Summary
Jeff Linderoth is the Harvey D. Spangler Professor in Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison with over two decades of academic and applied experience in optimization, integer and stochastic programming, and grid computing. He specializes in translating advanced mathematical programming techniques into practical solutions for logistics and finance, drawing on prior roles at Lehigh University, Argonne National Laboratory, and as a senior consultant in industry. A Georgia Tech-trained operations researcher, he combines deep theoretical expertise with hands-on computational work, often tackling large-scale, stochastic models that benefit from distributed computing. Notable for bridging research and practice, he has a track record of mentoring students and deploying optimization methods in real-world decision-making contexts.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
MS, Ph.D., Operations Research, MS, Ph.D., Operations Research at Georgia Institute of Technology
B.S, General Engineering, B.S, General Engineering at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign