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A curated index of Operations Research resources — solvers, courses, books, datasets, communities and more. Classified by type, topic and audience.
- Advanced modeling for discrete optimizationCourse
Course about advanced modeling for discrete optimization, covering topics such as debugging or predicates
- AliGorithmVideo
YouTube channel with interesting knowledge about optimization.
- Anything you can do I can do betterVideo
Prof Marco Lubbecke talks about optimization in a TED Talk.
- Basic modeling for discrete optimizationCourse
Course about basic modeling for discrete optimization with MiniZinc
- Discrete Optimization courseCourse
Course about discrete optimization covering a wide range of optimization techniques such as Constraint Programming, Local Search or Column Generation
- Free the world from wasteful scheduling with Timefold AIVideo
Solve NP-hard optimization problems with Timefold AI.
- IISE Operations Research podcast seriesPodcast
It features conversations between students, faculty and professionals around OR-related topics
- MathOpt: Solver Independent Modeling in Google OR-ToolsVideo
A new interface for Google OR-Tools.
- MIT Supply Chain FrontiersPodcast
Thought leadership from the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics.
- ML ain’t your only hammerVideo
Introduction to the field of mathematical optimization.
- Optimizing youPodcast
Discussions around optimization, interviewing academics in the field of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering
- Pragmatic OR: Solving large scale optimization problems in fast moving environmentsVideo
Rubén Ruiz, Principal Applied Scientist at Amazon, shows how he leverages Hexaly at Amazon to solve a gigantic optimization problem that is out of the scope of other MILP solvers.
- Resoundingly Human - INFORMSPodcast
The podcast from INFORMS that talks about different topics around Operations Research
- RWTHx: Mathematical Optimization for EngineersCourse
Course about all things mathematical optimization: unconstrained, LP, NLP, MIP, Global optimization, Dynamic optimization, ML for optimization, and optimization under uncertainty.
- Solving algorithms for discrete optimizationCourse
Course about solving discrete optimization problems with different techniques: Constraint Programming, Mixed Integer Programming and Local Search
- Subject toPodcast
"Subject to" offers a series of informal conversations with relevant figures in the fields of Operations Research, Combinatorial Optimization and Logistics, and they are hosted by Anand Subramanian, an Associate Professor at Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB), Brazil
- The Decision Intelligence LabPodcast
The Decision Intelligence Lab explores practical challenges of applying data science, analytics, and AI to drive real-world business outcomes. Hosted by Prof. Michael Watson (Nortwestern University) and Prof. Vijay Mehrotra (University of San Francisco) - both seasoned entrepreneurs, consultants, and researchers - this podcast delivers real-world insights for data professionals, business leaders, & anyone seeking to leverage data for smarter decision making. Each episode features leaders sharing how smarter decisions are reshaping business and technology.