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Professor Jim Luedtke works with students in Advanced Optimization Modeling
April 24, 2025

New advanced optimization course provides industry preparation

Industrial engineering students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who are interested in learning the basics of optimization—mathematical techniques that can solve problems such as choosing the quickest route from point A to point B—can sign…

Jeff Linderoth and Jim Luedtke
January 26, 2022

Optimization researchers earn best paper award for open-source software package

Jeff Linderoth and Jim Luedtke, professors of industrial and systems engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, have earned a best paper award from the journal Mathematical Programming Computation for their…

October 6, 2020

Engineering researchers earn data science mini grants

Three projects involving researchers from the College of Engineering have earned mini grants through the American Family Funding Initiative, a competition administered by the American Family Insurance Data Science Institute…

Jim Luedtke
March 9, 2020

Power tools: New math model optimizes energy

The case for using more renewable energy is an easy sell: It’s cheaper than legacy power sources, reduces greenhouse gas emissions and curbs air and water pollution. From a power…

Jim Luedtke
January 18, 2018

New federal grant will improve resilience of energy systems against extreme events

Jim Luedtke, an associate professor of industrial and systems engineering, is the UW-Madison principal investigator on a $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy that is part of…

Jim Luedtke
August 9, 2017

Finding optimal solutions for practical problems when nothing is certain

Making decisions under uncertainty is something we do all the time: When, for example, should I leave to take my child to soccer practice, not knowing how road construction will…

Ashley Peper
June 23, 2025

Industrial engineer hopes optimization education will yield exponential dividends for future students

When Ashley Peper started to get serious about finding a career that would scratch her math itch, her teachers at Stevens Point Area Senior High floated the standard ideas: accountant or math teacher. “I don’t…