Research

IEOR researchers investigate the latest mathematical tools, approaches, and methodologies to make new theoretical discoveries and innovations that touch nearly every industry, making them more efficient and profitable in areas such as supply chain, logistics, manufacturing, data science, energy systems, robotics, and management.

Selected Publications

Strong Formulations for Quadratic Optimization with M-matrices and Indicator Variables

Alper Atamturk and Andres Gomez. Strong Formulations for Quadratic Optimization with M-matrices and Indicator Variables. Mathematical Programming 170, 141-176, 2018. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10107-018-1301-5.

Sparse and Smooth Signal Estimation: Convexification of L0 Formulations

Alper Atamturk, Andres Gomez and Shaoning Han. “Sparse and Smooth Signal Estimation: Convexification of L0 Formulations”. Journal of Machine Learning Research. 

A two-step gradient estimation approach for setting supply chain operating parameters

KAMINSKY AND S. LIU. 2018.A Two-Step Gradient Estimation Approach to for Setting Supply Chain Operating Parameters. Computers & Operations Research 92, pp. 98-110

A new approximation technique for resource‐allocation problems

Barna Saha, Aravind Srinivasan. “A new approximation technique for resource‐allocation problems“. Random Structure & Algorithms

Convexification of generalized network flow problem

Somayeh Sojoudi, Salar Fattahi and Javad Lavaei, Convexification of Generalized Network Flow Problem, to appear in Mathematical Programming, pp. 1-39, 2017.

Power Grid AC-based State Estimation: Vulnerability Analysis Against Cyber Attacks

Ming Jin, Javad Lavaei, and Karl Henrik Johansson, Power Grid AC-based State Estimation: Vulnerability Analysis Against Cyber Attacks, to appear in IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 2018.

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