During the 10th International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM) held August 20-25, 2023, Invited Lecturer: Pascal Van Hentenryck, spoke on the topic: Fusing Machine Learning and Optimization: Achieving Breakthroughs in Decision-Making in Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan.

Abstract: The potential for groundbreaking advancements in decision-making lies at the intersection of machine learning and optimization, where their combined capabilities surpass their individual contributions. This presentation delves into various avenues of research exploring this synergy, including optimization proxies and end-to-end learning. By showcasing practical applications in energy systems, mobility, and supply chains, this talk highlights principled amalgamations of machine learning and optimization. Initial findings reveal the power of this fusion in real-time risk assessment for energy systems, swift near-optimal solutions for supply chains, and the implementation of model-predictive control for expansive mobility systems.

Learn more at: https://iciam2023.org/

About Pascal Van Hentenryck

Pascal Van Hentenryck is the A. Russell Chandler III Chair and Professor in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Associate Chair for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. He is the director of the NSF AI Institute for Advances in Optimization (AI4OPT). Several of his optimization systems have been in commercial use for more than 20 years for solving logistics, supply-chains, and manufacturing applications. His current research focuses on machine learning, optimization, and privacy with applications in energy, mobility, supply chains, and manufacturing.

Van Hentenryck is a Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) and a fellow of the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS). He holds two honorary doctoral degrees and is the recipient of an NSF Young Investigator Award, the 2006 ACP Award for Research Excellence in Constraint Programming, the 2002 ICS INFORMS Award for Research Excellence at the Intersection of Computer Science and Operations Research, the IFORS Distinguished Lecturer Award, the Philip J. Bray Award for teaching excellence at Brown University, and the Teaching Excellence Award for Online Teaching at Georgia Tech. Van Hentenryck has received numerous best paper awards in multiple fields.