At Gurobi, we’ve always believed that the most powerful innovations happen at the intersection of disciplines, ideas, and industries. Optimization doesn’t live in a vacuum—it thrives when researchers, developers, business leaders, and data scientists come together to tackle complex challenges.
That’s why we’re excited to introduce the Gurobi Innovation Lab: a collaborative space dedicated to exploring what’s next in mathematical optimization and decision intelligence.
The Gurobi Innovation Lab is a cross-functional initiative designed to accelerate innovation by bringing together Gurobi teams, academic partners, industry experts, and strategic collaborators. It’s a place where bold ideas are explored, tested, and turned into practical solutions that create measurable impact.
We created the Innovation Lab in response to a growing need from customers and partners looking for help with experimental ideas—especially those that require specialized support or cross-functional expertise.
Whether it’s integrating optimization with artificial intelligence, building next-generation user experiences, or tackling novel industry use cases, the Gurobi Innovation Lab provides the structure and support to make innovation possible—and scalable.
The Gurobi Innovation Lab was created to break down silos and foster agile collaboration across product, engineering, research, marketing, academia, and more. By welcoming a diverse range of perspectives and skill sets, we can explore bold concepts, prototype rapidly, and co-develop solutions that push the boundaries of what optimization can do.
Although the Gurobi Innovation Lab was only recently announced, the work behind it has been underway for some time—and it’s already delivering powerful results. From driving advances in AI and optimization to powering large-scale, nonlinear modeling projects with global partners, the Lab has been steadily pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. Now formally recognized, the Gurobi Innovation Lab will continue to accelerate these efforts—bringing together customers, academics, and experts to explore what’s next in mathematical optimization.
Innovations from the lab include:
Gurobot
Our most recent release, Gurobot offers instant support, code examples, and expert guidance from your AI-powered assistant—directly in the Gurobi User Portal.
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Burrito Optimization Game
Explore this interactive, web-based game that introduces the concepts of mathematical optimization in a fun and engaging way.
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Gurobi Machine Learning
Embed your trained machine learning models directly into Gurobi, making it easier to tap into the power of mathematical optimization.
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Gurobipy Pandas
Efficiently build mathematical optimization models from data stored in DataFrames and Series with this convenient wrapper library that connects pandas with gurobipy.
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Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)
Unlock the power of optimized decision-making with our free Udemy course, Introduction to Optimization Through the Lens of Data Science.
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Gurobi Optimods
This open-source Python repository of optimization use cases enables you to solve real-life optimization problems—with no modeling knowledge required.
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We’ve already seen early momentum, and we’re using those learnings to guide what we explore next.
The Gurobi Innovation Lab focuses on five core areas of exploration:
For many organizations, innovation is difficult to prioritize—especially when the path forward isn’t yet clear. The Gurobi Innovation Lab gives us the freedom and focus to explore early-stage, experimental, or high-risk ideas with real potential.
It allows us to:
For our customers, it means access to proven approaches, faster prototyping, and support for navigating uncertainty—especially in emerging applications like generative AI or hybrid decision systems.
If you have a bold idea, the Gurobi Innovation Lab is open for collaboration. Whether it’s a rough concept or a developed use case, we’re always looking to partner on projects that challenge the status quo and explore untapped opportunities in optimization.
You don’t need a perfect plan to participate—just a compelling problem and curiosity about where optimization might help.
To learn more or explore collaboration opportunities with the Gurobi Innovation Lab, visit:Â gurobi.com/gurobi-innovation-lab
Whether you’re unsure where to begin or already deep into your idea, the Innovation Lab can help you figure out what’s possible—and how to get there faster.
Director of Product Marketing
Director of Product Marketing
Silvana Quintero brings more than 13 years of experience to the company. Before joining Gurobi, Silvana worked at Minitab (predictive analytics software vendor), Anixter (global technology distributor), and Oracle (Engineered systems, enterprise, and software products) in the design, planning, implementation, and execution of marketing campaigns, sales enablement programs, and demand generation strategies with customers, partners, and distributors. As an Electronic Engineer with an EMBA from the Loyola University of Chicago, Silvana pairs her passion for technology with business, helping organizations to create profitable partnerships and measurable marketing strategies that enable companies to deliver the most value to customers. In her spare time, Silvana loves traveling with her family, reading, dancing, and water sports.
Silvana Quintero brings more than 13 years of experience to the company. Before joining Gurobi, Silvana worked at Minitab (predictive analytics software vendor), Anixter (global technology distributor), and Oracle (Engineered systems, enterprise, and software products) in the design, planning, implementation, and execution of marketing campaigns, sales enablement programs, and demand generation strategies with customers, partners, and distributors. As an Electronic Engineer with an EMBA from the Loyola University of Chicago, Silvana pairs her passion for technology with business, helping organizations to create profitable partnerships and measurable marketing strategies that enable companies to deliver the most value to customers. In her spare time, Silvana loves traveling with her family, reading, dancing, and water sports.
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