Andrea Lodi serves as the Andrew H. and Ann R. Tisch Professor at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech and the Technion, and holds the Canada Excellence Research Chair in “Data Science for Real-time Decision Making” at Polytechnique Montréal. He earned his Ph.D. in system engineering from the University of Bologna in 2000 and was an IBM Goldstine Fellow (2005–2006). Previously, he was a full professor at the University of Bologna (2007–2015). His research focuses on mixed-integer programming, nonlinear optimization, and data science applications in decision-making systems. Notable contributions include advancements in cutting-plane algorithms, machine learning integration in optimization, and fair dynamic resource allocation. Awards include the IBM and Google Faculty Awards, and leadership roles in EU projects and IVADO (Montréal Institute for Data Valorization). Education: Ph.D. in System Engineering, University of Bologna (2000) Consulting: IBM CPLEX R&D team since 2006 Grants: Canadian Federal Government’s Apogée Programme (2024), EU projects His work bridges theoretical optimization and practical applications, including healthcare scheduling, transportation logistics, and algorithmic fairness. Recent projects include developing reinforcement learning frameworks for bike-sharing rebalancing and fairness-aware dynamic decision systems.
