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Gurobi Optimization is excited to be a Platinum sponsor and presenter at the 2026 INFORMS Business Analytics Conference. Join us in Indianapolis to:

  • Learn about the new features and performance enhancements.
  • Chat with our optimization experts.

 

Meet the Gurobi team at Booth #206

 

Workshop

Session: Beans, Bots & Better Solutions: A Gurobi Workshop
Presenters: Everett Dutton, Lindsay Montanari, Larry Schneider, Anna Collins,  Xavier Nodet, Adam​ DeJans Jr.

Location: Coming Soon
Date & Time: Sunday, April 12 | 3:00 pm – 4:45 pm

Details: Join us for an engaging and informative session that highlights the latest innovations and practical techniques across the Gurobi ecosystem. We’ll kick off with a brief welcome and agenda overview, along with pointers to other must‑see Gurobi sessions. Next, get introduced to Gurobean, with an overview of its purpose and capabilities from the team behind it. We’ll then dive into heuristics and strategies for finding high‑quality solutions early, focusing on approaches you can apply to improve performance and results in real-world models. The session continues with updates on Gurobot and a walkthrough of other new features, showcasing how these tools can enhance productivity and model understanding. We’ll wrap up with an open Q&A, giving you the chance to ask questions and connect the dots across the topics covered. Whether you’re looking for new tools, practical insights, or what’s coming next, this session offers something for every Gurobi user.​

 

Gurobi Technology Showcase

Session: AI for Optimization and Modeling (covers both Generative AI and AI for Optimization)​
Presenters: Ed Klotz

Location: Coming Soon
Date & Time: Monday, April 13 | 10:00 am – 10:50 am

Details:
Track Session (Gen AI) with Tamas Terlaky, Lehigh
Topic: Quantum​
Speakers: Ed Klotz​

 

Multi-Vendor Workshop

Session: Understanding the Potential Role of Graphical Processing Units (GPUs) for Linear and Mixed Integer Programming  within Industrial Strength Optimization(ISO)​
Presenters: Irv Lustig (Moderator), NVIDIA, FICO, Gurobi (Ed Klotz)​

Location: Coming Soon
Date & Time: Tuesday, April 14 | 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

 

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Meet the Experts

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Everett Dutton

Optimization Strategist
Gurobi

Everett Dutton

Optimization Strategist
Gurobi

Everett holds a Master’s Degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from The Ohio State University.

Prior to joining Gurobi, Everett developed simulation models at Honda, worked on machine learning and optimization models at Marathon Petroleum, and helped Ohio Children’s Alliance grow its analytics capabilities.

In his free time, Everett enjoys tinkering with anything mechanical, weightlifting, and spending time with his wife and dog.

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Dr. Ed Klotz

Senior Mathematical Optimization Specialist
Gurobi Optimization

Dr. Ed Klotz

Senior Mathematical Optimization Specialist
Gurobi Optimization

Dr. Ed Klotz has over 30 years of experience in the mathematical optimization software industry. He is a technical expert who, over the course of his career, has worked with a wide array of customers to help them solve some of world’s most challenging mathematical optimization problems. In his role as a Senior Mathematical Optimization Specialist on the Gurobi R&D team, Dr. Klotz works closely with our customers to support them in implementing and utilizing mathematical optimization in their organizations. He also interacts heavily with the R&D team based on his experiences with the customers.

Prior to joining Gurobi, Dr. Klotz was a member of the CPLEX development team of IBM. He was involved in product development, customer training, product documentation, and numerous other tasks, with a primary focus on delivering CPLEX customer support and leveraging his experiences with customers to help inform the R&D team about customer needs and product improvements. Dr. Klotz has extensive knowledge in linear programming, integer programming, and numerical linear algebra for finite precision computing. Using this knowledge, he was able to investigate customer support issues at the source code level and identify potential improvements in CPLEX, both in terms of performance and accuracy of computation.

