| IBM researchers | University researchers |
| Jon Lee | Jesus De Loera, University of California at Davis |
| Andreas Waechter | Francois Margot, Carnegie Mellon University |
| Pierre Bonami |  |
Learn more about the IBM-UC Davis-Carnegie Mellon collaboration in these podcast presentations. Transcripts available.
- How IBM participates in open source agreements. IBM's Jon Lee talks about his collaborative efforts to create open source code that will help computer scientists optimize a range of business processes. 7 min., 39 sec.
- Solving tough business problems with nonlinear techniques. Jesus De Loera, a mathematician at the University of California, Davis, talks about using new mathematical tools to store volatile chemicals. 5 min., 20 sec.
- Confronting nonlinearity with new mathematical tools. Francois Margot talks about the difficulties of using traditional techniques to address nonlinear problems that require more subtle, more complex thinking. 7 min., 50 sec.
Results
- Mixed integer nonlinear programming: Some modeling and solution issues (pdf). Jon Lee. IBM Journal of Research and Development. Vol.51, No. 3/4. May/July 2007.
- Expressing combinatorial optimization problems by systems of polynomial equations and Nullstellensatz. J.A. De Loera, Jon Lee, S. Margulies, S. Onn. IBM Research Report. 2007.
- Bonmin (Basic Open-source Nonlinear Mixed INteger programming) wiki
For more on the project, publications and collaboration, see
IBM Mixed Integer NonLinear Programming Project.Series producer: Barbara Finkelstein
For details about OCR, contact Steve Lavenberg: sslaven@us.ibm.com
Last updated May 29, 2008