When alien species make incursions into novel environments, early detection through
surveillance is critical to minimizing their impacts and preserving the possibility of timely …

The threats posed by the buprestid beetles emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis
Fairmaire) and bronze birch borer (Agrilus anxius Gory) have been the subject of …

Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) of plants continue to devastate ecosystems and
livelihoods worldwide. Effective management requires surveillance to detect epidemics at an …

Emerald ash borer (EAB), a wood‐boring insect native to Asia, was discovered near Detroit
in 2002 and has spread and killed millions of ash trees throughout the eastern United States …

Detections of invasive species outbreaks are often followed by the removal of susceptible
host organisms in order to slow the spread of the invading pest population. We propose the …

Multi‐day survey campaigns are critical for timely detection of biological invasions. We
propose a new modelling approach that helps allocate survey inspections in a multi‐day …

This dissertation focuses on developing new modeling and solution approaches based on
multi-stage stochastic programming and reinforcement learning for tackling biological …

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