GERAD : ICS2025 : 18th INFORMS Computing Society (ICS) Conference Schedule

March 14, 2025

07:30 – 17:00

Registration (Lower Gallery)
08:00 – 08:20

Welcome Remarks
08:30 – 10:00
South Sitting :

Data-Driven Optimization in Healthcare

Session chaired by Danielle Ripsman

4 presentations
08:30 – 10:00
Burwash :

Decision Diagrams I

Session chaired by Willem-Jan van Hoeve

3 presentations
08:30 – 10:00
East Common :

Integrated Learning and Optimization

Session chaired by Sebastien Andre-Sloan

3 presentations
08:30 – 10:00
Great Hall :

Modeling Languages and Systems

Session chaired by Juan Pablo Vielma

3 presentations
08:30 – 10:00
Music Room :

Stochastic and Dynamic Optimization for Emerging Supply Chain and Transportation Systems

Session chaired by Hansheng Jiang

3 presentations
10:00 – 10:30

Break (Lower Gallery)
10:30 – 11:30

Plenary: Simge Küçükyavuz (Great Hall, Chair: Thiago Serra)
11:30 – 13:00

Lunch (Lower Gallery)
13:00 – 14:30
South Sitting :

Computational Methods for Integer Programming

Session chaired by Yongzheng Dai

3 presentations
13:00 – 14:30
Burwash :

Approximate Dynamic Programming and Applications

Session chaired by Berk Gorgulu

4 presentations
13:00 – 14:30
East Common :

Machine Learning for Optimization I

Session chaired by Richard Forrester

4 presentations
13:00 – 14:30
Great Hall :

Generative AI I

Session chaired by Serdar Kadioglu

3 presentations
13:00 – 14:30
Music Room :

Pricing and Revenue Management

Session chaired by Aliaksandr Nekrashevich

4 presentations
14:45 – 16:15
South Sitting :

Quadratic and Polynomial Optimization

Session chaired by Cheng Guo

3 presentations
14:45 – 16:15
Burwash :

Bilevel Optimization I

Session chaired by Martina Cerulli

4 presentations
14:45 – 16:15
East Common :

Machine Learning Meets Discrete Optimization

Session chaired by Erfan Rafieikia

4 presentations
14:45 – 16:15
Great Hall :

Special Session: Constraint Programming

Session chaired by David Bergman

3 presentations
14:45 – 16:15
Music Room :

Logistics Operations under Uncertainty

Session chaired by Ziyuan Sun

3 presentations
16:15 – 16:45

Break (Lower Gallery)
16:45 – 18:15
South Sitting :

Novel Models, Results, and Perspectives in Network Optimization

Session chaired by Baski Balasundaram

3 presentations
16:45 – 18:15
Burwash :

Bilevel Optimization II

Session chaired by Ted Ralphs

4 presentations
16:45 – 18:15
East Common :

Algorithms for Nonlinear Optimization

Session chaired by Jonathan Eckstein

3 presentations
16:45 – 18:15
Great Hall :

Special Session: Hexaly

Session chaired by Andre Augusto Cire

1 presentation
16:45 – 18:15
Music Room :

Optimization under Uncertainty Applications over Transportation and Service Systems

Session chaired by Aliaa Alnaggar

4 presentations
18:30 – 20:00

Reception (Lower Gallery)

