Fall 2024 Seminar Schedule
Friday, October 4, 2024, 11:15am – 12:05pm, Freeman Auditorium
Ali Abbas (USC Viterbi School of Engineering and the USC Price School of Public Policy):Â Abstract TBA
Friday, October 11, 2024, 11:15am – 12:05pm, Freeman Auditorium
Adolfo Escobedo (North Carolina State Unversity, Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering):Â Abstract TBA
Friday, November 15, 2024, 11:15am – 12:05pm, Freeman Auditorium
Louis Ntaimo (Texas A&M University, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering):Â Abstract TBA
Friday, December 6, 2024, 11:15am – 12:05pm, Freeman Auditorium
David Brown (Duke University, Fuqua School of Business):Â Abstract TBA
Other talks may be added to the schedule as the semester progresses.
Spring 2024 Seminar Schedule
Friday, March 1, 2024, 11:15am – 12:05pm, Freeman Auditorium
Alejandro Toriello (Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering):Â Batching and Greedy Policies:Â How Good are they in Dynamic Matching?
Friday, March 29, 2024, 11:15am – 12:05pm, Freeman Auditorium
Mostafa Reisi (University of Florida, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering):Â Tensor Data Analysis for Modeling High-Dimensional Distributed Data
Friday, April 5, 2024, 11:15am – 12:05pm, Freeman Auditorium
Seth Guikema (University of Michigan, Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering):Â Community Resilience and Resilience Equity in Hazard-Prone Areas
Monday, April 8, 2024, 11:15am – 12:05pm, M-103 Martin Hall
Hongcheng Liu (University of Florida, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering): New Sample Complexity Bounds for (Regularized) Sample Average Approximation in Several Heavy-Tailed, Non-Lipschitzian, and High-Dimensional Cases
Friday, April 12, 2024, 11:15am – 12:05pm, Freeman Auditorium
Vaneet Aggarwal (Purdue University, School of Industrial Engineering):Â Average Reward Markov Decision Processses
Monday, April 22, 2024, 11:30am – 12:05pm, M-103 Martin Hall
Pascal Van Hentenryck (Georgia Institute of Technology, H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering):Â Trustworthy Optimization Learning
Fall 2023 Seminar Schedule
Friday, September 29, 2023, 11:15am – 12:05pm, Zoom
Ozlem Ergun (Northeastern University, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering):Â Examining Resiliency in Pharmaceutical Drug Supply Chains Incorporating Stakeholder Behaviors
Friday, October 20, 2023 (Martin Hall M-103, 11:15am – 12:05pm)
Gabor Pataki (University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, Department of Statistics and Operations Research):Â How Do Exponential Size Solutions Arise in Semidefinite Programming?
Monday, October 23, 2023 (Martin Hall M-104, 11:15am – 12:05pm)
Yuan Zhou (University of Kentucky, Department of Mathematics): Semialgebraic Parametric Analysis by Metaprogramming and Applications in Optimization
Friday, December 1, 2023, 11:15am – 12:05pm, Freeman Hall Auditorium
David Morton (Northwestern University, Department of Industrial Engineering):Â Multi-Stage Stochastic Programming:Â Modeling and Computation
Friday, December 8, 2023, 11:15am – 12:05pm, Martin Hall M-103
Hyun-Ju Oh (Clemson University, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences):Â A Finite Algorithm for Disjoint Bilinear Programs
Summer 2023 Online Seminar Schedule
Wednesday, June 7, 2023, 1:00pm – 2:00pm, Zoom
Margaret Wiecek (Clemson University, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences):Â Multiobjective Perspective on Online Optimization
Spring 2023 Seminar Schedule
Friday, March 17, 2023, 11:15am – 12:05pm, Freeman Hall 078
Daniel Silva (Auburn University, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering):Â Modeling On-Demand Public Transit: A Markovian Continuous Approximation Approach
Monday, April 3, 2023, 11:15am – 12:05pm, Freeman Hall 078
Andy Sun (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management):Â Solving Large-Scale Power Grid Optimization Problems
Monday, April 10, 2023, 11:15am – 12:05pm, Martin Hall M-103
