], 2002
  78. Sniedovich, M., OR/MS Games: 3. Counterfeit Coin Problem, INFORMS Transactions on Education, 3(2): 1-10, 2003.
  79. Sniedovich, M., OR/MS Games: 4. The joy of egg-dropping in Braunschweig and Hong Kong, INFORMS Transactions on Education, 4(1) 48-64, 2003.
  80. Sniedovich, M., The Role of games and puzzles in OR/MS education, pp. 1235-1240, in Concurrent Engineering: Ehnanced interoperable Systems, Jardim-Goncalves, Cha J., and Steiger-Garcao, editors, A.A. Balkema, Tokyo, 2003.
  81. Sniedovich, M., On-line educationally rich modules: An overview of IFORS tutORial project, pp. 1207-1211 in Concurrent Engineering: Ehnanced interoperable Systems, Jardim-Goncalves, Cha J., and Steiger-Garcao, editors, A.A. Balkema, Tokyo, 2003.
  82. Churilov, L., Bomze, I, Sniedovich, M. and Ralph, D., Hypersensitivity analysis of portfolio optimization problems, Asia Pacific Journal of Operations Research, 21(3), 297 - 318, 2004.
  83. Sniedovich, M., Dynamic Programming Revisited: Challenges and Opportunities, paper 41, pp. 1-11, in Proceedings of ICOTA 6, Dec 9 -11, 2004, Ballarat, VIC, Australia, edited by A. Rubinov and M. Sniedovich, 2004.
  84. Sniedovich, M., Towards an AoA-Free Courseware for the Critical Path Method, INFORMS Transactions on Education, 5(2), 2005.
  85. Sniedovich M., Dijkstra's Algorithm Revisited: the Dynamic Programming Connexion, Journal of Control and Cybernetics, 35(3), 599-620, 2006.
  86. Sniedovich M and Voss S., The Corridor Method: a DP Inspired Metaheuristic, Journal of Control and Cybernetics, 35(3), 551-578, 2006.
  87. Sniedovich M. and Lew A., Dynamic Programming: An Overview, Journal of Control and Cybernetics, 35(3), 513-533, 2006.
  88. Sniedovich M., The Art and Science of Modeling Decision-Making Under Severe Uncertainty, Journal of Decision Making in Manufacturing and Services, 1(1-2), 111-136, 2007.
  89. Caserta, M., Voss, S., Sniedovich, M., The corridor method -- A general solution concept with application to the blocks relocation problem. In: A. Bruzzone, F. Longo, Y. Merkuriev, G. Mirabelli and M.A. Piera (eds.), 11th International Workshop on Harbour, Maritime and Multimodal Logistics Modeling and Simulation, DIPTEM, Genova, 89-94, 2008.
  90. Sniedovich M., Wald's Maximin Model: A Treasure in Disguise! Journal of Risk Finance, 9(3), 278-291, 2008.
  91. Sniedovich M., A Critique of Info-Gap Robustness Model. In: Martorell et al. (eds), Safety, Reliability and Risk Analysis: Theory, Methods and Applications, pp. 2071-2079, Taylor and Francis Group, London, 2009.
  92. Sniedovich M., Modeling of robustness against severe uncertainty, pp. 33- 42, Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Operational Research, SOR'09, Nova Gorica, Slovenia, September 23-25, 2009.
  93. Sniedovich M., A bird's view of info-gap decision theory, Journal of Risk Finanace, 11(3), 268-283, 2010.
  94. Sniedovich, M., Dynamic programming: introductory concepts, in Wiley Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science (EORMS), 2011, Wiley.
  95. Caserta, M., Voss, S., Sniedovich, M., Applying the Corridor Method to a blocks relocation problem, OR Spectrum, 33(4), 915-929, 2011
  96. Sniedovich, M., A classic decision theoretic perspective on worst-case analysis, Applications of Mathematics, 56(5), 499-509, 2011.
  97. Sniedovich, M., Black swans, new Nostradamuses, voodoo decision theories and the science of decision-making in the face of severe uncertainty, International Transactions in Operations Research, 19(1-2), 253-281, 2012.
  98. Sniedovich, M., Fooled by local robustness: an applied ecology perspective, Ecological Applications, 22(5), 1421-1427, 2012.
  99. Sniedovich, M., Fooled by local robustness, Risk Analysis, 32(10), 1630-1637, 2012.
  100. Sniedovich, M., The many faces of worst-case analysis, Proceedings of the SYM-OP-IS 2013 Conference, September 9-11 2013, Belgrade, Serbia, pp. 887-882.
  101. Sniedovich, M., From local robustness to irresponsible decision-making, Proceedings of the BALCOR 2013 Conference, September 7-9, 2013, Belgrade, Serbia, pp. 695-704.
  102. Sniedovich, M., The elephant in the rhetoric on info-gap decision theory, Ecological Applications, 24(1), 229-233, 2014.
  103. Sniedovich, M., Wald's mighty maximin: a tutorial, International Transactions in Operational Research, 23(4), 625-653, 2016.
  104. Sniedovich, M., From statistical decision theory to robust optimization: a maximin perspective on robust decision-making. In Doumpos, M., Zopounidis, C., and Grigoroudis, E. (eds.) Robustness Analysis in Decision Aiding, Optimization, and Analytics, pp. 59-87. Springer, New York, 2016.

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