1 Optimizing Organ Donation Samy Lafin Scott High School - BiologyRET is funded by the National Science Foundation, grant # EEC Summer Research How can we use this? Why is this important? Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP) Find the shortest route Number of cities increases = number of solutions increases exponentially Genetic Algorithms Computer code that mimics natural evolutionary processes Two-Opt Compares distances between two options Chooses the solution that has less distance TSP Applications School Buses Postal/Delivery Routes Computer Microchip Design Biological Applications Engineer Solutions to Biological Problems Organ Donation The Big Idea Graphics: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/9f/9e/da/9f9eda074c5ca22b b61d50c5.jpg, https://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/ornoaug/65289/HTML/default/images/map002g.png, https://www.bbb.org/globalassets/shared/media/news-center-articles-images/mail/package_delivery.jpg, https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/9f/9e/da/9f9eda074c5ca22b b61d50c5.jpg, https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vSi9eHAFvGA/maxresdefault.jpg,