Ian Kropp
Assistant Professor Of Computer Science at Ohio Northern University
Ada, Ohio, United States
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Top SchoolIan Kropp is an assistant professor of computer science with 12 years of experience applying mathematical optimization and algorithm design to sustainable agricultural management that balances environmental, social, and economic goals. He bridges rigorous PhD-level research in biological/biosystems engineering and computer science with practical software engineering experience from roles at OCLC and startups, producing solutions that integrate human decision-making into multi-objective optimization. At Michigan State he advanced research as a research assistant before transitioning to academia at Ohio Northern University, where he teaches and develops applied optimization methods. Ian’s background in both systems engineering and hands-on development gives him a rare ability to translate complex models into deployable tools for real-world stakeholders. Based in Ada, Ohio, he is particularly interested in how algorithmic design can reveal trade-offs and inform policy and farm-level decisions.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biological/Biosystems Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biological/Biosystems Engineering at Michigan State UniversityBachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science and Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science and Engineering at The Ohio State University
English, French
Github Skills (53)
crossword10
genetic-algorithm10
nmf10
mls10
heuristics10
genetic10
multi-objective-optimization10
differential-evolution10
evolution10
neat10
optimization10
matlab9
fst9
evolutionary-algorithms9
placement9
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
Human-Centered-Optimization-Lab/pymoo-dashboard
Jul 2023 - Feb 2025
Lightweight dashboard for monitoring optimization runs on pymoo
Contributions:9 PRs, 26 pushes, 6 branches in 1 year 7 months
kroppian/kropprc
Sep 2016 - Dec 2023
Contributions:31 pushes, 2 branches in 7 years 4 months
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