Henry Wolkowicz (University of Waterloo, Department of Combinatorics and Optimization):Â New Views in Linear Programming on: (i) Degeneracy and (ii) Solving Large Scale LPs
Fall 2022 Seminar Schedule
Friday, August 26, 2022, 11:15am – 12:05pm, Freeman Hall 078
Archis Ghate (University of Washington, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering):Â Markov Decision Processes with Parametric Uncertainty
Friday, September 16, 2022, 11:15am – 12:05pm, Zoom
Wenjing Liao (Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Mathematics): Statistical Learning Theory of Deep Neural Networks for Data with Low-Dimensional Structures
Wednesday, September 28, 2022, 11:15am – 12:05pm, Zoom
Renbo Zhao (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Operations Research Center):Â Â First-order methods for differentiable “nonsmooth” convex optimization: a tale of Frank-Wolfe and Multiplicative-Gradient
Friday, October 7, 2022, 11:15am – 12:05pm, Freeman Hall 078
Pinar Keskinocak (Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering):Â Infections Disease Modeling and Evaluating the Impact of Interventions
Friday, October 28, 2022, 11:15am – 12:05pm, Freeman Hall 078
Ann Campbell (University of Iowa, Tippie College of Business):Â Does Parking Matter? The Impact of Search Time for Parking on Last-Mile Delivery Optimization
Summer 2022 Online Seminar Schedule
Wednesday, May 25, 2022, 1:00pm – 2:00pm, Zoom
Margaret Wiecek (Clemson University, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences):Â Advancing Parametric Optimization for the Benefit of Multicriteria Optimization
Wednesday, June 1, 2022, 1:00pm – 2:00pm, Zoom
Brian Fralix (Clemson University, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences):Â On Versions of Campbell’s Theorem for Markovian Arrival Processes, with Applications
Wednesday, June 8, 2022, 1:00pm – 2:00pm, Zoom
Qi Luo (Clemson University, Department of Industrial Engineering):Â Online Learning for Constrained Assortment Optimization under Markov Chain Choice Model
Wednesday, June 15, 2022, 1:00pm – 2:00pm, Zoom
Yuyuan (Lance) Ouyang (Clemson University, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences):Â Communication and Sample/Gradient Complexities of Decentralized Optimization
Wednesday, June 22, 2022, 1:00pm – 2:00pm, Zoom
Cheng Guo (Clemson University, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences):Â Tightening Quadratic Convex Relaxations for the AC Optimal Transmission Switching Problem
Wednesday, July 20, 2022, 1:00pm – 2:00pm, Zoom
Yibo Xu (Clemson University, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences):Â Distributed Stochastic Inertial-Accelerated Methods with Delayed Derivatives for Nonconvex Problems
Summer 2021 Online Seminar Schedule
Wednesday, June 16, 2021, 1:00pm – 2:00pm, Zoom
Alexey Bochkarev (Clemson University, Department of Industrial Engineering):Â On Order-Associated Binary Decision Diagrams:Â Illustrations for “How” and “Why”
Wednesday, June 23, 2021, 1:00pm – 2:00pm, Zoom
Dan Kosmas (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Department of Mathematical Sciences):Â Interdicting Restructuring Networks with Applications in Illicit Trafficking
Wednesday, June 30, 2021, 1:00pm – 2:00pm, Zoom
Alexander Joyce (Clemson University, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences):Â Convex Hull Results for Quadratic Programs with Non-Intersecting Constraints
Wednesday, July 7, 2021, 1:00pm – 2:00pm, Zoom
Hao Hu (University of Waterloo, Department of Combinatorics and Optimization):Â Robust Interior Point Methods for Key Rate Computation in Quantum Key Distribution
Wednesday, July 14, 2021, 1:00pm – 2:00pm, Zoom
Trevor Squires (Clemson University, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences):Â Universal Conditional Gradient Sliding
Wednesday, July 28, 2021, 1:00pm – 2:00pm, Zoom
Amogh Bhosekar (Clemson University, Department of Industrial Engineering):Â Solution Methods for Integrated Surgery Scheduling and Inventory Allocation Problem
