Academic Webinar Replay
Brewing Better Decisions: Gamification as a Gateway to Nonlinear Optimization
Meet Gurobean: an interactive educational game designed to introduce core operations research concepts through a simulated coffee shop.
July 7, 2026
10:00 AM ET | 4PM CET
Academic Webinar Replay
Brewing Better Decisions: Gamification as a Gateway to Nonlinear Optimization
Meet Gurobean: an interactive educational game designed to introduce core operations research concepts through a simulated coffee shop.
July 7, 2026
10:00 AM ET | 4PM CET
Academic Webinar Replay
Brewing Better Decisions: Gamification as a Gateway to Nonlinear Optimization
Meet Gurobean: an interactive educational game designed to introduce core operations research concepts through a simulated coffee shop.
July 7, 2026
10:00 AM ET | 4PM CET
Webinar topic
From the same team that brought you the Burrito Game: Gurobean is an interactive educational game designed to introduce core operations research concepts through a simulated coffee shop.
Players make operational decisions involving inventory, pricing, and service capacity under stochastic demand. Progressive rounds expose learners to feasibility, nonlinear trade-offs, queueing effects, and simulation-based optimization.
Developed by Gurobi Optimization and Dr. Larry Snyder (Lehigh University), Gurobean demonstrates how gamification can support experiential learning in optimization education.
You can play Gurobean now: www.gurobean.com
Webinar topic
From the same team that brought you the Burrito Game: Gurobean is an interactive educational game designed to introduce core operations research concepts through a simulated coffee shop.
Players make operational decisions involving inventory, pricing, and service capacity under stochastic demand. Progressive rounds expose learners to feasibility, nonlinear trade-offs, queueing effects, and simulation-based optimization.
Developed by Gurobi Optimization and Dr. Larry Snyder (Lehigh University), Gurobean demonstrates how gamification can support experiential learning in optimization education.
You can play Gurobean now: www.gurobean.com
Webinar topic
From the same team that brought you the Burrito Game: Gurobean is an interactive educational game designed to introduce core operations research concepts through a simulated coffee shop.
Players make operational decisions involving inventory, pricing, and service capacity under stochastic demand. Progressive rounds expose learners to feasibility, nonlinear trade-offs, queueing effects, and simulation-based optimization.
Developed by Gurobi Optimization and Dr. Larry Snyder (Lehigh University), Gurobean demonstrates how gamification can support experiential learning in optimization education.
You can play Gurobean now: www.gurobean.com
Speaker
Meet Your Expert Speaker
Learn from the best in the industry.
Larry Snyder
Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Larry Snyder is the Harvey E. Wagner Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering and the Deputy Provost for Faculty Affairs at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences from Northwestern University. Dr. Snyder’s research interests include modeling and solving problems in supply chain management and energy systems, particularly when the problem exhibits significant amounts of uncertainty.
His research has been published in such journals as Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Transportation Science, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, Naval Research Logistics, IISE Transactions, and Production and Operations Management. He is co-author of the textbook Fundamentals of Supply Chain Theory, published in 2011 by Wiley, which won the IIE/Joint Publishers Book-of-the-Year Award in 2012; a second edition was published in 2019. He is the author of Stockpyl, a Python package for inventory optimization and simulation, and he collaborated with Gurobi to develop the free educational software the Burrito Optimization Game.
He also wrote two books of puzzles called The Opex Analytics Weekly Puzzle, volumes 1 and 2. He has served on the editorial boards of Transportation Science, IISE Transactions, OMEGA, and the Wiley Series on Operations Research and Management Science. He previously served as a Senior Research Fellow–Optimization for Opex Analytics. For more information, visit coral.ise.lehigh.edu/larry.
Lindsay Montanari
Senior Director of Academic Programs
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.
Speaker
Meet Your Expert Speaker
Learn from the best in the industry.
Larry Snyder
Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Larry Snyder is the Harvey E. Wagner Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering and the Deputy Provost for Faculty Affairs at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences from Northwestern University. Dr. Snyder’s research interests include modeling and solving problems in supply chain management and energy systems, particularly when the problem exhibits significant amounts of uncertainty.
His research has been published in such journals as Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Transportation Science, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, Naval Research Logistics, IISE Transactions, and Production and Operations Management. He is co-author of the textbook Fundamentals of Supply Chain Theory, published in 2011 by Wiley, which won the IIE/Joint Publishers Book-of-the-Year Award in 2012; a second edition was published in 2019. He is the author of Stockpyl, a Python package for inventory optimization and simulation, and he collaborated with Gurobi to develop the free educational software the Burrito Optimization Game.
He also wrote two books of puzzles called The Opex Analytics Weekly Puzzle, volumes 1 and 2. He has served on the editorial boards of Transportation Science, IISE Transactions, OMEGA, and the Wiley Series on Operations Research and Management Science. He previously served as a Senior Research Fellow–Optimization for Opex Analytics. For more information, visit coral.ise.lehigh.edu/larry.
Lindsay Montanari
Senior Director of Academic Programs
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.
Speaker
Meet Your Expert Speaker
Learn from the best in the industry.
Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Larry Snyder
Larry Snyder is the Harvey E. Wagner Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering and the Deputy Provost for Faculty Affairs at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences from Northwestern University. Dr. Snyder’s research interests include modeling and solving problems in supply chain management and energy systems, particularly when the problem exhibits significant amounts of uncertainty.
His research has been published in such journals as Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Transportation Science, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, Naval Research Logistics, IISE Transactions, and Production and Operations Management. He is co-author of the textbook Fundamentals of Supply Chain Theory, published in 2011 by Wiley, which won the IIE/Joint Publishers Book-of-the-Year Award in 2012; a second edition was published in 2019. He is the author of Stockpyl, a Python package for inventory optimization and simulation, and he collaborated with Gurobi to develop the free educational software the Burrito Optimization Game.
He also wrote two books of puzzles called The Opex Analytics Weekly Puzzle, volumes 1 and 2. He has served on the editorial boards of Transportation Science, IISE Transactions, OMEGA, and the Wiley Series on Operations Research and Management Science. He previously served as a Senior Research Fellow–Optimization for Opex Analytics. For more information, visit coral.ise.lehigh.edu/larry.
Senior Director of Academic Programs
Lindsay Montanari
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.
