Michael C. Ferris John P. Morgridge Chair in Computer Sciences & Jacques-Louis Lions Professor of Computer Sciences, and (by courtesy) Mathematics and Industrial and Systems Engineering Director, Hub Central, 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
  ExxonMobil, New Jersey
  (Ph.D. December 2017, 2011-2017, BS (2007), MS (2009), Postech, South Korea)
• Lisa Tang: Structured Analysis and Modeling of Power Systems
  Schneider National, Green Bay, Wisconsin
  (Ph.D. August 2021, 2006-2021, BS (2004), University of Wisconsin, Madison)
• Jiajie Shen: Theory and Computation of the Multistage Stochastic Equilibria with Risk-averse Players
  Uber, San Francisco
  (Ph.D. June 2023, 2017-2023, BS (2014), Shanghai Jiaotong University)
• Cheng-Wei Lu: Current PhD, American Family Insurance funded
  (Started 2021, BS (2019), National Taiwan University)
• Matthew Viens: Current PhD, CS Department funded
  (Started 2021, BS (2019))