network flows

Eliminating Waiting Time Inequities for Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation in the USA

Dr. Joris van de Klundert, Professor of Operations Management, Prince Mohammad Bin Salman College (MBSC) of Business & Entrepreneurship

Nov 18, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 H1 R2322

organ transplantation wait time modeling Equity Maximization network flows queuing theory Rawls theory

This research formally models, analyzes and maximizes equity of transplant waiting times and probabilities using queuing theory and network flows, based on Rawls' theory of justice. The presented formal models address inequities resulting from blood type incompatibilities, which are interrelated to ethnic differences in patient and donor rates.