Optimization is a prescriptive operations research modeling technique.
Optimization courses should contain good theoretical foundations, as well as a wide variety of real-world examples. A student not well versed in the theory will not know how to evaluate the practical aspects of their discipline. On the other hand, because optimization is a widely-applicable modeling tool, it is imperative that students are exposed to as many application areas as possible, e.g., transportation, manufacturing, telecommunications, energy, and mining. Finally, students can only really understand a topic through active participation. Logistics My research interests lie in modeling and solving large-scale optimization models.