March 14, 2025
	South Sitting	Burwash	East Common	Great Hall	Music Room
07:30 – 17:00	Registration (Lower Gallery)
08:00 – 08:20	Welcome Remarks
08:30 – 10:00	Data-Driven Optimization in Healthcare Data-Driven Optimization in Healthcare Session chaired by Danielle Ripsman 4 presentations	Decision Diagrams I Decision Diagrams I Session chaired by Willem-Jan van Hoeve 3 presentations	Integrated Learning and Optimization Integrated Learning and Optimization Session chaired by Sebastien Andre-Sloan 3 presentations	Modeling Languages and Systems Modeling Languages and Systems Session chaired by Juan Pablo Vielma 3 presentations	Stochastic and Dynamic Optimization for Emergin... Stochastic and Dynamic Optimization for Emerging Supply Chain and Transportation Systems Session chaired by Hansheng Jiang 3 presentations
10:00 – 10:30	Break (Lower Gallery)
10:30 – 11:30	Plenary: Simge Küçükyavuz (Great Hall, Chair: Thiago Serra)
11:30 – 13:00	Lunch (Lower Gallery)
13:00 – 14:30	Computational Methods for Integer Programming Computational Methods for Integer Programming Session chaired by Yongzheng Dai 3 presentations	Approximate Dynamic Programming and Applications Approximate Dynamic Programming and Applications Session chaired by Berk Gorgulu 4 presentations	Machine Learning for Optimization I Machine Learning for Optimization I Session chaired by Richard Forrester 4 presentations	Generative AI I Generative AI I Session chaired by Serdar Kadioglu 3 presentations	Pricing and Revenue Management Pricing and Revenue Management Session chaired by Aliaksandr Nekrashevich 4 presentations
14:45 – 16:15	Quadratic and Polynomial Optimization Quadratic and Polynomial Optimization Session chaired by Cheng Guo 3 presentations	Bilevel Optimization I Bilevel Optimization I Session chaired by Martina Cerulli 4 presentations	Machine Learning Meets Discrete Optimization Machine Learning Meets Discrete Optimization Session chaired by Erfan Rafieikia 4 presentations	Special Session: Constraint Programming Special Session: Constraint Programming Session chaired by David Bergman 3 presentations	Logistics Operations under Uncertainty Logistics Operations under Uncertainty Session chaired by Ziyuan Sun 3 presentations
16:15 – 16:45	Break (Lower Gallery)
16:45 – 18:15	Novel Models, Results, and Perspectives in Netw... Novel Models, Results, and Perspectives in Network Optimization Session chaired by Baski Balasundaram 3 presentations	Bilevel Optimization II Bilevel Optimization II Session chaired by Ted Ralphs 4 presentations	Algorithms for Nonlinear Optimization Algorithms for Nonlinear Optimization Session chaired by Jonathan Eckstein 3 presentations	Special Session: Hexaly Special Session: Hexaly Session chaired by Andre Augusto Cire 1 presentation	Optimization under Uncertainty Applications ove... Optimization under Uncertainty Applications over Transportation and Service Systems Session chaired by Aliaa Alnaggar 4 presentations
18:30 – 20:00	Reception (Lower Gallery)

March 15, 2025
	Burwash	East Common	Great Hall	Music Room	Debates
08:00 – 17:00	Registration (Lower Gallery)
08:30 – 10:00	Advances in Sequential Decision-Making Approxim... Advances in Sequential Decision-Making Approximations Session chaired by Negar Soheili 4 presentations	Quantum Computing for Operations Research I Quantum Computing for Operations Research I Session chaired by Pierre Miasnikof 3 presentations	Modeling and Software Advances in Stochastic Pr... Modeling and Software Advances in Stochastic Programming Session chaired by Jean-Paul Watson 4 presentations	Computing for Electric Power Grids Computing for Electric Power Grids Session chaired by Xu Andy Sun 4 presentations	Mixed-integer Optimization: Algorithms and Appl... Mixed-integer Optimization: Algorithms and Applications I Session chaired by Chen Chen 3 presentations
10:00 – 10:30	Break (Lower Gallery)
10:30 – 11:30	Plenary: Sanjeeb Dash (Great Hall, Chair: Beste Basciftci)
11:30 – 13:00	Lunch (Lower Gallery)
13:00 – 14:30	Solvers I Solvers I Session chaired by Ryan O'Neil 4 presentations	Quantum Computing for Operations Research II Quantum Computing for Operations Research II Session chaired by David Bernal Neira 3 presentations	Climate Change Climate Change Session chaired by Marziye Seif 4 presentations	Emerging Topics in Network Optimization Emerging Topics in Network Optimization Session chaired by Jorge Restrepo Diaz 3 presentations	Stochastic Optimization Techniques with Formula... Stochastic Optimization Techniques with Formulations and Solution Approaches Session chaired by Beste Basciftci 4 presentations
14:45 – 16:15	Solvers II Solvers II Session chaired by Pierre Schaus 4 presentations	Non-profit Operations Non-profit Operations Session chaired by David Bergman 4 presentations	Special Session: Quantum Computing Tutorial Special Session: Quantum Computing Tutorial Session chaired by David Bernal Neira 1 presentation	Emerging Applications in Transportation and Log... Emerging Applications in Transportation and Logistics Session chaired by Naghmeh Rabiei 4 presentations	Data-Driven Optimization Techniques with Applic... Data-Driven Optimization Techniques with Applications Session chaired by Beste Basciftci 4 presentations
16:15 – 16:45	Break (Lower Gallery)
16:45 – 18:15	Decision Diagrams II Decision Diagrams II Session chaired by Pierre Schaus 4 presentations	Inverse Optimization: Methods and Applications I Inverse Optimization: Methods and Applications I Session chaired by Kimia Ghobadi 4 presentations	Special Session: INFORMS Journal on Computing Special Session: INFORMS Journal on Computing Session chaired by Ted Ralphs 1 presentation	Advances in Integer Optimization and Mobility A... Advances in Integer Optimization and Mobility Applications Session chaired by Alexandria Schmid 3 presentations	Distributionally Robust Optimization Approaches Distributionally Robust Optimization Approaches Session chaired by Beste Basciftci 4 presentations
18:30 – 20:00	Student Social (Lower Gallery)

