<s>
SISCOG	B-Language
is	O
a	O
software	B-Application
company	O
that	O
provides	O
decision	O
support	O
systems	O
for	O
resource	O
planning	O
and	O
management	O
in	O
transportation	O
companies	O
,	O
with	O
special	O
experience	O
in	O
the	O
field	O
of	O
railways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
ideas	O
for	O
founding	O
SISCOG	B-Language
started	O
to	O
be	O
discussed	O
in	O
1982	O
while	O
João	O
Pavão	O
Martins	O
and	O
Ernesto	O
Morgado	O
were	O
Ph.D.	O
students	O
in	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
at	O
the	O
State	O
University	O
of	O
New	O
York	O
at	O
Buffalo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
ideas	O
were	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
commercial	O
expert	B-Application
systems	I-Application
,	O
and	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
incorporation	O
in	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
these	O
last	O
30	O
years	O
,	O
SISCOG	B-Language
has	O
developed	O
several	O
software	B-Application
products	O
that	O
offer	O
users	O
different	O
levels	O
of	O
decision	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
products	O
use	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
and	O
operational	O
research	O
optimization	O
technologies	O
to	O
produce	O
solutions	O
that	O
attempt	O
to	O
fit	O
the	O
client	O
needs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SISCOG	B-Language
has	O
implemented	O
its	O
decision	O
support	O
systems	O
in	O
companies	O
like	O
the	O
Canadian	O
Railways	O
,	O
Dutch	O
Railways	O
,	O
Finnish	O
Railways	O
,	O
Norwegian	O
State	O
Railways	O
,	O
Danish	O
State	O
Railways	O
,	O
DSB	O
S-Tog	O
–	O
Copenhagen	O
Suburban	O
Trains	O
,	O
London	O
Underground	O
and	O
Lisbon	O
Metro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SISCOG	B-Language
's	O
products	O
have	O
been	O
awarded	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
2003	O
and	O
2012	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
Innovative	O
Application	O
Award	O
"	O
given	O
by	O
the	O
Association	O
for	O
the	O
Advancement	O
of	O
Artificial	B-Application
Intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AAAI	O
)	O
and	O
was	O
laureated	O
with	O
the	O
Computerworld	O
Honor	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
Conference	O
on	O
Advanced	O
Systems	O
in	O
Public	O
Transport	O
(	O
CASPT	O
)	O
recognized	O
a	O
SISCOG	B-Language
and	O
Netherlands	O
Railways	O
 '	O
joint	O
paper	O
entitled	O
"	O
Security	O
crew	O
scheduling	O
at	O
Netherlands	O
Railways	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Practice	O
Paper	O
Award	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SISCOG	B-Language
offers	O
a	O
family	O
of	O
integrated	O
products	O
,	O
each	O
one	O
composed	O
of	O
several	O
integrated	O
modules	O
.	O
</s>
