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Segev Wasserkrug<\/span><\/h1>\n

Senior Technical Staff Member at IBM Research – Israel<\/span><\/h1>\n
Segev Wasserkrug is a Senior Research Staff Member at IBM Research – Israel, and an Industry Research Associate at the Technion, Israeli Institute of Technology. He has over 22 years of experience in applying advanced mathematical techniques from the areas of Operations Research, AI and Computer Science to help enterprises make better decisions in a variety of applications including workforce management, water and wastewater optimization, and logistics. Wasserkrug has a lengthy track record of leading and implementing successful applied OR\/Analytics projects and infusing advanced mathematical algorithms into IBM products. He is a three time Wagner prize finalist and an Innovative Application in Analytics Award finalist. He has over 35 academic publications and 30 submitted patents. Ph.D. in Information Systems Management and a B.A. and M.Sc. degrees in Computer Science, all from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology.<\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Track: Platforms and SaaS<\/h6> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bA Verification First Approach to Simplified Optimization Model Creation with Applications to Assignment and Supply Chain Problems<\/h2>\n

Optimization, which can bring significant benefits to a variety of problems in many domains, is\u00a0currently a lengthy complex process requiring rare expertise. Therefore, finding tools or techniques\u00a0<\/span>to significantly simplify the optimization modeling process a priority for the widespread applicability\u00a0<\/span>of optimization in practice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In this talk, I will present a verification first modeling approach, which can be used to achieve such\u00a0<\/span>significant simplification. I will show how, using spreadsheets as an efficient specification\u00a0<\/span>mechanism, business decision makers working with optimization modelers can directly and\u00a0<\/span>accurately define the constraints and objectives of the optimization problem, by writing formulas\u00a0<\/span>that, given any solution to the problem, calculate the resulting objectives and check whether the\u00a0<\/span>constraints are satisfied.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • An overview of the state-of-the-art in simplifying optimization modeling, including the use of large language models such as ChatGPT.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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He has over 22 years of experience in applying advanced mathematical techniques from the areas of Operations Research, AI and Computer Science to help enterprises make better decisions in a variety of applications including workforce management, water and wastewater optimization, and logistics. Wasserkrug has a lengthy track record of leading and implementing successful applied OR\/Analytics projects and infusing advanced mathematical algorithms into IBM products. He is a three time Wagner prize finalist and an Innovative Application in Analytics Award finalist. He has over 35 academic publications and 30 submitted patents. Ph.D. in Information Systems Management and a B.A. and M.Sc. degrees in Computer Science, all from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology.\n<h6>Track: Platforms and SaaS<\/h6>\n<h2>\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bA Verification First Approach to Simplified Optimization Model Creation with Applications to Assignment and Supply Chain Problems<\/h2> <p>Optimization, which can bring significant benefits to a variety of problems in many domains, is\u00a0currently a lengthy complex process requiring rare expertise. Therefore, finding tools or techniques\u00a0to significantly simplify the optimization modeling process a priority for the widespread applicability\u00a0of optimization in practice.\u00a0<\/p> <p>In this talk, I will present a verification first modeling approach, which can be used to achieve such\u00a0significant simplification. 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