Programme LNMB Conference 2026
| Monday, 12 January 2026 | |||
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| 10.00–10.40 | Registration | ||
| 10.40–11.00 | Opening | ||
| 11.00–11.45 | Dr. Antonis Economou Chair: Stella Kapodistria Presentation |
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| 11.45–12.00 | Coffee break | ||
| 12.00–12.45 | Dr. Merve Bodur Chair: Ward Romeijnders Presentation |
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| 12.45–14.30 | Lunch | 13.30–14.30 | ISMP Business Meeting |
| 14.30–16.00 | Parallel sessions PhD students | ||
| 16.00–16.30 | Coffee break | ||
| 16.30–17.15 | Dr. Madeleine Udell Chair: Dick den Hertog Presentation |
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| 17.15–17.30 | Coffee break | ||
| 17.30–18.15 | Dr. Matthew O. Jackson Chair: Guido Schäfer Presentation |
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| 18.15–20.30 | Dinner | ||
| 20.30–21.30 | Meeting LNMB members | ||
| 20.30–00:00 | Informal evening at the bar | ||
| Tuesday, 13 January 2026 | |||
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| 09.00–09.45 | Dr. Antonis Economou Chair: Stella Kapodistria Presentation |
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| 09.45–10.00 | Coffee break | ||
| 10.00–10.45 | Dr. Merve Bodur Chair: Ward Romeijnders Presentation |
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| 10.45–11.15 | Coffee break | ||
| 11.15–12.45 | Parallel sessions PhD students | ||
| 12.45–14.30 | Lunch | ||
| 14.30–16.00 | Parallel sessions PhD students | ||
| 16.00–16.30 | Coffee break | ||
| 16.30–17.15 | Dr. Madeleine Udell Chair: Dick den Hertog Presentation |
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| 17.15–17.30 | Coffee break | ||
| 17.30–18.15 | Dr. Matthew O. Jackson Chair: Dr. Guido Schäfer Presentation |
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| 18.15–18.30 | Presentation LNMB PhD diplomas & Closing | ||
| 18.30–20.30 | Dinner | ||
| 20.30–21.30 | Meeting LNMB PhD students with the LNMB Director | ||
| 20.30–23:00 | Informal evening at the bar | ||
| Wednesday, 14 January 2026 | |
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| 09.30–09.40 | Welcome and opening by NGB chair |
| 09.40–10.25 | Wouter Kool (ORTEC) When OR Meets Generative AI — From Exact Models to Real-World Complexity Chair: Guusje Scheijen Presentation |
| 10.25–11.00 | Coffee break |
| 11.00–11.45 | Madeleine Udell (Stanford) AI and the Future of Optimization Chair: Marjan van den Akker Presentation |
| 11.45–12.00 | Introduction to lunch activities Chair: Collin Drent |
| 12.00–13.30 | Lunch, including networking opportunities with companies for PhD-students |
| 13.30–14.30 | OR & AI game You are advised to bring a laptop! Chairs: Bart Post, Maaike Vollebergh |
| 14.30–15.00 | Coffee break |
| 15.00–15.45 | Bernardino Romera Paredes (Hiverge) Evolving Superhuman Algorithms for Long-Horizon Planning Chair: Frans de Ruiter Presentation |
| 15.30–16.30 | Durk Kingma (Anthropic) Generative Models: Past, Present, Future Chair: Caroline Jagtenberg |
| 16.30–18.00 | Closing reception |