Gurobi AI Innovation Lab
AI technology for the most challenging decision problems
Advancing optimization and complementary AI technologies for the most challenging decision problems
At Gurobi, we believe that combining optimization with other AI technologies can unlock breakthroughs that neither approach can achieve on their own. The Gurobi AI Innovation Lab (GAIL) is our dedicated space for exploring scalable, reliable ways to bring this fusion to market.
The Lab is a focused Research & Development initiative that brings together deep technical expertise across optimization and broader AI technologies, rigorous research, and real-world validation to combine multiple approaches, test them in practice, and address complex decision problems under demanding real-world constraints.
The Gurobi AI Innovation Lab is led by Dr. Pascal Van Hentenryck, a pioneer in optimization and AI whose work has shaped both academic research and real-world optimization systems for decades.
Pascal brings deep expertise across optimization, other AI technologies, and complex systems, and he plays a central role in defining the Lab’s direction, focus areas, and standards for impact.
Current Focus Areas
The AI Innovation Lab concentrates on a small number of well-defined focus areas, selected for their technical depth, practical relevance, and long-term importance.
- AI for Faster and Scalable Decision Making: Hybrid AI and optimization approaches designed to handle large-scale problems and tight decision windows with greater speed and reliability, including in supply chains, logistics, and manufacturing.
- AI for Smarter Energy Systems: Advanced optimization solutions for the energy sector, addressing growing system complexity, uncertainty, and operational scale.
- AI for More Intuitive Optimization Experiences: AI-driven capabilities that improve explainability, insight extraction, and productivity for optimization practitioners and decision makers.
- AI for Natural and Assisted Interaction: Intelligent, GenAI-enabled capabilities (including assistants such as Gurobot) that enhance how users engage with optimization models and results.
Focus areas will evolve and grow as the Lab’s work progresses and new challenges emerge.
AI Innovation in Action
GAIL advances its work through a set of focused innovation initiatives. Each initiative explores a specific problem space, tests new approaches, and is evaluated against real-world constraints.
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Part of Innovation at Gurobi
The Gurobi AI Innovation Lab is part of Innovation at Gurobi, the company’s broader innovation efforts spanning applied research, collaboration, and exploration beyond the core product, the Gurobi Optimizer.
While the AI Innovation Lab represents a focused and owned stream of innovation, it sits alongside other initiatives—such as optimization on GPUs, interactive learning tools, and more—that contribute to advancing optimization across domains and use cases.
