There are, generally speaking, two types of people in the mathematical optimization software field: • Optimization solver developers: The technical experts who devise and implement the algorithms that ...

Supply chains consist of imperfect humans struggling to make perfect decisions. In the end, though, it all comes down to a game of numbers. That, at least, is the theory behind mathematical ...

A simulation study in Cluster Computing reports that a hybrid chaotic fire hawk and pufferfish optimization algorithm lowered ...

Cornell doctoral candidate Ariel Goodwin has won the 2026 INFORMS Optimization Society Student Paper Prize for research ...

Enthusiasm for the potential impact of AI on hospital operations is often based on its impact in other industries. However, non-health care companies invest in AI after having digitized and optimized ...

A thorough understanding of Linear Algebra and Vector Calculus, and strong familiarity with the Python programming language (e.g., basic data manipulation libraries, how to construct functions and ...

This guide provides more information on the potential implications of a new algorithm called Q* (Qstar) developed by OpenAI, which may represent a significant advancement in artificial intelligence ...

In Part 1 of this series on optimization and recovery, we considered two limitations of optimization processes and the light they shed on pseudo-recovery. Let’s now think more about what the ...

This blog explores how mathematics and algorithms form the hidden engine behind intelligent agent behavior. While agents appear to act smartly, they rely on rigorous mathematical models and ...

Forget the sensationalist media noise about robots rebelling in science fiction. Look straight at the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to Geoffrey Hinton—the pioneer who laid the mathematical ...