Michael C. Ferris John P. Morgridge Professor & Jacques-Louis Lions Chair of Computer Sciences, Stephen C. Kleene Professor in Computer Science, and (by courtesy) Mathematics and Industrial and Systems Engineering Director, Data Sciences Hub, Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery Research Interests: Algorithms, environments, theory and applications of optimization. PhD: University of Cambridge, 1989

• Menglin Cao: Piecewise Linear Homotopies and Affine Variational Inequalities
  State Farm Insurance, Bloomington, Illinois
  (PhD January 1994, 1988-1994, BS (1985) Beijing University, China)
• Steven Dirkse: Robust Solution of Mixed Complementarity Problems
  Chief Development Officer, GAMS Corporation, Washington DC
  (PhD August 1994, 1989-1994, BS (1989) Calvin College)
• Stephen Billups: Algorithms for Complementarity Problems and Generalized Equations
  Faculty, University of Colorado at Denver, Denver, Colorado
  (PhD August 1995, 1991-1995, MS (1985) Virginia Polytechnic Institute)
• Todd Munson: Algorithms and Environments for Complementarity
  Researcher, Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago
  (PhD August 2000, 1995-2000, BS (1995) University of Nebraska)
• Qun Chen: A Large Scale Integer and Combinatorial Optimizer
  Member of Technical Staff, Server Technology Group, Oracle Corporation, Portland, Oregon
  (PhD August 2000, 1995-2000, MS (1993) Institute of Scientific and Technical Information, China)
• Krung Sinapiromsaran: Practical Optimization of Simulations: Computation and Tools
  Faculty, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
  (PhD October 2000, 1994-2000, BS (1989) Chulalongkorn University, Thailand)
• Meta Voelker: Optimization of Slice Models
  Analyst, Alphatech, Washington DC
  (PhD December 2002, 1997-2002, BS (1997) Illinois Wesleyan University)
• Jin-Ho Lim: Optimization in Radiation Treatment Planning
  Faculty, University of Houston, Texas
  (PhD December 2002, 1998-2002, BS (1994) Korea University)
• Rikhardur Einarsson: Sampling Issues for Optimization in Radiotherapy
  ILOG, California
  (MS August 2004, 2002-2004, BS (2001), University of Iceland, Iceland)
• Geng Deng: Simulation Based Optimization
  Securities Litigation and Consulting Group, Fairfax, Virginia
  (PhD August 2007, 2001-2007, BS (2001), Tsinghua University, Beijing, China)
• Laura Legault: An Interactive GUI Tool for Radiotherapy Treatment Planning
  (MS May 2009, 2007-2009, BS (2007), University of Wisconsin, Madison)
• Qian Li: Large-Scale Computing for Complementarity and Variational Inequalities
  Ernst and Young, New York
  (Ph.D. December 2009, 2002-2009, BS (2002), Nankai University, China)
• Jesse Holzer: Optimization and Equilibrium Methods in Power Systems
  Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Washington State
  (Ph.D. December 2014, 2004-2014, BA (2003), Carleton College)
• Yanchao Liu: Optimizing the Economic Efficiency of Wholesale Electricity Markets
  Wayne State University, Detroit
  (Ph.D. December 2014, 2008-2014, BS(2006), Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China; MS(2008), University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR)
• Zev Friedman: Models and environments for ACOPF
  (MS May 2014; BS(2012), Texas Tech University)
• Nathan Pelc: Optimization models in an interactive environment
  (MS May 2015; BS(2012), United States Air Force Academy
  
• Youngdae Kim: Algorithms and Interfaces for Structured Variational Inequalities and their Extensions
  Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago
  (Ph.D. December 2017, 2011-2017, BS (2007), MS (2009), Postech, South Korea)
• Lisa Tang: Current PhD, DOE funded
  (Started 2006, BS (2004), University of Wisconsin, Madison)
• Jiajie Shen: Current PhD, DOE funded
  (Started 2017, BS (2014), Shanghai Jiaotong University)
• Cheng-Wei Lu: Current PhD, American Family Insurance funded
  (Started 2021, BS (2019), National Taiwan University)