Ton Dieker and Steve Hackman Release QPLEX Book

January 29, 2025

IEOR Professor Ton Dieker and his research collaborator Steve Hackman have released their book, "QPLEX: A Computational Modeling and Analysis Methodology for Stochastic Systems." This work introduces a powerful computational framework designed for modeling and analyzing nonstationary stochastic systems with large state spaces without resorting to simulations, making it particularly suitable for optimization applications. The book is accompanied by professional-level open-source software, enhancing its practical utility. Domain expert Bert Zwart lauds the book as "one of the most important contributions to Stochastic Operations Research in the past 50 years." The book is available for free download at https://qplex.org/book/.