March 16, 2025
	South Sitting	Burwash	East Common	Music Room	Debates
08:00 – 17:00	Registration (2nd floor west, next to Library)
08:30 – 10:00	ML and AI in Healthcare ML and AI in Healthcare Session chaired by Parvin Malekzadeh 4 presentations	Decision Diagrams III Decision Diagrams III Session chaired by Chris Beck 3 presentations	Social Operations Management Social Operations Management Session chaired by Yu Gong 3 presentations	Bilevel Optimization III Bilevel Optimization III Session chaired by Ivana Ljubic 4 presentations	Computational Methods for Stochastic Optimization Computational Methods for Stochastic Optimization Session chaired by Haoxiang Yang 4 presentations
10:00 – 10:30	Break (East Common, Meeting Room, and Music Room)
10:30 – 11:30	Plenary: Axel Parmentier (Debates Room and Music Room, Chair: Merve Bodur)
11:30 – 13:00	Lunch (East Common, Meeting Room, and Music Room)
13:00 – 14:30	The Intersection of Modeling and Optimization w... The Intersection of Modeling and Optimization with Machine Learning Session chaired by Joaquim Dias Garcia 3 presentations	Machine Learning and Optimization for Energy Sy... Machine Learning and Optimization for Energy Systems Session chaired by Paritosh Ramanan 3 presentations	Embedding Machine Learning Models in Optimization Embedding Machine Learning Models in Optimization Session chaired by Anirudh Subramanyam 2 presentations	Last-mile Logistics Last-mile Logistics Session chaired by Elahe Amiri 3 presentations	Mixed-integer Optimization: Algorithms and Appl... Mixed-integer Optimization: Algorithms and Applications II Session chaired by Ricardo Fukasawa 4 presentations
14:45 – 16:15	Specialized Modeling Paradigms and Tools Specialized Modeling Paradigms and Tools Session chaired by Joaquim Dias Garcia 4 presentations	Optimization and Learning for Power & Energy Sy... Optimization and Learning for Power & Energy Systems Session chaired by Vahid Gholamzadeh 3 presentations	Machine Learning for Optimization II Machine Learning for Optimization II Session chaired by Prakash Gawas 4 presentations	Electrification in Transportation and Logistics Electrification in Transportation and Logistics Session chaired by Anirudh Subramanyam 4 presentations	Generative AI II Generative AI II Session chaired by Haotian Zhai 3 presentations
16:15 – 16:45	Break (East Common, Meeting Room, and Music Room)
16:45 – 18:15		Methods for Large-Scale Nonlinear Optimization ... Methods for Large-Scale Nonlinear Optimization and Semidefinite Programming Session chaired by Arnesh Sujanani 4 presentations	Optimization for Machine Learning Optimization for Machine Learning Session chaired by Calvin Tsay 3 presentations	Inverse Optimization: Methods and Applications II Inverse Optimization: Methods and Applications II Session chaired by Archis Ghate 4 presentations	Robust Optimization Approaches Robust Optimization Approaches Session chaired by Eojin Han 3 presentations

March 14, 2025

Registration (Lower Gallery)

Welcome Remarks

Break (Lower Gallery)

Plenary: Simge Küçükyavuz (Great Hall, Chair: Thiago Serra)

Lunch (Lower Gallery)

Break (Lower Gallery)

Reception (Lower Gallery)

March 15, 2025

Registration (Lower Gallery)

Break (Lower Gallery)

Plenary: Sanjeeb Dash (Great Hall, Chair: Beste Basciftci)

Lunch (Lower Gallery)

Break (Lower Gallery)

Student Social (Lower Gallery)

March 16, 2025

Registration (2nd floor west, next to Library)

Break (East Common, Meeting Room, and Music Room)

Plenary: Axel Parmentier (Debates Room and Music Room, Chair: Merve Bodur)

Lunch (East Common, Meeting Room, and Music Room)

Break (East Common, Meeting Room, and Music Room)