Before joining IBM, Dr. Klotz was a principal technical support engineer at ILOG, Inc., and a mathematical programming specialist at CPLEX Optimization, Inc.

Dr. Klotz has presented at numerous conferences, workshops, and web seminars and published numerous papers on mathematical optimization. His interests are in all aspects of mathematical programming, with a primary interest in research that can impact mathematical programming software. He obtained a BA in Math and Economics from Oberlin College and a PhD in Operations Research from Stanford University.

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Xavier Nodet

Senior Product Manager
Gurobi Optimization

Xavier Nodet

Senior Product Manager
Gurobi Optimization

Xavier Nodet is the Product Manager for Gurobi Optimizer. Since he received his diploma in Computer Science and Operations Research from Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, Xavier has been working in the optimization field. Xavier joined Gurobi as the manager of the Gurobi Optimizer team. Prior to joining Gurobi, he was the Development Manager for IBM ILOG CPLEX Optimization Studio, and the manager of the CPLEX Development team. Before that, he was a consultant, a consulting team lead, a Development Engineer and a Project Manager at ILOG and then IBM. When he's not with his family, Xavier loves to sing with the Choeur Région Sud, or drive his motorcycle through beautiful sceneries.

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Lindsay Montanari

Senior Director of Academic Programs
Gurobi Optimization

Lindsay Montanari

Senior Director of Academic Programs
Gurobi Optimization

Lindsay brings over 13 years of experience working at the intersection of technology and education. Prior to Gurobi, Lindsay worked as an Operations leader at Opex Analytics, a product and services firm dedicated to solving complex business problems using the power of Artificial Intelligence. While there, she focused on growth and business development, product launch, and marketing. Lindsay spent 10 years working in various leadership capacities at Universities including Columbia University, Northwestern University, and the University of Chicago. From 2013 to 2017, she worked to establish and grow the Master of Science in Analytics degree at Northwestern University’s School of Engineering, the program was one of the earliest MS degrees focused on an applied data science curriculum. During her time with Northwestern, she managed external relations and corporate relations, helped hire and onboard new faculty and subject-matter experts in various disciplines of analytics, directed recruiting efforts/admissions/student advising, and managed a team of administrative professionals. Prior to Northwestern, she spent over 5 years working in Advancement at Columbia University’s School of Engineering and Applied Science.   She completed her Bachelor’s Degree in English and Fine Art at Sewanee: The University of the South and her Master’s Degree in Nonprofit Management at Columbia University.

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Adam DeJans

Technical Account Manager
Gurobi

Adam DeJans

Technical Account Manager
Gurobi

Adam holds a Master’s in Industrial Applied Mathematics and brings nearly a decade of experience applying optimization, simulation, data science, machine learning, and AI to real-world decision problems. He has worked at Toyota, Ford, and Infosys Consulting, where his models have driven billions of dollars in decisions and uncovered hundreds of millions in new profit. His career spans autonomous vehicles, supply chain planning, and logistics, where he has designed and deployed real-time vehicle routing algorithms, fleet simulation engines, large-scale production systems, and AI-enhanced decision tools built on machine learning and mathematical optimization. Outside of work, Adam enjoys mentoring data professionals, writing about decision science, and exploring the intersection of human and algorithmic decision-making. In his personal time, he enjoys strength training, training his Giant Schnauzer, learning Thai, and playing Apex Legends, where he currently holds a Platinum rank.

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Dr. Anna Collins

Optimization Strategist
Gurobi

Dr. Anna Collins

Optimization Strategist
Gurobi

Dr. Anna Collins holds a Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence and Optimization from King’s College London, where her research focused on mathematical programming for complex planning problems. She’s passionate about making optimization accessible — whether by helping industry teams solve real-world problems with math, or guiding researchers as they scale up from theory to application. Before joining Gurobi, she worked at a digital health startup, where she applied advanced modeling techniques to clinical and operational challenges in fertility care. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, finding the ocean (even though she lives in Berlin), and playing Padel with friends.

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