Spring 2021 Seminar Schedule
Friday, January 29, 2021, 1:25pm – 2:15pm, Zoom
Hamed Rahimian (Clemson University, Department of Industrial Engineering):Â Â Contextual Chance-Constrained Programming
Friday, February 12, 2021, 1:25pm – 2:15pm, Zoom
David Kaber (University of Florida, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering):Â Â Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Florida and a Focus on Human-Automation Interaction Research
Friday, February 26, 2021, 1:25pm – 2:15pm, Zoom
Retsef Levi (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management):Â Food and Agriculture Supply Chain Analytics and Sensing:Â Managing Risks on Human Health
Friday, March 12, 2021, 1:25pm – 2:15pm, Zoom
Karina Liles (Claflin University, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science):Â Ms. An (Meeting Students’ Academic Needs):Â A Socially Adaptive Robot Tutor for Student Engagement in Math Education
Friday, March 26, 2021, 1:25pm – 2:15pm, Zoom
Rhonda Righter (University of California Berkeley, Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research):Â Â Service and Matching Systems with Compatibility Constraints
Friday, April 2, 2021, 1:25pm – 2:15pm, Zoom
Saif Benjaafar (University of Minnesota, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering):Â Dimensioning On-Demand Vehicle Sharing Systems
Friday, April 16, 2021, 11:15am – 12:05pm, Zoom
Benjamin Grimmer (Cornell University, School of Operations Research and Information Engineering):Â The Landscape of the Proximal Point Method for Nonconvex-Nonconcave Minimax Optimization
Friday, April 16, 2021, 1:25pm – 2:15pm, Zoom
Guzin Bayraksan (Ohio State University, Department of Integrated Systems Engineering):Â Residuals-Based Stochastic Optimization Approaches with Covariate Information
Monday, April 19, 2021, 11:15am – 12:05pm, Zoom
Mingyi Hong (University of Minnesota, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering): Towards Efficient, Versatile, and Privacy-Preserving Federated Learning Algorithms
Friday, April 23, 2021, 1:25pm – 2:15pm, Zoom
Barrett Caldwell (Purdue University, School of Industrial Engineering)
Fall 2020 Seminar Schedule
Friday, October 9, 2020, 11:15am-12:05pm, Zoom
Qi-Ming He (University of Waterloo, Department of Management Science):Â “Multi-layer Markov modulated fluid flow processes and Applications to Queues with Customer Abandonment “
Summer 2020 Online Seminar Schedule
Wednesday, May 20, 2020, 1:00pm-2:00pm, Zoom
Zirou Qiu (Clemson University, School of Computing):Â “ELRUNA:Â Elimination Rule-based Network Alignment“
Wednesday, May 27, 2020, 1:00pm-2:00pm, Zoom
Saeid Delshad (Clemson University, Department of Industrial Engineering):Â “Adaptive Design of Personalized Dose-Finding Trials“
Wednesday, June 3, 2020, 1:00pm-2:00pm, Zoom
Trevor Squires (Clemson University, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences):Â “Sliding Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers“
Wednesday, June 10, 2020, 1:00pm-2:00pm, Zoom
Murwan Siddig (Clemson University, Department of Industrial Engineering):Â “Computational Perspectives on Multi-stage Stochastic Programming“
Wednesday, June 17, 2020, 1:00pm-2:00pm, Zoom
(Open Time Slot)
Wednesday, June 24, 2020, 1:00pm-2:00pm, Zoom
(Open Time Slot)
Wednesday, July 8, 2020, 1:00pm-2:00pm, Zoom
Xin (Sophie) Liu (Clemson University, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences):Â “Asymptotically Optimal Allocation Policies for Transplant Queueing Systems“
Wednesday, July 15, 2020, 1:00pm-2:00pm, Zoom
(Open Time Slot)
Wednesday, July 22, 2020, 1:00pm-2:00pm, Zoom
Yuyuan (Lance) Ouyang (Clemson University, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences): “Lower oracle complexity bounds of first-order methods for structured convex optimization“
Wednesday, July 29, 2020, 1:00pm-2:00pm, Zoom
Brian Fralix (Clemson University, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences):Â “A Quick Introduction to Quasi-Birth-Death Processes“
Spring 2020 Seminar Schedule
Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, 11:15am-12:05pm, Martin Hall M-103
Dr. Caglar Caglayan (Clemson University):Â “Physician Staffing in Emergency Rooms (ERs):Â Opening the Black Box of ER Care via a Multi-class Multi-Stage Network“
Friday, Feb. 8, 2020, 11:15am-12:05pm, Martin Hall M-103
Dr. Xu Sun (University of Florida):Â “Dynamic Scheduling of a Battery-Operated Queue“
Fall 2019 Seminar Schedule
Friday, Sep. 6, 2019, 1:25-2:15pm, Freeman Hall 078
Dr. John Hasenbein (University of Texas-Austin):Â “Toll Pricing in Queueing Models: Economics, Parameter Uncertainty, and Heterogeneity”
Friday, Sep. 13, 2019, 1:25-2:15pm, Freeman Hall 078
Timo Gersing (RWTH Aachen, Germany): “Equitable Planning of Out-of-Hours Services for Pharmacies”
Tuesday, Sep. 17, 2019, 12:30-1:45pm, Freeman Hall 078
Dr. Cole Smith (Associate Provost of Academic Initiatives, Clemson University): “Formulations Accounting for Uncertainty: Robustness, Interdiction, Expectation, VaR, and CVaR“
Friday, Sep. 20, 2019, 11:15-12:15pm, Martin M-104
Dr. Guanglin Xu (University of North Carolina at Charlotte): “Multi-Stage Robust Optimization via Copositive Programming“
Friday, Sep. 20, 2019, 1:25-2:15pm, Freeman Hall 078
Dr. Andrew Schaefer (Rice University): “Optimal Lung Transplantation Patient Selection from a Transplant Program’s Perspective” (CANCELLED)
Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, 1:25-2:15pm, Freeman Hall 078
Dr. Boshi Yang (Clemson): “What is Conic Programming?”
Spring 2019 Seminar Schedule
Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019, 2:30-3:30pm, Watt Family Innovation Center Room 203
Dr. Yunan Liu:Â “Staffing and Scheduling to Differentiate Service in Multiclass Time-Varying Service Systems“
Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019, 2:30-3:30pm, Watt Family Innovation Center Room 203
Dr. Ping Cao: “To Pool or Not to Pool: Queueing Design for Large-Scale Service Systems“
Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, 1:25-2:15pm, Freeman Auditorium
Dr. Nilay Argon: “Assigning Priorities (or not) in Service Systems with Heterogeneous Customers”
Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, 4:00-5:00pm, Watt Family Innovation Center Room 203
Sascha Kuhnke: “Robust Aiming Strategies in Solar Tower Power Plants“
Fall 2018 Seminar Schedule
Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, 1:25-2:15pm, Freeman Auditorium
Dr. Robert Bosch: “Connecting the Dots: TSP Art (and Variations)“
Friday, Sept. 7, 2018, 1:25-2:15pm, Freeman Auditorium
Dr. Jim Luedtke: “Optimizing Truck Dispatching Decisions in Open-pit Mining using Integer Programming“
Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018, 4:00-5:00pm, Martin M-203
Dr. Anita Schöbel: “New Concepts in Robust Optimization.”
Friday, Sept. 21, 2018, 1:25-2:15pm, Freeman Auditorium
Dr. Anita Schöbel: “Integrated Optimization in Public Transportation.”
Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, 1:25-2:15pm, Freeman Auditorium
Dr. Ilya Ryzhov: Balancing Large Deviations in Offline Learning
Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018, 3:30-4:30pm, Martin M-102
Dr. Robert Hildebrand:Â Mixed-Integer Polynomial Optimization—Algorithms and Complexity for Linear and Nonlinear cases when the dimension is fixed
Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, 1:25-2:15pm, Freeman Auditorium
Dr. Ira Wheaton:Â Integer Programming Models for Freight Logistics Service Network Design with In-Tree Constraints
Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, 1:25-2:15pm, Freeman Auditorium
Dr. Julie Swann:Â Engineering Modeling to Assist in Eradication of Guinea Worm
Past Events
MIP2018
June 18 – 21, 2018 Clemson University, SC
The Mixed Integer Programming (MIP) workshop series is designed to bring together the integer programming research community in an annual meeting.
MIP2018 was the 15th workshop in this series, held in June. It was hosted by the Industrial Engineering and Mathematical Sciences departments of Clemson University at the downtown Greenville, SC campus.