KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Operational Research for Development in Africa

Dr. Theo Stewart
University of Cape Town, South Africa

Biography of the Keynote Speaker

Theodor Stewart is professor of statistical sciences at the University of Cape Town, with specialization in operational research and decision analysis. He had trained as a chemical engineer and worked for a number of years in the mining and chemical industries before joining the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research where he was responsible for creating an integrated division for operations research and statistics. He has been at the University of Cape Town since 1984, where he was head of the department of statistical sciences from 1994-1999. His research interests are largely in the field of multiple criteria decision analysis and its application to natural resource management. He is currently president of the International Society for Multiple Criteria Decision Making and vice-president of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS) with responsibility for their Developing Countries programme.