The IFORS 2026 conference welcomed 11 sessions in the stream of the working group Data Science meets Optimization: Optimization and Machine Learning: Methodological Advances Optimization and Machine Learning for Optimization under Uncertainty From Decisions to Explanations: Optimization in Explainable Artificial Intelligence I From Decisions to Explanations: Optimization in Explainable Artificial Intelligence II Large Language Models […]

The workshop co-chairs are: Yaoxin Wu (TU Eindhoven, NL) <y.wu2@tue.nl> (primary contact) Patrick De Causmaecker (KU Leuven, Belgium) <patrick.decausmaecker@kuleuven.be> Hoong Chuin Lau (Singapore Management University, SG) <hclau@smu.edu.sg > Michele Lombardi (University of Bologna, IT) <michele.lombardi2@unibo.it > Jayanta Mandi (KU Leuven, BE) <jayanta.mandi@kuleuven.be> Neil Yorke-Smith (TU Delft, NL) <n.yorke-smith@tudelft.nl> Yingqian Zhang (TU Eindhoven, NL) <yqzhang@tue.nl> 

The Second EURO PhD School Data Science Meets Combinatorial Optimisation took place at Eindhoven University of Technology, in september 2025 Lecturers Prof. Carola Doerr Sorbonne University, France Black-Box Optimization Prof. Kevin Tierney Bielefeld University, Germany Deep Reinforcement Learning for Vehicle Routing Problems Prof. Kate Smith-Miles University of Melbourne, Australia Instance Space Analysis Yingqian Zhang, Sicco […]

The Stream at EURO 2025 welcomed 14 sessions: MA-38 Automating the Design, Generation and Control of Optimization Algorithms 1 chairs Andrew J. Parkes, Ender Özcan MB-4 Interpretable Optimization Methods and Applications  chairs Patrick De Causmaecker, Sureyya Ozogur-Akyuz MB-38 Optimization in contexts with multi-media signals or data security chairs Dimitri Papadimitriou, CHIEN CHU LU MC-4 Data […]

The workshop co-chairs are: Hoong Chuin Lau (Singapore Management University, SG) <hclau@smu.edu.sg > Michele Lombardi (University of Bologna, IT) <michele.lombardi2@unibo.it > Jayanta Mandi (KU Leuven, BE) <jayanta.mandi@kuleuven.be> Yaoxin Wu (TU Eindhoven, NL) <y.wu2@tue.nl> Neil Yorke-Smith (TU Delft, NL) <n.yorke-smith@tudelft.nl> Yingqian Zhang (TU Eindhoven, NL) <yqzhang@tue.nl> (primary contact) Data science and optimization are closely related. On […]

The stream at EURO 2024 welcomed 10 sessions: MA-3 Industrial Optimization chair Grzegorz Pawlak MB-3 Optimization in Online Environments chair Grzegorz Pawlak MC-3 (Deep) Reinforcement Learning for Combinatorial Optimization 1  MD-3 (Deep) Reinforcement Learning for Combinatorial Optimization 2 TA-3 (Deep) Reinforcement Learning for Combinatorial Optimization 3  chairs for MC-3, MD-3 and TA-3: Kevin Tierney, Yingqian […]

The first EURO PhD school on Data Science meets Optimization took place at Bielefeld University in Germany beginning of september 2023 Lecturers Kevin Tierney Bielefeld University Deep Reinforcement Learning for Vehicle Routing Problems Marius Lindauer, Alexander Tornede Leibniz University Hannover Efficient algorithm design via automated algorithm selection and configuration Yingqian Zhang, Sicco Verver Eindhoven University […]

The Stream at IFORS 2023 welcomed three sessions: Decision Support Tools for Astronomical Observatory Management, chair Rodrigo A. Carrasco Inductive Optimization and Methods to Incoporate Data Properties, chairs Dimitri Papadimitriou, Claudio Sole Machine Learning,Data Analysis and Combinatorial Optimization, chair Jorik Jooken    

The stream at EURO 2022 welcomed five sessions TA-5 Data Science Meets Optimization Andrew J. Parkes Ender Özcan TB-5 Integrating Machine Learning in Optimization Methods Michael Römer TC-5 Optimization Models for Machine Learning Dimitri Papadimitriou TD-5 Better Decisions with Data Patrick De Causmaecker WA-5 Automated algorithm tuning, configuration and construction Manuel López-Ibáñez  

Keynote speaker: Diederik M. Roijers (HU University of Applied Science Utrecht & Vrije Universiteit Brussel) "On the necessity of using multiple objectives in future AI" The workshop co-chairs are: Tias Guns (KU Leuven, BE) <tias.guns@kuleuven.be> Michele Lombardi (University of Bologna, IT) <michele.lombardi2@unibo.it> Neil Yorke-Smith (TU Delft, NL) <n.yorke-smith@tudelft.nl> Yingqian Zhang (TU Eindhoven, NL) <yqzhang@tue.nl> The […]