Aras’ PhD thesis has been selected as one of four finalists for the Dantzig Dissertation Award. Very well done, Aras!
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Congratulations Dr Zhengchao!
Dr Zhengchao Wang passed his viva! His thesis, “Decision Making under Uncertainty: Randomization,Online Learning, and Applications”, studies robust optimisation, optimal randomisation, and multi-armed bandit problems with applications to assortment optimisation and non-profit campaigning. Very well done, Dr Zhengchao! Zhengchao will stay with our group for (unfortunately only) a short while as a post-doctoral researcher while… Read more »
Congratulations Dr Aras!
Dr Aras Selvi passed his viva! His thesis, “Models and Algorithms for Safeguarded Data-Driven Decision Making”, studies optimal ethical decision-making (most notably, differential privacy and optimal and fair housing), robust machine learning (Wasserstein mixed-feature models and ambiguity sets constructed from intersections of Wasserstein balls), as well as novel techniques to tackle convex maximisation problems. Very well… Read more »
Recent Trends in Vehicle Routing under Uncertainty
Wolfram gave a keynote talk on Recent Trends in Vehicle Routing under Uncertainty at the 9th meeting of the EURO working group on Vehicle Routing and Logistics optimization (VeRoLog) organized in Trento (Italy) on 16-19 June 2025. More details can be found here.
Factored Markov Decision Processes
Wolfram gave a talk on Factored Markov Decision Processes at the Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, on June 4, 2025 (online).
AI/ML in Transition: Innovation, Risk, and Strategic Implications
Wolfram gave the opening keynote on AI/ML in Transition: Innovation, Risk, and Strategic Implications at the 12th Annual Conference of the International Post Corporation (IPC) at The Hague, The Netherlands, on May 22nd, 2025. The conference was attended by over 90 high-level representatives from over 30 posts worldwide, including 20 CEOs. More information can be… Read more »
From Data to Donations: Optimal Fundraising Campaigns for Non-Profit Organizations
Wolfram gave a talk at the joint SKEMA/IESEG seminar series on optimal fundraising for non-profit organisation in Lille, France, on Apr 26, 2025.
LISS DTP Studentship for Lingjun
Lingjun won a prestigious studentship from the London Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (LISS DTP); congratulations, Lingjun!
On the Optimality of Affine Decision Rules in Distributionally Robust Optimization
Our paper (Angelos G, Angelos T and Wolfram) On the Optimality of Affine Decision Rules in Distributionally Robust Optimization is forthcoming in Management Science!
Egon Balas Prize
Wolfram is a committee member for this year’s Egon Balas Prize of the INFORMS Optimization Society. Please consider submitting your nomination!
