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Andreas Waechter is a Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences at Northwestern University's McCormick School of Engineering. He holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University (2002) and an M.S. in Mathematics from the University of Cologne (1997). Before joining Northwestern in 2011, he was a Research Staff Member at IBM Research (Yorktown Heights, NY).
His research focuses on developing numerical algorithms for nonlinear continuous and mixed-integer optimization, with applications in power systems, scientific computing, and sustainability. Key contributions include the open-source solver Ipopt (winner of the 2011 Wilkinson Prize and 2009 INFORMS Computing Society Prize), and the Bonmin and Couenne solvers for mixed-integer optimization.
Waechter has received numerous awards, including the 2017 Charles Broyden Prize and the 2020 ARPA-E Grid Optimization Competition award. His work emphasizes both theoretical advancements and practical software implementation, with applications ranging from power grid optimization to machine learning.
- Education:
- Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 2002
- M.S., Mathematics, University of Cologne, 1997
His research interests span optimization algorithms, algorithmic differentiation, and interdisciplinary applications. He has advised over a dozen graduate students and collaborates with industry and academic institutions globally. Waechter's software packages are widely used in academia and industry, reflecting his commitment to open-source computational tools.
